Mass. lawmakers propose ‘9 to 5 Day’ to honor Dolly Parton

Remembering Dolly FILE PHOTO: Dolly Parton attends Stella Parton's Red Tent Women's Conference 2014 at the Doubletree Hotel Downtown on April 18, 2014, in Nashville, Tennessee. She was laid to rest days after she died from cancer at the age of 80. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images) (Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)

September 15, 2026 at 4:41 p.m. UTC

By Alexis Rossi

BOSTON — Massachusetts lawmakers are moving to honor the late Dolly Parton with her own day.

Sen. Julian Cyr and Rep. Samantha Montaño, proposed the bill that would designate September 25 as “9 to 5 Day.”

Parton died on Aug. 25 at the age of 80.

The bill asks for the governor to issue a proclamation calling for a proper observance of September twenty-fifth as 9 to 5 Day, in lasting recognition of the life and legacy of Dolly Parton.

The lawmakers said the country music icon uplifted communities in the state.

Other states have introduced similar bills to honor Parton, including her home state of Tennessee.

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