<p>LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Man in Black is about to get his own day in Arkansas.</p>
<p>The Arkansas House on Tuesday gave final approval to a <a href="https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/FTPDocument?path=%2FBills%2F2021R%2FPublic%2FSB405.pdf">bill</a> that would make Feb. 26 “Johnny Cash Day," voting 92-0 to send the measure to Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who will sign it, according to his office. The state Senate approved the bill earlier this month.</p>
<p>The day won’t be a legal holiday but instead will be a memorial day marked by an annual proclamation from the governor.</p>
<p>It is the state’s latest effort to honor Cash, who was born in Kingsland, a tiny town about 60 miles (100 kilometers) south of Little Rock. The Legislature in 2019 voted to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/50557f16be5d42ada5f47158cf9c55df">replace its two statues at the U.S. Capitol</a> with ones of the country music legend and of civil rights leader Daisy Bates. A <a href="https://apnews.com/article/arkansas-johnny-cash-music-little-rock-asa-hutchinson-d63d68166971deb684f14da9900b205f">fundraising effort</a> is underway for both statues.</p>
