ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – New York state has declared an annual day of commemoration for Susan B. Anthony, the women’s rights pioneer who fought for the right to vote.

Susan B. Anthony Day will be Feb. 15 each year. The bill was signed into law with other measures announced Friday.

The state has more than 20 days of commemoration, including one for Harriet Tubman, an organizer of the Underground Railroad. The commemoration days aren’t holidays.

Anthony’s efforts led to the 19th Amendment in 1920, which granted women the right to vote 100 years after Anthony was born. Anthony, an abolitionist, was also instrumental in securing property and employment rights for women.

Gov. George Pataki noted that the announcement to honor the woman who did so much for American voting comes days after record voter turnouts around the nation.

“This was one of the biggest voter turnouts and that’s exactly what she would want,” said Lorie Lachiusa Barnum, executive director of the Susan B. Anthony House in Rochester.

She said women heads of state and other top national and international political leaders visit the house.

“We hope securing a day for Susan B. Anthony would eventually lead to a national holiday on Election Day,” Barnum said.

The state effort had been aimed at setting the day on Election Day, but the state Legislature and Pataki agreed on Feb. 15, Anthony’s birthday.

“This new law will ensure that Susan B. Anthony’s life, legacy and remarkable courage will be forever commemorated in New York state for generations to come,” Pataki said.

In other bills signed by Pataki:

-Wineries will be able to conduct as many as five wine-tasting events a year to benefit charities. The measure approved earlier this year by the Legislature is seen as a way to raise money for charity while providing additional promotional events for the state’s wine-making industry. The new law allows up to five events for a $40 catering license, instead of $40 per event.

-New York City police officers will be able to take a free job-related course at the City University of New York.

Pataki also vetoed a bill that would have reduced the lighting power of ATMs. The bill was prepared after complaints that ATMs were lit too brightly.