State holidays; to add Juneteenth as a state holiday.
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HB 4 — State holidays; to add Juneteenth as a state holiday.
Last action — Third Reading in House of Origin
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
154 added · 165 removedPlain-language change summary
The latest version of HB 4 adds Juneteenth as an official state holiday in Alabama, recognizing its significance as a federal holiday. Additionally, it clarifies that state offices will remain open on both Juneteenth and Jefferson Davis' birthday. This change is important as it acknowledges Juneteenth's historical relevance while also addressing the potential overlap and confusion of recognizing Jefferson Davis' birthday.
HB4 INTRODUCEDENGROSSED HB4 IJCG6W-1LL1NAWW-2 By Representative Givan RFD:
01-Dec-23 Page 0 IJCG6W-1HB4 07/17/2023Engrossed ANS2 (L)cr4 2023-2435A 2BILL 4TO SYNOPSIS:BE ENTITLED AN ACT 9 Relating to state holidays;
Underto existingamend federalSection law,1-3-8, Code of Alabama 1975, to add Juneteenth isas a federalstate holiday.holiday and provide that state offices shall not close on Jefferson Davis' birthday and Juneteenth.
This bill would add Juneteenth as a state holiday.
This bill would also delete duplicative language and make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to state holidays;
to amend Section 1-3-8, Code of Alabama 1975, to add Juneteenth as a state holiday;
and to delete duplicative language and make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
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Sunday,Lee's Christmasbirthday, George Washington's birthday, Thomas Jefferson's birthday, Confederate Memorial Day, (1)National NewMemorial Year'sDay, Jefferson Davis' birthday, Juneteenth, the Fourth day of July, Labor Day, JanuaryColumbus 1.Day and Fraternal Day, Veterans' Day, American Indian Heritage Day, and the day designated by the Governor for public thanksgiving shall each be deemed a holiday.
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Lee's birthday, the third Monday in January.
(3) George Washington's birthday, and Thomas Jefferson's birthday, Confederate Memorial Day, Nationalthe third Monday in February.
(4) Confederate Memorial Day, the fourth Monday in April.
(5) Memorial Day, the last Monday in May.Jefferson Davis' birthday, (6) Jefferson Davis' birthday, the first Monday in June.
(7) Juneteenth, June 19.
the (8) The Fourth day of July, July 4.
(9) Labor Day, the first Monday in September.
(10) Columbus Day, and Fraternal Day, and American Indian Heritage Day, the second Monday in October.
(11) Veterans' Day, November 11.American Indian Heritage Day, and the day (12) Thanksgiving Day, as designated by the Governor for public thanksgiving shall each be deemed a holiday.
(13) Christmas Day, December 25.
(b) If any holiday falls on Sunday, the following day is the holiday.
(c)Veterans' ExceptDay asshall otherwisebe providedobserved inby subsectionthe (f),closing of all statestate, holidayscounty, shalland bemunicipal observedoffices, byall banks located within Page 1 HB4 Engrossed this state, and the closingpublic ofschools allon statesuch offices.day.
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(d)If Theany Superintendentauthorized of Banks, with the concurrence of not less than two members of the state Bankingholiday Board,falls may authorize anythe closure of state bank to close on NationalFriday, Memorial Day, the lastSuperintendent Monday in May, banks in observance of anyBanks state or federal holiday and on such any other days day as may beauthorize declared by the GovernorSaturday tofollowing bethat aFriday state holidaysholiday or by the President of the United States to be a federalholiday. holiday in honor of a special event.
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The superintendent may also authorize the closing of banks at 12:00 noon on the day prior to Christmas Day, and the day prior to New Year's Day, if such daysthe holidays fall on business days.
Page 3 HB4 INTRODUCED (3) Confederate Memorial Day - the fourth Monday in April.
(5) ColumbusJuneteenth Day and Fraternal Day - the secondnineteenth Mondayday inof October.June.
(6)(5)(6) Veterans'Columbus Day and Fraternal Day - the eleventhsecond dayMonday ofin November.October.
(7)Page Martin2 LutherHB4 King,Engrossed Jr.'s(6)(7) birthdayVeterans' Day - the thirdeleventh Mondayday inof January.November.
(8)(7)(8) NationalMartin MemorialLuther DayKing, Jr.'s birthday - the lastthird Monday in May.January.
95(8)(9) (9)National ThomasMemorial Jefferson'sDay birthday - the thirdlast Monday in February.May.
(10)(9)(10) AmericanThomas IndianJefferson's Heritagebirthday Day - the secondthird Monday in October.February.
(c)(e)(1)(10)(11) InAmerican additionIndian toHeritage theDay legal- statethe holidayssecond providedMonday above in subsectionOctober. (a), Mardi Gras shall be deemed a holiday in Mobile and Baldwin Counties and all state offices shall be closed in those counties on Mardi Gras.
(d)(2)(c) In addition to the legal holidays provided aboveabove, allAllMardi stateGras employees,shall exceptotherbe thandeemed thosea employedholiday in Mobile and Baldwin Counties and Mobileall Counties,state offices shall be grantedclosed onein personalthose leavecounties dayon perMardi year.Gras.
(d) In addition to the legal holidays provided above, all state employees, except those employed in Baldwin and Mobile Counties, shall be granted one personal leave day per year.
All such personal leave days granted in any year pursuant to this subdivision shall be used by the end of the calendar year.
All such personal leave days shall and must be scheduled during the year with the approval of the supervisor.
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Page 4 HB4 INTRODUCED Supervisors failing to schedule personal leave days for employees shall justify that action in writing to the Director of State Personnel and the employee shall receive pay at a rate not less than the employee's usual and customary rate of pay for any personal leave day not taken by December 31 of each year.
(e)(f)(1)(e)(1) All state holidaysholidays, except Jefferson Davis' Page 3 HB4 Engrossed birthday and Juneteenth, shall be observed by the closing of all state offices.
Provided, thatInthat addition, any state office may be opened in the event of an emergency,emergency and the State Personnel Board may grant a blanket approval for the openingsopeningopenings of state offices needing to be open on holidays on a regular basis for essential services.
(2) Any state employee working on a state holiday shall receive a day of compensatory leave or paid compensation in 95 lieu of the holiday as provided herein.
(f)(2) EachNotwithstanding employeesubdivision shall(1), attemptemployees toshall schedulebe anygiven compensatorythe leaveoption day provided in lieu of a regularly scheduled holiday, subject to theobserve approvaleither ofJefferson theDavis' hisbirthday or herJuneteenth supervisor,as duringa thestate quarterholiday. that the regularly scheduled holiday occurred.
Each agency shall establish a policy to implement this subdivision.
(f) Each employee shall attempt to schedule any compensatory leave day provided in lieu of a regularly scheduled holiday, subject to the approval of the supervisor, during the quarter that the regularly scheduled holiday occurred.
Supervisors failing to schedule compensatory leave days for employees within the quarter, unless the day is carried forward at the request of the Page 5 HB4 INTRODUCED employee, shall justify that action in writing to the Director of State Personnel,Personnel and the employee shall receive pay at a rate not less than the employee's usual and customary rate of pay for any Page 4 HB4 Engrossed compensatory leave day to which the employee may be entitled and which has not been taken.
This act shall become effective on theOctober first1, day2024. of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
Page 65 HB4 Engrossed House of Representatives Read for the first time and referred ................06-Feb-24 to the House of Representatives committee on State Government Read for the second time and placed ................04-Apr-24 on the calendar:
0 amendments Read for the third time and passed ................11-Apr-24 as amended Yeas 83 Nays 0 Abstains 10 John Treadwell Clerk Page 6
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Action History
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Sponsors
- Juandalynn Givan · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 2 voted No
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R | 63 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| D | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 93 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (103)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R | 54 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| D | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 83 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| % of votes cast | 81% | 0% | 0% | 19% |
How each member voted (103)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R | 59 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| D | 20 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 83 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| % of votes cast | 81% | 2% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (103)
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