South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

H 3444 — Juneteenth-State Holiday

Last action — Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 05, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 53-5-10, RELATING TO STATE LEGAL HOLIDAYS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE - JUNETEENTH IS A STATE LEGAL HOLIDAY.

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Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill H 3444 designates Juneteenth, June 19th, as a state legal holiday in South Carolina. This change adds Juneteenth to the list of recognized holidays, which acknowledges the significance of this date as it commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. By making Juneteenth a legal holiday, the state is taking an important step toward honoring its historical importance and promoting awareness of African American history.

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2025-2026 Bill 3444 Text of Previous Version (Dec.
06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 3444Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 53-5-10, RELATING TO STATE LEGAL HOLIDAYS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE - JUNETEENTH IS A STATE LEGAL HOLIDAY.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Section 53-5-10 of the S.C.
Code is amended to read:
      Section 53-5-10.
The first day of January-New Year's Day, the third Monday of January--Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day, the third Monday in February--George Washington's birthday/President's Day, the tenth day of May--Confederate Memorial Day, the last Monday of May--National Memorial Day, the nineteenth day of June--Juneteenth, the fourth day of July--Independence Day, the first Monday in September--Labor Day, the eleventh day of November--Veterans Day, National Thanksgiving Day and the day after, and the twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth days of December in each year are legal holidays.
    The holiday schedules of public colleges and universities, including technical colleges, shall not be in violation of this section so long as the number of holidays provided for in this section are not exceeded.
  SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  2. Introduced and read first time

  3. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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Sponsors (3)

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Not signed on (167)

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 3444 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 53-5-10, RELATING TO STATE LEGAL HOLIDAYS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE - JUNETEENTH IS A STATE LEGAL HOLIDAY.
Who sponsors H 3444?
H 3444 is sponsored by Representative J. Todd Rutherford, Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder (Democrat), and Representative Hamilton R. Grant.
What is the current status of H 3444?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 05, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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