HB27 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chris EnglandRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to state holidays; to amend Section 1-3-8, Code of Alabama 1975, to remove Jefferson Davis' birthday and add State Employee Appreciation Day as a state holiday; and to delete duplicative language and make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Summary

HB27 would remove Jefferson Davis's birthday as a state holiday and add State Employee Appreciation Day, while updating the code language with nonsubstantive, technical revisions.

What This Bill Does

It would remove Jefferson Davis's birthday from the official state holidays and add State Employee Appreciation Day on the first Monday in June. It would designate December 1 as Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Day, with counties and municipalities able to observe it. It would create one personal leave day per year for most state employees (excluding Baldwin and Mobile counties), to be scheduled during the year and paid if unused, and would provide compensatory leave or pay for employees who work on a holiday. It would preserve existing holiday observance rules (state offices closing, emergency openings, and bank-closure provisions) and update the language; the act would take effect on the first day of the third month after passage.

Who It Affects

• State employees across Alabama (except those in Baldwin and Mobile counties) who would gain a new State Employee Appreciation Day holiday and a yearly personal leave day with scheduling and payout rules.
• Public sector entities and the general public—state offices, public schools and higher education institutions, banks, and local governments—that would observe holidays, may see closures or openings on holidays, and may observe Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Day.

Key Provisions

• Provision 1: Holidays — removes Jefferson Davis's birthday from the official list and adds State Employee Appreciation Day on the first Monday in June; designates December 1 as Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Day with optional observation by counties and municipalities; retains other holidays and observance rules.
• Provision 2: Employee leave and office operations — creates one personal leave day per year for most state employees (excluding Baldwin and Mobile counties) to be scheduled within the year with pay if unused; provides compensatory leave or pay for working on a holiday; maintains provisions for office closings, emergency openings, and bank closure rules, and updates the code language.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.