HB427 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Juandalynn GivanRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

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.

Summary

HB427 would add Juneteenth as a state holiday in Alabama and update the holiday law with clarifications and technical revisions.

What This Bill Does

Adds Juneteenth (June 19) as an official state holiday. It updates the code language to current style and removes duplicative language. It requires most state offices to close on holidays (with certain exceptions for banking and emergency openings) and sets school closures for Memorial Day and National Memorial Day; Mardi Gras would be a holiday in Mobile and Baldwin Counties. It creates new employee leave provisions (one personal leave day per year for most state employees, plus compensatory leave or pay for those who work on holidays), designates December 1 as Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Day (with optional observance by counties/municipalities), and allows bank closings on holidays under Board approval; the act becomes effective after governor approval.

Who It Affects

• State employees and state offices (including state banks) would be affected by new holiday observances, leave rules, and potential bank closures.
• Students, public K-12 schools, public higher education institutions, and residents would be affected by added holidays, school closures, and commemorative observances (such as Juneteenth, Rosa Parks Day, and Mardi Gras observance in certain counties).

Key Provisions

• Adds Juneteenth (June 19) as an official state holiday.
• Requires most state offices to close on holidays; specifies exceptions and bank-closure authority; allows for openings in emergencies or if approved for essential services.
• Designates December 1 as Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Day and encourages observance; counties and municipalities may elect to observe the day as a holiday.
• Mardi Gras is added as a holiday in Mobile and Baldwin Counties, with state offices closed in those counties on Mardi Gras.
• Creates a personal leave day: most state employees receive one personal leave day per year on January 1; Baldwin and Mobile counties are exempt; unused days must be used by year-end and may be paid if not taken.
• Provides compensatory leave or pay for state employees who work on a holiday; scheduling rules apply.
• Public schools and public higher education institutions are closed on Memorial Day and National Memorial Day as designated.
• Authorizes bank closings on holidays with approval from the Superintendent of Banks and a majority of the Banking Board; can also adjust closings around Christmas and New Year’s if holidays fall on business days.
• Effective date: becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

State holidays, to add Juneteenth as a state holiday.