HB4 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Feb 23, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Juandalynn GivanRepresentative
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: State holidays; to add Juneteenth as a state holiday.
Summary: HB4 adds Juneteenth as a state holiday in Alabama and updates holiday observance and leave rules for state offices and agencies.
What This Bill Does
It adds Juneteenth to the list of state holidays and specifies how holidays are observed (weekend adjustments). It generally requires closing state offices on holidays, but allows openings with notice or in emergencies; it also gives employees the option to observe either Jefferson Davis' birthday or Juneteenth and provides compensatory leave or pay for those who work on a holiday. The bill establishes a Rosa Parks Day on December 1, and creates personal leave provisions for state employees, with exclusions for Baldwin and Mobile counties; it also sets banking, school, and local observance provisions. The act takes effect October 1, 2024.

Who It Affects
State employees and state offices: will follow holiday closures, may receive compensatory leave or pay for holiday work, and may have a personal leave day (Jan 1) with scheduling and usage rules; Baldwin and Mobile counties are exempt from the personal leave day.
Banks, public schools and higher education institutions, and counties/municipalities: banks have specific closure rules and partial-day closures; public schools and two-year colleges close on National Memorial Day; counties/municipalities may elect to observe Rosa Parks Day.

Key Provisions
Adds Juneteenth as a state holiday; Juneteenth is observed on the nineteenth day of June, with weekend adjustments (Sunday -> following Monday, Saturday -> preceding Friday).
All state holidays generally require closing state offices, but agencies may remain open with notice; emergencies and essential services provisions allow openings or blanket approvals when needed.
Employees working on a state holiday receive compensatory leave or pay; a personal leave day is granted once per year to state employees (excluding Baldwin and Mobile counties) on January 1, and unused days must be used by year-end; scheduling requires supervisor approval.
Notwithstanding general closings, agencies may allow observing either Jefferson Davis' birthday or Juneteenth as a state holiday; each agency must implement a policy.
Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Day is designated for December 1; residents are encouraged to observe it, and counties/municipalities may elect to observe it as a holiday.
The act includes Kis or related provisions for bank closings and noon closings before Christmas/New Year’s if business days, with authority granted to the Superintendent of Banks and the state Banking Board; National Memorial Day and other days may have observed closings as specified.
Effective date: October 1, 2024.

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