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AL HB61
Bill
Status
1/11/2022
Primary Sponsor
Christopher England
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AI Summary
HB61 Summary
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Removes Confederate Memorial Day as an official state holiday in Alabama.
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Designates Election Day (the Tuesday after the first Monday in November) as a new state holiday.
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Reorganizes and consolidates the list of official state holidays under Section 1-3-8 of the Code of Alabama 1975, eliminating duplicative language.
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Clarifies holiday observance procedures for state offices, banks, schools, and state employees, including compensatory leave provisions.
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Becomes effective on January 1, 2023, following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
State holidays, removing Confederate Memorial Day and adding Election Day as a state holiday, list of state holidays revised, Sec. 1-3-8 am'd.
Holidays
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government
1/11/2022