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AL HB165

Bill

Status

Passed

5/12/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rick Rehm

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds Juneteenth (June 19) as an official state holiday in Alabama, effective June 1, 2025.

  • Reorganizes and clarifies the list of 13 state holidays with specific dates, including New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.

  • Maintains Confederate Memorial Day (fourth Monday in April) and Jefferson Davis' birthday (first Monday in June) as separate state holidays alongside newly added Juneteenth.

  • Preserves existing provisions for Mardi Gras observance in Baldwin and Mobile Counties, personal leave days for state employees, and compensatory leave for employees working on holidays.

  • Makes technical updates to existing holiday code language for clarity and consistency.

Legislative Description

State holidays; Juneteenth added as state holiday

State Government

Last Action

Enacted

5/12/2025

Committee Referrals

County and Municipal Government4/22/2025
State Government2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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