SB 976 Summary

• Designates June 19 (Juneteenth) as an official state holiday in Michigan, to be observed and recognized for all purposes under state law.

• Applies Juneteenth holiday status to the presenting for payment or acceptance of bills of exchange, bank checks, promissory notes, and the holding of courts.

• Reorganizes and clarifies existing holiday provisions in MCL 435.101 by converting the statute to a subsection-based format listing all designated holidays.

• Establishes that bills, checks, and notes otherwise presentable on Juneteenth must be payable and presentable for acceptance on the next secular or business day following the holiday.

• Updates statutory language throughout the section by replacing terms like "shall" with "must" and "day" with "Day" for consistency and clarity.