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MS HB538

Bill

Status

Failed

2/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Bryant Clark

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases from one to two the number of days that county boards of supervisors and municipal governing authorities may declare as legal holidays in lieu of other specified legal holidays.

  • Exceptions to the in-lieu provision remain unchanged: the third Monday in January (Robert E. Lee's birthday and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday) and November 11 (Armistice or Veterans' Day) cannot be replaced.

  • Allows municipalities and counties to declare Mardi Gras Day or any two other days during the year as legal holidays through order spread upon official minutes.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2025.

Legislative Description

Legal holidays; increase number of days counties and municipalities may declare as in lieu of certain other holidays.

Last Action

Died In Committee

2/4/2025

Committee Referrals

County Affairs1/10/2025

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