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MS HB538
Bill
Status
2/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Bryant Clark
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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