Bill Text: TX HB2067 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the creation and elimination of certain state holidays.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-15 - Referred to State Affairs [HB2067 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB2067-Introduced.html
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By: Dominguez | H.B. No. 2067 |
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relating to the creation and elimination of certain state holidays. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 662.003(b), Government Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(b) A state holiday includes only the following days: | ||
(1) the 19th day of January, "COVID-19 Heroes Day," in | ||
honor of the frontline workers, essential personnel, and all Texans | ||
who sacrificed during the pandemic [ |
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(2) the second day of March, "Texas Independence Day"; | ||
(3) the 21st day of April, "San Jacinto Day"; | ||
(4) the 19th day of June, "Emancipation Day in Texas," | ||
in honor of the emancipation of the slaves in Texas in 1865; | ||
(5) the 27th day of August, "Lyndon Baines Johnson | ||
Day," in observance of the birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson; | ||
(6) the Friday after Thanksgiving Day; | ||
(7) the 24th day of December; and | ||
(8) the 26th day of December. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |