Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1517
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 1-1-9-1; IC 15-17-5-12.
Synopsis: State holidays. Establishes American Professional Football
Day as a state holiday.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Gore
January 21, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory
Reform.
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First Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2025)
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HOUSE BILL No. 1517
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
general provisions.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 1-1-9-1 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
2 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 1. (a) The following are legal
3 holidays within the state of Indiana for all purposes:
4 New Year's Day, January 1.
5 Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday, the third Monday in January.
6 Abraham Lincoln's Birthday, February 12.
7 American Professional Football Day, the Monday following
8 the day on which the championship game of the world's
9 largest American professional football league is played.
10 George Washington's Birthday, the third Monday in February.
11 Good Friday, a movable feast day.
12 Memorial Day, the last Monday in May.
13 Independence Day, July 4.
14 Labor Day, the first Monday in September.
15 Columbus Day, the second Monday in October.
16 Election Day, the day of any general, municipal, or primary
17 election.
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1 Veterans Day, November 11.
2 Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November.
3 Christmas Day, December 25.
4 Sunday, the first day of the week.
5 (b) When any of these holidays, other than Sunday, comes on
6 Sunday, the following Monday shall be the legal holiday. When any of
7 these holidays comes on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be the
8 legal holiday.
9 (c) This section does not affect any action taken by the state, the
10 general assembly while in session, or a political subdivision (as defined
11 in IC 36-1-2-13). Any action taken by the state, the general assembly,
12 or a political subdivision on any such holiday shall be valid for all
13 purposes.
14 SECTION 2. IC 15-17-5-12, AS ADDED BY P.L.2-2008,
15 SECTION 8, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
16 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the
17 board is not required to furnish meat or poultry inspection under this
18 chapter:
19 (1) for more than eight (8) hours in one (1) day;
20 (2) for more than forty (40) hours in one (1) calendar week; or
21 (3) on Saturdays, Sundays, or the following legal holidays:
22 (A) New Year's Day.
23 (B) Washington's Birthday.
24 (C) Memorial Day.
25 (D) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
26 (E) Columbus Day.
27 (F) Independence Day.
28 (G) Labor Day.
29 (H) Veterans Day.
30 (I) Thanksgiving Day.
31 (J) Christmas.
32 (K) American Professional Football Day.
33 (b) If the operator of an establishment under inspection pays to the
34 board an hourly fee for each hour of state meat or poultry inspection
35 furnished:
36 (1) more than eight (8) hours in one (1) day;
37 (2) more than forty (40) hours in one (1) calendar week; or
38 (3) on Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays;
39 the board shall furnish the inspection service.
40 (c) Subject to the approval of the budget agency, the board shall
41 establish an hourly rate for overtime at an amount sufficient to defray
42 the cost of the inspection service. The establishment shall reimburse
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1 the board not later than thirty (30) days after assessment for overtime
2 or legal overtime fees collected under this chapter. The fees must be
3 deposited with the treasurer of state. All overtime fees deposited with
4 the treasurer of state under this subsection are appropriated to the
5 budget agency for allotment to the board for the administration and
6 enforcement of this chapter.
7 (d) The board may assign inspection personnel to more than one (1)
8 establishment in order to efficiently use board personnel and resources.
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