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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
SENATE BILL 1531 By: Matthews
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to state holidays; amending 25 O.S.
2021, Sections 82.1, 82.2, and 82.4, which relate to
state holidays; designating certain state holiday;
conforming language; changing certain date; updating
statutory language; and providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, S ection 82.1, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 82.1. A. The designation and dates of holidays in
Oklahoma this state shall be as follows: Each Saturday, Sunday, New
Year’s Day on the 1st day of January, Martin Luther King, Jr. ’s
Birthday on the third Monday in January, Presidents ’ Day on the
third Monday in February, Memorial Day on the last Monday in May,
Juneteenth National Freedom Day on the 19th day of June,
Independence Day on the 4th day of July, Labor Day on the first
Monday in September, Vet erans’ Day on the 11th day of November,
Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November, the day after
Thanksgiving Day, Christmas on the 25th day of December, the day
before or after Christmas if Christmas is not on a Saturday or
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Sunday, the Thursday and Friday before Christmas if Christmas is on
a Saturday, the Monday and Tuesday after Christmas, if Christmas is
on a Sunday; and if any of such holiday s other than Christmas fall
falls on Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be a holiday in that
year and if any of such holidays other than Christmas fall falls on
Sunday, the succeeding Monday shall be a holiday in that year.
B. The Governor shall issue an Executive Order executive order
each year specifying the dates on which the holidays other than
Saturdays and Sundays designated in subsection A of this section
occur. If the President of the United States declares any day other
than those listed in subsection A of thi s section as a national
holiday, the Governor may issue an Executive Order executive order
declaring such day a state holida y.
C. Any act authorized, required, or p ermitted to be performed
on a holiday as designated in subsection A of this section may be
performed on the next succeeding business day, and no liability or
loss of rights of any kind shall result from such delay.
D. State employees, except for temporary and other limited term
employees, shall be entitled to a day off work without loss of pay
on those holidays specified in an Executive Order executive order
issued by the Govern or pursuant to subsection B of this section.
Those state employees, except for temporary and other limited term
employees, who are required to work on a holiday specified in
subsection B of this section shall be entitled to a day off work,
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without loss of pay, on an alternative date or payment in lieu
thereof at the discretion of the appointing authority and in
accordance with rules of the Director of the Office of Management
and Enterprise Services.
E. For the purposes of this sectio n, “holiday” means that
agencies whose mission does not require them to be open for business
every day of the year shall be closed for official business.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 82.2, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 82.2. The following additional days are designated as
holidays:
Jefferson Day on the 13th day of April; Oklahoma Day on the 22nd
day of April; Mother ’s Day on the second Sunday in May; Juneteenth
National Freedom Day on the third Saturday in June; Indian Day on
the first Saturday after the full moon in September; Cherokee Strip
Day on the 16th day of September; Will Rogers Day on the 4th day of
November; Citizenship Recognition Day on such date as may be fixed
by the Governor; Oklahoma Historical Day on the 10th d ay of October;
Senior Citizens’ Week beginning with the first Sunday in the month
of May; Senior Citizens ’ Day the Wednesday of Senior Citizens ’ Week;
Grandparents’ Week beginning with the second Sunday in September;
Youth Day on the third Sunday in March each year; each day in which
a state election is held throughout the State of Oklahoma this
state; and such other days as may be designated by the President of
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the United States or the Governor of the State of Oklahoma .
Notwithstanding the day designated for Veterans’ Day by Section 82.1
of this title, any bank, savings and loan association , or credit
union may observe the fourth Monday in October as Veterans ’ Day.
Any act authorized, required , or permitted to be p erformed on any
holiday as designated in this section may and shall be performed on
said such day the same as on any bus iness day; provided, any state,
national or federal reserve bank, building and loan association,
credit union, state, federal, county or municipal office may close
on any day designated in this section as a holiday, and, upon such
bank, building and loan association, credit union, or public office
being closed on such day, any act authorize d, required, or permitted
to be performed at or by such b ank, building and loan association ,
credit union, public office or public official may be performed on
the next succeeding business day and no liability or loss of rights
of any kind shall result from such delay.
SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 25 O.S. 2021, Section 82.4, i s
amended to read as follows:
Section 82.4. The third Saturday in 19th day of June of each
year is hereby declared an official holiday, to be known as
“Juneteenth National Free dom Day”.
SECTION 4. This act shall becom e effective November 1, 2024.
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