87R7591 SGM-D
By: Dominguez H.B. No. 2067
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
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 ["Confederate Heroes Day," in
honor of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and other Confederate
heroes];
(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.