89R2129 JDK-D
By: Johnson S.B. No. 1297
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, "Confederate Heroes
Day," in honor of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and other
Confederate heroes;
[(2)] the second day of March, "Texas Independence
Day";
(2) [(3)] the 21st day of April, "San Jacinto Day";
(3) [(4)] the 19th day of June, "Emancipation Day in
Texas," in honor of the emancipation of the slaves in Texas in 1865;
(4) the 28th day of June, "Celebration of Suffrage
Day," in honor of the centuries-long struggle to bring the right of
suffrage to all Americans;
(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, 2025.