TITLE: Relating to abolishing Confederate Heroes Day.

SUMMARY: Relating to abolishing Confederate Heroes Day.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to abolishing Confederate Heroes Day. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1.006(f)(2), Election Code, is amended to read as follows: (2) "State holiday" means a state holiday under Sections 662.003(b)(1) through (5) [(6)],Government Code. SECTION 2. 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) [(5)] the 27th day of August, "Lyndon Baines Johnson Day," in observance of the birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson; (5) [(6)] the Friday after Thanksgiving Day; (6) [(7)] the 24th day of December; and (7) [(8)] the 26th day of December. SECTION 3. Section 662.021, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 662.021. DATES OF HOLIDAYS. A legal holiday includes only the following days: (1) a national holiday under Section 662.003(a); and (2) a state holiday under Sections 662.003(b)(1) through (5) [(6)].SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.