HB 911

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