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S. 5
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General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Jackson, Fanning, Scott, Malloy, Kimpson, McLeod, Sabb, Campsen, Davis, McElveen and Stephens
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Introduced in the Senate on January 12, 2021
Introduced in the House on March 2, 2022
Last Amended on March 1, 2022
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
Summary: Holidays; provide Juneteenth - June 19th shall be a state holiday
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/9/2020 Senate Prefiled
12/9/2020 Senate Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
1/12/2021 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 91)
1/12/2021 Senate Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
(Senate Journal-page 91)
2/23/2022 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Family and
Veterans' Services (Senate Journal-page 6)
3/1/2022 Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 19)
3/1/2022 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 19)
3/1/2022 Senate Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 19)
3/2/2022 Senate Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 9)
3/2/2022 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 100)
3/2/2022 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
(House Journal-page 100)
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
March 1, 2022
S. 5
S. Printed 3/1/22--S.
Read the first time January 12, 2021.
TO AMEND SECTION 53-5-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO STATE LEGAL HOLIDAYS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE NINETEENTH DAY OF JUNE - JUNETEENTH SHALL BE A STATE LEGAL HOLIDAY.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 53-5-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 53-5-10. The first day of January-New Year's Day, the third Monday of January-Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the third Monday in February-George Washington's birthday/President's Day, the tenth day of May-Confederate Memorial Day, the last Monday of May-National Memorial Day, the nineteenth day of June - Juneteenth, the fourth day of July-Independence Day, the first Monday in September-Labor Day, the eleventh day of November-Veterans Day, National Thanksgiving Day and the day after, and the twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, and twenty-sixth days of December in each year are legal holidays. Employees may select, prior to the first day of January, in writing on a form provided by their employer, one of the following holiday leave: Confederate Memorial Day, Juneteenth or, in the alternative, select a day of their choice.
The holiday schedules of public colleges and universities, including technical colleges, shall not be in violation of this section so long as the number of holidays provided for in this section are not exceeded."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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