S 0005  General Bill, By Jackson, Fanning, Scott, Malloy, Kimpson, McLeod, Sabb, 
Campsen, Davis, McElveen and Stephens
 A BILL 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.

   12/09/20  Senate Prefiled
   12/09/20  Senate Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans' Services
   01/12/21  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 91)
   01/12/21  Senate Referred to Committee on Family and Veterans'
                     Services (Senate Journal-page 91)
   02/23/22  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Family
                     and Veterans' Services (Senate Journal-page 6)
   03/01/22  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 19)
   03/01/22  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 19)
   03/01/22  Senate Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 19)
   03/02/22  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 9)
   03/02/22  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 100)
   03/02/22  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 100)

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

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.