HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 360

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 1 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO STATE HOLIDAYS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend § 501, Title 1 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows and redesignating accordingly:

§ 501. Designation

(a) The following days shall be legal holidays in this State:

(1) January 1, known as New Year’s Day.

(2) The third Monday in January, known as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

(3) Good Friday.

(4) Eid ul-Fitr.

(5) Eid ul-Adha.

(4) (6) June 19, known as Juneteenth.

(5) (7) July 4, known as Independence Day.

(6) (8) The first Monday in September, known as Labor Day.

(7) (9) November 11, known as Veterans Day.

(8) (10) The fourth Thursday in November, known as Thanksgiving Day.

(9) (11) The Friday following Thanksgiving Day.

(10) (12) December 25, known as Christmas.

(11) (13) Saturdays.

(12) (14) The day of the General Election as it biennially occurs; and

(13) (15) In Sussex County, Return Day, the second day after the General Election, after 12:00 Noon.

(b) If any of the legal holidays fall on Sunday, the Monday following shall be a legal holiday. If any of the legal holidays other than Saturday fall on Saturday, the Friday preceding shall be a legal holiday.

SYNOPSIS

This Act adds Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha to the list of state holidays.