HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1

FOR

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:

§ 501. Designation

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

(14) Each of the following, on a rotating basis, so that only 1 of the holidays is a legal holiday in any given year and each holiday is a legal holiday every third year:

a. Diwali.

b. The first full day of Eid ul-Fitr.

c. Yom Kippur.

(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.

(c) The last Monday in May shall be the legal holiday, known as Memorial Day, in the State.

(d) Veterans Day shall be a legal holiday for all public school students and the employees of public districts and charter schools. If Veterans Day falls on a Sunday, the following Monday shall be a legal holiday. If Veterans Day falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be a legal holiday.

(e) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall promulgate policies and procedures to implement 2 floating holidays. 1 floating holiday.

Section 2. This Act takes effect on January 1, 2026. In 2026 Diwali will be a legal holiday; in 2027 Eid ul-Fitr will be a legal holiday; and in 2028 Yom Kippur will be a legal holiday.

SYNOPSIS

This Substitute for House Bill No. 360 removes 1 floating holiday and adds 1 legal holiday that will rotate on a 3-year basis between Diwali, Eid ul-Fitr, and Yom Kippur, so that only one of those holidays will be a legal State holiday in any given year. The Act takes effect January 1, 2026.