HB 370 Utah House · 2025 General Session

State Holiday Modifications

HB 370 designates June 19 as Juneteenth National Freedom Day, a legal holiday in Utah. If June 19 falls on a Saturday, the holiday is observed on the preceding Friday; if it falls on a Sunday, it is observed on the following Monday. The bill also modifies Utah's parent-time schedules for minor children to include Juneteenth as a designated holiday. This affects state employees, courts handling custody cases, and families with court-ordered parent-time arrangements. The changes update existing holiday recognition rules and parent-time provisions without appropriating new funds.

Bill status failed 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 31, 2025 Last action Mar 8, 2025

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MINOR

This bill modifies Utah's legal holiday schedule for Juneteenth National Freedom Day and updates parent-time schedules to accommodate the holiday. The key change is shifting the holiday recognition rules to align with other Utah holidays, allowing it to fall on the preceding Friday or subsequent Monday if it lands on a Saturday or Sunday. Additionally, the bill updates parent-time schedules in child custody cases to include Juneteenth as a recognized holiday.

Scope change

The bill applies to all Utah state employees and parents involved in child custody cases with children aged five to 18 years old.

REQUIREMENT

Changed Juneteenth National Freedom Day holiday recognition rules to allow the holiday to fall on the preceding Friday or subsequent Monday if June 19 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, respectively.

Updated parent-time schedules in child custody cases to include Juneteenth National Freedom Day as a recognized holiday with specific time periods for noncustodial and custodial parents.

TIMELINE

Set the effective date of the bill as May 7, 2025.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 24, 2025

Committee

Senate/ to standing committee

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Introduced

Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

House/ passed 3rd reading

upper

Feb 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

House/ to standing committee

lower

Jan 31, 2025

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor