SB 259 Utah Senate · 2025 General Session

State Holy Days

SB 259 designates certain days of religious significance as "state holy days" (like Easter Sunday), clarifying these are not legal holidays unless specifically named. It makes Easter Sunday a legal holiday but specifies it is not observed on the preceding Friday or following Monday. The bill also allows state employees to use their personal preference day to observe any state holy day or for other purposes. This legislation amends Utah’s existing holiday code without creating new paid days off, focusing on reclassifying observances and clarifying holiday scheduling rules.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Mar 2025

Introduced Feb 11, 2025 Signed Mar 26, 2025

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What changed between versions

Substitute #1 → Enrolled · 1 edit · Mar 26, 2025

MINOR

The bill was finalized with minor formatting corrections to the header and effective date clauses. The substantive policy content regarding state holy days, legal holidays, and commemorative periods remains unchanged from the previous version.

TECHNICAL

Corrected the header line to remove redundant section numbers and adjusted the effective date clause to remove redundant 'Effective' labels.

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

Mar 26, 2025

Signed into law

Governor Signed

executive

Mar 7, 2025

Legislature · Passed

Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling

legislature

Mar 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

House/ passed 3rd reading

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

House/ committee report favorable

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

House Comm - Favorable Recommendation

lower

Mar 3, 2025

Committee

House/ to standing committee

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced

House/ 1st reading (Introduced)

lower

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate/ passed 3rd reading

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate/ committee report favorable

upper

Feb 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation

upper

Feb 20, 2025

Committee

Senate/ to standing committee

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Introduced

Senate/ 1st reading (Introduced)

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor