# Alabama HB165: State holidays; Juneteenth added as state holiday Alabama HB165, State holidays; Juneteenth added as state holiday, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rick Rehm (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-12 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB165-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB165 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: State holidays; Juneteenth added as state holiday - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-04 - Last action: 2025-05-12, Enacted - Sponsor: Rick Rehm (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: State Government - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (388 yes, 17 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Local offices can open Veterans Day: benefit, low. Beginning June 1, 2025, Alabama removes the Veterans Day closure requirement for county and city offices and banks. They may open on November 11, but the law does not require them to open. Public K–12 schools still must close. State offices remain covered by the general state-holiday closure rule a… - Juneteenth joins Alabama’s state holiday calendar: mixed, low. Beginning June 1, 2025, Alabama recognizes Juneteenth on June 19 as a state holiday. State offices close on state holidays, including Mardi Gras in Mobile and Baldwin Counties. Sunday holidays move to Monday; Saturday holidays move to Friday. Offices may stay open with 60 days’ written notice to th… - Public schools close on Memorial Day: mixed, low. Beginning June 1, 2025, Alabama’s public schools and colleges must close on Memorial Day, the last Monday in May. This includes public K–12 schools and public two-year and four-year colleges. The rule creates a shared holiday break but makes school and college services unavailable that day. - State banks gain holiday closing options: mixed, low. Beginning June 1, 2025, Alabama’s bank superintendent may authorize state banks to close on state or federal holidays. At least two State Banking Board members must agree. The superintendent may also allow closures for special events the governor declares state holidays; authorized closures are opt… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Rick Rehm (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Faulkner (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jerry Starnes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kerry (Bubba) Underwood (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mack Butler (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-07 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1011 | pass | 13 | 5 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 897 | pass | 85 | 4 | 10 | | 2025-04-17 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 896 | pass | 90 | 1 | 9 | | 2025-04-17 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 895 | pass | 83 | 3 | 10 | | 2025-04-17 | House | Motion to Add Cosponsor - Adopted Roll Call 898 | pass | 26 | 1 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 91 | 3 | 6 | ## Actions (27) - 2025-05-12: Enacted (House) - 2025-05-07: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1011 (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2025-05-07: Enrolled (House) - 2025-05-07: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2025-05-07: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2025-04-29: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2025-04-17: State Government Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2025-04-17: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 895 (House) - 2025-04-17: Hall 1st Amendment Offered (House) - 2025-04-17: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 896 (House) - 2025-04-17: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 897 (House) - 2025-04-17: Motion to Add Cosponsor - Adopted Roll Call 898 (House) - 2025-04-17: Engrossed (House) - 2025-03-19: State Government 1st Amendment (House) - 2025-03-19: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2025-03-19: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-02-25: Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin (House) - 2025-02-20: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-02-19: State Government 1st Amendment (House) - 2025-02-19: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2025-02-04: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government (House) - 2025-02-04: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB165-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB165-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB165-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted) - SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted) - SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted) - HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted) - HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted) - HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB165-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB165-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB165-enr.pdf) ## Related - [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs) - [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs) - [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs) - [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs) - [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs) - [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB165-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).