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House approves bill designating certain state holy days and employee accommodation
3544843 · March 7, 2025
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Summary
First substitute Senate Bill 259, described by sponsors as recognizing certain religious holy days and allowing state employees to use personal preference days to observe them, passed the House 67–6 after brief floor discussion.
The Utah House passed first substitute Senate Bill 259, a measure described on the floor as designating certain days as "state holy days" and clarifying that such a designation is not automatically a legal holiday unless otherwise specified.
Representative Mike Peterson, the…
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