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Committee unanimously backs aligning Utah Juneteenth with federal holiday and places bill on consent calendar
Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Standing Committee · February 17, 2026
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Summary
First substitute House Bill 309 would align the state's Juneteenth observance with the federal holiday to eliminate the prior two‑day discrepancy; the committee voted unanimously to recommend the bill and placed it on the consent calendar.
Representative Holland told the committee that prior amendments had created two separate Juneteenth observances—one state and one federal—causing confusion for businesses and banks. "What this bill proposes to do is to…
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