West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HB5486: Relating to adding Juneteenth to the list of legal holidays and providing when it should be observed if it falls on a Sunday.
Status: Introduced, February 13, 2026
What the bill says
To amend and reenact §2-2-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to adding Juneteenth to the list of legal holidays and providing when it should be observed if it falls on a Sunday. §2-2-1. Legal holidays; official acts or court proceedings. (a) The following days are legal (2) The third Monday of January is "Martin Luther King's Birthday"; (3) The third Monday of February is "Presidents' Day"; (4) The last Monday in May is "Memorial Day"; (5) June 20 is "West Virginia Day"; (6) The 19th day of June is "Juneteenth Day"; (6)(7) July 4 is "Independence Day"; (7)(8) The.
From the introduced text, February 13, 2026:
A BILL to amend and reenact §2-2-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to adding Juneteenth to the list of legal holidays and providing when it should be observed if it falls on a Sunday. §2-2-1. Legal holidays; official acts or court proceedings. (a) The following days are legal (2) The third Monday of January is "Martin Luther King's Birthday"; (3) The third Monday of February is "Presidents' Day"; (4) The last Monday in May is "Memorial Day"; (5) June 20 is "West Virginia Day"; (6) The 19th day of June is "Juneteenth Day"; (6)(7) July 4 is "Independence Day"; (7)(8) The first Monday of September is "Labor Day"; (8)(9) The second Monday of October is "Columbus Day"; (9)(10) November 11 is "Veterans' Day"; (10)(11) The fourth Thursday of November is "Thanksgiving Day"; (11)(12) The day after Thanksgiving Day is "Lincoln's Day"; (12)(13) December 25 is "Christmas Day"; (13)(14) Any day on which a general, primary, or special election is held is a holiday throughout the state, a political subdivision of the state, a district or an incorporated city, town or village in which the election is conducted; (14)(15) General election day on even years shall be designated Susan B. Anthony Day, in accordance with the provisions of §2-2-1a of this code; and (15)(16) Any day …