SENATE BILL 483

56th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2023

INTRODUCED BY

Joshua A. Sanchez and Cliff R. Pirtle

AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC AFFAIRS; ESTABLISHING THE SECOND MONDAY IN FEBRUARY AS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY DESIGNATED AS "FOOTBALL MONDAY".

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. Section 12-5-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1969, Chapter 114, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:

     "12-5-2. LEGAL HOLIDAYS--DESIGNATION.--Legal public holidays in New Mexico are:

          A. New Year's day, January 1;

          B. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, third Monday in January;

          C. Football Monday, second Monday in February;

          [C.] D. Washington's and Lincoln's birthday, President's day, third Monday in February;

          [D.] E. Memorial day, last Monday in May;

          [E.] F. Independence day, July 4;

          [F.] G. Labor day, first Monday in September;

          [G.] H. Indigenous Peoples' day, second Monday in October;

          [H.] I. Armistice day and Veterans' day, November 11;

          [I.] J. Thanksgiving day, fourth Thursday in November; and

          [J.] K. Christmas day, December 25."

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