HOUSE BILL NO. 6409

A bill to amend 1865 PA 124, entitled

"An act to designate the holidays to be observed in acceptance and payment of bills of exchange, bank checks and promissory notes, the business of banking, savings and loan, building and loan, municipal offices, the holding of courts and relative to the continuance of suits,"

by amending section 1 (MCL 435.101), as amended by 1984 PA 4.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 1. (1) The following days namely: must be considered and treated as the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, and as public holidays or half holidays:

(a) January 1, New Year's day; the Day.

(b) The third Monday in of January in conjunction with the federal holiday, Martin Luther King, Jr. day; Day.

(c) February 12, Lincoln's birthday; the Birthday.

(d) The third Monday of February, Washington's birthday; the Birthday.

(e) The first Monday after the National Football League's Super Bowl championship game.

(f) The last Monday of May, Memorial or Decoration day; Day.

(g) July 4. ; the

(h) The first Monday in of September, Labor day; the Day.

(i) The second Monday in of October, Columbus day; Day.

(j) November 11, Veterans' day; Day.

(k) December 25, Christmas day; every Day.

(l) Every Saturday from 12 noon until 12 midnight, which is designated a half holiday. ; and the

(m) The fourth Thursday of November, Thanksgiving day, Day.

(2) Subsection (1) applies for all purposes regarding the presenting for payment or acceptance, and the protesting and giving notice of the dishonor of bills of exchange, bank checks, and promissory notes, also and for the holding of courts, except as otherwise provided in this act. , shall be treated and considered as the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, and as public holidays or half holidays. Bills, checks, and notes otherwise presentable for acceptance of payment on these the days shall described in subsection (1) must be considered as payable and presentable for acceptance or payment on the next secular or business day following the holiday or half holiday.

(3) A law in this state shall does not affect the validity of, or render void or voidable, the payment, certification, or acceptance of a check or other negotiable instrument or any other transaction by a bank in this state, because the payment, certification, acceptance, or other transaction was done or performed on a Saturday between 12 noon and 12 midnight, if the payment, certification, acceptance, or other transaction would be valid if done or performed before 12 noon on that Saturday. This act does not compel a bank, savings and loan association, or building and loan association in this state, which by law or custom is entitled to close at 12 noon on a Saturday, to keep remain open for the transaction of business or to perform the acts or transactions described in this section, on a Saturday after that hour except at its own option. in construing Under this section, every Saturday, unless a whole holiday, shall must for the holding of court and the transaction of business authorized by the laws of this state be considered a secular or business day.

(4) If the return or adjourn day in an action, matter, or hearing before a court, officer, referee, or