The bill establishes the second Monday in February as a new public holiday called "Football Monday" in New Mexico. This addition modifies the existing list of legal public holidays by inserting Football Monday as item C, while also updating the subsequent items in the list.
In the amended section, the previous designation of "Washington's and Lincoln's birthday, President's day" is now listed as item D, followed by Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Indigenous Peoples' Day, Armistice Day and Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day, which have all been renumbered accordingly. The bill aims to recognize the cultural significance of football in the state by officially designating a holiday for its celebration.
Statutes affected: introduced version: 12-5-2