HBA-EDN H.B. 399 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 399 By: Giddings State Affairs 2/8/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is currently a holiday for all state agencies. House Bill 399 prohibits the legislature from meeting on a legal holiday for the observance of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS House Bill 399 amends the Government Code to prohibit the legislature from meeting on a legal holiday for the observance of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.