Legal holidays; increase number of days counties and municipalities may declare as in lieu of certain other holidays.

HB 275 increases the number of days counties and cities in Mississippi can declare as legal holidays to replace certain existing holidays, from one day to two days. Specifically, local governments may now choose two days (like Mardi Gras or other dates) instead of just one to serve as official holidays in lieu of holidays listed in state law, excluding Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Veterans' Day. The bill does not create new holidays but adjusts local flexibility in holiday scheduling. This is a procedural change affecting only county and municipal governing bodies, not individual residents or businesses.