Designating September 11 as Patriot Day

West Virginia Senate Bill 593 designates September 11 of each year as "Patriot Day," a legal holiday under state law. This change adds September 11 to the list of official state holidays in West Virginia Code §2-2-1, making it a day when state offices, courts, and schools typically close. The bill directly affects state and local government operations, including public employees and court schedules, by establishing a new annual observance. It is purely procedural and ceremonial, with no new funding or policy requirements, solely to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.