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MD SB139

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Arthur Ellis

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes November 1 as Maryland Emancipation Day, adding it to the official list of State legal holidays and State employee holidays
  • Removes the existing requirement that the Governor annually proclaim November 1 as Maryland Emancipation Day, making it a permanent statutory holiday instead
  • Commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in Maryland
  • Amends the General Provisions Article (Section 1-111) and State Personnel and Pensions Article (Section 9-201) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
  • Takes effect October 1, 2025

Legislative Description

State Government - Legal and Employee Holiday - Maryland Emancipation Day

Governor

Last Action

Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)

2/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Education, Energy, and the Environment1/8/2025

Full Bill Text

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