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ME LD724

Bill

Status

Failed

5/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mana Abdi

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Origin

House of Representatives

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Establishes Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as official Maine state holidays, requiring all nonessential state offices to close on these days

  • Requires the Governor to designate the specific date of each holiday annually, since both holidays follow the Islamic lunar calendar

  • Adds both holidays to the list of legal holidays when courts may not be held, alongside existing holidays like Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Juneteenth

  • Includes both holidays in Maine's banking law provisions for recognized holidays

  • Adds Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha to the list of school holidays under Maine education law

Legislative Description

An Act to Recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as State Holidays

State Government

Last Action

Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

5/28/2025

Committee Referrals

State And Local Government2/20/2025

Full Bill Text

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