Maryland 2024 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB179 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 179
8	8	P1 4lr0513
9	9	HB 565/22 – HGO (PRE–FILED)
10	10	By: Delegate J. Lewis
11	11	Requested: August 15, 2023
12	12	Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2024
13	13	Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
14	14
15	15	A BILL ENTITLED
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17	17	AN ACT concerning 1
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19	19	Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Rule of Interpretation and Replacement of Columbus 2
20	20	Day 3
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22	22	FOR the purpose of replacing references to Columbus Day in certain provisions of law with 4
23	23	references to Indigenous Peoples’ Day; establishing a rule of interpretation to specify 5
24	24	the day on which Indigenous Peoples’ Day is to be observed; and generally relating 6
25	25	to Indigenous Peoples’ Day. 7
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27	27	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
28	28	Article – Commercial Law 9
29	29	Section 14–301(a) 10
30	30	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
31	31	(2013 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 12
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33	33	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 13
34	34	Article – Commercial Law 14
35	35	Section 14–301(b) 15
36	36	Annotated Code of Maryland 16
37	37	(2013 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 17
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39	39	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 18
40	40	Article – Education 19
41	41	Section 7–103(c)(3) 20
42	42	Annotated Code of Maryland 21
43	43	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 22
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45	45	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 23
46	46	Article – Financial Institutions 24
47	47	Section 5–705 25
48	48	Annotated Code of Maryland 26 2 HOUSE BILL 179
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51	51	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 1
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53	53	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 2
54	54	Article – General Provisions 3
55	55	Section 1–111 4
56	56	Annotated Code of Maryland 5
57	57	(2019 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 6
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59	59	BY adding to 7
60	60	Article – General Provisions 8
61	61	Section 1–111.1 9
62	62	Annotated Code of Maryland 10
63	63	(2019 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 11
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65	65	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
66	66	Article – State Personnel and Pensions 13
67	67	Section 9–201 14
68	68	Annotated Code of Maryland 15
69	69	(2015 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 16
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71	71	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
72	72	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
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74	74	Article – Commercial Law 19
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76	76	14–301. 20
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78	78	(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 21
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80	80	(b) “Business day” means any calendar day except Sunday or the following 22
81	81	business holidays: New Year’s Day, Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence 23
82	82	Day, Labor Day, [Columbus Day] INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY, Veterans’ Day, 24
83	83	Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. 25
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85	85	Article – Education 26
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87	87	7–103. 27
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89	89	(c) (3) The public schools shall devote a part of at least one day to appropriate 28
90	90	exercises for each of the following: 29
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92	92	(i) Washington’s Birthday; 30
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94	94	(ii) Lincoln’s Birthday; 31
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96	96	(iii) Veterans’ Day; 32
97	97	HOUSE BILL 179 3
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100	100	(iv) [Columbus Day] INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY; 1
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102	102	(v) Arbor Day; 2
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104	104	(vi) Black History Month, with an emphasis on Harriet Tubman and 3
105	105	Frederick Douglass and the contributions they made in the fight against slavery; and 4
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107	107	(vii) Any other day of national significance. 5
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109	109	Article – Financial Institutions 6
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111	111	5–705. 7
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113	113	(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, each banking institution 8
114	114	shall be closed on the following legal holidays: 9
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116	116	(i) New Year’s Day; 10
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118	118	(ii) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday; 11
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120	120	(iii) Washington’s Birthday; 12
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122	122	(iv) Good Friday; 13
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124	124	(v) Memorial Day; 14
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126	126	(vi) Independence Day; 15
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128	128	(vii) Labor Day; 16
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130	130	(viii) [Columbus Day] INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY; 17
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132	132	(ix) Veterans’ Day; 18
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134	134	(x) Thanksgiving Day; and 19
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136	136	(xi) Christmas Day. 20
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138	138	(2) (i) When a legal holiday differs from the corresponding federal 21
139	139	holiday, a banking institution: 22
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141	141	1. May be closed on both holidays; and 23
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143	143	2. Shall be closed on one of the holidays. 24
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145	145	(ii) When there is no corresponding federal holiday for a legal 25
146	146	holiday listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection, a banking institution: 26 4 HOUSE BILL 179
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150	150	1. May be closed on the legal holiday; or 1
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152	152	2. May remain open on the legal holiday. 2
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154	154	(b) (1) Each legal holiday that is not listed in subsection (a) of this section is 3
155	155	an optional bank holiday. 4
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157	157	(2) When, as to any optional bank holiday, the legal holiday differs from 5
158	158	the corresponding federal holiday, a banking institution may be closed on: 6
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160	160	(i) Both holidays; 7
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162	162	(ii) The legal holiday; or 8
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164	164	(iii) The federal holiday. 9
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166	166	Article – General Provisions 10
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168	168	1–111. 11
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170	170	(a) In this Code and any regulation or directive adopted under it, “legal holiday” 12
171	171	means: 13
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173	173	(1) January 1, for New Year’s Day; 14
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175	175	(2) (i) January 15, for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday; or 15
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177	177	(ii) if the United States Congress designates another day for 16
178	178	observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, the day designated by the United 17
179	179	States Congress; 18
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181	181	(3) February 12, for Lincoln’s birthday; 19
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183	183	(4) the third Monday in February, for Washington’s birthday; 20
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185	185	(5) March 25, for Maryland Day; 21
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187	187	(6) Good Friday; 22
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189	189	(7) (i) May 30, for Memorial Day; or 23
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191	191	(ii) if the United States Congress designates another day for 24
192	192	observance of Memorial Day, the day designated by the United States Congress; 25
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194	194	(8) June 19, for Juneteenth National Independence Day; 26
195	195	HOUSE BILL 179 5
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198	198	(9) July 4, for Independence Day; 1
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200	200	(10) the first Monday in September, for Labor Day; 2
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202	202	(11) September 12, for Defenders’ Day; 3
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204	204	(12) [(i)] October 12, for [Columbus Day; or 4
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206	206	(ii) if the United States Congress designates another day for 5
207	207	observance of Columbus Day, the day designated by the United States Congress ] 6
208	208	INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY; 7
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210	210	(13) November 11, for Veterans’ Day; 8
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212	212	(14) the fourth Thursday in November, for Thanksgiving Day; 9
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214	214	(15) the Friday after Thanksgiving Day, for American Indian Heritage Day; 10
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216	216	(16) December 25, for Christmas Day; 11
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218	218	(17) each statewide general election day in the State; and 12
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220	220	(18) each other day that the President of the United States or the Governor 13
221	221	designates for general cessation of business. 14
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223	223	(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Code, a legal holiday shall be 15
224	224	observed on: 16
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226	226	(1) the date specified in subsection (a) of this section; or 17
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228	228	(2) if that date falls on a Sunday, on the next Monday after that date. 18
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230	230	1–111.1. 19
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232	232	EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE P ROVIDED IN THE CODE, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY 20
233	233	SHALL BE OBSERVED ON : 21
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235	235	(1) OCTOBER 12; OR 22
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237	237	(2) IF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS DESIGNATES A DAY OTHER 23
238	238	THAN OCTOBER 12 FOR THE OBSERVANCE O F COLUMBUS DAY, THE DAY 24
239	239	DESIGNATED BY THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS. 25
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241	241	Article – State Personnel and Pensions 26
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243	243	9–201. 27 6 HOUSE BILL 179
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247	247	In this title, “employee holiday” includes: 1
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249	249	(1) January 1, for New Year’s Day; 2
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251	251	(2) January 15, for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, unless the 3
252	252	United States Congress designates another day for observance of that legal holiday, in 4
253	253	which case, the day designated by the United States Congress; 5
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255	255	(3) the third Monday in February, for Presidents’ Day; 6
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257	257	(4) May 30, for Memorial Day, unless the United States Congress 7
258	258	designates another day for observance of that legal holiday, in which case, the day 8
259	259	designated by the United States Congress; 9
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261	261	(5) June 19, for Juneteenth National Independence Day; 10
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263	263	(6) July 4, for Independence Day; 11
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265	265	(7) the first Monday in September, for Labor Day; 12
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267	267	(8) October 12, for [Columbus Day, unless the United States Congress 13
268	268	designates another day for observance of that legal holiday, in which case, the day 14
269	269	designated by the United States Congress] INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ DAY; 15
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271	271	(9) November 11, for Veterans’ Day; 16
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273	273	(10) the fourth Thursday in November, for Thanksgiving Day; 17
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275	275	(11) the Friday after Thanksgiving Day, for American Indian Heritage Day; 18
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277	277	(12) December 25, for Christmas Day; 19
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279	279	(13) each statewide general election day in this State; and 20
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281	281	(14) each other day that the President of the United States or the Governor 21
282	282	designates for general cessation of business. 22
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284	284	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 23
285	285	October 1, 2024. 24
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