EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. *sb0074* SENATE BILL 74 P1 4lr1110 (PRE–FILED) By: Senator Ellis Requested: October 23, 2023 Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2024 Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning 1 State Designations – State Fruit – Persimmon 2 FOR the purpose of designating persimmon as the State fruit; and generally relating to the 3 State fruit. 4 BY renumbering 5 Article – General Provisions 6 Section 7–316 through 7–319 7 to be Section 7–317 through 7–320, respectively 8 Annotated Code of Maryland 9 (2019 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 10 BY adding to 11 Article – General Provisions 12 Section 7–316 13 Annotated Code of Maryland 14 (2019 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 15 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 16 That Section(s) 7–316 through 7–319 of Article – General Provisions of the Annotated Code 17 of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 7–317 through 7–320, respectively. 18 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 19 as follows: 20 Article – General Provisions 21 7–316. 22 2 SENATE BILL 74 PERSIMMON IS THE STATE FRUIT. 1 SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 2 October 1, 2024. 3