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SENATE BILL 74
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(PRE–FILED)
By: Senator Ellis
Requested: October 23, 2023
Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2024
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 4, 2024
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
State Designations – State Fruit – American Persimmon 2
FOR the purpose of designating the American persimmon as the State fruit; and generally 3
relating to the 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 2 SENATE BILL 74
Article – General Provisions 1
7–316. 2
PERSIMMON THE AMERICAN PERSIMMON (DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA ) IS THE 3
STATE FRUIT. 4
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 5
October 1, 2024. 6
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.