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*hb1001*
HOUSE BILL 1001
P1 5lr2541
CF SB 562
By: Delegates Hartman, Chisholm, Griffith, Hutchinson, Nawrocki, Otto, Pippy,
Rose, Schmidt, and Valentine
Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2025
Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
State Designations – State Cocktail – Original Maryland Orange Crush 2
FOR the purpose of designating the original Maryland orange crush as the State cocktail; 3
and generally relating to the State cocktail. 4
BY renumbering 5
Article – General Provisions 6
Section 7–313 through 7–319 7
to be Section 7–314 through 7–320, respectively 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 10
BY adding to 11
Article – General Provisions 12
Section 7–313 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 15
Preamble 16
WHEREAS, The orange crush cocktail originated in 1995 at the Harborside Bar and 17
Grill in Ocean City, Maryland; now, therefore, 18
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND , 19
That Section(s) 7–313 through 7–319 of Article – General Provisions of the Annotated Code 20
of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 7–314 through 7–320, respectively. 21
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 22
as follows: 23
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Article – General Provisions 1
7–313. 2
THE ORIGINAL MARYLAND ORANGE CRUSH IS THE STATE COCKTAIL. 3
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 4
1, 2025. 5