Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB667 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 667
8	8	P1 5lr2865
9	9	CF SB 139
10	10	By: Delegates Woods, Acevero, Addison, Alston, Bagnall , Boyce, Conaway,
11	11	Crutchfield, Holmes, Ivey, Kaiser, Kaufman, R. Lewis, J. Long, Martinez,
12	12	Pasteur, Phillips, Roberts, Ruff, Ruth, Simmons, Solomon, Taylor, Terrasa,
13	13	Valderrama, Wells, and Williams
14	14	Introduced and read first time: January 24, 2025
15	15	Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
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17	17	A BILL ENTITLED
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19	19	AN ACT concerning 1
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21	21	State Government – Legal and Employee Holiday – Maryland Emancipation Day 2
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23	23	FOR the purpose of establishing Maryland Emancipation Day as a State legal holiday and 3
24	24	State employee holiday; repealing the requirement that the Governor declare a 4
25	25	certain day as Maryland Emancipation Day; and generally relating to Maryland 5
26	26	Emancipation Day. 6
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28	28	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
29	29	Article – General Provisions 8
30	30	Section 1–111 9
31	31	Annotated Code of Maryland 10
32	32	(2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
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34	34	BY repealing 12
35	35	Article – General Provisions 13
36	36	Section 7–420 14
37	37	Annotated Code of Maryland 15
38	38	(2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 16
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40	40	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 17
41	41	Article – State Personnel and Pensions 18
42	42	Section 9–201 19
43	43	Annotated Code of Maryland 20
44	44	(2024 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 21
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46	46	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 22
47	47	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 23
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51	51	Article – General Provisions 1
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53	53	1–111. 2
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55	55	(a) In this Code and any regulation or directive adopted under it, “legal holiday” 3
56	56	means: 4
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58	58	(1) January 1, for New Year’s Day; 5
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60	60	(2) (i) January 15, for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday; or 6
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62	62	(ii) if the United States Congress designates another day for 7
63	63	observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, the day designated by the United 8
64	64	States Congress; 9
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66	66	(3) February 12, for Lincoln’s birthday; 10
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68	68	(4) the third Monday in February, for Washington’s birthday; 11
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70	70	(5) March 25, for Maryland Day; 12
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72	72	(6) Good Friday; 13
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74	74	(7) (i) May 30, for Memorial Day; or 14
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76	76	(ii) if the United States Congress designates another day for 15
77	77	observance of Memorial Day, the day designated by the United States Congress; 16
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79	79	(8) June 19, for Juneteenth National Independence Day; 17
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81	81	(9) July 4, for Independence Day; 18
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83	83	(10) the first Monday in September, for Labor Day; 19
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85	85	(11) September 12, for Defenders’ Day; 20
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87	87	(12) (i) October 12, for Columbus Day; or 21
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89	89	(ii) if the United States Congress designates another day for 22
90	90	observance of Columbus Day, the day designated by the United States Congress; 23
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92	92	(13) NOVEMBER 1, FOR MARYLAND EMANCIPATION DAY; 24
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94	94	[(13)] (14) November 11, for Veterans’ Day; 25
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96	96	[(14)] (15) the fourth Thursday in November, for Thanksgiving Day; 26
97	97	HOUSE BILL 667 3
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100	100	[(15)] (16) the Friday after Thanksgiving Day, for American Indian 1
101	101	Heritage Day; 2
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103	103	[(16)] (17) December 25, for Christmas Day; 3
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105	105	[(17)] (18) each statewide general election day in the State; and 4
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107	107	[(18)] (19) each other day that the President of the United States or the 5
108	108	Governor designates for general cessation of business. 6
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110	110	(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided in the Code, a legal holiday shall be 7
111	111	observed on: 8
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113	113	(1) the date specified in subsection (a) of this section; or 9
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115	115	(2) if that date falls on a Sunday, on the next Monday after that date. 10
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117	117	[7–420. 11
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119	119	The Governor annually shall proclaim November 1 as Maryland Emancipation Day 12
120	120	in recognition of the emancipation of the slaves in the State.] 13
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122	122	Article – State Personnel and Pensions 14
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124	124	9–201. 15
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126	126	In this title, “employee holiday” includes: 16
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128	128	(1) January 1, for New Year’s Day; 17
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130	130	(2) January 15, for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, unless the 18
131	131	United States Congress designates another day for observance of that legal holiday, in 19
132	132	which case, the day designated by the United States Congress; 20
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134	134	(3) the third Monday in February, for Presidents’ Day; 21
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136	136	(4) May 30, for Memorial Day, unless the United States Congress 22
137	137	designates another day for observance of that legal holiday, in which case, the day 23
138	138	designated by the United States Congress; 24
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140	140	(5) June 19, for Juneteenth National Independence Day; 25
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142	142	(6) July 4, for Independence Day; 26
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144	144	(7) the first Monday in September, for Labor Day; 27
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148	148	(8) October 12, for Columbus Day, unless the United States Congress 1
149	149	designates another day for observance of that legal holiday, in which case, the day 2
150	150	designated by the United States Congress; 3
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152	152	(9) NOVEMBER 1, FOR MARYLAND EMANCIPATION DAY; 4
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154	154	[(9)] (10) November 11, for Veterans’ Day; 5
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156	156	[(10)] (11) the fourth Thursday in November, for Thanksgiving Day; 6
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158	158	[(11)] (12) the Friday after Thanksgiving Day, for American Indian 7
159	159	Heritage Day; 8
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161	161	[(12)] (13) December 25, for Christmas Day; 9
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163	163	[(13)] (14) each statewide general election day in this State; and 10
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165	165	[(14)] (15) each other day that the President of the United States or the 11
166	166	Governor designates for general cessation of business. 12
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168	168	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 13
169	169	October 1, 2025. 14
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