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[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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SENATE BILL 159
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SB 74/24 – EEE (PRE–FILED)
By: Senator Ellis
Requested: October 31, 2024
Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
A BILL ENTITLED
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 2024 Supplement) 10
BY adding to 11
Article – General Provisions 12
Section 7–316 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 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
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THE AMERICAN PERSIMMON IS THE STATE FRUIT. 1
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 2
October 1, 2025. 3