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SENATE BILL 165
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SB 387/24 – EEE (PRE–FILED)
By: Senators Lam and Hester
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
Korean American Day 2
FOR the purpose of requiring the Governor annually to proclaim a certain day as Korean 3
American Day; requiring the proclamation to urge certain organizations to observe 4
Korean American Day properly; and generally relating to Korean American Day. 5
BY renumbering 6
Article – General Provisions 7
Section 7–401 through 7–421 8
to be Section 7–402 through 7–422, respectively 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
BY adding to 12
Article – General Provisions 13
Section 7–401 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 16
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
That Section(s) 7–401 through 7–421 of Article – General Provisions of the Annotated Code 18
of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 7–402 through 7–422, respectively. 19
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 20
as follows: 21
Article – General Provisions 22
7–401. 23 2 SENATE BILL 165
(A) THE GOVERNOR ANNUALLY SHA LL PROCLAIM JANUARY 13 AS KOREAN 1
AMERICAN DAY. 2
(B) THE PROCLAMATION SHAL L URGE EDUCATIONAL A ND CULTURAL 3
ORGANIZATIONS TO OBS ERVE KOREAN AMERICAN DAY PROPERLY WITH 4
APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS , CEREMONIES , AND ACTIVITIES. 5
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 6
October 1, 2025. 7