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MD HB1244

MD HB1244
Maryland Holocaust Remembrance Day


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Introduced
02/15/2023
In Committee
03/31/2023
Crossed Over
03/20/2023
Passed
04/05/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/11/2023

Introduced Session

2023 Regular Session

Bill Summary

AN ACT concerning Maryland Holocaust Remembrance Day FOR the purpose of requiring the Governor to annually proclaim a certain day as Maryland Holocaust Remembrance Day; requiring the proclamation to include a certain declaration; and generally relating to Maryland Holocaust Remembrance Day. BY renumbering Article - General Provisions Section 7-402 through 7-418 to be Section 7-403 through 7-419, respectively Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) BY adding to Article - General Provisions Section 7-402 Annotated Code of Maryland (2019 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) Preamble

AI Summary

This bill requires the Governor of Maryland to annually proclaim January 27 as "Maryland Holocaust Remembrance Day". The proclamation must declare the day as a time for reflection, recollection, and determination to remember the human tragedy of the Holocaust and to ensure that the lessons and reality of the Holocaust are passed on to future generations, in an effort to prevent such mass atrocities from occurring again due to prejudice, bigotry, ignorance, and hate. The bill also renumbers existing sections of the state's General Provisions code to accommodate the new section on the Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Committee Categories

Education, Government Affairs, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (23)

Last Action

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 13 (on 04/11/2023)

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