Legal Holiday - Maryland Emancipation Day - Establishment
Sponsor: Arthur Ellis (District 28)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: State Government - Regulations and ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing November 1 as the legal State holiday of Maryland Emancipation Day; and making Maryland Emancipation Day a public school holiday, a bank holiday, and a State employee holiday.
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Testimony (12)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Hayes-Williams, Janice | MHAA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Collins, Al | The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Flowers, Willie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Haynes-Williams, Janice | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | KRASKA, JENNYlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McLeod, Cheryl | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McNeil, Rev Charles | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mcleod, Cheryl | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Ellis, Senator Ellislegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sweat, Dyotha | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Susskind, Danielle | Montgomery County Board of Education | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Woolums, Johnlobbyist | MABE | Written (PDF) |