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State Designations - State Fruit - American Persimmon

Sponsor: Arthur Ellis (District 28)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Designating the American persimmon as the State fruit.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 4Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVJones, RachelMaryland Department of AgricultureWritten (PDF)
FAVFine, MaureenSalutationWritten (PDF)
FAVEllis, ArthurIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Ellis, Senator EllislegislatorIndividualOral

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