Holidays And Special Dates
Maryland 2012 Regular Session
National Harriet Tubman Day [HJR-10]
Requesting that the President of the United States declare March 10, 2013, as National Harriet Tubman Day.
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State Government - Commemorative Days - Saint David's Day [HB-828]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim March 1 as Saint David's Day; and making the Act an emergency measure.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Days - Crime Victims and Advocates [HB-766]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim April 3 as Crime Victim and Advocate Commemorative Day to honor the individuals in the State who have become crime victims and the advocates who serve those victims; and requiring the Governor annually to take appropriate steps to publicize Crime Victim and Advocate Commemorative Day.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Health and State Government - Falls by Senior Citizens - Awareness and [HB-665]
Requiring the Governor to proclaim each year the last full week in September as Fall Prevention Awareness Week; and requiring the Secretary of Aging and the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, on or before January 1, 2013, to develop a statewide protocol for home safety inspections for senior citizens who are discharged from the hospital following a fall, with the aim of reducing future fall- related readmissions, and to submit the protocol to the General Assembly.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Days - Prescription Drug Take Back Day [HB-531]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim a specified day as Prescription Drug Take Back Day; and declaring the intent of the General Assembly.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Day - Young Heroes Day [HB-317]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim the first Monday of October to be Young Heroes Day, in recognition of positive contributions that minors have made to society.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Days - Maryland Centenarians Day [HB-244]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim the second Thursday in May as Maryland Centenarians Day.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Government - Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month [HB-189]
Requiring the Governor to proclaim the month of September each year as "Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month".
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Days - Juneteenth National Freedom Day [HB-165]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim June 19 as Juneteenth National Freedom Day.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Registered Sex Offenders - Prohibition - Halloween Activities [HB-1351]
Prohibiting an individual registered with the State sex offender registry from participating in any Halloween activity that involves children or any activity offered as an alternative to Halloween that involves children; and establishing a penalty.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Months - Lyme Disease Awareness Month [HB-1168]
Requiring the Governor to proclaim the month of May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Days - Harriet Tubman Day [HB-1164]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim March 10 as Harriet Tubman Day.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
Harriet Tubman Day [HB-1154]
Requiring the Governor to proclaim March 10, 2012, as Harriet Tubman Day; and making the Act an emergency measure.
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Maryland 2012 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Month - German-American Heritage Month [HB-102]
Requiring the Governor to proclaim October each year as German-American Heritage Month; and requiring the proclamation to urge educational and cultural organizations to observe the month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Month - Irish-American Heritage Month [SB-815]
Requiring the Governor to proclaim the month of October each year as Irish-American Heritage Month; and requiring the proclamation to urge educational and cultural organizations to observe the month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Education - Tween/Teen Dating Violence (Kristin Marie Mitchell Law) [SB-667]
Requiring the State Board of Education to adopt in the public schools a program to educate students about dating violence on or before a specified date; requiring the program to include education on services provided to victims of dating violence; altering the definition of "victim of domestic violence" for specified provisions of law; requiring the Governor to proclaim the first week in February each year "Tween/Teen Dating Violence Education and Awareness Week"; etc.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Days - Ronald Reagan Day [SB-238]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim February 6 as Ronald Reagan Day; and requiring the proclamation to urge the citizens of the State of Maryland to observe Ronald Reagan Day in a proper manner.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Day - Young Heroes Day [SB-224]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim the first Monday of October to be Young Heroes Day, in recognition of positive contributions that minors have made to society.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
State Government - Commemorative Days - Korean American Day [SB-150]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim January 13 as Korean American Day.
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Maryland 2011 Regular Session
Flag Display on State House Grounds - POW/MIA Flag and a Flag to Honor and [SB-124]
Requiring that the POW/MIA flag and a flag to honor and remember members of the armed forces who died in the line of duty be flown on the State House grounds on specified days each year; adding Armed Forces Day and Independence Day to the days on which the POW/MIA flag is to be flown on the State House grounds; requiring the State House Trust to determine the site on the State House grounds where a specified flag will be flown; etc.