2022 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB227: State Government - Legal and Employee Holiday - Juneteenth National Independence Day
Legislative Summary
Establishing Juneteenth National Independence Day as a State legal holiday and State employee holiday.
Bill History
1/13/2022
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
1/18/2022
Hearing 2/01 at 2:30 p.m.
House of Delegates
1/25/2022
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
1/25/2022
Hearing 2/01 at 1:30 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/14/2022
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/15/2022
Favorable with Amendments {953725/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
2/15/2022
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
2/17/2022
Third Reading Passed (130-0)
House of Delegates
2/18/2022
Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate
3/18/2022
Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/31/2022
Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate
3/31/2022
Favorable Adopted
Senate
3/31/2022
Second Reading Passed
Senate
3/31/2022
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Senate
4/1/2022
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
4/12/2022
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 64
House of Delegates
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 953725/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 953725/1 Adopted
2/15/2022Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
3/31/2022
46
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
2/17/2022
130
Yea
0
Nay
2
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/12/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 18
Republican: 2
Primary Sponsor

Andrea Harrison
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (19)
Heather Bagnall
Democrat
Lisa Belcastro
Democrat
Harry Bhandari
Democrat
Alfred Carr
Democrat
Bonnie Cullison
Democrat
Terri Hill
Democrat
Steve Johnson
Democrat
Anne Kaiser
Democrat
Ariana Kelly
Democrat
Ken Kerr
Democrat
Nicholaus Kipke
Republican
Cheryl Landis
Democrat
Robbyn Lewis
Democrat
Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Democrat
Shane Pendergrass
Democrat
Samuel Rosenberg
Democrat
Sid Saab
Republican
Sheree Sample-Hughes
Democrat
Karen Lewis Young
Democrat