City of Baltimore - File #: 11-0656

• File #: 11-0656
• Version: 0
• Name: In Support of State Legislation - House Bill 157 - State Government - Commemorative Days - Maryland Women's History Day
• Type: Mayor and City Council Res.
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 2/28/2011
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 3/7/2011
• Enactment #: 11-28
• Title: In Support of State Legislation - House Bill 157 - State Government - Commemorative Days - Maryland Women’s History Day FOR the purpose of expressing strong support for this legislation that requires the Governor to annually proclaim March 8 as Maryland Women’s History Day; urging the Honorable Chair and Members of the House Health and Government Operations Committee to give the bill a favorable report; requesting the Honorable Chair and Members of the Baltimore City House Delegation to the 2011 Maryland General Assembly to support passage of the legislation; respectfully calling upon the Governor to sign House Bill 157 into law; and providing for a special effective date.
• Sponsors: Helen L. Holton, President Young, Robert Curran, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Warren Branch, Sharon Green Middleton, Rochelle Spector, Edward Reisinger, William "Pete" Welch, James B. Kraft, Mary Pat Clarke, Bill Henry, Carl Stokes, Belinda Conaway
• Indexes: Mayor and City Council Resolution, Resolution-Mayor and City Council

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/7/2011	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
2/28/2011	0	City Council	Introduced
2/28/2011	0	City Council	Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day
2/28/2011	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Reader on same day
2/28/2011	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmember Holton

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL concerning
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In Support of State Legislation - House Bill 157 - State Government - Commemorative Days - Maryland Women’s History Day

FOR the purpose of expressing strong support for this legislation that requires the Governor to annually proclaim March 8 as Maryland Women’s History Day; urging the Honorable Chair and Members of the House Health and Government Operations Committee to give the bill a favorable report; requesting the Honorable Chair and Members of the Baltimore City House Delegation to the 2011 Maryland General Assembly to support passage of the legislation; respectfully calling upon the Governor to sign House Bill 157 into law; and providing for a special effective date.
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Recitals

House Bill 157, which requires the Governor to annually proclaim March 8 as Maryland Women’s History Day, is of particular import to the City of Baltimore, proud home to the Maryland Women’s Heritage Center, the first comprehensive state-based center and museum of it s kind in the United States.

The Maryland Women’s Heritage Center, located at 39 West Lexington Street in downtown Baltimore, was established to preserve the past, understand the present, and shape the future by recognizing, respecting, and transmitting the experiences and contributions of Maryland women and girls of diverse backgrounds and regions....