HB0770 • 2026

Korean American Day

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Delegates Watson , Bhandari , Chang , Guzzone , Hill , Kaufman , Lopez , Moon , Moreno , Ruff , Smith , Solomon , Terrasa , Vogel , Wilkins , Wolek , Wu , and Ziegler
Last action: 2026-02-16
Official status: In the House - Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
Effective date: 2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Korean American Day

Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim January 13 as Korean American Day; and requiring the proclamation to urge educational and cultural organizations to observe Korean American Day properly with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

What This Bill Does

Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim January 13 as Korean American Day; and requiring the proclamation to urge educational and cultural organizations to observe Korean American Day properly with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

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Bill History

2026-02-16 House
Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-04 House
First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Korean American Day

Official Summary Text

Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim January 13 as Korean American Day; and requiring the proclamation to urge educational and cultural organizations to observe Korean American Day properly with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
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*hb0770*

HOUSE BILL 770
P1 6lr2985
SB 165/25 – EEE CF 6lr3379
By: Delegates Watson, Bhandari, Chang, Guzzone, Hill, Kaufman, Lopez, Moon,
Moreno, Ruff, Smith, Solomon, Terrasa, Vogel, Wilkins, Wolek, Wu, and
Ziegler
Introduced and read first time: February 4, 2026
Assigned to: Government, Labor, and Elections

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Korean American Day 2

FOR the purpose of requiring the Governor annually to proclaim a certain day as Korean 3
American Day; requiring the proclamation to urge certain organizations to observe 4
Korean American Day properly; and generally relating to Korean American Day. 5

BY renumbering 6
Article – General Provisions 7
Section 7–401 through 7–421 8
to be Section 7–402 through 7–422, respectively 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 11

BY adding to 12
Article – General Provisions 13
Section 7–401 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 16

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
That Section(s) 7–401 through 7–421 of Article – General Provisions of the Annotated Code 18
of Maryland be renumbered to be Section(s) 7–402 through 7–422, respectively. 19

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read 20
as follows: 21

Article – General Provisions 22

2 HOUSE BILL 770

7–401. 1

(A) THE GOVERNOR ANNUALLY SHALL PROCLAIM JANUARY 13 AS KOREAN 2
AMERICAN DAY. 3

(B) THE PROCLAMATION SHAL L URGE EDUCATIONAL A ND CULTURAL 4
ORGANIZATIONS TO OBS ERVE KOREAN AMERICAN DAY PROPERLY WITH 5
APPROPRIATE PROGRAMS, CEREMONIES, AND ACTIVITIES. 6

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 7
October 1, 2026. 8