LD724 is a bill in the Maine Legislature (132nd Legislature): An Act to Recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as State Holidays.

What is the status of LD724?

Failed as of May 28, 2025. Latest action: Reports ReadOn motion by Senator BALDACCI of Penobscot the Majority Ought Not to Pass Report ACCEPTED in concurrence. Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD) (May 28, 2025).

Mana Abdi (D, 95), with 8 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for LD724?

On the Maine Legislature website: https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/bills/display_ps.asp?LD=724&snum=132

Maine legislation · 132nd Legislature

Maine LD724: An Act to Recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as State Holidays

Q: What does LD724 do?

In its own words: An Act to Recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as State Holidays Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative ABDI of Lewiston. Cosponsored by Representatives: CLUCHEY of Bowdoinham, DEBRITO of Waterville, DHALAC of South Portland, MACIAS of Topsham, MCCABE of Lewiston, MONTELL of Gardiner, RANA of Bangor, SATO of Gorham. Printed on recycled paper.

Status: Failed, May 28, 2025

What the bill says

An Act to Recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as State Holidays Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative ABDI of Lewiston. Cosponsored by Representatives: CLUCHEY of Bowdoinham, DEBRITO of Waterville, DHALAC of South Portland, MACIAS of Topsham, MCCABE of Lewiston, MONTELL of Gardiner, RANA of Bangor, SATO of Gorham. Printed on recycled paper.

From the introduced text:

An Act to Recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as State Holidays Received by the Clerk of the House on February 20, 2025. Referred to the Committee on State and Local Government pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401. ROBERT B. HUNT Clerk Presented by Representative ABDI of Lewiston. Cosponsored by Representatives: CLUCHEY of Bowdoinham, DEBRITO of Waterville, DHALAC of South Portland, MACIAS of Topsham, MCCABE of Lewiston, MONTELL of Gardiner, RANA of Bangor, SATO of Gorham. Printed on recycled paper Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: Sec. 1. 4 MRSA §1051, as repealed and replaced by PL 2021, c. 676, Pt. A, §2, is amended to read: §1051. Legal holidays Court may not be held on Sunday or any day designated for the annual Thanksgiving; Eid al-Fitr, as designated by the Governor under Title 5, section 60; Eid al-Adha, as designated by the Governor under Title 5, section 61; New Year's Day, January 1st; Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, the 3rd Monday in January; Washington's Birthday, the 3rd Monday in February; Patriot's Day, the 3rd Monday in April; Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, but if the Federal Government designates May 30th as the date for observance of Memorial Day, the 30th of May; Juneteenth, …

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Maine LD724: An Act to Recognize Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as State Holidays

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