- Title
- Burial Sites of Enslaved Persons - Protection and Access (Emancipation for the Maryland Deceased Enslaved Act)
- Sponsored by
- Senator Ellis
- Status
- In the Senate - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note
Synopsis
Requiring an owner of land that encompasses any part of a former plantation to identify and allow visitation to certain burial sites of enslaved persons, under certain circumstances; prohibiting construction of any structure on certain burial sites; establishing the Office of Burial Sites of the Maryland Enslaved; and requiring, beginning in fiscal year 2026, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $2,500,000 for the Office.
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Committee Testimony
Details
Bill File Type: Pre-Filed
Effective Date(s): October 1, 2024
Bill imposes a mandated appropriation in the annual State Budget Bill
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9-3801 through 9-3804 )
Last Updated: 4/15/2024 3:10 PM