Legislation - SB0469

Title: State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission - Establishment (Harriet Tubman Community Investment Act)
Sponsored by: Senator Benson
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation
Analysis

Synopsis

Establishing the Maryland Reparations Commission to develop and administer a program to provide compensatory benefits to the descendants of individuals enslaved in the State; providing that any individual whose ancestors were enslaved in the State is eligible to receive certain benefits; authorizing the Commission to seek the assistance of State agencies to develop and evaluate processes and applications; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill such sums as necessary to carry out the Act; etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Energy, and the Environment; Budget and Taxation

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/23/2025 Legislative Date 1/22/2025 Action First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission - Establishment (Harriet Tubman Community Investment Act) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/23/2025	1/22/2025	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation
			Text - First - State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission - Establishment (Harriet Tubman Community Investment Act)

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