Legislation
- Title
- Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission
- Sponsored by
- Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Acevero, Anderson, Atterbeary, Bagnall, B. Barnes, D. Barnes, Barron, Bartlett, Boyce, Bridges, Brooks, Carey, Chang, Charkoudian, Charles, Conaway, D.E. Davis, Fennell, W. Fisher, Gaines, Glenn, Harrison, Haynes, Hettleman, Hill, Holmes, Howard, Ivey, Jackson, Kipke, Lehman, J. Lewis, R. Lewis, Lierman, Love, Malone, McIntosh, Moon, Mosby, Patterson, Proctor, Queen, Rogers, Saab, Sample-Hughes, Shetty, Smith, Stein, Sydnor, Turner, Valentino-Smith, Walker, Washington, R. Watson, Wells, Wilkins, Cox, Cardin, Lopez, Crutchfield, McComas, and Arikan
- Status
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 41
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Synopsis
Establishing a Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission; authorizing the staff member provided by the Office of the Attorney General to issue certain subpoenas; requiring the Commission to hold certain public meetings in each county where a lynching of an African American by a white mob has been documented; authorizing the Commission to research cases of racially motivated lynching; requiring the Commission to submit an interim and final report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before certain dates; etc.
Committees
- Original:
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Details
Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): June 1, 2019
Creates a Task Force or Commission
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