HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 12

Sponsored By:

Delegates Burns, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Brown, Cane, C. Davis, Dembrow, Dobson, Flanagan, Fulton, Giannetti, Healey, Hill, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kittleman, Mandel, Montague, Morhaim, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Phillips, Ports, Proctor, Nathan-Pulliam, Rawlings, Swain, Valderrama, and Zirkin

Entitled:

Apology for Slavery

Synopsis:

Requesting the Governor of Maryland to apologize on behalf of the citizens of Maryland for the State's history of slavery, its long-held silence in the face of slavery, and the atrocities committed under slavery in the State.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/10

First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

2/15

Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.

3/23

Unfavorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45

Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20

Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43

Delegate Robert L. Flanagan, District 14B

Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40

Delegate John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 13B

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22A

Delegate Kerry A. Hill, District 26

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44

Delegate Robert H. Kittleman, District 14B

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Kenneth C. Montague, Jr., District 43

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44

Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26

Delegate Wendell F. Phillips, District 41

Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8

Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40

Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24

Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26

Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

HISTORICAL MATTERS

MINORITIES -see also- WOMEN

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered