State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission - Establishment (Harriet Tubman Community Investment Act)
What this bill does
Establishing the Maryland Reparations Commission; providing for the composition, staffing, chair and vice chair, and terms of the members of the Commission; providing that the purpose of the Commission is to develop and administer a program for the provision of 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 benefits administered by the Commission; declaring the intent of the General Assembly; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (10)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Yesuf, Kalkidane | Delegate Wanika B. Fisher | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dove, Spencer | Maryland Commission on Civil Rights | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jefferson , Staceylobbyist | Marylanders Against Poverty | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Roberts, Rev. Dr. Darryl | Nineteenth Street Baptist Church | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elliott, Richard DeShay | Prince George's County Young Democrats | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Richardson, Joseph | University of Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Fisher, W., Delegate Fisher, W.legislator | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Fisher, Wanika | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ray, Rashawn | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |