State Government – Maryland Reparations Commission – Establishment (Maryland Repair Act)
What this bill does
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.
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 (23)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Little, Rev. Kobi | NAACP Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Jabar, Hashim | Racial Justice NOW! | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stribling, LaWann | Strib'ble District LLC, MDNORML | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Phelps Jr, Ken | The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Acevero, Delegate Aceverolegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Raine, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Ahmed, Sheree | ADOS Advocacy Foundation | Oral |
| FWA | Grant, Candace | ADOS Advocacy Foundation | Oral |
| FWA | Fry, Vincent | ADOS MD | Oral |
| FWA | Haskins-Ali, Sandra | ADOS MD | Oral |
| FWA | Johnson, Michael | ADOS Maryland | Oral |
| FWA | Franklin, Stephanie | The Franklin Law Group, P.C. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Pierce, Toni | Individual | Oral |