State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission
Sponsor: Aletheia McCaskill (District 44B)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Maryland Reparations Commission to study and make recommendations relating to appropriate benefits to be made to individuals whose ancestors were enslaved in the State or were impacted by certain inequitable government policies; and requiring the Commission to submit a preliminary report by January 1, 2027, and a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2027.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 16FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Taylor, Ronnie | FreeState Justice | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dixon, Monique | Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law, University of Maryland Carey School of Law | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Love, Dayvon | Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle | Oral |
| FAV | Agarin, Ufuoma | Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McCaskill, Aletheia | MGA | Oral |
| FAV | Coleman, Ryan | President, Randallstown NAACP | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | B Fisher, Wanika | Prince George's County Council | Oral |
| FAV | Cooper, Jabari | Prince George's County Council | Oral |
| FAV | OMalley, Catherine | Women's Law Center | Position only |
| FAV | Bergofsky, Linda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bruno, Nicole | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate McCaskill, Delegate McCaskilllegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Floyd, Trish | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosado, Lois | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Turner, Robert Richard | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Ali, Ms. Sande | ADOS (American Descendants of Slavery) AF Maryland Chapter | Oral |
| FWA | Grant, Candace | ADOS Advocacy Foundation | Oral |
| FWA | Fry, Vincent | ADOS MD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Pierce, Toni | Individual | Oral |