State Government - State House Trust - Ten Commandments Monument Display Act
Sponsor: Ric Metzgar (District 6)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a certain Ten Commandments Monument to be placed on the grounds of the Maryland State House; requiring the Commission on Artistic Property to oversee the care and maintenance of the monument; and establishing the Commission on the Ten Commandments Monument.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableUNF 7Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Ballinger, Bob | National Association of Christian Lawmakers | Oral |
| FAV | Appleby, Daniel | None, I'm a citizen | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Metzgar, Delegate Metzgarlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Kraska, Jennylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Anderson, Victoria | American Atheists | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Goldstein, Mathew | Secular Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Phelps Jr, Ken | The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Reid, Michael | Washington Area Secular Humanists (WASH) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Meyer, Daniel | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |