2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB587: State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission

Legislative Summary

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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Bill History

1/27/2025
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
2/4/2025
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments {223222/1
Senate
3/14/2025
Motion Laid Over (Senator Hershey) Adopted
Senate
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments {223222/1 Adopted
Senate
3/14/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/14/2025
Third Reading Passed (32-13)
Senate
3/17/2025
Referred Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Motion Reconsider Second Reading (Delegate A. Jones) Adopted
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Floor Amendment {273426/1 (Delegate Nawrocki) Rejected (34-100)
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Floor Amendment {723326/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (37-99)
House of Delegates
4/1/2025
Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Floor Amendment {313224/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (38-101)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Floor Amendment {803620/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (37-100)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Floor Amendment {163226/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected (34-101)
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Third Reading Passed (101-36)
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Returned Passed
Senate

Amendments

Floor Amendment 313224/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (38-101)

Floor Amendment 313224/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (38-101)

4/2/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 803620/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (37-100)

Floor Amendment 803620/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (37-100)

4/2/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 163226/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected (34-101)

Floor Amendment 163226/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected (34-101)

4/2/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 273426/1 (Delegate Nawrocki) Rejected (34-100)

Floor Amendment 273426/1 (Delegate Nawrocki) Rejected (34-100)

4/1/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 723326/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (37-99)

Floor Amendment 723326/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (37-99)

4/1/2025Not Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 223222/1

Favorable with Amendments 223222/1

3/14/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Floor Amendment 163226/1 (Delegate Arikan) Rejected
4/2/2025
34
Yea
101
Nay
4
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
Floor Amendment 313224/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected
4/2/2025
38
Yea
101
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
Floor Amendment 803620/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected
4/2/2025
37
Yea
100
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
Third Reading Passed
4/2/2025
101
Yea
36
Nay
2
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Floor Amendment 273426/1 (Delegate Nawrocki) Rejected
4/1/2025
34
Yea
100
Nay
2
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: FAILED
Floor Amendment 723326/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected
4/1/2025
37
Yea
99
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: FAILED
Third Reading Passed
3/14/2025
32
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/3/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/14/2025102.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/28/202599.2 KB
Vote Image
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Vote Image
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