MD SB105 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-15 - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 10 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-15 - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring an owner of land that encompasses any part of a former plantation to identify and allow visitation to certain burial sites of enslaved persons, under certain circumstances; prohibiting construction of any structure on certain burial sites; establishing the Office of Burial Sites of the Maryland Enslaved; and requiring, beginning in fiscal year 2026, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $2,500,000 for the Office.
Title
Burial Sites of Enslaved Persons - Protection and Access (Emancipation for the Maryland Deceased Enslaved Act)
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-15 | Senate | Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
| 2023-11-01 | Senate | Pre-filed |
Subjects
Appropriations
Awareness and Outreach
Boundaries
Budgets
Cemeteries
Civil Rights and Social Equity
Committees and Commissions
Construction
Education
Ethnic Affairs
Farmland
Forms
Governor
Historical Matters
Holidays and Special Dates
Museums
Racial Matters
Real Property
Reports
State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
Awareness and Outreach
Boundaries
Budgets
Cemeteries
Civil Rights and Social Equity
Committees and Commissions
Construction
Education
Ethnic Affairs
Farmland
Forms
Governor
Historical Matters
Holidays and Special Dates
Museums
Racial Matters
Real Property
Reports
State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Property | 14 | 121 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| State Government | 9 | 3801 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| State Government | 9 | 3802 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| State Government | 9 | 3803 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| State Government | 9 | 3804 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0105?ys=2024RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0105f.pdf |
