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House floor rejects amendments seeking to broaden reparations commission’s scope
Summary
Delegates considered the creation of a Maryland Reparations Commission. Two floor amendments — one to include Union soldiers or descendants and another to direct combined state/local per‑pupil funding to students in one‑star schools — were both rejected; the bill remained on the calendar for further consideration.
Annapolis, March 14 — The Maryland House considered a bill to establish a Maryland Reparations Commission and heard extended debate on the commission’s scope and purpose during floor session March 14.
The committee reported the measure favorably, and members debated two substantive amendments on the House floor. The first amendment would have expanded the commission’s covered populations to include "union soldiers who or others who fought to end slavery, or individuals whose ancestors served in the union army or fought to end slavery." The amendment sponsor framed it as a way to acknowledge and thank those who…
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