2026 Regular Session
HB1271
Reparations - Board, Fund, and Excise Tax on Endowments - Establishment
Establishing the Reparations Board to make certain examinations regarding reparations payments and make recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly to provide grants to persons impacted by historic inequality; imposing an excise tax on nonpublic institutions that have an endowment of at least $2,000,000,000; requiring the revenue from the endowment excise tax to be deposited into the Maryland Reparations Fund to provide grants to persons impacted by historic inequality; etc.
Legislative progress
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Committee referrals
February 12, 2026 · House
Government, Labor, and Elections
Instrument history
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House Hearing 3/11 at 1:35 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections)
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House Hearing canceled (Government, Labor, and Elections)
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House Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections)
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House First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections and Ways and Means