2026 Regular Session

HJ8

Apology and Acknowledgement of the State's Responsibility in Racial Terror Lynchings

Issuing an apology and acknowledging the State's complicity and negligence in allowing the perpetration of acts of racial terror lynching; and committing to taking reparative actions as recommended by the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Current disposition: Pending: House Rules and Executive Nominations
Last status date: March 11, 2026
Last status update: Hearing 3/16 at 12:00 p.m.
Pending committee: Rules and Executive Nominations
Author: Jennifer White Holland
Co-sponsors: Jackie Addison Tiffany Alston Marlon Amprey Adrian Boafo Regina Boyce Derrick Coley Debra Davis Diana Fennell Andrea Harrison Terri Hill Aaron Kaufman Jeffrie Long Ashanti Martinez Aletheia McCaskill Bernice Mireku-North Cheryl Pasteur Scott Phillips Kent Roberson Denise Roberts Malcolm Ruff Gary Simmons Stephanie Smith Kym Taylor Jen Terrasa Karen Toles Veronica Turner Melissa Wells Jheanelle Wilkins Jamila Woods

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 6, 2026

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February 6, 2026 · House

Rules and Executive Nominations

Instrument history

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March 11, 2026
House Hearing 3/16 at 12:00 p.m.
February 6, 2026
House First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

Source provenance

LegiScan bill ID: 2110157
LegiScan session ID: 2240
Source file: var/states/maryland/source/legiscan/2240-842f860f45b5/bill/HJ8.json
Package observed: 2026-07-17T02:49:46+00:00