Lawmakers in the Maryland legislature are one step closer to sending a bill creating a commission studying reparations to Gov. Wes Moore‘s (D-MD) desk after a preliminary vote Tuesday.
SB0587 would create the Maryland Reparations Commission, tasked with studying forms of reparations for people whose ancestors were slaves or “impacted by certain inequitable government policies.”
Moore has not said if he would support the bill if it were brought before him for approval, dodging questions on the matter from Baltimore television station WBFF.
Maryland’s Department of Legislative Services found the legislation would cost $54,500 for fiscal 2026, as the state faces a budget deficit of more than $3 billion that is expected to rise to nearly $7 billion in 2028. The state Senate passed a
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