Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB752 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0752
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 752
8	8	L6, N1, P3 5lr2801
9	9	HB 566/24 – HGO
10	10	By: Delegates Schindler, Charkoudian, Fair, Hill, Lehman, Palakovich Carr,
11	11	Stein, Terrasa, and Wims
12	12	Introduced and read first time: January 27, 2025
13	13	Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
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15	15	A BILL ENTITLED
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17	17	AN ACT concerning 1
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19	19	Commission on State and Local Government Real Property Bearing 2
20	20	Confederate Names 3
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22	22	FOR the purpose of establishing the Commission on State and Local Government Real 4
23	23	Property Bearing Confederate Names; and generally relating to real property 5
24	24	bearing Confederate names. 6
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26	26	BY adding to 7
27	27	Article – State Government 8
28	28	Section 9–4101 through 9–4108 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 41. 9
29	29	Commission on State and Local Government Real Property Bearing 10
30	30	Confederate Names” 11
31	31	Annotated Code of Maryland 12
32	32	(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
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34	34	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY O F MARYLAND, 14
35	35	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
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37	37	Article – State Government 16
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39	39	SUBTITLE 41. COMMISSION ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REAL PROPERTY 17
40	40	BEARING CONFEDERATE NAMES. 18
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42	42	9–4101. 19
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44	44	(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 20
45	45	INDICATED. 21
46	46	2 HOUSE BILL 752
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49	49	(B) “COMMISSION” MEANS THE COMMISSION ON STATE AND LOCAL 1
50	50	GOVERNMENT REAL PROPERTY BEARING CONFEDERATE NAMES. 2
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52	52	(C) “CONFEDERATE NAME ” MEANS A NAME THAT CO MMEMORATES THE 3
53	53	CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA OR ANY PERSON WHO SERVED VOLUNTARI LY 4
54	54	WITH THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. 5
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56	56	(D) “POLITICAL SUBDIVISION ” MEANS: 6
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58	58	(1) A COUNTY; 7
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60	60	(2) A MUNICIPAL CORPORAT ION; 8
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62	62	(3) AN UNINCORPORATED TO WN; 9
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64	64	(4) A SCHOOL DISTRICT ; OR 10
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66	66	(5) A SPECIAL DISTRICT . 11
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68	68	(E) “REAL PROPERTY ” INCLUDES STREETS , BUILDINGS, PARKS, AND 12
69	69	SUBDIVISIONS. 13
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71	71	9–4102. 14
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73	73	(A) THERE IS A COMMISSION ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REAL 15
74	74	PROPERTY BEARING CONFEDERATE NAMES. 16
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76	76	(B) THE COMMISSION IS AN INDE PENDENT UNIT IN THE EXECUTIVE 17
77	77	BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT . 18
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79	79	9–4103. 19
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81	81	(A) (1) THE COMMISSION CONSISTS O F 24 MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE 20
82	82	GOVERNOR WITH THE ADV ICE AND CONSENT OF T HE SENATE. 21
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84	84	(2) THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOIN T ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH 22
85	85	COUNTY. 23
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87	87	(B) THE GOVERNOR MAY REMOVE A MEMBER FOR INCOMPETE NCE OR 24
88	88	MISCONDUCT . 25
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90	90	9–4104. 26
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92	92	THE COMMISSION SHALL ELEC T ANNUALLY A CHAIR A ND VICE CHAIR FROM 27
93	93	AMONG ITS MEMBERS . 28 HOUSE BILL 752 3
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97	97	9–4105. 1
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99	99	(A) (1) THE COMMISSION SHALL MEET AT LEAST QUARTERLY . 2
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101	101	(2) IN ADDITION TO MEETIN G AT LEAST QUARTERLY , THE 3
102	102	COMMISSION SHALL MEET AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR OR THE GOVERNOR. 4
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104	104	(B) A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION: 5
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106	106	(1) MAY NOT RECEIVE COMP ENSATION AS A MEMBER OF THE 6
107	107	COMMISSION; BUT 7
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109	109	(2) IS ENTITLED TO REIMB URSEMENT FOR EXPENSE S UNDER THE 8
110	110	STANDARD STATE TRAVEL REGULATIONS, AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET . 9
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112	112	9–4106. 10
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114	114	(A) (1) WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR, THE COMMISSION 11
115	115	SHALL APPOINT A DIRE CTOR. 12
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117	117	(2) THE DIRECTOR MAY NOT BE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION. 13
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119	119	(3) THE DIRECTOR SERVES A T THE PLEASURE OF TH E COMMISSION, 14
120	120	SUBJECT TO CONCURREN CE OF THE GOVERNOR. 15
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122	122	(B) (1) THE DIRECTOR IS A SPE CIAL APPOINTMENT IN THE STATE 16
123	123	PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 17
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125	125	(2) THE DIRECTOR SHALL BE PAID A SALARY OF $80,000 ANNUALLY. 18
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127	127	(C) THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN 19
128	128	APPROPRIATION OF $80,000 FOR THE SALARY OF TH E DIRECTOR. 20
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130	130	9–4107. 21
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132	132	(A) THE COMMISSION SHALL : 22
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134	134	(1) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMEN T A FRAMEWORK TO IDE NTIFY REAL 23
135	135	PROPERTY BEARING A CONFEDERATE NAME THAT IS OWNED BY THE STATE OR A 24
136	136	POLITICAL SUBDIVISIO N; AND 25
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138	138	(2) MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE REAL P ROPERTY 26
139	139	THAT SHOULD BE RENAM ED. 27
140	140	4 HOUSE BILL 752
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143	143	(B) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2032, THE COMMISSION SHALL REPO RT ITS 1
144	144	FINDINGS AND RECOMME NDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR, THE MAYOR AND CITY 2
145	145	COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY, THE GOVERNING BODY O F EACH COUNTY , AND, IN 3
146	146	ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THIS ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 4
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148	148	(C) NOTHING IN THIS SECTI ON MAY BE CONSTRUED TO AUTHORIZE THE 5
149	149	COMMISSION TO RENAME REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE STATE OR A POLITICAL 6
150	150	SUBDIVISION. 7
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152	152	9–4108. 8
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154	154	(A) (1) THE COMMISSION MAY SEEK M ONEY FROM THE FEDERA L 9
155	155	GOVERNME NT, FOUNDATIONS , AND PRIVATE SOURCES IN ADDITION TO STATE 10
156	156	FINANCING. 11
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158	158	(2) THE COMMISSION MAY ACCEPT GIFTS, GRANTS, DONATIONS, 12
159	159	BEQUESTS, OR ENDOWMENTS FOR AN Y OF ITS PURPOSES . 13
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161	161	(B) MONEY RECEIVED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION AND 14
162	162	INCOME AND FEES D ERIVED FROM EDUCATIO NAL MATERIALS AND AC TIVITIES OF 15
163	163	THE COMMISSION ARE NOT SU BJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND 16
164	164	PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 17
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166	166	(C) MONEY MAINTAINED UNDE R THIS SECTION IS SU BJECT TO AUDIT BY 18
167	167	THE STATE, INCLUDING THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR. 19
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169	169	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 20
170	170	1, 2026. It shall remain effective for a period of 7 years and, at the end of June 30, 2033, 21
171	171	this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 22
172	172	of no further force and effect. 23
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