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HOUSE BILL 752
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HB 566/24 – HGO
By: Delegates Schindler, Charkoudian, Fair, Hill, Lehman, Palakovich Carr,
Stein, Terrasa, and Wims
Introduced and read first time: January 27, 2025
Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Commission on State and Local Government Real Property Bearing 2
Confederate Names 3
FOR the purpose of establishing the Commission on State and Local Government Real 4
Property Bearing Confederate Names; and generally relating to real property 5
bearing Confederate names. 6
BY adding to 7
Article – State Government 8
Section 9–4101 through 9–4108 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 41. 9
Commission on State and Local Government Real Property Bearing 10
Confederate Names” 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY O F MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
Article – State Government 16
SUBTITLE 41. COMMISSION ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REAL PROPERTY 17
BEARING CONFEDERATE NAMES. 18
9–4101. 19
(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 20
INDICATED. 21
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(B) “COMMISSION” MEANS THE COMMISSION ON STATE AND LOCAL 1
GOVERNMENT REAL PROPERTY BEARING CONFEDERATE NAMES. 2
(C) “CONFEDERATE NAME ” MEANS A NAME THAT CO MMEMORATES THE 3
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA OR ANY PERSON WHO SERVED VOLUNTARI LY 4
WITH THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. 5
(D) “POLITICAL SUBDIVISION ” MEANS: 6
(1) A COUNTY; 7
(2) A MUNICIPAL CORPORAT ION; 8
(3) AN UNINCORPORATED TO WN; 9
(4) A SCHOOL DISTRICT ; OR 10
(5) A SPECIAL DISTRICT . 11
(E) “REAL PROPERTY ” INCLUDES STREETS , BUILDINGS, PARKS, AND 12
SUBDIVISIONS. 13
9–4102. 14
(A) THERE IS A COMMISSION ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REAL 15
PROPERTY BEARING CONFEDERATE NAMES. 16
(B) THE COMMISSION IS AN INDE PENDENT UNIT IN THE EXECUTIVE 17
BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT . 18
9–4103. 19
(A) (1) THE COMMISSION CONSISTS O F 24 MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE 20
GOVERNOR WITH THE ADV ICE AND CONSENT OF T HE SENATE. 21
(2) THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOIN T ONE REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH 22
COUNTY. 23
(B) THE GOVERNOR MAY REMOVE A MEMBER FOR INCOMPETE NCE OR 24
MISCONDUCT . 25
9–4104. 26
THE COMMISSION SHALL ELEC T ANNUALLY A CHAIR A ND VICE CHAIR FROM 27
AMONG ITS MEMBERS . 28 HOUSE BILL 752 3
9–4105. 1
(A) (1) THE COMMISSION SHALL MEET AT LEAST QUARTERLY . 2
(2) IN ADDITION TO MEETIN G AT LEAST QUARTERLY , THE 3
COMMISSION SHALL MEET AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR OR THE GOVERNOR. 4
(B) A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION: 5
(1) MAY NOT RECEIVE COMP ENSATION AS A MEMBER OF THE 6
COMMISSION; BUT 7
(2) IS ENTITLED TO REIMB URSEMENT FOR EXPENSE S UNDER THE 8
STANDARD STATE TRAVEL REGULATIONS, AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET . 9
9–4106. 10
(A) (1) WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNOR, THE COMMISSION 11
SHALL APPOINT A DIRE CTOR. 12
(2) THE DIRECTOR MAY NOT BE A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION. 13
(3) THE DIRECTOR SERVES A T THE PLEASURE OF TH E COMMISSION, 14
SUBJECT TO CONCURREN CE OF THE GOVERNOR. 15
(B) (1) THE DIRECTOR IS A SPE CIAL APPOINTMENT IN THE STATE 16
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 17
(2) THE DIRECTOR SHALL BE PAID A SALARY OF $80,000 ANNUALLY. 18
(C) THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN 19
APPROPRIATION OF $80,000 FOR THE SALARY OF TH E DIRECTOR. 20
9–4107. 21
(A) THE COMMISSION SHALL : 22
(1) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMEN T A FRAMEWORK TO IDE NTIFY REAL 23
PROPERTY BEARING A CONFEDERATE NAME THAT IS OWNED BY THE STATE OR A 24
POLITICAL SUBDIVISIO N; AND 25
(2) MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE REAL P ROPERTY 26
THAT SHOULD BE RENAM ED. 27
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(B) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2032, THE COMMISSION SHALL REPO RT ITS 1
FINDINGS AND RECOMME NDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR, THE MAYOR AND CITY 2
COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY, THE GOVERNING BODY O F EACH COUNTY , AND, IN 3
ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THIS ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 4
(C) NOTHING IN THIS SECTI ON MAY BE CONSTRUED TO AUTHORIZE THE 5
COMMISSION TO RENAME REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE STATE OR A POLITICAL 6
SUBDIVISION. 7
9–4108. 8
(A) (1) THE COMMISSION MAY SEEK M ONEY FROM THE FEDERA L 9
GOVERNME NT, FOUNDATIONS , AND PRIVATE SOURCES IN ADDITION TO STATE 10
FINANCING. 11
(2) THE COMMISSION MAY ACCEPT GIFTS, GRANTS, DONATIONS, 12
BEQUESTS, OR ENDOWMENTS FOR AN Y OF ITS PURPOSES . 13
(B) MONEY RECEIVED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION AND 14
INCOME AND FEES D ERIVED FROM EDUCATIO NAL MATERIALS AND AC TIVITIES OF 15
THE COMMISSION ARE NOT SU BJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND 16
PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 17
(C) MONEY MAINTAINED UNDE R THIS SECTION IS SU BJECT TO AUDIT BY 18
THE STATE, INCLUDING THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR. 19
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 20
1, 2026. It shall remain effective for a period of 7 years and, at the end of June 30, 2033, 21
this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 22
of no further force and effect. 23