HB1271Introduced in the House of Delegates
Reparations - Board, Fund, and Excise Tax on Endowments - Establishment
Introduced by Malcolm Ruff, District 41
What does this bill do?
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
Hearing 3/11 at 1:35 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections)
March 11, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.
Bill history
First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections and Ways and Means
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections)
Hearing canceled (Government, Labor, and Elections)
Hearing 3/11 at 1:35 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections)
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