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HOUSE BILL 47
P3, L6, N1 6lr0680
(PRE–FILED)
By: Delegates Schindler, Behler, Fair, D. Jones, Kaufman, Ruth, Solomon, and
Woorman
Requested: August 11, 2025
Introduced and read first time: January 14, 2026
Assigned to: Government, Labor, and Elections
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Commission on State and Local Government Real Property Bearing 2
Confederate Names – Establishment 3
FOR the purpose of establishing the Commission on State and Local Government Real 4
Property Bearing Confederate Names; and generally relating to the Commission on 5
State and Local Government Real Property Bearing Confederate Names. 6
BY adding to 7
Article – State Government 8
Section 9 –4201 through 9 –4208 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 42. 9
Commission on State and Local Government Real Property Bearing 10
Confederate Names” 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 13
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15
Article – State Government 16
SUBTITLE 42. COMMISSION ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REAL PROPERTY 17
BEARING CONFEDERATE NAMES. 18
9–4201. 19
(A) IN THIS SUBT ITLE 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 NY NAME THAT COMMEMORAT ES OR 3
REFERENCES ANY ASPEC T OF THE STATES IN R EBELLION OPERATING A S THE 4
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA FROM 1861 THROUGH 1865 OR ANY PERSON 5
OR ENTITY THAT SERVED VOLUNTARILY WITH OR ON BEHALF OF THE 6
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA IN ANY MILITARY OR CIVILIAN CAPACITY. 7
(D) “POLITICAL SUBDIVISION” MEANS: 8
(1) A COUNTY; 9
(2) A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; 10
(3) AN UNINCORPORATED TOWN; 11
(4) A SCHOOL DISTRICT; 12
(5) A SPECIAL DISTRICT; OR 13
(6) THE MARYLAND–NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING 14
COMMISSION. 15
(E) “REAL PROPERTY ” INCLUDES STREETS , BUILDINGS, PARKS, AND 16
SUBDIVISIONS. 17
9–4202. 18
(A) THERE IS A COMMISSION ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REAL 19
PROPERTY BEARING CONFEDERATE NAMES. 20
(B) THE COMMISSION IS AN INDE PENDENT UNIT IN THE EXECUTIVE 21
BRANCH OF STATE GOVERNMENT. 22
9–4203. 23
(A) (1) THE COMMISSION CONSISTS OF 24 MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE 24
GOVERNOR WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE. 25
(2) THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT 1 REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH 26
COUNTY. 27
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(B) THE GOVERNOR MAY REMOVE A MEMBER FOR INCOMP ETENCE OR 1
MISCONDUCT. 2
9–4204. 3
THE COMMISSION SHALL ELECT ANNUALLY A CHAIR A ND VICE CHAIR FROM 4
AMONG ITS MEMBERS. 5
9–4205. 6
(A) (1) THE COMMISSION SHALL MEET AT LEAST QUARTERLY. 7
(2) IN ADDITION TO MEETIN G AT LEAST QUARTERLY , THE 8
COMMISSION SHALL MEET AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR OR THE GOVERNOR. 9
(B) A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION: 10
(1) MAY NOT RECEIVE COMP ENSATION AS A MEMBER OF THE 11
COMMISSION; BUT 12
(2) IS ENTITLED TO REIMB URSEMENT FOR EXPENSE S UNDER THE 13
STANDARD STATE TRAVEL REGULATIONS, AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET. 14
9–4206. 15
(A) THE COMMISSION SHALL HIRE AN ARCHIVIST TO ASSI ST THE 16
COMMISSION WITH ITS WORK. 17
(B) THE ARCHIVIST SHALL BE AN EMPLOYEE OF THE STATE ARCHIVES. 18
9–4207. 19
(A) THE COMMISSION SHALL: 20
(1) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMEN T A FRAMEWORK TO IDENTIF Y REAL 21
PROPERTY BEARING A CONFEDERATE NAME THAT IS OWNED BY THE STATE OR A 22
POLITICAL SUBDIVISION; AND 23
(2) MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE REAL P ROPERTY 24
THAT SHOULD BE RENAMED. 25
(B) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2033, THE COMMISSION SHALL REPORT ITS 26
FINDINGS AND RECOMME NDATIONS TO THE GOVERNOR, THE MAYOR AND CITY 27
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COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY, THE GOVERNING BODY O F EACH COUNTY , AND, IN 1
ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THIS ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 2
(C) NOTHING IN THIS SECTI ON MAY BE CON STRUED TO AUTHORIZE THE 3
COMMISSION TO RENAME REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY THE STATE OR A POLITICAL 4
SUBDIVISION. 5
9–4208. 6
(A) (1) THE COMMISSION MAY SEEK M ONEY FROM THE FEDERA L 7
GOVERNMENT, FOUNDATIONS, AND PRIVATE SOURCES IN ADDITION TO STATE 8
FINANCING. 9
(2) THE COMMISSION MAY ACCEPT GIFTS, GRANTS, DONATIONS, 10
BEQUESTS, OR ENDOWMENTS FOR ANY OF ITS PURPOSES. 11
(B) MONEY RECEIVED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION AND 12
INCOME AND FEES DERI VED FROM EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND ACTIVI TIES OF 13
THE COMMISSION ARE NOT S UBJECT TO § 7–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND 14
PROCUREMENT ARTICLE. 15
(C) MONEY MAINTAINED UNDE R THIS SECTION IS SU BJECT TO AUDIT BY 16
THE STATE, INCLUDING THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR. 17
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 18
1, 2027. It shall remain effective for a period of 7 years and, at the end of June 30, 2034, 19
this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated and 20
of no further force and effect. 21