HB0552 — Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - Establishment
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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41 sponsors
1 primary, 40 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (37 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Establishing the Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children; requiring the Commission to direct and oversee the investigation by contracting with qualified professional experts, universities, research institutions, and independent practitioners; providing exemptions to general laws due to the unique historical nature of the site; requiring a final report from the Commission to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2029; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0552 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Holmes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Pena-Melnyk · Cosponsor
- J. Long · Primary
- Delegate Karen Toles · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gabriel Acevero · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jackie Addison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston · Cosponsor
- Delegate Marlon Amprey · Cosponsor
- Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett · Cosponsor
- Delegate Adrian Boafo · Cosponsor
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce · Cosponsor
- Delegate Derrick Coley · Cosponsor
- Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield · Cosponsor
- Delegate Debra Davis · Cosponsor
- Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Terri L. Hill · Cosponsor
- Delegate Julian Ivey · Cosponsor
- Delegate Ashanti Martinez · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aletheia McCaskill · Cosponsor
- Delegate Darrell Odom · Cosponsor
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur · Cosponsor
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson · Cosponsor
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kent Roberson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Denise Roberts · Cosponsor
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gary Simmons · Cosponsor
- Delegate Stephanie Smith · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kym Taylor · Cosponsor
- Delegate Melissa Wells · Cosponsor
- White Holland · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins · Cosponsor
- Delegate C. T. Wilson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods · Cosponsor
- Delegate Caylin Young · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kris Fair · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kenneth Kerr · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sheila Ruth · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jared Solomon · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jen Terrasa · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 40 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (40)
- Delegate Holmes
- Delegate Pena-Melnyk
- Delegate Karen Toles Democrat
- Delegate Gabriel Acevero Democrat
- Delegate Jackie Addison Democrat
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston Democrat
- Delegate Marlon Amprey Democrat
- Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett Democrat
- Delegate Adrian Boafo Democrat
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat
- Delegate Derrick Coley Democrat
- Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield Democrat
- Delegate Debra Davis Democrat
- Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison Democrat
- Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat
- Delegate Julian Ivey Democrat
- Delegate Ashanti Martinez Democrat
- Delegate Aletheia McCaskill Democrat
- Delegate Darrell Odom Democrat
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur Democrat
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips Democrat
- Delegate Kent Roberson Democrat
- Delegate Denise Roberts Democrat
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff Democrat
- Delegate Gary Simmons Democrat
- Delegate Stephanie Smith Democrat
- Delegate Kym Taylor Democrat
- Delegate Melissa Wells Democrat
- White Holland
- Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins Democrat
- Delegate C. T. Wilson Democrat
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods Democrat
- Delegate Caylin Young Democrat
- Delegate Kris Fair Democrat
- Delegate Kenneth Kerr Democrat
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman Democrat
- Delegate Sheila Ruth Democrat
- Delegate Jared Solomon Democrat
- Delegate Jen Terrasa Democrat
Not signed on (147)
147 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 147 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 126 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 1% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 42 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 129 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 1% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0552 do?
- Establishing the Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children; requiring the Commission to direct and oversee the investigation by contracting with qualified professional experts, universities, research institutions, and independent practitioners; providing exemptions to general laws due to the unique historical nature of the site; requiring a final report from the Commission to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2029; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0552?
- HB0552 is sponsored by Delegate Holmes, Delegate Pena-Melnyk, Long, J., Delegate Karen Toles (Democrat), Delegate Gabriel Acevero (Democrat), Delegate Jackie Addison (Democrat), Delegate Tiffany T. Alston (Democrat), Delegate Marlon Amprey (Democrat), Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett (Democrat), Delegate Adrian Boafo (Democrat), Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Derrick Coley (Democrat), Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield (Democrat), Delegate Debra Davis (Democrat), Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Julian Ivey (Democrat), Delegate Ashanti Martinez (Democrat), Delegate Aletheia McCaskill (Democrat), Delegate Darrell Odom (Democrat), Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat), Delegate Edith J. Patterson (Democrat), Delegate N. Scott Phillips (Democrat), Delegate Kent Roberson (Democrat), Delegate Denise Roberts (Democrat), Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff (Democrat), Delegate Gary Simmons (Democrat), Delegate Stephanie Smith (Democrat), Delegate Kym Taylor (Democrat), Delegate Melissa Wells (Democrat), White Holland, Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins (Democrat), Delegate C. T. Wilson (Democrat), Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat), Delegate Caylin Young (Democrat), Delegate Kris Fair (Democrat), Delegate Kenneth Kerr (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat), and Delegate Jen Terrasa (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0552?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2026. Enacted.
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