HB 47 — Commission on State and Local Government Real Property Bearing Confederate Names - Establishment
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-14
Establishing the Commission on State and Local Government Real Property Bearing Confederate Names to develop and implement a framework to identify real property owned by the State or a political subdivision that bears a Confederate name; and requiring the Commission to make recommendations regarding the real property that should be renamed and report its findings to the Governor, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City, the governing body of each county, and the General Assembly by October 1, 2033.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (7)
- Matthew J. Schindler (D, MD-2) — sponsor · 2026-01-14
- Dylan Behler (D, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Kris Fair (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Sheila Ruth (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Jared Solomon (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Teresa Woorman (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Government, Labor, and Elections
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House government, labor, and elections | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew J. Schindler (D, state_lower MD-2) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron M. Kaufman (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Dylan Behler (D, state_lower MD-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Jared Solomon (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Kris Fair (D, state_lower MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Sheila Ruth (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Teresa Woorman (D, state_lower MD-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House government, labor, and elections · md-leg