State legislators overturned several gubernatorial vetoes in a special session of the General Assembly last month, including a bill that would create a committee to study reparations for descendants of slaves.
During their one-day session held Dec. 16 at the State House in Annapolis, the legislature overrode Gov. Wes Moore’s nine vetoes of bills. State records show Moore vetoed 29 total bills stemming from the 2025 legislative session on May 16.
Drawing the most attention among overturned vetoes was a bill crafted to create a committee to study whether and how Maryland should provide reparations for the descendants of slaves.
The law, Senate Bill 587, would create a formal Reparations Commission to study the issue historically and explore possible remedies ahead of a formal recommendation to lawmakers in 2027. The law would not involve payments or reparations.
Moore ultimately vetoed this legislation, telling legislators in writing that while he appreciates the work that went into the bill, “I strongly believe now is not the time for another study,” he wrote. “Now is the time for continued action that delivers results for the people we serve.”
The governor went on to say how, in the last 25 years, state officials already had created several commissions and study groups to examine the legacy of slavery in Maryland, and “now is the time to focus on the work itself.”
So……where do I line up for my reparations for my tax money that was stolen by the Somalis?
free housing free food free health care free college free phones free everything!I think they have been given more then any of them deserves! especially considering none of them were ever slaves!
how about reparations for all my relatives who died fighting to end slavery? where’s that money?
Reparations? It’s called work. They need to get off their lazy butts and get a job.