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MD HJ2
Joint Resolution
Status
Introduced
1/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Heather Bagnall
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AI Summary
- Exonerates all individuals convicted or executed for witchcraft in the Province of Maryland prior to the American Revolution
- Restores the reputations of those who were indicted, forced to flee, banished, or acquitted of witchcraft charges
- Issues a formal state apology to descendants of individuals indicted, convicted, or executed for witchcraft under provincial government
- Acknowledges that at least 7 individuals were accused, at least 2 were convicted, and at least 1 was executed for witchcraft in colonial Maryland
- Recognizes that persecutions resulted from community panic, superstition, misogyny, and legal procedures that would not meet modern due process standards
Legislative Description
Criminal Law - Witchcraft - Exoneration
Crimes and Punishments
Last Action
Hearing 3/10 at 3:00 p.m.
3/3/2025
Committee Referrals
Rules and Executive Nominations1/8/2025
Full Bill Text
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