Legislation
- Title
- Discrimination - Definition of Race - Hair Texture and Hairstyles
- Sponsored by
- Delegates Smith, Wilkins, Acevero, Anderson, Attar, Atterbeary, Bagnall, D. Barnes, Barron, Bartlett, Barve, Boyce, C. Branch, Bridges, Brooks, Charkoudian, Charles, Conaway, Crutchfield, D.M. Davis, Feldmark, W. Fisher, Harrison, Healey, Henson, Hettleman, Ivey, C. Jackson, Kelly, Kerr, J. Lewis, R. Lewis, Lierman, Lopez, Love, Luedtke, Moon, Mosby, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Queen, Sample-Hughes, Shetty, Solomon, Stewart, Turner, Washington, Wells, and Williams
- Status
- Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 473
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note
Synopsis
Defining "race", for the purposes of certain laws prohibiting discrimination, to include certain traits associated with race, including hair texture and certain hairstyles; and defining "protective hairstyle" as a hairstyle including braids, twists, and locks.
Committees
- Original:
- Health and Government Operations
- Opposite:
- Judicial Proceedings
Committee Testimony
Details
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20-101 )
Last Updated: 9/22/2020 2:35 PM