HOUSE BILL 875

Sponsored By:

Delegate Rosenberg, the Speaker (Administration), and Delegates Hixson, Barve, Barkley, Bronrott, Brown, Cane, Cadden, Carlson, Cryor, Doory, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Grosfeld, Hammen, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Kopp, Mandel, Menes, McIntosh, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Pitkin, Petzold, Proctor, Rawlings, Shriver, Stern, Turner, Hecht, Marriott, and Swain

Entitled:

Crimes - Gender and Sexual Orientation Crimes - Prohibitions

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a person from harassing or committing crimes against another person or institution, or damaging the property of another person or institution, because of that person's gender or sexual orientation or because of the institution's contacts or associations with a person or group of a particular gender or sexual orientation; defining the terms harass and sexual orientation; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/11

First Reading Judiciary

2/16

Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42

Administration

Delegate Charles E. Barkley, District 39

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16

Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25

Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate Paul H. Carlson, District 39

Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16

Delegate Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate C. Sue Hecht, District 3

Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23

Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18

Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10

Delegate Verna L. Jones, District 44

Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17

Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40

Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42

Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21

Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13A

Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40

Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15

Speaker of the House of Delegates

Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39

Delegate Darren M. Swain, District 24

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.

DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION

HARASSMENT

SEXUAL ORIENTATION

VANDALISM

VIOLENCE -see also- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; HARASSMENT

Bill affects the following Statute:

Article - 27 Crimes and Punishments

( 470A )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered