CHAPTER NUMBER: 348
File Code: Human Relations
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Collins (Baltimore County Administration)
- Entitled:
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Baltimore County - Discrimination Laws - Civil Actions
Authorizing a person subject to a discriminatory act prohibited by the
Baltimore County Code to bring and maintain a civil action against
specified persons for damages or injunctive relief or both;
establishing conditions for commencing specified civil actions and for
the award of civil relief to prevailing parties injured by specified
discriminatory acts; prohibiting the award of punitive damages to a
prevailing party; and authorizing an award of reasonable attorneys'
fees to specified persons.
Senate Action
- 1/27
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 1/29
- Hearing 2/6 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/25
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 2/26
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/28
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- 4/1
- Returned Passed
- 5/8
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 348
House Action
- 3/3
- First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
- 3/5
- Hearing 3/26 at 1:15 p.m.
- 3/31
- Favorable Report by Commerce and Government Matters
- 3/27
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/28
- Third Reading Passed (96-24)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
- Baltimore County Administration
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ATTORNEYS -see also- LEGAL AID; STATE'S ATTORNEYS
- BALTIMORE COUNTY
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- DAMAGES
- DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- MANDATES
- WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- LEAVE; OVERTIME
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 49B Human Relations Commission
- (
40 ,
41 ,
42 ,
43
)
- Bill Text:
- First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 788748/1 (PDF) Offered on: FEBRUARY 26, 1997 at: 10:49
Status: Adopted