1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 315

File Code: Human Relations Prior Year Introduction As: HB 68/98 - JUD Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 138
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hixson, Barve, Barkley, Billings, Bronrott, Brown, Cane, Carlson, Dembrow, Doory, Franchot, Frush, Goldwater, Bobo, Grosfeld, Hammen, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, A. Jones, V. Jones, Kagan, Krysiak, Kopp, Mandel, Menes, McIntosh, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Rawlings, Shriver, Stern, and Turner
Entitled:
Antidiscrimination Act

Synopsis:

Prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation with regard to public accommodations, housing, and employment; making specified remedies and procedures regarding discrimination applicable to discrimination based on sexual orientation; making specified exemptions from provisions of law that prohibit specified discrimination applicable to discrimination based on sexual orientation; defining "sexual orientation"; making technical changes; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/4
First Reading Judiciary
2/16
Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2/18
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/23 (Delegate La Vay) Adopted
3/23
Floor Amendment (Delegate Greenip) Rejected (42-86)
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (80-56)
Senate Action
3/25
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsored by:
Delegate Sheila Ellis Hixson, District 20
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Leon G. Billings, District 18
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Anthony Brown, District 25
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Paul Carlson, District 39
Delegate Dana Lee Dembrow, District 20
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 Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Verna Jones, District 44
Delegate Cheryl C. Kagan, District 17
Delegate Nancy K. Kopp, District 16
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
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 Stoker Petzold, District 19
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Howard P. Rawlings, District 40
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
HOTELS AND MOTELS
HOUSING -see also- APARTMENTS; CONDOMINIUMS; MOBILE HOMES
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
REAL ESTATE -see also- AGENTS AND BROKERS
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- LEAVE; O.T.; SALARIES.
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 49B Human Relations Commission
( 5 , 8 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 37 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 232304/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 22, 1999   at: 6:07 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 743014/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 1999   at: 11:35 a.m.     Status: Rejected
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 23, 1999: Floor Amendment (Greenip) {743014/1 Rejected (42-86)
March 24, 1999: Third Reading Passed (80-56)