2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 793

File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Finifter, McIntosh, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Clagett, Dobson, Dypski, Mandel, Morhaim, Paige, Riley, Rosenberg, and Zirkin
Entitled:
Genetic Information - Nondiscrimination in Employment

Synopsis:

Making it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge an individual or otherwise discriminate against an individual because of the individual's genetic information or the individual's refusal to submit to a genetic test or make available the results of a genetic test; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Economic Matters
2/18
Re-assigned Commerce and Government Matters
2/23
Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Third Reading Passed (131-3)
Senate Action
3/24
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/29
Hearing 4/5 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored by:
Delegate Michael J. Finifter, District 11
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Michael V. Dobson, District 43
Delegate Cornell N. Dypski, District 46
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Maggie L. McIntosh, District 42
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate Robert A. Zirkin, District 11
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
GENETICS
PRIVACY
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 49B Human Relations Commission
( 15 , 16 )
Insurance
( 27-909 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 466088/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2000   at: 10:46 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 23, 2000: Third Reading Passed (131-3)