File Code: Human Relations
- Sponsored By:
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Senators Kelley, Blount, Conway, Currie, Hollinger, Hughes,
Lawlah, McFadden, Mitchell, Ruben, and Sfikas
- Entitled:
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Maryland Human Relations Commission - Hearings - Relief
Altering various provisions of the Maryland Human Relations Commission
law; providing a process for electing to file a civil action rather
than have a case heard by the Office of Administrative Hearings;
providing a process for the filing of a civil action by the
Commission; expanding the relief available for acts of discrimination
to include the award of compensatory damages to a complainant, subject
to specified limitations; authorizing the award of punitive damages to
a complainant; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/15
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/7
- Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/19
- Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
House Action
- No Action
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
- Senator Clarence W. Blount, District 41
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
- Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
- Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
- Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
- Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
- Senator Clarence M. Mitchell, IV, District 44
- Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
- Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS, OFFICE OF
- ATTORNEYS
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- DAMAGES
- DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- JUDGES
- NOTICES
- WITNESSES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 49B Human Relations Commission
- (
11 ,
11A ,
11B ,
11C
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered