2005 Regular Session

DISCRIMINATION

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 36

HB 5
Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - Requests Recede
Sponsored By
The Speaker and Delegates Hixson, Rosenberg, Barkley, Bobo, Boschert, Bozman, Burns, Cane, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Conway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Feldman, Frush, Gilleland, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Kaiser, King, Krysiak, Leopold, Levy, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Menes, Montgomery, Niemann, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Rosenberg, Ross, Stern, Vallario, Vaughn, Zirkin, Bartlett, Bronrott, Cadden, Cardin, Cryor, C. Davis, Doory, Elmore, Gaines, Goodwin, Gordon, James, Lee, Marriott, McKee, Moe, Myers, Ramirez, and F. Turner
Entitled
Voters Rights Protection Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 344
Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates V. Turner, Benson, Costa, Hubbard, and Oaks
Entitled
Safe Nurse Staffing for Quality Care Act
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 351
Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By
Delegates Donoghue, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Medical Laboratories - Whistleblower Protection and Regulation
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 407
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 547
Sponsored By
Delegates Simmons and King
Entitled
Safe Schools Reporting Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 428
Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Frush, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Conroy, Cryor, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hubbard, Kelley, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Parker, Patterson, Petzold, Proctor, Rosenberg, Stern, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled
Clean Indoor Air Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 458
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 375
Sponsored By
Delegates Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Health Insurance - Coverage for Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 558
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 558
Sponsored By
Frederick County Delegation
Entitled
Frederick County - Human Relations Department - Investigation of Discriminatory Conduct
Committee
Assignments
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 692
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 571
Sponsored By
Delegates Jones, Lee, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Busch, D. Davis, Dumais, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kelley, Kirk, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Patterson, Proctor, Quinter, Rosenberg, Ross, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
Entitled
Hate Crimes Penalties Act - Expanding Prohibitions and Protected Classes of People
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 822
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Delegate Doory (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled
Crimes - Factual Determinations That Enhance Penalties - Revision
Committee
Assignments
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 828
Status as of March 21, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Stern, Burns, Conroy, Gordon, Gutierrez, Howard, Kaiser, Lee, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Parker, Taylor, and V. Turner
Entitled
Employment Discrimination - Country Clubs - Ability of Employees to Sue
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations and Economic Matters
HB 919
Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Branch, Benson, Burns, Cadden, Carter, Conroy, Conway, Franchot, Griffith, Hammen, Haynes, Howard, Madaleno, Marriott, Niemann, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Proctor, Rosenberg, and Vaughn
Entitled
Procurement - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 964
Status as of March 28, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Frank, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Glassman, Impallaria, Jennings, Krebs, McComas, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Parrott, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, and Weldon
Entitled
Higher Education - Public Institutions of Higher Education - Academic Bill of Rights
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 1001
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Rudolph, Costa, and Donoghue
Entitled
Emergency Medical Services Board - Commercial Air Ambulance Service
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1017
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 409
Sponsored By
Delegates Kach, Boteler, Goldwater, Rudolph, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled
Joint Legislative Task Force on Small Group Market Health Insurance
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 1068
Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Appropriations
Sponsored By
Delegates Barkley, Anderson, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bozman, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Costa, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hurson, Jones, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Weir, and Zirkin
Entitled
State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Revisions
Committee
Assignments
House: Appropriations
HB 1089
Status as of April 8, 2005: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Sponsored By
Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
Entitled
Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Exclusions for Preexisting Conditions
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1248
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 424
Sponsored By
Delegate Jennings
Entitled
Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance and Homeowner's Insurance - Underwriting Standards and Requirements - Active Duty Military Personnel Returning from Overseas
Committee
Assignments
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
HB 1516
Status as of March 22, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Burns, Kirk, Krysiak, Marriott, Menes, Minnick, and Weir
Entitled
Credit Insurance - Refusal to Issue Policies Based on Age - Prohibited
Committee
Assignments
House: Health and Government Operations and Economic Matters
HJ 4
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means
Sponsored By
Delegate Marriott
Entitled
Voting Rights Amendment
Committee
Assignments
House: Ways and Means
HJ 8
Status as of February 10, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Delegates Healey, Conroy, Frush, Gaines, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Kelley, Menes, Moe, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, and Vaughn
Entitled
Individuals with Disabilities - Equal Employment Opportunities
Committee
Assignments
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
SB 64
Status as of March 16, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By
Senators Stone, Della, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Jimeno, Pinsky, Ruben, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Procurement - Debarment - Violations of Law
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 191
Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 289
Sponsored By
Senator Kelley
Entitled
Medicare Supplement Plan A Policies - Individuals With a Disability - Rates
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 205
Status as of April 6, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Sponsored By
The President (By Request - Administration)
Entitled
Public Education Bridge to Excellence - Funding - Video Lottery Terminals
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
SB 250
Status as of April 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Senate Conference Committee Appointed
Sponsored By
Senator Hollinger (Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee) and Senators Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Greenip, Grosfeld, Pinsky, Harris, and Kittleman
Entitled
Public Health - Medical Laboratories - Inspection, Information Sharing, and Whistleblower Protection
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations
SB 287
Status as of May 20, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy
Sponsored By
Senators Gladden, Britt, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Middleton, and Ruben
Entitled
Voters Rights Protection Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Ways and Means
SB 332
Status as of March 7, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Ruben, Britt, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Clean Indoor Air Act of 2005
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 429
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 482
Sponsored By
Senators Giannetti and Stone (Committee to Revise Article 27 - Crimes and Punishments)
Entitled
Crimes - Factual Determinations That Enhance Penalties - Revision
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Judiciary
SB 440
Status as of May 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 483
Sponsored By
Senators Teitelbaum, Della, Dyson, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Kelley, Pipkin, Britt, Brochin, and Colburn
Entitled
Task Force to Implement Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance Education
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 494
Status as of April 6, 2005: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters
Sponsored By
Senator Hafer
Entitled
Whistleblower Protection for Employees of State Grant Recipients
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 542
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley, Astle, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hollinger, Hughes, Jones, Klausmeier, Kramer, Middleton, Ruben, Della, Hafer, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Health Insurance - Coverage for Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
SB 578
Status as of April 3, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Sponsored By
Senators Giannetti, Forehand, Garagiola, Grosfeld, Kelley, Lawlah, and Pinsky
Entitled
Hate Crimes Penalties Act - Expanding Prohibitions and Protected Classes of People
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
SB 678
Status as of April 11, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations
Sponsored By
Senator Della
Entitled
Labor and Employment - Retaliatory Action for Testifying on Pending Legislation - Prohibition
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Appropriations
SB 713
Status as of February 16, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Kelley, Exum, Gladden, and Teitelbaum
Entitled
Health Insurance - Coverage of Outpatient Treatment for Behavioral Disorders
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 727
Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By
Senator Pinsky
Entitled
Maryland Universal Health Care Plan
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 815
Status as of February 23, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance
Sponsored By
Senators Gladden, Britt, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, and Stone
Entitled
State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Revisions
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
SB 961
Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative
Sponsored By
Senator Astle
Entitled
Joint Legislative Task Force on Small Group Market Health Insurance
Committee
Assignments
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations