Discrimination

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 45

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  HB 19

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 373

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cardin, Morhaim, and Stein

  Entitled

  Task Force to Implement Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights, and Tolerance Education - Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 78

  Status as of March 22, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Cardin

  Entitled

  Environmental Tobacco Smoke Elimination and Waiver Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 100

  Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Benson, Braveboy, Burns, Cane, Donoghue, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Jones, Kullen, Lee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Cultural Competency Workgroup

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
  

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  HB 157

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 591

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Prohibited Discrimination and Rebates - Incentives for Participation in Wellness Programs and Other Exceptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 162

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 592

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker and Delegates Jones, G. Clagett, McIntosh, and Simmons

  Entitled

  State Employees' Rights and Protections Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 199

  Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Frederick County Delegation

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Board of County Commissioners - Prohibition of Discriminatory Housing Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 288

  Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, N. King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Healthy Maryland Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 314

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 177

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Benson, Doory, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Kullen, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Maryland Human Relations Commission - Hearings and Civil Actions - Relief

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 359

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 502

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Braveboy, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Goldwater, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kach, N. King, Krebs, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuh, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 400

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Ali, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Cane, V. Clagett, Doory, Frush, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hecht, Hucker, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Rice, Taylor, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Universal Health Care Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 462

  Status as of February 15, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-assigned Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Anderson, Benson, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conaway, Costa, Frush, Glenn, Harrison, Haynes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Proctor, Ramirez, Robinson, Ross, Stukes, Tarrant, Valderrama, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities - Grant Program and Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
  

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  HB 505

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 241

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Boteler, Bromwell, N. King, Levy, Montgomery, Hammen, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, McDonough, Mizeur, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Service Animal Reform Act - "Gretchen's Law"

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 524

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 412

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bronrott, Burns, Costa, Donoghue, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pendergrass, Proctor, Stein, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, Kipke, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  Workgroup on Cultural Competency and Workforce Development for Mental Health Professionals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 754

  Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Goldwater, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, N. King, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Levi, Love, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, Weir, Lee, Valderrama, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Children and Working Families Health Care Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means
  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 766

  Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Hubbard, Kelly, Kirk, Krysiak, McKee, Minnick, Myers, and Weldon

  Entitled

  State Employees - Whistleblower Protection

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 788

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 26

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Cane, Conaway, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Kipke, Lee, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Collection of Racial and Ethnic Data - Nondiscrimination

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 832

  Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson and Glenn

  Entitled

  Healthy Families and Healthy Workplaces Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 859

  Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Burns, Haynes, Kirk, Nathan-Pulliam, Simmons, Taylor, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Program of Instruction - Civil Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 864

  Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, Anderson, Bobo, Braveboy, Burns, Conaway, Davis, Gilchrist, Glenn, Holmes, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Lawton, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Rosenberg, Stukes, Vaughn, and Weir

  Entitled

  Equal Employment Opportunity Office - Independent Unit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 878

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 530

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Anderson, Benson, Burns, Conaway, Davis, Glenn, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Kirk, Manno, Oaks, Rice, Stukes, Tarrant, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Procurement - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 879

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson, Ali, Barnes, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Glenn, Hammen, Healey, Howard, Hucker, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Smigiel, Taylor, Vallario, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Forensic Laboratories - Standards and Oversight

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 945

  Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Feldman, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Ramirez, Rice, Schuler, Simmons, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression - Antidiscrimination

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1087

  Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kirk, Krysiak, Harrison, Haynes, Jones, McHale, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Robinson, Stukes, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Automobile Insurance - Discrimination in Underwriting - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1178

  Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Local Government - Procurement - Resident Preferences

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1313

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 646

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Hammen, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Information from and Liability of Health Insurance Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1319

  Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Burns, Anderson, Cane, Carter, Conaway, Glenn, Haynes, Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Robinson, Rosenberg, Stein, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Maryland Civil Rights Commission

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HJ 4

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Joint Resolution 2

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vaughn, Barnes, Branch, Davis, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Ivey, Levi, Niemann, Oaks, Ross, Valderrama, Vallario, and Walker

  Entitled

  Slavery in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  SB 2

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Miller, Currie, Astle, Britt, Conway, DeGrange, Dyson, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Hogan, Jones, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  State Employees' Rights and Protections Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 91

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 501

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Britt, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Clean Indoor Air Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 160

  Status as of March 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney, Colburn, Greenip, Haines, Harris, Hooper, Jacobs, Kittleman, Munson, Muse, Peters, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Hate Crimes - Expanding Prohibitions and Protected Classes of People

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 192

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 529

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Britt, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, McFadden, Muse, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Procurement - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 207

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Healthy Maryland Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 269

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 25

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Middleton, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Collection of Racial and Ethnic Data - Nondiscrimination

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 351

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 147

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Astle, Currie, DeGrange, Exum, Gladden, Pinsky, Raskin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Forensic Laboratories - Standards and Oversight

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary

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  SB 474

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Frosh, Gladden, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Maryland Universal Health Care Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 516

  Status as of March 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden and Madaleno

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression - Antidiscrimination

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 678

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 176

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Britt, Della, Frosh, Gladden, Pinsky, and Conway

  Entitled

  Maryland Human Relations Commission - Hearings and Civil Actions - Relief

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 714

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Prohibited Discrimination and Rebates - Incentives for Participation in Wellness Programs and Other Exceptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 828

  Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden

  Entitled

  Healthy Families and Healthy Workplaces Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 934

  Status as of February 26, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Britt, Conway, Jones, Muse, Pugh, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Housing - Discrimination Based on Source of Income - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules
  

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  SB 950

  Status as of March 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Miller

  Entitled

  Education Funding Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 953

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton (By Request)

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Information from and Liability of Health Insurance Carriers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 1027

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 220

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Race-Based Traffic Stops - Sunset Extension and Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SJ 6

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Joint Resolution 1

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum, Britt, Conway, Frosh, Gladden, Jones, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Slavery in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SS 1

  Status as of March 8, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  Department of Juvenile Services - Allegations of Discrimination and Harassment - Legislative Investigating Committee

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules