File Code: Human Relations
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 528
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Rosenberg, Benson, Frush, Hubbard, Kullen, Montgomery,
Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and V. Turner
- Entitled:
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Maryland Human Relations Commission - Administrative and Civil Relief - Waiver
of Sovereign Immunity
Establishing that specified respondents may elect to have specified
claims asserted in a complaint filed with the Maryland Human Relations
Commission determined in specified civil actions brought by the
Commission on the complainant's behalf; establishing that a civil
action alleging a discriminatory act may be filed under specified
circumstances; prohibiting the State from raising sovereign immunity
as a defense against an award in specified employment discrimination
cases; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 1/28
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- 1/30
- Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/4
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
- 3/5
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Special Order 3/6 (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted
- 3/6
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/11
- Third Reading Passed (132-4)
- 3/28
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 3/12
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 3/31
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- 3/29
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/30
- Third Reading Passed (43-4)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 5/22
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 588
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
- Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
- Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
- Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
- Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
- Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
- Comptroller
- Discrimination
- Human Relations Commission
- Notices
- Reports
- Sovereign Immunity
- Statutes of Limitation
- Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 49B Human Relations Commission
- (
11 ,
11A ,
11B ,
11D ,
17A ,
17B
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
- Number: 646586/01 Offered on: March 5, 2008 at:
10:12 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- March 11, 2008: Third Reading Passed (132-4)
Senate
- March 30, 2008: Third Reading Passed (43-4)