File Code: Human Relations
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 393  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Raskin, Kelley, and Stone
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Discrimination in Employment - Expansion of Disability Rights
 
Altering the definition of disability applicable to provisions
prohibiting discrimination in employment; prohibiting an employer from
failing or refusing to make reasonable accommodations for known
disabilities of otherwise qualified employees; providing that an
employer is not required to reasonably accommodate an employee's
disability if the accommodation would cause undue hardship on the
employer's business; and prohibiting retaliation against specified
individuals.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/6
 - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
 - 2/11
 - Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/16
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
 - 3/17
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/19
 - Third Reading Passed (44-0)
 - 4/5
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 3/20
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 3/25
 - Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/7
 - Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 4/2
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/3
 - Third Reading Passed (134-2)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/7
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 299
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
 - Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
 - Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental
 - Discrimination
 - Unions
 - Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   State Government
 - (
 20-601 ,
 20-601 ,
 20-603 ,
 20-606 
)
 
- 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):
 Senate
- Number: 458271/01     Offered on: March 17, 2009      at:
11:04 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 19, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (44-0)
 
House 
- April 3, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (134-2)