2010 Regular Session
Discrimination
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 46
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)
- Entitled
- Insurance - Underwriting and Rating - Consumer Rates and Rating
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Reznik, Ali, Barkley, Gutierrez, Hucker, Kaiser, Kullen, Manno, Rice, Robinson, Shewell, Taylor, Valderrama, and Weir
- Entitled
- Labor and Employment - Credit Reports and Credit Histories of Applicants and Employees - Limitations on Use by Employers
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Holmes, Aumann, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Cane, Carr, Davis, Doory, Elmore, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kullen, McConkey, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ross, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weir
- Entitled
- Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Acceptance of Premiums on Installment Basis
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Manno and Rosenberg
- Entitled
- Workplace Religious Freedom Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Dumais, Eckardt, and Kullen
- Entitled
- Juvenile Services - Programming and Services for Females
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kaiser, McIntosh, Mizeur, Pendergrass, Benson, Costa, Kullen, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Education - Discrimination Prohibited - Protected Classes
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 463
Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kaiser, Hucker, Frush, Glenn, Manno, McIntosh, Montgomery, Ramirez, Riley, Robinson, F. Turner, Vallario, and Weir
- Entitled
- Human Relations - Employment Discrimination Based on Family Responsibilities - Prohibitions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 478
Status as of March 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Mizeur, Benson, Carr, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Elliott, Frush, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Kipke, Lafferty, Manno, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Ross, Stukes, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Cost-Sharing Obligations
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 504
Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Mizeur, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Reznik
- Entitled
- Employment Discrimination - Unlawful Employment Practices - Motivating Factor
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Anderson, Beidle, Beitzel, Benson, Bobo, Cardin, Carr, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, King, Kramer, Lafferty, Levy, Love, McIntosh, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Walker
- Entitled
- Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary and Appropriations
HB 767
Status as of March 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Montgomery, Manno, Hucker, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, Lee, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Maryland Health Security Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Robinson, Glenn, and Nathan-Pulliam
- Entitled
- Employment - Applications for Employment - Prohibitions
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1022
Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Carr, Waldstreicher, Gutierrez, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Cardin, Carter, Conaway, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Simmons, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Vallario
- Entitled
- Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Antidiscrimination
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1027
Status as of April 6, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Mizeur
- Entitled
- Gender Equity Health Coverage Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Braveboy, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Burns, Carr, Davis, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Malone, Manno, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Schuler, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker
- Entitled
- Prevailing Wage Rates - Public Works Contracts - Suits by Employees
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Frick
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - Cable Operators - Purchase of Cable Converter Box
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Ramirez, Ali, Barnes, Kaiser, Levy, Robinson, and Valderrama
- Entitled
- Crimes - Hate Crimes - Use of a Noose or Swastika to Threaten or Intimidate
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Hucker
- Entitled
- Civil Rights Tax Relief Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Mizeur, Barkley, Barnes, Bronrott, Carr, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hammen, Hecht, Hixson, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Montgomery, Murphy, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Rosenberg, Ross, Taylor, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher
- Entitled
- Maryland Family and Medical Leave Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Glenn, Hucker, Manno, Niemann, Schuler, Taylor, and Valderrama
- Entitled
- Public Investment Protection Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Jennings, Barkley, Braveboy, Burns, Davis, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Hecht, Impallaria, Jameson, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Rudolph, Stifler, Taylor, Vaughn, and Walkup
- Entitled
- Civil Air Patrol Leave Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Glenn, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Bobo, Dumais, Hecht, Hucker, Levi, McIntosh, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Shewell, and Stein
- Entitled
- Rental Housing - Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1388
Status as of March 9, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Glenn
- Entitled
- Maryland Medical Marijuana Act
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
HB 1459
Status as of March 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Glenn, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Stukes, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Analysis and Reduction of Racial and Ethnic Health Care Disparities
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Kelly, Barnes, Beitzel, Conaway, Donoghue, Dumais, Feldman, Frank, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hixson, Kaiser, Kramer, Lee, McComas, Montgomery, Myers, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Serafini, Simmons, and Valderrama
- Entitled
- Rachel's Law - Closed Captioning in Movie Theaters
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rice, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Jenkins, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- State Government - Human Relations - Closed-Captioning Activation Required
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HJ 1
Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Sophocleus
- Entitled
- Turkish Treatment of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Ecumenical Patriarch of the Orthodox Christian Church
- Committee
Assignments -
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) and Senators Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Conformity with Federal Law - Mental Health Benefits, Medical and Surgical Benefits for Mastectomies, and the Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment) and Senators Harrington and Lenett
- Entitled
- Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities - Membership
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Office of the)
- Entitled
- State Government - Human Relations - Closed-Captioning Activation Required
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Lenett and Pugh
- Entitled
- Labor and Employment - Job and Financial Privacy Protection Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Lenett
- Entitled
- Maryland False Claims Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Gladden
- Entitled
- Housing - Discrimination Based on Source of Income - Prohibitions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Lenett, Currie, Della, Gladden, Harrington, Kelley, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance
House: Judiciary and Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Lenett, Pugh, Conway, Currie, Exum, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, McFadden, Miller, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, and Stone
- Entitled
- Labor and Employment - Credit Reports and Credit Histories of Applicants and Employees - Limitations on Use by Employers
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Miller, Muse, Peters, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone
- Entitled
- Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Acceptance of Premiums on Installment Basis
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone
- Entitled
- Prevailing Wage Rates - Public Works Contracts - Suits by Employees
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 511
Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Frosh and Forehand
- Entitled
- Vehicle Manufacturers - Advertising - Prohibiting Threats to Dealers
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsored By
- Senator Gladden
- Entitled
- Rental Housing - Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Madaleno, Conway, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, King, Lenett, McFadden, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Rosapepe
- Entitled
- Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Antidiscrimination
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senators Klausmeier, Della, Exum, Forehand, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pugh, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Cost-Sharing Obligations
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pinsky, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Pugh, and Raskin
- Entitled
- Maryland Health System Act of 2010
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Raskin
- Entitled
- Civil Rights Tax Relief Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Peters, Lenett, Raskin, and Robey
- Entitled
- Public Investment Protection Act
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Forehand and Raskin
- Entitled
- Consumer Protection - Cable Operators - Purchase of Cable Converter Box
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senator Jones
- Entitled
- State Personnel - Equal Employment Opportunity Program - Revisions
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
