Discrimination

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 51

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  HB 87

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 29

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Reznik, Barkley, Bobo, Boteler, Braveboy, Bromwell, Carr, Cullison, Feldman, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Hucker, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Lee, Love, Luedtke, A. Miller, Murphy, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Valderrama, Vaughn, Weir, Zucker, Carter, and Glenn

  Entitled

  Job Applicant Fairness Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 130

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 173

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Braveboy, Burns, Cane, Carr, Carter, Gaines, Howard, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, Ross, V. Turner, Valderrama, Washington, Wilson, and Glenn

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Race-Based Traffic Stops

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 202

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 322

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kaiser, Bobo, Cane, Carr, Clippinger, Frick, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hixson, Ivey, Luedtke, McIntosh, A. Miller, Reznik, B. Robinson, Rosenberg, F. Turner, Waldstreicher, Washington, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Education - Discrimination Prohibited - Protected Classes

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 235

  Status as of April 6, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, A. Kelly, Alston, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Carr, Clippinger, Cullison, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Healey, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Luedtke, McIntosh, A. Miller, Mitchell, Mizeur, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Summers, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Waldstreicher, Washington, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Antidiscrimination

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 285

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Anderson, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Braveboy, Cane, Carr, Carter, Cullison, Elliott, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kach, A. Kelly, Lee, Luedtke, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Proctor, Ross, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Discrimination by a Place of Public Accommodation - Enforcement and Remedies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 372

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Frederick County Delegation

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Board of Education - Alien Students

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 456

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 252

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Busch, Branch, Hammen, Barve, McIntosh, Barkley, Barnes, Beidle, Bobo, Bohanan, Boteler, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carr, Carter, Clagett, Conaway, Cullison, Davis, Feldman, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Lee, Love, Luedtke, A. Miller, Mitchell, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Sophocleus, Stein, Stukes, Summers, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Valentino-Smith, Vaughn, Walker, Washington, Pendergrass, and Donoghue

  Entitled

  Procurement - Minority Business Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 511

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 291

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Alston, Anderson, Arora, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Bates, Clippinger, Eckardt, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Haddaway-Riccio, Healey, Hough, Hubbard, Jameson, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Lee, Luedtke, Malone, McComas, McIntosh, A. Miller, Mitchell, Mizeur, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, O'Donnell, Parrott, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, S. Robinson, Simmons, Smigiel, Stocksdale, Valentino-Smith, Waldstreicher, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Juvenile Services - Services and Programs for Females

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 522

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 128

  Sponsored By

  St. Mary's County Delegation

  Entitled

  St. Mary's County - Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 580

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Cullison, Elliott, Frank, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  State Government - Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing, Employment, and Places of Public Accommodation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 647

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 446

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Braveboy

  Entitled

  Homeowner's Insurance - Victims of Crimes of Violence - Discrimination Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 670

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 265

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Beidle, Bobo, Glenn, and Niemann

  Entitled

  Real Property - Retaliatory Actions - Landlords and Mobile Home Park Owners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 743

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates W. Miller, Bates, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Impallaria, O'Donnell, Schuh, Schulz, and Stifler

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Labor Organizations - Right to Work

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 744

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough, Boteler, Frank, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, and Minnick

  Entitled

  Citizens Rights Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 747

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDonough, Dwyer, Impallaria, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, and McComas

  Entitled

  State Government - Equal Access to Public Services - Individuals with Limited English Proficiency - Report

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 821

  Status as of March 15, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Summers, Howard, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Hospitals - Medical Harm Disclosure Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 847

  Status as of February 28, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mitchell, Braveboy, Cane, Carr, Gaines, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Tarrant, Walker, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Environment - Permitting Process - Environmental Justice Review

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 902

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lafferty, Arora, Braveboy, Carr, Cullison, Dumais, Glenn, Healey, Hucker, A. Kelly, Luedtke, Mitchell, Mizeur, Reznik, S. Robinson, Waldstreicher, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Housing Discrimination - Source of Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 907

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Healey, Burns, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Employment Discrimination - Criminal Convictions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 928

  Status as of April 1, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McMillan

  Entitled

  Housing - Discrimination Based on Source of Income - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 934

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Alston, and Anderson

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Credit Reports and Credit Histories of Applicants and Employees - Limitations on Use by Employers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1002

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Carter, Donoghue, Feldman, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Reznik

  Entitled

  The Religious Observance Accommodation Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1031

  Status as of March 8, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Healey, Frush, and Holmes

  Entitled

  Local Government Employee Political Activity Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1035

  Status as of March 2, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Carr, Clagett, Conaway, Frush, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, Lee, Luedtke, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Washington

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Security Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1045

  Status as of February 16, 2011: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hucker

  Entitled

  Civil Rights Tax Relief Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1100

  Status as of March 22, 2011: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates B. Robinson, Bates, Bobo, Carter, Cullison, Eckardt, Feldman, Frank, Gutierrez, Howard, Hubbard, A. Kelly, Kipke, McIntosh, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, and Washington

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - State Board of Naturopathic Medicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1130

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 495

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Barkley, Feldman, and McHale

  Entitled

  Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Prohibited Acts of Employers - Adverse Action

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1236

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gutierrez, Valderrama, Carr, Carter, Cullison, Hucker, and A. Kelly

  Entitled

  Law Enforcement Officers - Racial Profiling - Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1256

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Frush

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Manufacturer, Distributor, or Factory Branch - Dealer Benefits and Web Sites

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1338

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 569

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kipke, Bromwell, Costa, Cullison, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, A. Kelly, Krebs, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ready, Reznik, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  SB 14

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 172

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Race-Based Traffic Stops

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 43

  Status as of February 7, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Colburn, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, McFadden, Raskin, Robey, and Stone

  Entitled

  Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Acceptance of Premiums on Installment Basis

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 120

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 253

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Benson, Ferguson, Forehand, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Pugh, and Ramirez

  Entitled

  Procurement - Minority Business Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 132

  Status as of April 12, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 28

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Currie, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Peters, Raskin, and Muse

  Entitled

  Job Applicant Fairness Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 317

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 445

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Brinkley, Astle, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Mathias, Middleton, Muse, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Homeowner's Insurance - Victims of Crimes of Violence - Discrimination Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 329

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Brinkley

  Entitled

  Frederick County - Board of Education - Alien Students

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 388

  Status as of March 25, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Benson, Forehand, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Security Act of 2011

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 551

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 494

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kelley, Benson, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Prohibited Acts of Employers - Adverse Action

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 560

  Status as of March 24, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Benson, Ferguson, Forehand, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Middleton, Montgomery, Raskin, and Young

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - State Board of Naturopathic Medicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 596

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Benson, and Stone

  Entitled

  State Government - Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing, Employment, and Places of Public Accommodation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 597

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin and Forehand

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Manufacturer, Distributor, or Factory Branch - Dealer Benefits and Web Sites

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 600

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Kelley, Madaleno, and Stone

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Abusive Work Environments - Employee Remedies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 620

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 264

  Sponsored By

  Senators Manno, Forehand, Montgomery, Pinsky, and Ramirez

  Entitled

  Real Property - Retaliatory Actions - Landlords and Mobile Home Park Owners

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 642

  Status as of April 2, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Discrimination by a Place of Public Accommodation - Study of Enforcement and Remedies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 643

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden and Raskin

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Housing Discrimination - Source of Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 660

  Status as of April 8, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Kittleman

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Right to Work

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 676

  Status as of March 21, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  County Boards of Education - Alien Students

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 750

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Manno

  Entitled

  Religious Observance Accommodations Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 752

  Status as of February 9, 2011: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Benson, Frosh, Madaleno, Montgomery, and Ramirez

  Entitled

  Environment - Permitting Process - Environmental Justice Review

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 787

  Status as of May 10, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 290

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Forehand, Kelley, Klausmeier, Madaleno, and Manno

  Entitled

  Juvenile Services - Services and Programs for Females

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 974

  Status as of May 19, 2011: Became Law - Chapter 568

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Claims

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations