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Increasing certain civil penalties the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights is authorized to seek if it finds that a respondent has engaged in a discriminatory act regarding public accommodations and certain actions by persons licensed or regulated by a unit in the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation; providing that certain maximum penalty amounts do not apply if a certain discriminatory act is determined to be malicious; requiring any civil penalties collected under the Act be paid to the complainant, not the general fund; etc.

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Cross-filed with: HB0317

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0823 Session: 2018 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2019

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/28/2019 Legislative Date 1/28/2019 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Maryland Commission on Civil Rights - Civil Penalties Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/30/2019 Legislative Date 1/30/2019 Action Hearing 2/14 at 12:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	1/28/2019	1/28/2019	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Maryland Commission on Civil Rights - Civil Penalties
Senate	1/30/2019	1/30/2019	Hearing 2/14 at 12:00 p.m.

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