Discrimination

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 45

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  HB 29

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 632

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Manno, Riley, Pena-Melnyk, Montgomery, Kipke, Morhaim, Reznik, V. Turner, Kullen, and Pendergrass

  Entitled

  Long-Term Care Insurance - Prohibited Acts - Genetic Tests, Genetic Information, or Genetic Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 40

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 644

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Doory, Braveboy, Feldman, Harrison, Hecht, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Minnick, Taylor, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Flexible Leave Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 41

  Status as of March 21, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ramirez, Ali, Taylor, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Crimes - Hate Crimes - Use of a Noose or Swastika to Threaten or Intimidate

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 70

  Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Glenn

  Entitled

  Construction Industry Employee Misclassification Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 80

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ali and Taylor

  Entitled

  No Nooses Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 199

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 489

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rice, Stein, Kaiser, Riley, Cardin, Elmore, Gilchrist, Ivey, Stukes, Tarrant, Vaughn, Walker, Hixson, Doory, Bartlett, Barve, Frick, George, Howard, Jennings, Krebs, Murphy, Olszewski, Ross, Serafini, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Public Schools - Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation - Policy and Disciplinary Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 290

  Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, Anderson, Bromwell, Burns, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hucker, Mizeur, Oaks, Reznik, Ross, Schuler, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Procurement - Purchase of Apparel by State Agencies - Labor Standards

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 292

  Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Smigiel, Aumann, Kelly, Kramer, Krebs, McComas, Shewell, and Sossi

  Entitled

  Maryland False Claims Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 319

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Local Government - Procurement - Resident Preferences

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 399

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 588

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Benson, Frush, Hubbard, Kullen, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Maryland Human Relations Commission - Administrative and Civil Relief - Waiver of Sovereign Immunity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 439

  Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Doory, Benson, Kullen, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 528

  Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McComas, Ali, Aumann, Conaway, DeBoy, Eckardt, Elliott, George, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Heller, Howard, Krebs, Levy, Manno, Montgomery, Murphy, Norman, Ramirez, Riley, Robinson, Shank, Sophocleus, Stocksdale, and Wood

  Entitled

  Hate Crimes - Prohibitions and Protected Classes - Homeless Persons and Groups

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 553

  Status as of March 31, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Robinson, Glenn, Kaiser, Stukes, Taylor, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Minority Participation in Contracts for Group Homes for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities - Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 618

  Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Ali, Oaks, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Human Relations Commission - Discrimination in Housing - Reasonable Accommodations for Religious Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 732

  Status as of February 6, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stein, Anderson, Cardin, George, Glenn, Jennings, Kach, Lafferty, Morhaim, Murphy, and Olszewski

  Entitled

  Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation - School Policy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 767

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 595

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Heller, Kramer, Manno, Hammen, Pendergrass, Beitzel, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Individuals With Disabilities and Parents of Minors with Disabilities - Service Animals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 905

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 580

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Gutierrez, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Carr, Gaines, Haynes, Heller, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Lee, Manno, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Stukes, Taylor, V. Turner, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Institutions of Higher Education - Plans for Programs of Cultural Diversity

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1125

  Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Hucker, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Carr, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Frush, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Rosenberg, Taylor, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Universal Health Care Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1156

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 114

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kaiser and Dumais

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Pay Disparity Data - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1158

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 683

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stein, Bronrott, George, Kach, Lafferty, Olszewski, Hixson, Bartlett, Barve, Cardin, Elmore, Frick, Gilchrist, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser, Krebs, Murphy, Rice, Ross, Serafini, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Safe Schools Reporting Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1206

  Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Ali, Carr, Hucker, Ivey, Manno, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Ross, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  State Procurement - Structuring and Bundling of Procurements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1208

  Status as of March 10, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph

  Entitled

  Gasoline Marketing - Zone Pricing Prohibited

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1209

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 687

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Simmons

  Entitled

  Safe Schools Reporting Act of 2005 - Sunset Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1261

  Status as of February 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Ali, Bobo, Cane, Carr, Frush, Glenn, Guzzone, Healey, Holmes, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Reznik, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Housing - Discrimination Based on Source of Income - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1344

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glenn, Branch, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, Conaway, Doory, Hammen, Harrison, Hucker, Kirk, Lafferty, McHale, Oaks, Robinson, Stein, Stukes, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Real Property - Retaliatory Action by Landlords and Mobile Home Park Owners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1411

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 465

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kaiser, Bronrott, Carr, Conway, Healey, Love, Manno, Montgomery, Howard, Ivey, Rice, Ross, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Fitness and Athletics Equity for Students with Disabilities Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1581

  Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 117

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Harrison, Carter, Oaks, Robinson, Stukes, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance, Homeowner's Insurance, and Personal Insurance - Renewals of Policies - Transfers of Policyholders Between Insurers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1590

  Status as of March 26, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)

  Entitled

  Employer Misclassification of Employees as Independent Contractors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1598

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Niemann and Mizeur

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Antidiscrimination

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HJ 5

  Status as of March 14, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading 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
  

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  SB 111

  Status as of March 12, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney, Haines, Jacobs, Kittleman, McFadden, Munson, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Hate Crimes - Prohibitions and Protected Classes - Homeless Persons and Groups

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 215

  Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)

  Entitled

  Maryland False Health Claims Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 344

  Status as of March 25, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, Exum, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Pugh

  Entitled

  The Flexible Leave Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 438

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 579

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Conway, Currie, Gladden, King, McFadden, Muse, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Institutions of Higher Education - Plans for Programs of Cultural Diversity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 512

  Status as of March 17, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Astle, Exum, Gladden, McFadden, Muse, and Pinsky

  Entitled

  Real Property - Retaliatory Action by Landlords and Mobile Home Park Owners

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 528

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 587

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Maryland Human Relations Commission - Administrative and Civil Relief - Waiver of Sovereign Immunity

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 563

  Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Forehand, Gladden, and Muse

  Entitled

  Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2008

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 577

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 594

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand, Brochin, Frosh, Gladden, Haines, Jacobs, Mooney, Muse, Raskin, Simonaire, and Stone

  Entitled

  Individuals with Disabilities and Parents of Minors with Disabilities - Service Animals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 742

  Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 207

  Sponsored By

  Senator Zirkin

  Entitled

  Human Services - Residential Child Care Program - Bill of Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 772

  Status as of March 28, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh and McFadden

  Entitled

  State Procurement - Structuring and Bundling of Procurements

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 845

  Status as of February 19, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lenett

  Entitled

  Maryland False Claims Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 849

  Status as of May 13, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 464

  Sponsored By

  Senator Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Fitness and Athletics Equity for Students with Disabilities Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 918

  Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 631

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Long-Term Care Insurance - Prohibited Acts - Genetic Tests, Genetic Information, or Genetic Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 943

  Status as of April 4, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers, Distributors, and Factory Branches - Prohibited Acts

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 976

  Status as of March 3, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Gladden, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Antidiscrimination

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Senate Rules