HOUSE BILL 285

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

Synopsis:

Authorizing specified persons or the Commission on Human Relations to elect to have the claims asserted in a complaint alleging discrimination by a place of public accommodation determined in a civil action brought by the Commission; expanding the remedies available for specified discrimination; clarifying the remedies available for an unlawful employment practice; authorizing a complainant alleging specified discrimination to bring a civil action under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/1

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/23

Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.

3/3

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.

3/25

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

3/24

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/26

Third Reading Passed (91-44)

Senate Action

3/25

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Sponsored by:

Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43

Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32

Delegate Aisha N. Braveboy, District 25

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18

Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41

Delegate Bonnie Cullison, District 19

Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B

Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15

Delegate C. William Frick, District 16

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45

Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25

Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18

Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20

Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47

Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B

Delegate Ariana B. Kelly, District 16

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate Eric G. Luedtke, District 14

Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22

Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26

Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Delegate C. T. Wilson, District 28

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims

Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Elec. Comm.; etc

Damages

Discrimination

Hotels and Motels

Human Relations Commission

Notices

Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty

Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index

Restaurants

Stadiums

Statutes of Limitation

Theaters

Transportation -see also- Aircraft; Airports; Boats; etc

Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

State Government

( 20-1001 , 20-1006 , 20-1007 , 20-1007 , 20-1009 , 20-1012 , 20-1012 , 20-1013 , 20-1016 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments:

House

Number: 876586/01     Offered on: March 25, 2011   at: 5:23 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Committee Votes :

House

Health and Government Operations

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

House

March 26, 2011: Third Reading Passed (91-44)