HOUSE BILL 186

Sponsored By:

The Speaker (Administration) and Delegates Petzold, Benson, Bobo, D. Davis, Hubbard, Mandel, Pitkin, Proctor, Rosenberg, and Turner

Entitled:

Maryland Human Relations Commission - Hearings - Relief

Synopsis:

Altering the jurisdiction of the Human Relations Commission to include certain employers with 1 or more employees; clarifying that specified documents shall be certified to the general counsel; specifying that an administrative law judge, rather than hearing examiner, shall hear specified cases; expanding relief to include compensatory damages for an individual, subject to specified limitations; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/1

First Reading Commerce and Government Matters

2/10

Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.

3/24

Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/25

Third Reading Passed (81-45)

Senate Action

3/26

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

4/12

Referred to interim study by Judicial Proceedings

Sponsored by:

Speaker of the House of Delegates

Administration

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Dereck Davis, District 25

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23

Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19

Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19

Delegate Joan B. Pitkin, District 23

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

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS, OFFICE OF

ATTORNEYS -see also- LEGAL AID; STATE'S ATTORNEYS

DAMAGES

DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

HEARINGS

HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION

JUDGES

JURISDICTION

NOTICES

WITNESSES

WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- LEAVE; O.T.; SALARIES.

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 49B Human Relations Commission

( 11 , 15 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:

House

Number: 566377/3 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 1999   at: 4:14 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

House

March 25, 1999: Third Reading Passed (81-45)