File Code: Human Relations
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 104/01 - JPR
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 808
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Kelley
- Entitled:
-
Equal Opportunity Act of 2002
Altering various provisions of the Maryland Human Relations Commission
law; requiring that an administrative law judge, rather than a hearing
examiner, hear specified cases; expanding the relief available for
acts of discrimination to include the award of compensatory damages to
the complainant, subject to specified limitations; authorizing the
award of attorney's fees to specified prevailing parties, and the
award of expert witness fees to a prevailing party and to the
Commission, under specified circumstances; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/1
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- 2/6
- Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/18
- Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
House Action
- No Action
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS, OFFICE OF
- ATTORNEYS
- CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
- DAMAGES
- DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
- JUDGES
- WITNESSES
- WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 49B Human Relations Commission
- (
11 ,
11A
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
