DISCRIMINATION

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 38

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  HB 58

  Status as of May 16, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 450

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Hammen, Goldwater, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Racial and Ethnic Variations - Health Care Disparities Policy Report Card

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 262

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Stern, Barve, Burns, Cane, Feldman, Franchot, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kirk, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, Menes, Montgomery, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Quinter, Ross, Smigiel, Sossi, Taylor, F. Turner, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Employment Discrimination - Country Clubs - Ability of Employees to Sue

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 300

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 309

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vaughn (Co-Chair, Task Force on Lending Equity Within Financial Institutions Providing State Depository Services) and Delegates Branch, Haddaway, and Taylor

  Entitled

  State Treasurer - Designation of Financial Institution for Banking Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 318

  Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Aumann, Boteler, Cluster, Donoghue, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, Kirk, Kohl, Krebs, Mayer, McComas, McDonough, McKee, Miller, O'Donnell, Parker, Parrott, Shank, Sossi, Stull, Weir, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Public Education Bridge to Excellence and Public School Construction Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 375

  Status as of February 28, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frush, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, D. Davis, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gordon, Gutierrez, Harrison, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Jones, Kelley, King, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  Clean Indoor Air Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 441

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Dumais, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Harrison, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Kelley, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Murray, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Quinter, Rosenberg, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Healthy Maryland Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 568

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Brown, Burns, Cane, Carter, C. Davis, D. Davis, Dumais, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gutierrez, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Kelley, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Mandel, Marriott, Menes, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Taylor, F. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities - Grant Program and Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Appropriations
  

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  HB 582

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott (By Request - Baltimore City Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Carter, Goodwin, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, McHale, McIntosh, Oaks, Paige, Pugh, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Race-Based Traffic Stops - Sunset Extension and Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 605

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Policy

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bromwell, Bronrott, Brown, Burns, Cadden, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Costa, C. Davis, D. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lawton, Lee, Love, Madaleno, Malone, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Rudolph, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stern, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Weir, and Zirkin

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 608

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Joint Legislative Task Force on Small Group Market Health Insurance - Report and Modification of Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 970

  Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate C. Davis

  Entitled

  Lottery Commission - Video Lottery Terminals

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1024

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 372

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judiciary Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Jury Selection and Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1034

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Barve, and Oaks

  Entitled

  Civil Rights Preservation Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1152

  Status as of March 21, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Barkley, Bobo, Bronrott, Doory, Frush, Goldwater, Kaiser, Lawton, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McIntosh, Murray, Patterson, and Ramirez

  Entitled

  Maryland Universal Health Care Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1295

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Costa, Franchot, Gaines, Goodwin, Haddaway, Haynes, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Kach, Kelley, Kirk, Kullen, Lee, Mandel, Menes, Murray, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Petzold, Pugh, Ramirez, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Cultural Competency Workgroup

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1457

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Shank, Aumann, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Kelly, McKee, Myers, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Maryland Service Animal Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1486

  Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Branch, Anderson, Benson, Brown, Burns, Cane, Carter, Conroy, Conway, C. Davis, D. Davis, Doory, Gaines, Goodwin, Griffith, Harrison, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Jones, Kelley, Kirk, Marriott, McHale, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Patterson, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Procurement - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1531

  Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Burns

  Entitled

  Education - Public Schools and Institutions of Higher Education - Academic Freedom Acts

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1536

  Status as of March 27, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cryor, Barkley, Bartlett, Dumais, Edwards, Feldman, King, Morhaim, Murray, Petzold, Stern, and Stocksdale

  Entitled

  Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund - Victims of Hate Crimes - Property Damage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1637

  Status as of March 6, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates O'Donnell, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Cluster, Costa, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Frank, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kohl, Krebs, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Myers, Parrott, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Constitutional Amendment - Valid Marriage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1650

  Status as of March 24, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Marriott

  Entitled

  Jury Duty - Exemption - Religious Beliefs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1691

  Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Benson, Costa, Goldwater, Hubbard, Jones, Kach, Kohl, Mandel, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Commission - Racial Variations Data - Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  SB 171

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones (Co-Chair, Task Force on Lending Equity Within Financial Institutions Providing State Depository Services) and Senators DeGrange, Gladden, and Hooper

  Entitled

  State Treasurer - Designation of Financial Institution for Banking Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 225

  Status as of March 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Giannetti, Jacobs, Kittleman, Schrader, and Stone

  Entitled

  Public Education Bridge to Excellence and Public School Construction Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 288

  Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 25

  Sponsored By

  Senator McFadden (By Request - Baltimore City Administration)

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Race-Based Traffic Stops - Sunset Extension and Reporting Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 298

  Status as of January 26, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ruben, Britt, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, McFadden, Pinsky, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Clean Indoor Air Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 325

  Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 26

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Joint Legislative Task Force on Small Group Market Health Insurance - Report and Modification of Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 348

  Status as of April 10, 2006: Became Law - Overridden Veto

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Astle, Britt, Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Green, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Pinsky, Ruben, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 410

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Britt, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Grosfeld, Kelley, McFadden, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Maryland Universal Health Care Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 537

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney, Colburn, Hafer, Harris, Hooper, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Hate Crimes - Application of Law to Members of the Armed Forces of the United States

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 539

  Status as of March 26, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Failed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mooney, Colburn, Hafer, Hooper, and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Hate Crimes - Expanding Prohibitions and Protected Classes of People - Task Force to Identify Hate Crime Victims

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 796

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Maryland Judicial Conference)

  Entitled

  Jury Selection and Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 897

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 283

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lawlah, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Kelley, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Procurement - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 900

  Status as of February 16, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harris

  Entitled

  Constitutional Amendment - Judicial Construction of Maryland Equal Rights Amendment - Limitation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 937

  Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Exum

  Entitled

  Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities - Grant Program and Funding

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 1043

  Status as of April 5, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway and McFadden

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Care Commission - Racial and Ethnic Variations Data - Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 1070

  Status as of April 6, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  State Personnel in Executive Branch - Termination for Political Affiliation - Clarification

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SJ 4

  Status as of March 17, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum, Britt, Conway, Currie, Garagiola, Gladden, Hughes, Jones, Lawlah, McFadden, Forehand, Frosh, and Kelley

  Entitled

  Slavery in Maryland

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations