Discrimination

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 46

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  HB 86

  Status as of February 9, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Insurance - Underwriting and Rating - Consumer Rates and Rating

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 175

  Status as of March 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Reznik, Ali, Barkley, Gutierrez, Hucker, Kaiser, Kullen, Manno, Rice, Robinson, Shewell, Taylor, Valderrama, and Weir

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Credit Reports and Credit Histories of Applicants and Employees - Limitations on Use by Employers

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 317

  Status as of February 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Holmes, Aumann, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Cane, Carr, Davis, Doory, Elmore, Glenn, Griffith, Gutierrez, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Jennings, Kullen, McConkey, Montgomery, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ross, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, and Weir

  Entitled

  Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Acceptance of Premiums on Installment Basis

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 381

  Status as of April 8, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Manno and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Workplace Religious Freedom Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 394

  Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Dumais, Eckardt, and Kullen

  Entitled

  Juvenile Services - Programming and Services for Females

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 462

  Status as of April 9, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Second Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kaiser, McIntosh, Mizeur, Pendergrass, Benson, Costa, Kullen, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Education - Discrimination Prohibited - Protected Classes

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 463

  Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kaiser, Hucker, Frush, Glenn, Manno, McIntosh, Montgomery, Ramirez, Riley, Robinson, F. Turner, Vallario, and Weir

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Employment Discrimination Based on Family Responsibilities - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 478

  Status as of March 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Mizeur, Benson, Carr, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Elliott, Frush, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Kipke, Lafferty, Manno, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Rice, Riley, Ross, Stukes, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Cost-Sharing Obligations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 504

  Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Mizeur, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Employment Discrimination - Unlawful Employment Practices - Motivating Factor

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 525

  Status as of February 3, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Ali, Anderson, Beidle, Beitzel, Benson, Bobo, Cardin, Carr, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Jones, Kaiser, King, Kramer, Lafferty, Levy, Love, McIntosh, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Taylor, V. Turner, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary and Appropriations
  

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  HB 767

  Status as of March 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Manno, Hucker, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Carr, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, Ivey, Kaiser, Lee, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Security Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 984

  Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Robinson, Glenn, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Employment - Applications for Employment - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1022

  Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carr, Waldstreicher, Gutierrez, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Branch, Bronrott, Cardin, Carter, Conaway, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Hixson, Holmes, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Simmons, Stukes, Tarrant, F. Turner, Valderrama, and Vallario

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Antidiscrimination

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1027

  Status as of April 6, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Mizeur

  Entitled

  Gender Equity Health Coverage Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1100

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 563

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Braveboy, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Burns, Carr, Davis, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Malone, Manno, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik, Rice, Ross, Schuler, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, and Walker

  Entitled

  Prevailing Wage Rates - Public Works Contracts - Suits by Employees

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1203

  Status as of March 9, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Frick

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Cable Operators - Purchase of Cable Converter Box

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1218

  Status as of April 9, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Special Order ...

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ramirez, Ali, Barnes, Kaiser, Levy, Robinson, and Valderrama

  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 1248

  Status as of February 18, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hucker

  Entitled

  Civil Rights Tax Relief Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1272

  Status as of March 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur, Barkley, Barnes, Bronrott, Carr, Feldman, Frick, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Hammen, Hecht, Hixson, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Montgomery, Murphy, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Reznik, Riley, Rosenberg, Ross, Taylor, F. Turner, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Family and Medical Leave Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1317

  Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glenn, Hucker, Manno, Niemann, Schuler, Taylor, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Public Investment Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1323

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 732

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jennings, Barkley, Braveboy, Burns, Davis, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Hecht, Impallaria, Jameson, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Rudolph, Stifler, Taylor, Vaughn, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Civil Air Patrol Leave Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1382

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 319

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Glenn, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Bobo, Dumais, Hecht, Hucker, Levi, McIntosh, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Shewell, and Stein

  Entitled

  Rental Housing - Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 1388

  Status as of March 9, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Glenn

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Marijuana Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  

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  HB 1459

  Status as of March 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Glenn, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Stukes, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Analysis and Reduction of Racial and Ethnic Health Care Disparities

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1463

  Status as of March 29, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kelly, Barnes, Beitzel, Conaway, Donoghue, Dumais, Feldman, Frank, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Hixson, Kaiser, Kramer, Lee, McComas, Montgomery, Myers, Reznik, Rice, Rosenberg, Serafini, Simmons, and Valderrama

  Entitled

  Rachel's Law - Closed Captioning in Movie Theaters

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1501

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 214

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rice, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Jenkins, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  State Government - Human Relations - Closed-Captioning Activation Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HJ 1

  Status as of April 12, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable 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 57

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 17

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland) and Senators Astle, Della, Exum, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Conformity with Federal Law - Mental Health Benefits, Medical and Surgical Benefits for Mastectomies, and the Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 60

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 211

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment) and Senators Harrington and Lenett

  Entitled

  Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities - Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 68

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 213

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Office of the)

  Entitled

  State Government - Human Relations - Closed-Captioning Activation Required

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 110

  Status as of February 9, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett and Pugh

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Job and Financial Privacy Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 187

  Status as of March 17, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Lenett

  Entitled

  Maryland False Claims Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance
  

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  SB 243

  Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Housing - Discrimination Based on Source of Income - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 279

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 4

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Frosh, Lenett, Currie, Della, Gladden, Harrington, Kelley, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Middleton, Pinsky, Raskin, Robey, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Maryland False Health Claims Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings and Finance
  House: Judiciary and Appropriations

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  SB 312

  Status as of March 25, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Lenett, Pugh, Conway, Currie, Exum, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, McFadden, Miller, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Raskin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Credit Reports and Credit Histories of Applicants and Employees - Limitations on Use by Employers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 401

  Status as of February 24, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Conway, Currie, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, King, Kramer, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Miller, Muse, Peters, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Acceptance of Premiums on Installment Basis

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 451

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 562

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Currie, Della, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, King, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, Peters, Pugh, Raskin, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Prevailing Wage Rates - Public Works Contracts - Suits by Employees

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 511

  Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh and Forehand

  Entitled

  Vehicle Manufacturers - Advertising - Prohibiting Threats to Dealers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations

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  SB 554

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 318

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Rental Housing - Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Environmental Matters

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  SB 583

  Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Madaleno, Conway, Forehand, Garagiola, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, King, Lenett, McFadden, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Antidiscrimination

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 663

  Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Klausmeier, Della, Exum, Forehand, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Prescription Drugs - Cost-Sharing Obligations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 682

  Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Kelley, Lenett, Madaleno, McFadden, Pugh, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Maryland Health System Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 781

  Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Raskin

  Entitled

  Civil Rights Tax Relief Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 785

  Status as of March 8, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Lenett, Raskin, and Robey

  Entitled

  Public Investment Protection Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 988

  Status as of March 11, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Forehand and Raskin

  Entitled

  Consumer Protection - Cable Operators - Purchase of Cable Converter Box

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 1114

  Status as of March 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones

  Entitled

  State Personnel - Equal Employment Opportunity Program - Revisions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance