HOUSE BILL 235

Sponsored By:

Delegates Pena-Melnyk, A. Kelly, Alston, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Bobo, Carr, Clippinger, Cullison, Dumais, Feldman, Frick, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Healey, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Kramer, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Luedtke, McIntosh, A. Miller, Mitchell, Mizeur, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Reznik, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Summers, Tarrant, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Waldstreicher, Washington, and Zucker

Entitled:

Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Antidiscrimination

Synopsis:

Prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity with regard to housing and employment and by specified licensed or regulated persons; altering an exception for employers relating to standards concerning dress and grooming; providing specified immunity; requiring State personnel actions to be made without regard to gender identity or sexual orientation; defining the term "gender identity"; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

1/28

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/23

Hearing 3/9 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

3/25

Motion vote previous question (Delegate Ross) Adopted

Third Reading Passed (86-52)

Senate Action

3/25

First Reading Senate Rules

4/6

Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.

4/11

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/6

Favorable with Amendments

Committee Amendment Adopted

Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings (Senator DeGrange) (27-20)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21

Delegate Tiffany T. Alston, District 24

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43

Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39

Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21

Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17

Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B

Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18

Delegate Luke Clippinger, District 46

Delegate Bonnie Cullison, District 19

Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15

Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15

Delegate C. William Frick, District 16

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22

Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17

Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18

Delegate Guy Guzzone, District 13

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22

Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20

Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47

Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14

Delegate Ariana B. Kelly, District 16

Delegate Benjamin F. Kramer, District 19

Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42

Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32

Delegate Eric G. Luedtke, District 14

Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43

Delegate Aruna Miller, District 15

Delegate Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., District 44

Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39

Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40

Delegate Shane Robinson, District 39

Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41

Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22

Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17

Delegate Michael G. Summers, District 47

Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40

Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13

Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26

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

Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18

Delegate Mary L. Washington, District 43

Delegate Craig J. Zucker, District 14

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

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

Discrimination

Employment Agencies

Financial Institutions -see also- Banks; Credit Unions; etc.

Housing -see also- Apartments; Condominiums; Mobile Homes

Leases and Rent

Liability -see also- Good Samaritan

Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers' Licenses

Real Estate -see also- Agents and Brokers

Sexual Orientation

State Employees

Unions

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

Bill affects the following Statutes:

State Government

( 20-101 , 20-101 , 20-101 , 20-401 , 20-402 , 20-602 , 20-603 , 20-604 , 20-605 , 20-606 , 20-608 , 20-702 , 20-704 , 20-705 , 20-707 , 20-707 , 20-1103 )

State Personnel and Pensions

( 2-302 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments:

House

Number: 636385/02     Offered on: March 25, 2011   at: 4:59 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Senate

Number: 578273/01     Offered on: April 11, 2011   at: 12:40 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Committee Votes :

House

Health and Government Operations

Senate

Judicial Proceedings

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 25, 2011: Third Reading Passed (86-52)

Senate

April 6, 2011: Motion Recommit to Committee Judicial Proceedings (DeGrange) Adopted (27-20)