Discrimination

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 44

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  HB 15

  Status as of April 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Glenn

  Entitled

  Medical Marijuana - Caregiver - Affirmative Defense

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Judiciary
  

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  HB 91

  Status as of March 24, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates W. Miller, Aumann, Bates, Beitzel, Boteler, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Fisher, Frank, Haddaway-Riccio, Hershey, Hogan, Hough, Impallaria, Jacobs, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, McComas, McConkey, McDermott, McDonough, McMillan, Norman, Otto, Parrott, Ready, Schuh, Schulz, Serafini, Smigiel, Stifler, Stocksdale, and Szeliga

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Labor Organizations - Right to Work

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 119

  Status as of April 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates McDermott, Anderson, Clippinger, Conaway, Hough, McComas, Mitchell, Smigiel, Waldstreicher, Jameson, Murphy, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Misdemeanors and Local Ordinance Violations - Citations and Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 168

  Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lafferty, Anderson, Barnes, Bobo, Braveboy, Cane, Carr, Davis, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Healey, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, Luedtke, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, S. Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Summers, V. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Washington

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Housing Discrimination - Source of Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 183

  Status as of February 28, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Carter, Cullison, Elliott, Frank, Gutierrez, Love, Luedtke, Mizeur, Oaks, Summers, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  State Government - Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing, Employment, and Places of Public Accommodation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 218

  Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Gutierrez, Oaks, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Commission on Civil Rights - Discrimination in Employment - Computation of Time for Filing a Civil Action

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 261

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 505

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vallario, McDermott, Anderson, Dumais, Glenn, K. Kelly, Simmons, Smigiel, Valentino-Smith, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Criminal Defendants - Citations and Appearances

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  Senate: Judicial Proceedings

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  HB 287

  Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Frush, Hixson, Ivey, A. Kelly, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Rosenberg, Summers, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Civil Rights - Discrimination by a Place of Public Accommodation - Enforcement and Remedies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 364

  Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Tarrant, Hubbard, A. Kelly, Murphy, Oaks, Ready, Reznik, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Employment - Internet and Electronic Account Privacy Protection

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 465

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 514

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hammen

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Health Benefit Plan Premium Rate Review

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 558

  Status as of March 6, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Simmons and Kramer

  Entitled

  Procurement - Automatic Debarment - Employee Arbitration Clauses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 620

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Oaks, Bates, Bobo, Carter, Costa, Cullison, Donoghue, Eckardt, Feldman, Frank, Gutierrez, Haddaway-Riccio, Harrison, Howard, Hubbard, James, Kach, A. Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McIntosh, Mizeur, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, O'Donnell, Pena-Melnyk, Ready, B. Robinson, Stukes, Tarrant, V. Turner, Washington, and Wilson

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - State Board of Naturopathic Medicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 676

  Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Carter, Donoghue, Feldman, Frush, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Religious Observance Accommodation Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 753

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 615

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Maryland State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Permits and Registration Required to Remove and Transport Human Remains

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 780

  Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Braveboy, Costa, Cullison, Donoghue, Glenn, Hubbard, Kach, A. Kelly, A. Miller, Murphy, Pena-Melnyk, Ready, Reznik, Tarrant, and Washington

  Entitled

  Multicultural Health Care Equity Certification and Accreditation - Work Group

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 964

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 234

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Washington, Tarrant, Anderson, Clippinger, Frush, Love, A. Miller, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Smigiel, Barkley, Barnes, Braveboy, Hucker, Jameson, McHale, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - User Name and Password Privacy Protection and Exclusions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1015

  Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Cullison, Anderson, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Carr, Carter, Clagett, Conaway, Elliott, Frush, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, Hucker, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Lee, Luedtke, A. Miller, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, B. Robinson, S. Robinson, Ross, Stein, Stukes, F. Turner, V. Turner, Washington, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Security Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1056

  Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates A. Kelly, Afzali, Beidle, Carr, Cullison, Frush, George, Hubbard, Ivey, Kach, Kipke, Luedtke, Mizeur, Parrott, Pena-Melnyk, Ready, and S. Robinson

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - Licensed Midwives

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1083

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Gas Companies - Service Extension - Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1091

  Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hucker, Niemann, and Rosenberg

  Entitled

  Civil Rights Tax Relief Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1149

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 580

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Lee, Smigiel, Afzali, Beitzel, Clagett, Conaway, Cullison, DeBoy, Hammen, Healey, Howard, Jameson, Kach, A. Kelly, McComas, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, B. Robinson, Stocksdale, Tarrant, V. Turner, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hubbard, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Ready, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Services Delivered Through Telemedicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1318

  Status as of February 16, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates B. Robinson, Carter, Conaway, Glenn, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Stukes, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Developmental Disabilities Administration - Disparity Study - Funding to Nonprofit Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations
  

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  HB 1370

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 154

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Transportation) (By Request - Departmental - Minority Affairs, Office of) and Delegates Pendergrass, Bromwell, Cullison, Donoghue, Hubbard, A. Kelly, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Procurement - Minority Business Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 180

  Status as of March 20, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Recommit to Committee Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Benson, Forehand, King, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Middleton, Montgomery, Raskin, and Young

  Entitled

  Health Occupations - State Board of Naturopathic Medicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 205

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 190

  Sponsored By

  Senator Edwards

  Entitled

  Garrett County - Correctional Officers' Bill of Rights

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 206

  Status as of March 23, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Benson, Forehand, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Security Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 212

  Status as of February 8, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Madaleno, Gladden, Manno, Montgomery, Pinsky, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity - Antidiscrimination

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 277

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Ramirez, Benson, Conway, Currie, Ferguson, Forehand, Gladden, Kelley, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Robey, and Young

  Entitled

  Human Relations - Housing Discrimination - Source of Income

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 278

  Status as of March 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Benson, Conway, Kelley, Madaleno, Montgomery, Pinsky, Ramirez, and Stone

  Entitled

  State Government - Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing, Employment, and Places of Public Accommodation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 422

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 504

  Sponsored By

  Senators Frosh and Colburn

  Entitled

  Criminal Procedure - Criminal Defendants - Citations and Appearances

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 433

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 233

  Sponsored By

  Senators Young, Kelley, King, Montgomery, and Shank

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - User Name and Password Privacy Protection and Exclusions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 456

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 513

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Health Benefit Plan Premium Rate Review

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 491

  Status as of February 2, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Gladden, Conway, Montgomery, and Stone

  Entitled

  Civil Rights - Discrimination by a Place of Public Accommodation - Enforcement and Remedies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 715

  Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman, Colburn, and Simonaire

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Right to Work

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 718

  Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman, Brinkley, and Colburn

  Entitled

  Procurement - Prevailing Wage Rate Law - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 781

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 579

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Pipkin, Mathias, Middleton, Montgomery, Astle, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Coverage for Services Delivered Through Telemedicine

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 804

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 305

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Glassman, Jennings, Robey, and Stone

  Entitled

  Human Services - Service Animal Trainers - Nondiscrimination

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 895

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 614

  Sponsored By

  Senator Conway

  Entitled

  Maryland State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors - Permits and Registration Required to Remove and Transport Human Remains

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 927

  Status as of March 27, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senators Raskin, Forehand, and Frosh

  Entitled

  Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers, Distributors, and Factory Branches - Retaliation Against Dealers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 966

  Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Gladden

  Entitled

  Civil Rights - Employment Discrimination - Employment Status

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 999

  Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  Labor and Employment - Abusive Work Environments in State Agencies - Workgroup Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 1002

  Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Manno

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Noneconomic Damages

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 1019

  Status as of February 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pugh

  Entitled

  Developmental Disabilities Administration - Disparity Study - Funding to Nonprofit Organizations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 1034

  Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  Civil Rights - Fair Practices and Equal Employment Opportunity Officers - Supervision by the Attorney General

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance