Discrimination
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to certain agreements with collective bargaining organizations related to certain publicly funded public work contracts. [SB-925]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Relating to certain agreements with collective bargaining organizations related to certain publicly funded public work contracts.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kelly Hancock
Referred To State Affairs on 04/09/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) [SB-514]
[Housing ]
[Crime ]
[Real Estate ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Prohibiting a landlord from requiring or requesting from a prospective tenant certain information relating to criminal history and prohibiting a landlord from considering certain information when evaluating the prospective tenant; permitting a landlord to consider certain criminal history information prior to extending a conditional offer to a prospective tenant and requiring the landlord to consider certain information provided by a prospective tenant relating to a criminal history records check; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Common Ownership Communities - Recreational Common Areas - Sensitive Information as Condition for Access [SB-540]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Rights ]
[Recreation ]
Prohibiting a cooperative housing corporation, condominium association, or homeowners association from requiring certain sensitive information of certain individuals as a condition for access to a recreational common area; and defining "sensitive information" as an individual's Social Security card or Social Security number, Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, birth certificate, racial or ethnic origin, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, religious or philosophical beliefs, or medical records.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 522 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Student Support Act) [SB-511]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring certain public senior higher education institutions to adopt a plan regarding pregnant and parenting students to include referral to on-campus or off-campus services to assist regarding the availability of or eligibility for certain government assistance programs and any other programs, scholarships, or subsidies that may be available for pregnant and parenting students; and requiring each public senior higher education institution to post the plan on the institution's website on or before August 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 335 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Alcoholic Beverages Industry - Study [SB-542]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to contract with a third party to conduct a study of the structure and composition of the distribution and retail sector of the alcoholic beverages industry in the State and to make recommendations on identifying and eliminating barriers to minority participation in that industry; and requiring the Office to submit its report and recommendations on or before December 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Procurement Contracts and Public-Private Partnerships - Project Labor Agreements, Community Benefit Agreements, and Use of Registered Apprentices [SB-494]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing requirements related to project labor agreements, community benefit agreements, and the use of registered apprentices under procurement contracts and public-private partnerships.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Residential Owners in Common Ownership Communities - Bill of Rights [HB-557]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing a bill of rights for unit owners of a condominium, members of a cooperative housing corporation, and lot owners of a homeowners association.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Institutions of Higher Education and Elementary and Secondary Schools - Title VI Coordinators (Remove Discrimination in Education Act) [SB-435]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring the governing board of each institution of higher education in the State and local school systems to designate a Title VI Coordinator to ensure compliance with Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964; and authorizing a person alleging discrimination under certain provisions of law to file a complaint with a Title VI Coordinator of a local school system, as applicable.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Health Occupations - Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training [SB-458]
[Healthcare ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Education ]
Requiring applicants for renewal of certain licenses and certain certificates issued by certain health occupation boards to attest that the applicant completed an implicit bias and structural racism training program, rather than an implicit bias training program, approved by the Cultural and Linguistic Health Care Professional Competency Program; authorizing each health occupations board to adopt regulations allowing applicants seeking license renewal to receive continuing education credits for completion of certain training; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Gile
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Procurement - Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy - Antisemitism [HB-521]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering certain provisions of State procurement law prohibiting discrimination based on certain protected characteristics to include prohibitions against antisemitism.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - Antidiscrimination Policies - Policy and Notice Requirements [HB-495]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring certain schools that have an antidiscrimination policy to ensure that the policy includes certain information and is available to certain individuals in a certain manner; requiring a school to provide a certain training regarding antidiscrimination policies to students and employees in a certain manner; and requiring, if sufficient resources are not available to provide training, a school to coordinate with a community organization with certain expertise to provide the training to students and employees at no cost.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 01/29/2025
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Relating To Transportation. [SB-1209]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Animals ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disabilities ]
Requires the Civil Rights Commission to receive and investigate complaints related to acts of discrimination committed by transportation network company drivers against riders with service animals and report the results of its investigation to the Department of Transportation, which shall issue penalties to transportation network companies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris Lee
Referred To Cpn/tca, Jdc. on 01/27/2025
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Relating To Transportation. [HB-468]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Animals ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the Civil Rights Commission to receive and investigate complaints related to acts of discrimination committed by transportation network company drivers against riders with service animals and report the results of its investigation to the Department of Transportation, which shall issue penalties to transportation network companies. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Sponsored by: Rep. Della au Belatti
Reported From Trn (stand. Com. Rep. No. 165) As Amended In Hd 1, Recommending Passage On Second Reading And Referral To Jha. on 02/05/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to certain agreements with collective bargaining organizations related to certain publicly funded public work contracts. [HB-1951]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Relating to certain agreements with collective bargaining organizations related to certain publicly funded public work contracts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cole Hefner
Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/09/2025
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Relating To Medical Cannabis. [HB-325]
[Cannabis ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
Prohibits an employer from discriminating against a person in hiring, termination, or any term or condition of employment based on the person's status as a medical cannabis registry card holder, under certain conditions. Authorizes an employer to use a fit-for-duty test for medical cannabis qualifying patients in potentially dangerous occupations. Exempts certain occupations. Effective July 1, 3000. (HD1)
Sponsored by: Rep. Amy Perruso
Reported From Lab (stand. Com. Rep. No. 10) As Amended In Hd 1, Recommending Passage On Second Reading And Referral To Cpc. on 01/30/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to protection for a public school employee's use of terms consistent with biological sex. [SB-810]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Relating to protection for a public school employee's use of terms consistent with biological sex.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst
Not Again Placed On Intent Calendar on 03/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Modernization of Military Laws Act [HB-448]
[Defense ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
[National Security ]
Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of interpretation for "veteran"; requiring the Secretary of Veterans and Military Families to develop certain policies related to life transitions of veterans, service members, and military families; and altering the application of certain provisions of law related to veterans, the uniformed services, and the filing of certificates of candidacy, the powers of the Governor, State veterans' cemeteries, and housing and employment discrimination.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 254 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
County Boards of Education - Antibias Training for Members - Requirement (County Board Member Antibias Training Act) [SB-293]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring each member of a county board of education to complete certain antibias training at least once during the member's term; and requiring that the antibias training be conducted separately from certain other required public school employee training.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 302 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Modernization of Military Laws Act [SB-275]
[Defense ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of interpretation for "veteran"; requiring the Secretary of Veterans and Military Families to develop certain policies related to life transitions of veterans, service members, and military families; and altering the application of certain provisions of law related to veterans, the uniformed services, and the filing of certificates of candidacy, the powers of the Governor, State veterans' cemeteries, and housing and employment discrimination.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 253 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
County Boards of Education - Antibias Training for Members - Requirement (County Board Member Antibias Training Act) [HB-324]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring each member of a county board of education to complete certain antibias training at least once during the member's term.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 301 on 05/06/2025