Ethnic Affairs
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Government - President Barack Obama Statue - Placement and Commission [HB-995]
[Arts and Culture ]
Requiring that a statue of President Barack Obama be placed on the grounds of the State House; requiring the Commission on Artistic Property to oversee the care and maintenance of the statue; establishing the Commission on the President Barack Obama Statue; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Commission on the President Barack Obama Statue; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2019
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Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act [HB-975]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting, except under certain circumstances, the performance or inducement or attempted performance or inducement of an abortion unless a certain determination as to the probable age of the unborn child is made by a certain physician; providing that the failure of a physician to perform certain actions is deemed "unprofessional conduct"; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to adopt certain regulations on or before January 1, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie S. Ciliberti
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/19/2019
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State Department of Education - School Discipline - Data Collection [HB-950]
[Education ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Department of Education to disaggregate discipline-related data in an electronic spreadsheet format for the Maryland Report Card; requiring the Department to provide discipline-related data to the public in an accessible electronic spreadsheet format; requiring the Department to lower a risk ratio used to identify a school as high suspending from 3.0 to 2.0; requiring the Department to report disproportionality data about high-suspending schools; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2019
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General Provisions – Commemorative Months – Caribbean Heritage Month [HB-893]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Rights ]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim the month of August as Caribbean Heritage Month in recognition of the contributions that Caribbean Americans have made to the State; and requiring the proclamation to urge educational and cultural organizations to observe Caribbean Heritage Month in Maryland properly with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie L. McIntosh
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/28/2019
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Workplace Harassment – Prohibitions, Liability, Enforcement, and Prevention Training [HB-679]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting certain individuals granted special access to the State legislative complex from unlawfully harassing or discriminating against certain individuals; requiring the Department of General Services, if requested, to revoke access granted to a person who violates certain provisions of the Act or a regulated lobbyist who violates a certain provision of law; providing that sexual harassment prevention training for employees of the University system of Maryland may consist of webinar, computer-based, or online training; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne A. Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 222 on 04/30/2019
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Commission on 380 Years of African American History in Maryland [HB-644]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Rights ]
Establishing the Commission on African American History in Maryland; authorizing the chair of the Commission to employ staff in accordance with an appropriation in the State budget; requiring the Commission to study the history of African Americans in Maryland and produce a written report; requiring the Commission to submit its written report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2022; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Ann Lisanti
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2019
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Health – Maternal Mortality Review Program – Recommendations and Reporting Requirement [HB-583]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the Maternal Mortality Review Program, in consultation with the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, to make recommendations to reduce disparities in the maternal mortality rate including recommendations related to social determinants of health; requiring the Secretary of Health to include in the annual report regarding the Maternal Mortality Review Program a section on racial disparities that compares mortality rates, the number of live births by race and a comparison of leading causes of death by race; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane E Pendergrass
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 449 on 05/13/2019
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Mandated Reports and Statutory Commissions, Councils, and Committees - Revisions [HB-58]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Human Services ]
Repealing certain reporting requirements that are obsolete, unnecessary, or duplicative; consolidating certain reporting requirements for efficiency; codifying certain reporting requirements for transparency; modifying certain reporting requirements for practicality; repealing the requirement that the Council for the Procurement of Health, Education, and Social Services establish a certain workgroup; repealing the Maryland Advisory Council for Virtual Learning; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Hearing 2/25 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/11/2019
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State Government - Legislative and Executive Branches - Workplace Bullying [HB-57]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Ethics ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring each manager and supervisor in the Legislative and Executive branches of State government to immediately report to the appointing authority or head of the principal unit certain incidents of workplace bullying; providing that it is the intent of the General Assembly to educate all employees about bullying, ensure that bullying is not tolerated, and deal appropriately with bullying in the workplace; requiring certain human resources departments to collect and share data on complaints and reports; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. The Speaker
Unfavorable Report By House Rules And Executive Nominations; Withdrawn on 03/05/2019
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Income Tax Credits – Endowments of Maryland Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Film Production Activity – Establishment and Alterations [HB-482]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Film Production ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for a certain amount of donations to certain qualified permanent endowment funds at Bowie State University, Coppin State University, Morgan State University, or University of Maryland Eastern Shore; requiring certain taxpayers to add a certain deduction back to federal adjusted gross income to determine Maryland adjusted gross income; limiting the amount of tax credit certificates certified by the Comptroller to no more than $240,000; applying the Act to certain taxable years; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 544 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland Commission on Civil Rights - Civil Penalties [HB-317]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Rights ]
Providing that certain maximum penalty amounts the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights is authorized to seek if it finds that a respondent has engaged in a discriminatory act regarding public accommodations and certain actions by persons licensed or regulated by a unit in the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation do not apply if the discriminatory act is committed by the agent or employee of the respondent; requiring any civil penalties collected under the Act be paid to the complainant, not the General Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie L Cullison
Third Reading Passed (97-39) on 03/18/2019
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Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission [HB-307]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Establishing a Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission; authorizing the staff member provided by the Office of the Attorney General to issue certain subpoenas; requiring the Commission to hold certain public meetings in each county where a lynching of an African American by a white mob has been documented; authorizing the Commission to research cases of racially motivated lynching; requiring the Commission to submit an interim and final report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before certain dates; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 41 on 04/18/2019
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Vehicle Laws – Race–Based Traffic Stops – Policy and Reporting Requirements [HB-301]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Repealing the termination date on provisions of law related to policy and reporting requirements for race-based traffic stops; requiring the Maryland Statistical Analysis Center, on or before September 1 each year, to post on its website, in a manner easily accessible to the public, a filterable data display showing certain traffic stop data for the previous calendar year; and requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention to provide electronic and written notice to the General Assembly when the filterable data display is updated.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 625 on 05/25/2019
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Hate Crimes – Threats [HB-240]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting a person from threatening to commit certain hate crimes; and applying certain penalties.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 28 on 04/18/2019
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The Blueprint for Maryland's Future [HB-1413]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing principles of The Blueprint for Maryland's Future that are intended to transform Maryland's early childhood, primary, and secondary education system to the levels of high-performing systems around the world; establishing a Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program; extending by 1 year, to 2021, the requirement for the State to provide a supplemental grant to eligible county boards; establishing the Teacher Collaborative Grant Program; requiring certain performance evaluations of local school systems; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne A. Jones
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) And Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 03/12/2019
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Restorative Schools Fund and Grants - Establishment [HB-1229]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Restorative Schools Fund to provide grants to local school systems and individual schools for training on and implementation and evaluation of restorative approaches that build and sustain positive learning communities; requiring the State Department of Education, under certain circumstances, to develop processes and procedures for a local school system or an individual school to apply for a certain grant and for awarding a certain grant; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Jerry Patterson
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/04/2019
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County Boards of Education - Computer Science Courses [HB-1224]
[Education ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring each county board of education, beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, to submit a report on or before April 30 each year to the State Board of Education and the General Assembly on computer science courses offered in public schools in the county in the prior school year; requiring each county board to include certain information in the report and post certain data on its website; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Neely Shoemaker
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/18/2019
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General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Indigenous People's Day [HB-1083]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Requiring the Governor to annually proclaim the second Monday in October as Indigenous People's Day.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julian Ivey
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/04/2019
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General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Pongal Day [HB-1044]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Agriculture ]
[Food ]
[International ]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim January 14 as Pongal Day; and providing that Thai Pongal is one of the main festivals celebrating the importance of the harvest in the state of Tamil Nadu in south India, Sri Lanka, and certain other countries.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Elizabeth Lierman
First Reading Health And Government Operations on 02/08/2019
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General Assembly - Analysis of Proposed Legislation - Racial Impact [HB-1016]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Requiring the Executive Director of the Department of Legislative Services to have the Department prepare a racial impact analysis for certain bills; requiring that the analysis be prepared with certain assistance and include certain information; requiring the Department to send a copy of a racial impact analysis to a certain committee and sponsor; prohibiting a committee from voting on a certain bill unless the racial impact analysis accompanies the bill; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 2/25 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/11/2019