Human Relations
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Extension of Statutes of Limitations Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [HJR-5]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Urging the Congress of the United States of America to extend specified statutes of limitations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2017
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Gettr Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Human Relations - Discrimination by a Place of Public Accommodation - Enforcement and Remedies [SB-834]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing specified persons to elect to have the claims asserted in a specified complaint alleging discrimination by a place of public accommodation determined in a civil action brought by the Commission on Civil Rights under specified circumstances; requiring a civil action brought by the Commission to be filed within a specified time period after an election; expanding the remedies available for discrimination by a place of public accommodation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Home Act of 2017 [SB-728]
[Housing ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Stating that the Act seeks to deconcentrate poverty by providing additional opportunities for tenants utilizing public subsidies to live in neighborhoods other than the neighborhoods in which those individuals are currently and disproportionately residing; expanding the housing policy of the State regarding the provision of fair housing to include providing for fair housing regardless of source of income; prohibiting specified discriminatory acts based on a person's source of income; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Schools - Discrimination - Prohibition [HB-696]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Funding ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting a nonpublic elementary or secondary school that receives State funds from refusing enrollment of, expelling, withholding privileges from, or otherwise discriminating against any student or prospective student because of specified factors; making specified provisions of law prohibiting discrimination in employment applicable to nonpublic elementary and secondary schools that receive State funds; making specified remedies and procedures regarding discrimination applicable to specified discriminatory acts; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel T Oaks
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/28/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Morgan State University - Task Force on Reconciliation and Equity [SB-471]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring Morgan State University to convene a task force to foster reconciliation and achieve racial equity by taking specified actions; requiring the task force to include specified members and consult with specified units of State government; requiring the task force to hold hearings at locations throughout the State and invite persons to testify, to study and make recommendations regarding specified matters, and to monitor and evaluate the implementation of specified recommendations using specified criteria; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Government - Closed Captioning Activation Required Without Request [HB-254]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring places of public accommodation to keep closed captioning activated on specified television receivers under specified circumstances regardless of whether the closed captioning was requested.
Sponsored by: Rep. Angela Angel
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Discrimination in Employment - Conditions Related to Pregnancy or Childbirth [HB-214]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Human Rights ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees and applicants for employment who have known limitations due to conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth; establishing a rebuttable presumption that a specified accommodation is not an undue hardship if the employer would provide it to an employee with a disability; requiring the Commission on Civil Rights to develop specified courses and public education programs regarding specified rights and responsibilities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Home Act of 2017 [HB-172]
[Housing ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
[Community Development ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Stating that the Act seeks to deconcentrate poverty by providing opportunities for tenants utilizing public subsidies to live in neighborhoods other than the neighborhoods in which they are currently and disproportionately residing; expanding the housing policy of the state to include fair housing regardless of source of income; requiring the owner of an apartment complex to rent or make available 15% of the units to persons receiving housing assistance vouchers; prohibiting specified discrimination based on source of income; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie L. McIntosh
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/21/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Requesting The University of Texas at Austin to lead a study by several Texas public universities to examine how young black males in Texas are affected by the benefits and detriments of living in Texas. [HCR-96]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
Requesting The University of Texas at Austin to lead a study by several Texas public universities to examine how young black males in Texas are affected by the benefits and detriments of living in Texas.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harold V. Dutton
Referred To Higher Education on 03/31/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to a study on the creation of bilingual zones in certain areas of this state. [HB-2678]
[Education ]
[Community Development ]
Relating to a study on the creation of bilingual zones in certain areas of this state.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terry Canales
Read First Time on 03/30/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the recognition of equal rights of all people. [SJR-44]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the recognition of equal rights of all people.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sylvia Garcia
Read First Time on 03/09/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to state collaboration with federally recognized Indian tribes. [SB-835]
[Native American Affairs ]
Relating to state collaboration with federally recognized Indian tribes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jose R. Rodriguez
Read First Time on 02/27/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to designation of a governor's liaison for federally recognized Native American tribes. [HB-1450]
[Native American Affairs ]
Relating to designation of a governor's liaison for federally recognized Native American tribes.
Sponsored by: Rep. James White
Comte Report Filed With Committee Coordinator on 04/24/2017
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to designating English as the official language of this state. [SB-373]
[Immigration ]
Relating to designating English as the official language of this state.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Hall
Read First Time on 02/01/2017