Human Relations
Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to prohibiting consideration of certain factors regarding student financial assistance by public institutions of higher education. [HB-3559]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
Relating to prohibiting consideration of certain factors regarding student financial assistance by public institutions of higher education.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Tinderholt
Read First Time on 03/25/2025
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Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to implement certain diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. [HB-3427]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to implement certain diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Tinderholt
Read First Time on 03/21/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the repeal of certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public institutions of higher education. [HB-3295]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Relating to the repeal of certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public institutions of higher education.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Reynolds
Read First Time on 03/20/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to parental rights in public education, to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction, diversity, equity, and inclusion duties, and social transitioning, and to student clubs at public schools. [SB-12]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Relating to parental rights in public education, to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction, diversity, equity, and inclusion duties, and social transitioning, and to student clubs at public schools.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lois Kolkhorst
Signed By The Governor on 06/20/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to a school district's grievance procedure and to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction and diversity, equity, and inclusion duties and the loss of funding for public schools that fail to comply with those provisions. [SB-1565]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Relating to a school district's grievance procedure and to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction and diversity, equity, and inclusion duties and the loss of funding for public schools that fail to comply with those provisions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Creighton
Co-author Authorized on 03/26/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to bullying and cyberbullying in public schools. [SB-1445]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Relating to bullying and cyberbullying in public schools.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jose Menendez
Read First Time on 03/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Employment Discrimination - Fire and Rescue Public Safety Employees - Use of Medical Cannabis [SB-1023]
[Cannabis ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting an employer from taking certain discriminatory employment actions against a fire and rescue public safety employee based on the employee's use of medical cannabis, subject to certain conditions; and requiring an employer to report an incident of a fire and rescue public safety employee reporting for work while impaired by cannabis to the State Emergency Medical Services Board.
Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Jackson
Third Reading Passed (36-8) on 03/17/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to county diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. [HB-2821]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Rights ]
Relating to county diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nate Schatzline
Read First Time on 03/19/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to municipal diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. [HB-2770]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Rights ]
Relating to municipal diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nate Schatzline
Read First Time on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Employment Discrimination - Fire and Rescue Public Safety Employees - Use of Medical Cannabis [HB-1408]
[Cannabis ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting an employer from taking certain discriminatory employment actions against a fire and rescue public safety employee based on the employee's use of medical cannabis, subject to certain conditions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrian Boafo
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations, Intent, and Discriminatory Effect [HB-1239]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt certain regulations related to affirmatively furthering fair housing; providing that certain discriminatory housing practices may be committed without intent; prohibiting a person from acting in a certain manner that has a discriminatory effect against a person related to the sale or rental of a dwelling; and providing that certain conduct does not constitute a certain violation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Places of Public Accommodation - Captioning for Motion Picture Houses - Alterations [HB-1363]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering the number of screens in a motion picture house above which the motion picture house is required to provide open movie captioning; and requiring that each motion picture house that is a place of public accommodation report to the Commission on Civil Rights and the Attorney General on the number of screenings each month in which closed and open captions were used each month.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harry Bhandari
Hearing 4/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Employment Discrimination - Intent [HB-1261]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Prohibiting certain acts that have a discriminatory effect, regardless of the actor's intent, in employment by any person; and providing that a person who unintentionally violates a certain provision of law has not committed an unlawful employment practice if the violation was justified by a legitimate business necessity and there was no other less discriminatory means of accomplishing that business necessity.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrian Boafo
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Department of Social and Economic Mobility - Established [HB-1253]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Social Security ]
[Poverty ]
Establishing the Department of Social and Economic Mobility; providing for the Secretary of Social and Economic Mobility; providing the purpose of the Department is to provide support for units of State government, individuals, and businesses for the maintenance of social equity policies in the State; establishing the Department of Social and Economic Mobility Special Fund; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill a certain appropriation from the Transportation Trust Fund to the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 605 on 05/20/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to medical education coursework in cultural competence and implicit bias. [HB-2475]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Relating to medical education coursework in cultural competence and implicit bias.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Simmons
Read First Time on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Commission on Nondiscrimination - Establishment [HB-1055]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Commission on Nondiscrimination to monitor and study nondiscrimination laws and regulations and the impacts of the actions of the federal government on those laws and regulations and to recommend legislation to address any deficiencies in nondiscrimination protections in Maryland; and requiring the Commission to submit a report on its findings and recommendations, including any legislative proposals, to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 15 each year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing Canceled on 03/08/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the procedure for determining whether a student's violation of a public school's or public institution of higher education's student code of conduct was motivated by antisemitism. [HB-2391]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
Relating to the procedure for determining whether a student's violation of a public school's or public institution of higher education's student code of conduct was motivated by antisemitism.
Sponsored by: Rep. Richard Raymond
Laid On The Table Subject To Call on 04/29/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Human Relations - Protection of the Free Exercise of Religion [HB-1019]
[Religion ]
[Human Rights ]
Prohibiting a governmental authority, under certain circumstances, from burdening a person's exercise of religion; and authorizing a person aggrieved by a violation of the Act to obtain certain relief in a civil action.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stuart Schmidt
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing - Income-Based Housing Subsidies [HB-896]
[Housing ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that a certain landlord may not refuse to rent to a prospective tenant who pays rent with the assistance of an income-based housing subsidy under certain circumstances; providing that a certain landlord may collect financial information from a perspective tenant under certain circumstances; and providing that violation of the Act is a discriminatory housing practice and is subject to enforcement by the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing - Income-Based Housing Subsidies [SB-677]
[Housing ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that a certain landlord may not refuse to rent to a prospective tenant who pays rent with the assistance of an income-based housing subsidy under certain circumstances; providing that a certain landlord may collect financial information from a perspective tenant under certain circumstances; and providing that a violation of the Act is a discriminatory housing practice and is subject to enforcement by the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn Gile
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025