Human Relations
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
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the creation and elimination of certain state holidays. [HB-2238]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Relating to the creation and elimination of certain state holidays.
Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Dutton
Read First Time on 03/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Declaration of Rights - Religious Freedom, Religious Tests, and Oaths and Affirmations [HB-822]
[Religion ]
[Human Rights ]
Altering and removing references requiring a belief in God from certain provisions relating to religious freedom, religious tests, and oaths and affirmations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - The American Dream [HJR-4]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
Affirming Maryland's commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) as a foundation of the American Dream; and encouraging local, State, and federal policymakers, educational institutions, workplaces, and other organizations to adopt and uphold DEI principles.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 3/10 At 3:00 P.m. on 03/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams and Sports - Designation (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act) [SB-588]
[Education ]
[Sports ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools to be expressly designated in a certain manner; prohibiting certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports from including certain students; prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions against a school under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission - Establishment (Harriet Tubman Community Investment Act) [SB-469]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Maryland Reparations Commission to develop and administer a program to provide compensatory benefits to the descendants of individuals enslaved in the State; providing that any individual whose ancestors were enslaved in the State is eligible to receive certain benefits; authorizing the Commission to seek the assistance of State agencies to develop and evaluate processes and applications; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill such sums as necessary to carry out the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 01/30/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - The American Dream [SJR-3]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
Affirming Maryland's commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) as a foundation of the American Dream; and encouraging certain individuals and groups to adopt and uphold DEI principles.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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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
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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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to measures to assist students enrolled at public institutions of higher education who are homeless or who are or were in foster care. [HB-1784]
[Education ]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Relating to measures to assist students enrolled at public institutions of higher education who are homeless or who are or were in foster care.
Sponsored by: Rep. Toni Rose
Received From The House on 05/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act) [HB-156]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Sports ]
Requiring certain interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams or sports sponsored by certain schools to be expressly designated based on biological sex; prohibiting certain entities from taking certain adverse actions against a school for maintaining separate interscholastic and intramural junior varsity and varsity athletic teams and sports for students of the female sex; and providing that certain individuals have the right to bring a civil action under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Discrimination in Housing - Consumer Credit History [HB-242]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
[Data Privacy ]
Prohibiting the inclusion of a consumer credit history, any written account by a credit reporting agency bearing on a consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity, in a reusable tenant screening report; prohibiting certain discrimination in housing on the basis of consumer credit history; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Addison
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to employment practices regarding diversity and prohibiting the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities. [SB-689]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Relating to employment practices regarding diversity and prohibiting the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bryan Hughes
Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 05/20/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to including antisemitism in the definition of bullying for the purpose of school discipline policies. [SB-645]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Relating to including antisemitism in the definition of bullying for the purpose of school discipline policies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judith Zaffirini
Co-author Authorized on 02/11/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities. [HB-1521]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Relating to the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Metcalf
Read First Time on 03/12/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to a task force to study the legal and societal barriers to equality for transgender persons. [HB-1470]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Relating to a task force to study the legal and societal barriers to equality for transgender persons.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Reynolds
Read First Time on 03/11/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to bullying and cyberbullying in public schools. [HB-1405]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Crime ]
Relating to bullying and cyberbullying in public schools.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alma Allen
Committee Report Sent To Calendars on 05/14/2025
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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. [SB-326]
[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
Effective Immediately on 05/20/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to prohibiting teaching in Texas public elementary and secondary schools of hateful, divisive and discriminatory practices and beliefs that could lead to discriminatory treatment of individuals because of such individual's race, color, ethnicity, sex, national origin or religion and the establishment of remedies and penalties for discriminatory treatment. [HB-1279]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Ethics ]
[Children and Youth ]
Relating to prohibiting teaching in Texas public elementary and secondary schools of hateful, divisive and discriminatory practices and beliefs that could lead to discriminatory treatment of individuals because of such individual's race, color, ethnicity, sex, national origin or religion and the establishment of remedies and penalties for discriminatory treatment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Schoolcraft
Read First Time on 03/10/2025
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Texas 89th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to prohibiting governmental discriminatory practices as well as submissions and trainings that could lead to discriminatory treatment of individuals because of personal identity characteristics including an individual's race, color, ethnicity, sex, national origin or religion and the establishment of remedies and penalties for discriminatory treatment. [HB-1280]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Ethics ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Relating to prohibiting governmental discriminatory practices as well as submissions and trainings that could lead to discriminatory treatment of individuals because of personal identity characteristics including an individual's race, color, ethnicity, sex, national origin or religion and the establishment of remedies and penalties for discriminatory treatment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Schoolcraft
Read First Time on 03/10/2025