Human Relations
Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Places of Public Accommodation - Motion Picture Houses - Captioning [HB-1238]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Disabilities ]
Requiring all motion picture houses to offer closed captioning for each screening of a motion picture; and requiring that certain motion picture houses provide open captioning for at least two screenings each week.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2022
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Human Services - Commission on Fatherhood (Fatherhood Protection Act) [HB-1213]
[Human Services ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Commission on Fatherhood in the Department of Human Services to study and review the status of fatherhood in the State and to inform the Executive and Legislative Branches of State government on current issues that impact fathers; and prohibiting the Commission from adopting regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ric Metzgar
Hearing 3/07 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/17/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Nondiscrimination – Courts and Other Governmental Entities – Prohibitions, Policy, and Training (Access to Justice for All Youth) [SB-910]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Education ]
Requiring the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Department of Juvenile Services to provide certain nondiscrimination training to certain employees and contractors; establishing that certain provisions of law prohibiting discrimination apply to units, officers, employees, and contractors of the State, a county, or a municipal corporation and to a grantee, a program, or an entity receiving State funds; and establishing a certain policy of the State relating to equal access to courts and nondiscrimination.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff D. Waldstreicher
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/10/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Discrimination in Housing – Citizenship, Immigration Status, and National Origin [SB-875]
[Housing ]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Stating the policy of the State to provide fair housing, regardless of certain citizenship or immigration status; prohibiting certain discrimination related to the sale or rental of a dwelling on the basis of citizenship or immigration status, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting a person from inquiring about a person's citizenship, immigration status, or national origin in connection with the rental of a dwelling; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Third Reading Passed (31-15) on 03/18/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Discrimination in Housing - Citizenship, Immigration Status, and National Origin [HB-928]
[Housing ]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Stating the policy of the State to provide fair housing, regardless of certain citizenship or immigration status; prohibiting certain discrimination related to the sale or rental of a dwelling on the basis of citizenship or immigration status, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting a person from inquiring about a person's citizenship, immigration status, or national origin in connection with the rental of a dwelling; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Schools, Prekindergarten Programs, and County Boards of Education - Discrimination [HB-850]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Rights ]
Prohibiting county boards of education and certain schools and prekindergarten programs from taking certain discriminatory actions because of a person's race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability; requiring each county board and certain schools and prekindergarten programs to print a certain statement in their student handbook; providing for the filing of a complaint under the Act with the State Superintendent of Schools; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Jerry Patterson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 739 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Schools, Prekindergarten Programs, and County Boards of Education – Discrimination [SB-666]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Prohibiting county boards of education and certain schools and prekindergarten programs from taking certain discriminatory actions because of a person's race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability; requiring each county board and certain schools and prekindergarten programs to print a certain statement in their student handbook; authorizing a person alleging discrimination under the Act to file a complaint with the State Superintendent of Schools; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Rereferred To Ways And Means on 04/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Education – Interscholastic and Intramural Teams and Sports – Designation Based on Biological Sex (Save Women’s Sports Act) [HB-757]
[Education ]
[Sports ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Rights ]
Requiring certain interscholastic and intramural 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 or county board of education for maintaining separate interscholastic and intramural 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. Haven Neely Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means on 02/28/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Employment – Workers’ Compensation and Workplace Discrimination – Use of Medical Cannabis [HB-628]
[Cannabis ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Healthcare ]
Altering the circumstances under which a covered employee or a dependent of a covered employee is not entitled to compensation or benefits under the workers' compensation law to include circumstances related to the use of medical cannabis; including medical cannabis in the medicine that an employer or its insurer is required to provide to a certain covered employee under certain circumstances; applying the Act prospectively: etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Jalisi
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/01/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Gender-Inclusive Signage [HB-572]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring that single-occupancy public restrooms be marked with gender-inclusive signage that does not indicate a specific gender, contains certain descriptive language and contains a picture or icon that does not indicate a specific gender, in certain places of public accommodation and certain public buildings; providing that a county is responsible for enforcing the signage requirement in places of public accommodation; and authorizing a county to set certain fines for second and subsequent violations after a certain period of time.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Scott Solomon
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission - Establishment (Harriet Tubman Community Investment Act) [HB-594]
[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: Rep. Jay Walker
Hearing 3/01 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Unlawful Employment Practice - Statute of Limitations - Tolling [SB-451]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
Tolling the period of time during which a complainant may file a civil action that alleges an unlawful employment practice while an administrative charge is pending.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 660 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Gender-Inclusive Signage [SB-486]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Rights ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring that single-occupancy public restrooms be marked with gender-inclusive signage in certain places of public accommodation and certain public buildings; providing that a county is responsible for enforcing the signage requirement in places of public accommodation; and authorizing a county to set certain fines for second and subsequent violations after a certain period of time.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. (judicial Proceedings) on 01/31/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Unlawful Employment Practices - Remedies [SB-449]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
Increasing the limitations on the amount of compensatory damages and punitive damages that may be awarded to a complainant in a certain unlawful employment practice case; and increasing the period of time, from 2 years to 3 years, for which a claimant may recover back pay in a certain unlawful employment practice case.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan C Lee
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/08/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Harassment and Sexual Harassment - Definitions - Employment Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Prevention Training [SB-450]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Altering the definition of "harassment" for purposes of certain provisions relating to discrimination in employment to include sexual harassment and certain unwelcome and offensive conduct; and altering the definition of "sexual harassment" for purposes of certain provisions relating to State government sexual harassment prevention training.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Smith
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 657 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Minority Participation in the Alcoholic Beverages Industry – Study [HB-324]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Small Business ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to conduct a study of the participation of minority-owned businesses in the alcoholic beverages industry in the State; requiring the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Transportation to provide staff for the study; and requiring the Office to report its finding and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Edith Jerry Patterson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 749 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Minority Participation in the Alcoholic Beverages Industry – Study [SB-72]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Small Business ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to conduct a study of the participation of minority-owned businesses in the alcoholic beverages industry in the State; requiring the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Transportation to provide staff for the study; and requiring the Office to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Obie Patterson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 750 on 05/29/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Discrimination in Employment - Reasonable Accommodations for Applicants With Disabilities [HB-78]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Rights ]
Prohibiting an employer from failing or refusing to make a certain accommodation for the known disability of an applicant for employment; and establishing that an employer is not required to accommodate an applicant for employment's disability if the accommodation would cause undue hardship on the conduct of the employer's business.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Rogers
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 325 on 05/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Declaration of Rights - Religious Freedom, Religious Tests, and Oaths and Affirmations [HB-181]
[Elections ]
[Religion ]
Altering and removing references to God from certain provisions relating to religious freedom, religious tests, and oaths and affirmations; and providing that the amendment to the Maryland Constitution proposed by Section 1 of the Act be submitted to the qualified voters of the State at the next general election to be held in November 2022 for adoption or rejection.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/14/2022
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Commending LGBTQIA+ students for their advocacy work on behalf of the transgender youth community in Texas. [HR-276]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Commending LGBTQIA+ students for their advocacy work on behalf of the transgender youth community in Texas.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Gonzalez
Reported Enrolled on 10/26/2021