Religion
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Condemning Islamophobia, Anti-Palestinian Hate, and Antisemitism [HJR-8]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Religion ]
Condemning Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian hate, and antisemitism; encouraging certain awareness initiatives; and committing to supporting certain legislation and policies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/29/2024
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Gettr Maryland 2024 Regular Session
County Boards of Education - Volunteer Aides - School Chaplain [HB-1234]
[Education ]
[Religion ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing each county board of education to use a chaplain as a volunteer aide in schools to provide services to students.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Religion and Disability [HB-1041]
[Crime ]
[Disabilities ]
[Religion ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Defining "disability" as it relates to laws prohibiting hate crimes; and prohibiting a person from committing or attempting to commit certain crimes motivated either in whole or in substantial part by another person's religion.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Third Reading Passed (123-9) on 03/18/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Corrections - Segregated Housing - Limitations [HB-1144]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering a reporting requirement for correctional units relating to restrictive housing; requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo certain training; and establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of segregated housing.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Education - Curriculum Standards - Antihate and Holocaust Education (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) [SB-1058]
[Education ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring county boards of education to establish curriculum guides and courses of study that are aligned with certain content standards developed by the State Department of Education, and requiring the State Board of Education to withhold certain funds from county boards that fail to do so; establishing certain requirements for the Department's process for developing, reviewing, and adopting certain content standards, curriculum standards, and curriculum resources; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing Canceled on 03/27/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Corrections - Segregated Housing - Limitations [SB-1085]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Altering a reporting requirement for correctional units relating to restrictive housing; requiring hearing officers and personnel involved with the supervision and care of individuals placed in restrictive housing to undergo certain training; and establishing guidelines and procedures for the placement of incarcerated individuals in certain types of segregated housing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Building Performance Standards - Local Requests for Guidance - Religious Considerations [SB-1033]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Religion ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor, on request of a local juridiction and in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, to provide guidance for the implementation and enforcement of the Maryland Building Performance Standards in relation to any religious observance, practice, or belief.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 205 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations [HB-848]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the court, in determining legal and physical custody in certain child custody proceedings, to consider certain factors; and authorizing the court to modify a child custody or visitation order if the court determines that there has been a material change in circumstances since the issuance of the order that related to the needs of the child or the ability of the parents to meet those needs and that modifying the order is in the best interests of the child.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Third Reading Passed (135-0) on 03/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Building Performance Standards – Local Requests for Guidance – Religious Considerations [HB-926]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Religion ]
[Construction ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor, on request of a local jurisdiction and in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, to provide guidance for the implementation and enforcement of the Maryland Building Performance Standards in relation to any religious observance, practice, or belief.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Griffith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 206 on 04/25/2024
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South Dakota 2024 Regular Session
Establish a property tax exemption for religious societies, and to modify the application requirements for certain property tax exemptions. [HB-1255]
[Property Tax ]
[Religion ]
[Taxes ]
Establish a property tax exemption for religious societies, and to modify the application requirements for certain property tax exemptions.
Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Perry
No Motion To Reconsider H.j. 367 on 02/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Protecting Workers From Captive Audience Meetings Act) [HB-802]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Religion ]
Prohibiting employers from taking certain actions against an employee or applicant for employment because the employee or applicant declines to attend or participate in employer-sponsored meetings during which the employer communicates the opinion of the employer regarding religious matters or political matters.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION recognizing and denouncing the persecution of Christians around the world. [SR-115]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Religion ]
Recognize and denounce the persecution of Christians around the world; call on the federal government to champion the cause of international religious freedom for all.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Wise
Adopted By Voice Vote on 02/07/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
A RESOLUTION recognizing the two hundred fifty year history of prayer opening legislative sessions in the United States. [HR-58]
[Religion ]
Recognizing the 250 year tradition of opening prayers for legislative session days.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kim King
Introduced In House on 01/29/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Comptroller - Electronic Tax and Fee Return Filing Requirements [SB-677]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring that returns for certain taxes and fees collected by the Comptroller be filed electronically, subject to certain exceptions; altering certain requirements for electronic filing of returns for certain taxes; prohibiting a certain tax return preparer or software company from charging a separate fee for the electronic filing of authorized tax documents; and prohibiting a software company from selling different versions of the same tax software under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 730 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Child Custody and Visitation - Best Interest of the Child [SB-670]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the court, in determining the appropriate allocation of custody or visitation between the parties that is in the best interest of the child, to consider the ability of each of the parties to meet the child's developmental needs, the relations between the child, the parties, the siblings and other relatives, the ability of each party to meet the child's day-to-day needs and certain other factors; and requiring the court to articulate certain findings of fact on the record.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Human Relations - Discrimination - Protected Characteristics [SB-590]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
Altering certain provisions of law prohibiting discrimination based on certain protected characteristics to include prohibitions on discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, marital status, and disability.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
County Boards of Education - Volunteer Aides - School Chaplain [SB-612]
[Education ]
[Religion ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing each county board of education to use a chaplain as a volunteer aide in schools to provide services to students.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Hearing 2/23 At 9:00 A.m. on 02/09/2024
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Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)
Employment; housing; public accommodations; antidiscrimination [SB-1377]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Housing ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Disabilities ]
Employment; housing; public accommodations; antidiscrimination
Sponsored by: Sen. Lela Alston
Senate Read Second Time on 01/31/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024) [HB-694]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Governor's Office for Children and the Special Secretary of the Governor's Office for Children as the head of the Office; requiring the Special Secretary to establish the ENOUGH grant program, subject to certain requirements; requiring the Office to assign certain staff for a certain purpose; establishing certain reporting and evaluation requirements; establishing the ENOUGH Grant Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring the Governor to appropriate $15,000,000 to the fund for fiscal year 2026; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing Canceled (appropriations) on 02/27/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Consumer Protection – Online Products and Services – Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code) [SB-571]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring a covered entity that offers an online product reasonably likely to be accessed by children to complete a certain data protection impact assessment on or before April 1, 2026, under certain circumstances; requiring certain privacy protections for certain online products; prohibiting certain data collection and sharing practices; authorizing certain monitoring practices to allow a child's parent or guardian to monitor the child's online activity or location without providing an obvious signal to the child; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 460 on 05/09/2024