Maryland House Bill 579 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 12 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-13 - Referred Judicial Proceedings
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Providing that certain maximum penalty amounts the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights is authorized to seek if it finds that a respondent has engaged in a discriminatory act regarding public accommodations and certain actions by persons licensed or regulated by a unit in the Maryland Department of Labor do not apply if the discriminatory act is committed by the agent or employee of the respondent; requiring any civil penalties collected under the Act be paid to the complainant, not the General Fund; etc.

Maryland Commission on Civil Rights - Civil Penalties

Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]

2020-03-12 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 99 N: 34 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-13	Senate	Referred Judicial Proceedings
2020-03-12	House	Third Reading Passed (99-34)
2020-03-11	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2020-03-11	House	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
2020-01-30	House	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-27	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

SB364 (Crossfiled) 2020-01-29 - Hearing 2/12 at 12:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
State Government	20	1016	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	20	304	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	20	402	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0579?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0579f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0579t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/hb0579_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/0538.pdf