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LGBTQ+ Issues and the 2023 Session
The LGBTQ+ Task Force is inactive, but we are tracking legislation involving civil rights:
For information on HB 283/SB0460 - Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Gender–Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act) - please see the 2023 Session page under Healthcare. It has been designated a priority issue.
Subject | Bill Number | XFile Bill Number | Sponsor | Title | Status | Current Location | Position | Synopsis |
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AG Civil Rights enforcement powers | HB0772 | SB0540 | Speaker | Human Relations - Civil Rights Enforcement - Powers of the Attorney General | Hearing Held, Awaiting Committee Vote | Judiciary | Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate, prosecute, and remediate certain civil rights violations under certain circumstances and in a certain manner; authorizing the Attorney General to intervene in certain causes of action under certain circumstances; establishing certain penalties and authorizing the Attorney General to obtain certain relief in certain civil actions, conciliation agreements, and settlement agreements; authorizing the Attorney General to recover certain investigation and litigation costs in a certain manner; etc. | |
AG Civil Rights enforcement powers | SB0540 | HB0772 | President | Human Relations - Civil Rights Enforcement - Powers of the Attorney General | First Reading Judiciary | Judiciary | Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate, prosecute, and remediate certain civil rights violations under certain circumstances and in a certain manner; authorizing the Attorney General to intervene in certain causes of action under certain circumstances; establishing certain penalties and authorizing the Attorney General to obtain certain relief in certain civil actions, conciliation agreements, and settlement agreements; authorizing the Attorney General to recover certain investigation and litigation costs in a certain manner; etc. | |
Birth certificate reissue | HB0361 | Delegate Smith | Certificates of Birth - Issuance of New Certificates - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) | Hearing Held, Awaiting Committee Vote | Health and Government Operations | Altering the circumstances under which the Secretary of Health is required to make a new certificate of birth due to the change of a sex designation of an individual; and establishing requirements and a prohibition related to the making of new certificates of birth. | ||
Gender-inclusive signage | HB0040 | SB0084 | Delegate Solomon | Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Gender-Inclusive Signage | Hearing Held, Awaiting Committee Vote | Economic Matters | 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. | |
Gender-inclusive signage | SB0084 | HB0040 | Senator Kagan | Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Gender-Inclusive Signage | Hearing Held, Awaiting Committee Vote | Judicial Proceedings | 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. | |
Hate Crime Response and Prevention | HB1066 | Delegate Vogel | Hate Crimes - Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention - Establishment | Hearing Held, Awaiting Committee Vote | Judiciary | Establishing the Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention to develop strategies to prevent and respond to hate crime activity and evaluate State laws and policies relating to hate crimes; and requiring the Commission to report to the General Assembly on or before December 1 each year on legislative recommendations to address hate crimes in the State. | ||
Hate Crimes-civil remedy | HB0013 | SB0005 | Delegate Crutchfield | Hate Crimes – Civil Remedy | First Reading Judicial Proceedings | Judicial Proceedings | Providing that a person who is the victim of an act that would constitute a violation of certain hate crime laws may bring a civil action against the person or persons who committed the act in a court of competent jurisdiction; and authorizing the court to impose an injunction and award certain economic and noneconomic damages. | |
Hate Crimes-civil remedy | SB0005 | HB0013 | Senator Kramer | Hate Crimes – Civil Remedy | First Reading Judiciary | Judiciary | Providing that a person who is the victim of an act that would constitute a violation of certain hate crime laws may bring a civil action against the person or persons who committed the act in a court of competent jurisdiction; and authorizing the court to impose an injunction and award certain economic and noneconomic damages. | |
Patterns and Practices of Violations | HB0771 | SB0658 | Speaker | Human Relations - Patterns and Practices of Civil Rights Violations - Remedies | Hearing Held, Awaiting Committee Vote | Judiciary | Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate and initiate a civil action to remedy unlawful patterns or practices committed by certain government officials; providing that the Attorney General shall have subpoena power to support certain investigations; and providing that the Attorney General may obtain equitable and declaratory relief to eliminate the pattern or practice of certain conduct. | |
Patterns and Practices of Violations | SB0658 | HB0771 | President | Human Relations - Patterns and Practices of Civil Rights Violations - Remedies | Hearing Held, Awaiting Committee Vote | Judicial Proceedings | Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate and initiate a civil action to remedy unlawful patterns or practices committed by certain government officials; providing that the Attorney General shall have subpoena power to support certain investigations; and providing that the Attorney General may obtain equitable and declaratory relief to eliminate the pattern or practice of certain conduct. | |
Perverted practice crime-repeal | HB0131 | SB0054 | Delegate Moon | Criminal Law – Unnatural or Perverted Sexual Practice – Repeal | First Reading Judicial Proceedings | Judicial Proceedings | Repealing the crime of unnatural or perverted sexual practice. | |
Perverted practice crime-repeal | SB0054 | HB0131 | Senator Lam | Criminal Law – Unnatural or Perverted Sexual Practice – Repeal | Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m. | Judiciary | Repealing the crime of unnatural or perverted sexual practice. | |
Student demonstrations-discipline | HB0568 | Delegate Ebersole | Education - Student-Organized Peaceful Demonstrations - Student Discipline and Policy | Hearing Held, Awaiting Committee Vote | Ways and Means | Prohibiting a public school from prohibiting a student from organizing or participating in a student-organized peaceful demonstration, imposing certain limits on a student's right to free speech while participating in a student-organized peaceful demonstration, or disciplining a student for organizing or participating in a student-organized peaceful demonstration under certain circumstances; and requiring each county board of education to develop a written policy regarding student-organized peaceful demonstrations. | ||
Truth & Reconciliation Commission | HB0339 | SB0478 | Delegate White | Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Reporting and Sunset Extension | First Reading Judicial Proceedings | Judicial Proceedings | Extending the time for the submission of the final report of the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission to December 1, 2025; and extending the termination date for the Commission to June 30, 2026. | |
Truth & Reconciliation Commission | SB0478 | HB0339 | Senator Sydnor | Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Reporting and Sunset Extension | Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m. | Health and Government Operations | Extending the time for the submission of the final report of the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission to December 1, 2025; and extending the termination date for the Commission to June 30, 2026. |
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