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.