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SENATE BILL 313
D3 2lr1429
CF HB 244
By: Senators Watson and Carter
Introduced and read first time: January 20, 2022
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 16, 2022
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Civil Actions – Damages – Use of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Data 2
FOR the purpose of prohibiting a calculation of damages for loss of earnings resulting from 3
personal injury or wrongful death from being reduced based on race, ethnicity, or 4
gender; and generally relating to civil actions and damages for loss of earnings. 5
BY adding to 6
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 7
Section 11–109.1 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2020 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 10
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12
Article – Courts and Judicial Proceedings 13
11–109.1. 14
A CALCULATION OF DAMAG ES FOR LOSS OF EARNI NGS RESULTING FROM 15
PERSONAL INJURY OR W RONGFUL DEATH MAY NO T BE REDUCED BASED O N RACE, 16
ETHNICITY, OR GENDER. 17
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be construed to 18 2 SENATE BILL 313
apply only prospectively and may not be applied or interpreted to have any effect on or 1
application to any cause of action arising before the effective date of this Act. 2
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 3
October 1, 2022. 4
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.