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SENATE BILL 50
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By: Senators Lam, Benson, and Brooks
Requested: August 15, 2023
Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2024
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Human Relations – Commission on Civil Rights – Appeal of Final Orders 2
FOR the purpose of providing that a certain final order of the Commission on Civil Rights 3
on a complaint alleging a discriminatory act is appealable in accordance with the 4
Administrative Procedure Act; and generally relating to the Commission on Civil 5
Rights and appeals of final orders. 6
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7
Article – State Government 8
Section 20–101(a) through (d) 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 11
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
Article – State Government 13
Section 20–1005(d) 14
Annotated Code of Maryland 15
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 16
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
Article – State Government 19
20–101. 20
(a) In Subtitles 1 through 11 of this title the following words have the meanings 21
indicated. 22
(b) “Commission” means the Commission on Civil Rights. 23 2 SENATE BILL 50
(c) “Complainant” means a person that files a complaint alleging a discriminatory 1
act under this title. 2
(d) “Discriminatory act” means an act prohibited under: 3
(1) Subtitle 3 of this title (Discrimination in Places of Public 4
Accommodation); 5
(2) Subtitle 4 of this title (Discrimination by Persons Licensed or Regulated 6
by Maryland Department of Labor); 7
(3) Subtitle 5 of this title (Discrimination in Leasing of Commercial 8
Property); 9
(4) Subtitle 6 of this title (Discrimination in Employment); 10
(5) Subtitle 7 of this title (Discrimination in Housing); or 11
(6) Subtitle 8 of this title (Aiding, Abetting, or Attempting Discriminatory 12
Act; Obstructing Compliance). 13
20–1005. 14
(d) (1) If there is a finding of no probable cause to believe that a discriminatory 15
act has been or is being committed, the complainant may file a request for reconsideration 16
of the finding in accordance with the Commission’s regulations. 17
(2) Unless the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has 18
jurisdiction over the subject matter of the complaint, a denial of a request for 19
reconsideration of a finding of no probable cause by the Commission is a final order 20
appealable [to the circuit court] as provided in [§ 10–222 of this article] THE 21
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT. 22
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 23
October 1, 2024. 24