HB 1120

Health Care Providers – Discrimination in Provision of Services

Sponsor: Delegate KellyCommittee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Human RelationsStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 428 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that the Secretary of Health or certain units of the Maryland Department of Health have exclusive jurisdiction to enforce certain laws by certain action; establishing that the Commission on Civil Rights and the Secretary or certain units have concurrent jurisdiction over certain discrimination; authorizing the Commission to take certain action when the Secretary or certain units have exclusive jurisdiction; requiring the Secretary or certain units to notify the Commission of certain hearings; etc.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bruno, Richard	Chase Brexton Health Care	Written (PDF)
FAV	Noveau, Barbara	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, C.P	FreeState Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connor, Patricia	HEAU	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	HFAM	Written (PDF)
FAV	MacShane, Kate	Maryland Center for Geneer and Intimacy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Malyn, Han	MoCo Pride Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cammarata, Kimberly	Office of Attorney General - HEAU	Position only
FAV	Blinder, Lee	Trans Healthcare Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Caveney, Cass	Trans Recognition Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bruner, Daniel	Whitman-Walker Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	philip, diana	naral pro choice maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Kelly, Delegate Kellylegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Gerb, Suzi	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Grahl, Paisley	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nibber, D'Paullobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Reed, Erin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	LifeSpan Network	Oral
FWA	Kallins, Lauren	MACS	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Dove, Spencer	Maryland Commission on Civil Rights	Written (PDF)
FWA	Raswant, Maansi	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Chase Brexton Health CareFAV 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

HEAUFAV 1

HFAMFAV 1

LifeSpan NetworkFWA 1

MACSFWA 1

Maryland Center for Geneer and IntimacyFAV 1

Maryland Commission on Civil RightsFWA 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFWA 1

MoCo Pride CenterFAV 1

naral pro choice marylandFAV 1

Office of Attorney General - HEAUFAV 1

Trans Healthcare MarylandFAV 1

Trans Recognition MarylandFAV 1

Whitman-Walker HealthFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBagwell, AshlieHFAMRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…

FAVNibber, D'PaulRegistered for: American Heart Association

FWAKauffman, DannaLifeSpan NetworkRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…