SB 157

Did not advance

Employers of Ex-Offenders - Liability - Immunity

Sponsor: Senator CassillyCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Civil Actions and ProceduresStatus: Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing that employers are not liable, under circumstances related to completion of probation and type of work, for negligently hiring or failing to adequately supervise an employee based on evidence that the employee has received probation before judgment for an offense or has been convicted of an offense; providing that the Act does not limit or abrogate other immunities or defenses; providing for the prospective application of the Act; etc.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Zinsmeister, Robert	Associated Builders and Contractor, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	kahl, catherine	DOSCS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gaertner, Bill	Gatekeepers MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rusyniak, Lisa	Goodwill Chesapeake	Position only
FAV	Shuster, David	Goodwill Horizon	Position only
FAV	Costello, Chris	Howard County Chamber of Commerce	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Robert	IPPS	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Okeefe, Kevin	Independent Electrical Contractors Chesapeake	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	JOTF	Written (PDF)
FAV	Duckman, Ashley	MD Chamber of Commerce	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Locklair, Caileylobbyist	MD Retailers Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Livesay, Carl	MD Thermoform Co.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Caroom, Phil	Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform	Written (PDF)
FAV	Claire, Bob	Mobern Lighting Co.	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Halloran, Mike	NFIB	Position only
FAV	Simpson, Bill	Open Door America	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Galiazzo, Mike	Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Janell	Vehicles for Change	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	simpson, William	open door anerica	Position only
FAV	Senator Cassilly, Senator Cassillylegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	MACALISTER, JIM	MD ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Associated Builders and Contractor, Inc.FAV 1

DOSCSFAV 1

Gatekeepers MDFAV 1

Goodwill ChesapeakeFAV 1

Goodwill HorizonFAV 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFWA 1

Howard County Chamber of CommerceFAV 1

Independent Electrical Contractors ChesapeakeFAV 1

IPPSFAV 1

JOTFFAV 1

Maryland Alliance for Justice ReformFAV 1

MD ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICEUNF 1

MD Chamber of CommerceFAV 1

MD Retailers AssociationFAV 1

MD Thermoform Co.FAV 1

Mobern Lighting Co.FAV 1

NFIBFAV 1

Open Door AmericaFAV 1

open door anericaFAV 1

Regional Manufacturing Institute of MarylandFAV 1

Vehicles for ChangeFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDews, ChristopherJOTFRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVLocklair, CaileyMD Retailers AssociationRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association