SB 486

Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Gender-Inclusive Signage

Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Human RelationsStatus: Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring that single-occupancy public restrooms be marked with gender-inclusive signage 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.

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Testimony (28)

MGA witness list

FAV 25FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Day, Jacob	City of Salisbury	Written (PDF)
FAV	Arneson, Emilylobbyist	Kennedy Krieger Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	van Stone, Maureen	Kennedy Krieger Institute	Oral
FAV	McDonald, Ericka	LWVMD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Paliath, Tracey Clobbyist	Maryland Association of Community Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kagan, Sen. Cheryl	Maryland State Senate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Place, Jenna	Olney Theatre Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schlehofer, Michele	PFLAG Salisbury Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zakreski, Ed	Round House Theatre	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	HARVEY, KYLE	THE GREENER KITCHEN	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quinlan, Margolobbyist	Trans Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams, Kathryn	Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Frederick	Written (PDF)
FAV	Richardson, Allan	self	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Aragon, Maria	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Eckstein, Mark	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldsmith, Tami	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Graham, Elizabeth	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoffman, C.P.	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kastner, Chloe	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mihm, Blake	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rigby, Christiana	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Shycoff, Isabella	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Papillon, Mickey	International Council of Shopping Centers	Written (PDF)
FWA	Hughes, Glendora	Maryland Commission on Civil Rights	Written (PDF)
INFO	Thompson, Melvinlobbyist	Restaurant Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

City of SalisburyFAV 1

International Council of Shopping CentersFWA 1

Kennedy Krieger InstituteFAV 2

LWVMDFAV 1

Maryland Association of Community ServicesFAV 1

Maryland Commission on Civil RightsFWA 1

Maryland State SenateFAV 1

Olney Theatre CenterFAV 1

PFLAG Salisbury Inc.FAV 1

Restaurant Association of MarylandINFO 1

Round House TheatreFAV 1

selfFAV 1

THE GREENER KITCHENFAV 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

Trans MarylandFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of FrederickFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVArneson, EmilyKennedy Krieger InstituteRegistered for: Kennedy Krieger Institute

FAVPaliath, Tracey CMaryland Association of Community ServicesRegistered for: Maryland Association of Community Services (MACS)

FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

FAVQuinlan, MargoTrans MarylandRegistered for: Mental Health Association of Maryland

FAVGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…

INFOThompson, MelvinRestaurant Association of MarylandRegistered for: Restaurant Association of Maryland