HB 772

Human Relations - Civil Rights Enforcement - Powers of the Attorney General

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Human RelationsStatus: Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate, prosecute, and remediate certain civil rights violations under certain circumstances and in a certain manner; authorizing the Attorney General to intervene in certain causes of action under certain circumstances; establishing certain penalties and authorizing the Attorney General to obtain certain relief in certain civil actions, conciliation agreements, and settlement agreements; establishing the Civil Rights Enforcement Fund; etc.

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Testimony (29)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Farris, Jaden	Annapolis Pride	Position only
FAV	Baron, Peter	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Garcia, Leidi	CASA	Oral
FAV	Pruitt, Lauren	FreeState Justice	Oral
FAV	Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist	FreeState Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schultz, Vickilobbyist	MD Legal Aide	Oral
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps, Jr., Kenneth	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Flowers , Willie	NAACP - Maryland	Oral
FAV	Hanson, Nicole	Out for Justice	Oral
FAV	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldstein, Mathew	Secular Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Barkan, Lisa	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Releford, Tiffany	Individual	Oral
FAV	Speaker, Speaker	Individual	Oral
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Gibson, Rich	Howard County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
UNF	Griffin, Andrewlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kroll, Steven	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Oral
UNF	Costello, Christopherlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
FWA	Hughes, Glendora	Maryland Commission on Civil Rights	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Mulhauser, Dana	Office of Attorney General	Oral
FWA	Brown, Anthony	Office of the Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Annapolis PrideFAV 1

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

CASAFAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 2

Howard County State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Commission on Civil RightsFWA 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationUNF 1

MD Legal AideFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

NAACP - MarylandFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFWA 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFWA 1

Out for JusticeFAV 1

Prince George's County ExecutiveFAV 1

Secular MarylandFAV 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVReynolds-Dominguez, CamilaFreeState JusticeRegistered for: FreeState Justice

FAVSchultz, VickiMD Legal AideRegistered for: Maryland Legal Aid

FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

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

UNFGriffin, AndrewMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce…

UNFCostello, ChristopherRegistered for: Howard County Chamber of Commerce; Maryland Society of Professional Engineers; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD