SB 540

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

Sponsor: PresidentCommittee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Human RelationsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 629 (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; authorizing the Attorney General to recover certain investigation and litigation costs in a certain manner; etc.

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Testimony (40)

MGA witness list

FAV 27FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Farris, Jaden	Annapolis Pride	Position only
FAV	Baron, Peter	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baron, Peter	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Anthony	Attorney General of Maryland	Oral
FAV	Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist	FreeState Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartolomeo, Kathleen	GCAN, MCRT	Position only
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ford, Gerald	Maryland Commission on Civil Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps, Jr., Kenneth	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Position only
FAV	Schultz, Victoria	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Johnson, Andrealobbyist	National Women's Law Center	Oral
FAV	Coleman, Ryan	President, Randallstown NAACP	Position only
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	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gousha, Debbie	Individual	Position only
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	President, President	Individual	Oral
FAV	President, President	Individual	Oral
FAV	Releford, Tiffany	Individual	Oral
FAV	Soreng, Nancy	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	McClarty, Leonardo	Howard County Chamber	Written (PDF)
UNF	Gibson, Rich	Howard County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
UNF	Griffin, Andrewlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Griffin, Andrewlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kroll, Steven	Maryland State's Attorneys' Association	Oral
UNF	Smith, Eric	Winning Strategies: Fatherhood, The Courts & Custody, Incorporated	Position only
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	Written (PDF)
FWA	Brown, Anthony	Office of the Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Annapolis PrideFAV 1

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 2

Attorney General of MarylandFAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

GCAN, MCRTFAV 1

Howard County ChamberUNF 1

Howard County State's Attorney's OfficeUNF 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 2

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 2

Maryland Commission on Civil RightsFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland State's Attorneys' AssociationUNF 1

N/AFAV 1

National Women's Law CenterFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFWA 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFWA 2

President, Randallstown NAACPFAV 1

Prince George's County ExecutiveFAV 1

Secular MarylandFAV 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 2

Winning Strategies: Fatherhood, The Courts & Custody, IncorporatedUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVReynolds-Dominguez, CamilaFreeState JusticeRegistered for: FreeState Justice

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

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVJohnson, AndreaNational Women's Law CenterRegistered for: National Women's Law Center

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