Maryland House Bill 478 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-03-18 - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting, except under specified circumstances, an employer from discriminating in any manner or taking adverse action against an employee or an applicant using tobacco products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours; authorizing employees and applicants to submit to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry a written complaint under specified circumstances; authorizing the Commissioner to investigate whether a specified provision of the Act has been violated on receipt of a specified complaint; etc.

Labor and Employment - Discrimination Based on the Use of Tobacco Products - Prohibition

Del. Patrick McDonough [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-18	House	Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
2015-03-03	House	Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)
2015-02-11	House	Hearing cancelled
2015-03-10	House	Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)
2015-02-09	House	First Reading Economic Matters and Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0478?ys=2015rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0478f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/fnotes/bil_0008/hb0478.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0478_app.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0478_ecm.pdf