Maryland House Bill 541 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-03-23 - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting certain employers from requiring an applicant for employment to disclose certain information regarding the criminal record of the applicant, conducting a certain criminal history records check, or taking other certain action before a conditional offer of employment has been extended; authorizing the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to resolve certain complaints informally or to use mediation; authorizing the Commissioner to ask the Attorney General to bring a certain action on behalf of the applicant or employee; etc.

Labor and Employment – Criminal Record Screening Practices

Del. Nick Mosby [D]	Del. Bilal Ali [D]	Del. Angela Angel [D]	Del. Frank Conaway [D]
Del. Cheryl Glenn [D]	Del. Ana Gutierrez [D]	Sen. Antonio Hayes [D]	Del. Jazz Lewis [D]
Del. Robbyn Lewis [D]	Del. Marice Morales [D]	Del. Edith Patterson [D]	Del. Elizabeth Proctor [D]
Del. Carlos Sanchez [D]	Sen. Charles Sydnor [D]	Del. James Tarlau [D]	Del. Pat Young [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-23	House	Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
2018-02-13	House	Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
2018-01-26	House	First Reading Economic Matters

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0541?ys=2018rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/hb/hb0541f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/fnotes/bil_0001/hb0541.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes_comm/hb0541_ecm.pdf