Maryland Senate Bill 540 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: Passed on May 16 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-16 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 629
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

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.

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

No sponsor information available at this time.

2023-04-05 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 100 N: 34 NV: 4 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2023-03-17 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 36 N: 9 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-16	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 629
2023-04-06	Senate	Returned Passed
2023-04-05	House	Third Reading Passed (100-34)
2023-03-30	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2023-03-30	House	Favorable Report by Judiciary
2023-03-22	House	Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-03-20	House	Referred Judiciary
2023-03-17	Senate	Third Reading Passed (36-9)
2023-03-17	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2023-03-17	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {593121/1 Adopted
2023-03-17	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2023-02-14	Senate	Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-02-03	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

HB772 (Crossfiled) 2023-04-05 - Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
State Government	20	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	20	1040	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	20	1041	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	20	1042	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	20	1043	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	20	1044	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	20	1045	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	20	1046	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	20	1047	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	20	1048	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0540?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0540f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0540t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_629_sb0540t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/amds/bil_0000/sb0540_59312101.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/sb0540_jpr.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/sb0540_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/Senate/0585.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/House/0981.pdf