Maryland 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed House Of Delegates Bipartisan · 34 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 706 — Commission on LGBTQ Affairs - Established

Last action — Referred Judicial Proceedings

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Referred Judicial Proceedings

  2. Third Reading Passed

  3. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  4. Favorable with Amendments {

  5. Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations

  6. Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

  7. First Reading Health and Government Operations

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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44 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on · 17 voted No

Sponsors (44)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (144)

144 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

On Third Reading

Passed 104 Yea · 28 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 62001
Unaffiliated 341106
Republican 81702
Total 1042809
% of votes cast 74%20%0%6%
How each member voted (141)
Member Party Vote
Reznik — Yea
Cain — Yea
Krimm — Yea
Gilchrist — Yea
Carey — Yea
Young, P. — Yea
Carr — Yea
Saab — Yea
Cox — Nay
Kittleman — Nay
Otto — Nay
Shoemaker — Nay
Beitzel — Nay
Krebs — Nay
Parrott — Nay
Boteler — Nay
Grammer — Nay
Mangione — Nay
Barron — Not Voting
Impallaria — Not Voting
Clark — Not Voting
Lisanti — Not Voting
Proctor — Not Voting
Speaker — Yea
Haynes — Yea
Lierman — Yea
Anderton — Yea
Luedtke — Yea
Conaway — Yea
Holmes — Yea
Malone — Yea
Atterbeary — Yea
McIntosh — Yea
Mosby — Yea
Valentino-Smith — Yea
Barve — Yea
Jalisi — Yea
Walker — Yea
Belcastro — Yea
Dumais — Yea
Washington — Yea
Watson, C. — Yea
Branch, C. — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Pendergrass — Yea
Branch, T. — Yea
Bridges — Yea
Johnson, S. — Yea
Long, R. — Not Voting
Morgan, M. — Nay
Palakovich Carr — Yea
Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison Democrat Yea
Delegate Anne Healey Democrat Yea
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser Democrat Yea
Delegate Ben Barnes Democrat Yea
Delegate Ben Barnes Democrat Yea
Delegate Bonnie Cullison Democrat Yea
Delegate Brian M. Crosby Democrat Yea
Delegate C. T. Wilson Democrat Yea
Delegate Catherine M. Forbes Democrat Yea
Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield Democrat Yea
Delegate Dana Stein Democrat Yea
Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo Democrat Yea
Delegate David Moon Democrat Yea
Delegate Debra Davis Democrat Yea
Delegate Debra Davis Democrat Yea
Delegate Diana M. Fennell Democrat Yea
Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat Yea
Delegate Emily Shetty Democrat Yea
Delegate Eric Ebersole Democrat Yea
Delegate Gabriel Acevero Democrat Yea
Delegate Harry Bhandari Democrat Yea
Delegate Heather Bagnall Democrat Yea
Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett Democrat Yea
Delegate Jared Solomon Democrat Yea
Delegate Jen Terrasa Democrat Yea
Delegate Jessica Feldmark Democrat Yea
Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins Democrat Yea
Delegate Jon S. Cardin Democrat Yea
Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk Democrat Yea
Delegate Julian Ivey Democrat Yea
Delegate Kenneth Kerr Democrat Yea
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama Democrat Yea
Delegate Lesley J. Lopez Democrat Yea
Delegate Lily Qi Democrat Yea
Delegate Lorig Charkoudian Democrat Yea
Delegate Luke Clippinger Democrat Yea
Delegate Marc Korman Democrat Yea
Delegate Mark S. Chang Democrat Yea
Delegate Mary A. Lehman Democrat Yea
Delegate Melissa Wells Democrat Yea
Delegate Michele Guyton Democrat Yea
Delegate Mike Rogers Democrat Yea
Delegate Nicole A. Williams Democrat Yea
Delegate Pam Queen Democrat Yea
Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat Not Voting
Delegate Robbyn Lewis Democrat Yea
Delegate Robbyn Lewis Democrat Yea
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg Democrat Yea
Delegate Sheila Ruth Democrat Yea
Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes Democrat Yea
Delegate Stephanie Smith Democrat Yea
Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat Yea
Delegate Vaughn Stewart Democrat Yea
Delegate Veronica Turner Democrat Yea
Senator Benjamin Brooks Democrat Yea
Senator Carl Jackson Democrat Yea
Senator Carl Jackson Democrat Yea
Senator Dalya Attar Democrat Yea
Senator Karen Lewis Young Democrat Yea
Senator Nick Charles Democrat Yea
Senator Ron Watson Democrat Yea
Senator Sara Love Democrat Yea
Senator Shaneka Henson Democrat Yea
Delegate April Miller Republican Not Voting
Delegate April Rose Republican Nay
Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti Republican Nay
Delegate Brian Chisholm Republican Nay
Delegate Christopher T. Adams Republican Nay
Delegate H. Kevin Anderson Republican Yea
Delegate Jason C. Buckel Republican Nay
Delegate Jay A. Jacobs Republican Nay
Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist Republican Not Voting
Delegate Jesse T. Pippy Republican Nay
Delegate Kathy Szeliga Republican Nay
Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican Yea
Delegate Lauren Arikan Republican Nay
Delegate Mark N. Fisher Republican Nay
Delegate Mark N. Fisher Republican Yea
Delegate Mike Griffith Republican Nay
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke Republican Yea
Delegate Ric Metzgar Republican Yea
Delegate Seth A. Howard Republican Yea
Delegate Steven J. Arentz Republican Nay
Delegate Susan K. McComas Republican Nay
Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican Nay
Delegate Wayne A. Hartman Republican Nay
Delegate William J. Wivell Republican Nay
Senator Johnny Mautz Republican Nay
Senator Mike McKay Republican Yea
Senator Paul D. Corderman Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 706?
HB 706 is sponsored by Delegate Lily Qi (Democrat), Delegate Bonnie Cullison (Democrat), Delegate Gabriel Acevero (Democrat), Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo (Democrat), Senator Dalya Attar (Democrat), Atterbeary, Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Lorig Charkoudian (Democrat), Delegate Luke Clippinger (Democrat), Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield (Democrat), Dumais, Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Delegate Jessica Feldmark (Democrat), Senator Shelly Hettleman (Democrat), Delegate Julie Palakovich Carr (Democrat), Delegate Jon S. Cardin (Democrat), Delegate Heather Bagnall (Democrat), Delegate Anne R. Kaiser (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Lierman, Delegate Lesley J. Lopez (Democrat), Love, Luedtke, McIntosh, Delegate David Moon (Democrat), Mosby, Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat), Delegate Vaughn Stewart (Democrat), Delegate Jen Terrasa (Democrat), Washington, Delegate Melissa Wells (Democrat), Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins (Democrat), Senator Nick Charles (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Kenneth Kerr (Democrat), Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democrat), Pendergrass, Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democrat), Delegate Caylin Young (Democrat), Delegate Stephanie Smith (Democrat), Delegate Robbyn Lewis (Democrat), Delegate Steve Johnson (Democrat), and Delegate Mark N. Fisher (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 706?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 706?
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