Maryland 2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 6 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 244 — Civil Actions - Damages - Use of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Data

Last action — Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 541

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2022. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    8 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (6 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 541

  2. Returned Passed

  3. Third Reading Passed

  4. Second Reading Passed

  5. Favorable Adopted

  6. Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Smith) Adopted

  7. Favorable

  8. Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

  9. Referred Judicial Proceedings

  10. Third Reading Passed

  11. Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

  12. Favorable Report by Judiciary

  13. Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m.

  14. First Reading Judiciary

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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8 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (8)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (180)

180 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 42 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15002
Democrat 17002
Republican 10001
Total 42005
% of votes cast 89%0%0%11%
How each member voted (47)
Member Party Vote
Mr. President — Yea
Elfreth — Yea
Hough — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Lee — Yea
Sydnor — Yea
Pinsky — Yea
Washington — Yea
Kelley — Yea
Watson — Yea
Cassilly — Yea
Klausmeier — Yea
Young — Yea
Eckardt — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Carter — Not Voting
Hershey — Not Voting
Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat Yea
Delegate Stephanie Smith Democrat Yea
Senator Antonio Hayes Democrat Yea
Senator Arthur Ellis Democrat Yea
Senator Benjamin F. Kramer Democrat Yea
Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat Yea
Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat Yea
Senator Clarence K. Lam Democrat Yea
Senator Cory V. McCray Democrat Not Voting
Senator Craig J. Zucker Democrat Yea
Senator Guy Guzzone Democrat Yea
Senator Jeff Waldstreicher Democrat Yea
Senator Jim Rosapepe Democrat Yea
Senator Joanne C. Benson Democrat Not Voting
Senator Katie Fry Hester Democrat Yea
Senator Malcolm Augustine Democrat Yea
Senator Nancy J. King Democrat Yea
Senator Pamela Beidle Democrat Yea
Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat Yea
Delegate Mike Griffith Republican Yea
Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican Yea
Senator Bryan W. Simonaire Republican Yea
Senator Chris West Republican Yea
Senator J.B. Jennings Republican Yea
Senator Jack Bailey Republican Yea
Senator Jason C. Gallion Republican Yea
Senator Johnny Ray Salling Republican Yea
Senator Justin Ready Republican Not Voting
Senator Mary Beth Carozza Republican Yea
Senator Paul D. Corderman Republican Yea

Official roll call →

On Third Reading

Passed 115 Yea · 15 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 401105
Democrat 57003
Republican 18403
Total 11515011
% of votes cast 82%11%0%8%
How each member voted (141)
Member Party Vote
Speaker — Yea
Carr — Yea
Holmes — Yea
Saab — Yea
Luedtke — Yea
Anderton — Yea
Howell — Yea
McIntosh — Yea
Clark — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Atterbeary — Yea
Jalisi — Yea
Munoz — Yea
Jones, D. — Yea
Otto — Yea
Jones, R. — Yea
Barve — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Valentino-Smith — Yea
Beitzel — Yea
Pendergrass — Yea
Walker — Yea
Belcastro — Yea
Washington — Yea
Prettyman — Yea
Watson — Yea
Landis — Yea
Proctor — Yea
Branch, C. — Yea
Gilchrist — Yea
Branch, T. — Yea
Bridges — Yea
Lewis, R. — Yea
Reznik — Yea
Lierman — Yea
Lisanti — Yea
Young, P. — Yea
Boteler — Nay
Krebs — Nay
Grammer — Nay
Novotny — Nay
Cox — Nay
Impallaria — Nay
Mangione — Nay
Parrott — Nay
Shoemaker — Nay
Conaway — Not Voting
Kittleman — Not Voting
Thiam — Not Voting
Carey — Not Voting
Krimm — Not Voting
Johnson, S. — Yea
Lewis, J. — Yea
Long, R. — Nay
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 Diana M. Fennell Democrat Not Voting
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 Karen Toles Democrat Yea
Delegate Kenneth Kerr Democrat Yea
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama Democrat Yea
Delegate Lesley J. Lopez Democrat Yea
Delegate Lily Qi Democrat Yea
Delegate Linda Foley Democrat Yea
Delegate Lorig Charkoudian Democrat Yea
Delegate Luke Clippinger Democrat Yea
Delegate Marc Korman Democrat Yea
Delegate Mark S. Chang Democrat Yea
Delegate Marlon Amprey Democrat Yea
Delegate Mary A. Lehman Democrat Yea
Delegate Melissa Wells Democrat Yea
Delegate Michele Guyton Democrat Not Voting
Delegate Mike Rogers Democrat Yea
Delegate Nicole A. Williams Democrat Yea
Delegate Pam Queen Democrat Yea
Delegate Regina T. Boyce 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 Dalya Attar Democrat Yea
Senator Karen Lewis Young Democrat Yea
Senator Nick Charles Democrat Yea
Senator Sara Love Democrat Yea
Senator Shaneka Henson Democrat Not Voting
Delegate April Rose Republican Nay
Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti Republican Nay
Delegate Brian Chisholm Republican Yea
Delegate Christopher T. Adams Republican Yea
Delegate H. Kevin Anderson Republican Not Voting
Delegate Jason C. Buckel Republican Yea
Delegate Jay A. Jacobs Republican Yea
Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist Republican Yea
Delegate Jesse T. Pippy Republican Yea
Delegate Kathy Szeliga Republican Yea
Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican Yea
Delegate Lauren Arikan Republican Yea
Delegate Mark N. Fisher Republican Nay
Delegate Mark N. Fisher Republican Not Voting
Delegate Mike Griffith Republican Yea
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke Republican Yea
Delegate Ric Metzgar Republican Yea
Delegate Seth A. Howard Republican Yea
Delegate Steven J. Arentz Republican Yea
Delegate Susan K. McComas Republican Yea
Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican Nay
Delegate Wayne A. Hartman Republican Yea
Delegate William J. Wivell Republican Not Voting
Senator Johnny Mautz Republican Yea
Senator Mike McKay Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Subjects

civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 244?
HB 244 is sponsored by R. Jones, Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison (Democrat), Delegate Debra Davis (Democrat), Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield (Democrat), Delegate Lorig Charkoudian (Democrat), Delegate Jason C. Buckel (Republican), Delegate David Moon (Democrat), and Delegate Robbyn Lewis (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 244?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 13, 2022. Enacted.
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