Maryland Senate Bill 839 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Vetoed on May 24 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-24 - Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Prohibiting employers who employ 15 or more full-time employees from requiring an applicant for employment, before the first in-person interview, to disclose certain information regarding the criminal record of the applicant except under certain circumstances; authorizing the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to conduct an investigation to determine whether the Act has been violated on receipt of a written complaint of an applicant or employee; authorizing the Commissioner to assess a certain civil penalty; etc.

Labor and Employment - Criminal Record Screening Practices (Ban the Box)

Sen. Jill Carter [D]

Sen. William Smith [D]

2019-03-31 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (97-42) (Y: 97 N: 42 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-03-31 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (31-15) (Y: 31 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-03-23 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (99-41) (Y: 99 N: 41 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-03-20 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (29-15) (Y: 30 N: 16 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-24	Senate	Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)
2019-04-08	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2019-04-08	House	Third Reading Passed (97-42)
2019-04-08	House	Conference Committee Report Adopted
2019-04-08	Senate	Third Reading Passed (31-15)
2019-04-08	Senate	Conference Committee Report Adopted
2019-04-03	House	Delegates Wilson, Crosby, and C. Watson
2019-04-03	House	Conference Committee Appointed
2019-04-03	House	House Refuses to Recede
2019-04-02	Senate	Senators Augustine, Hayes, and Benson
2019-04-02	Senate	Conference Committee Appointed
2019-04-02	Senate	Senate Requests House Recede
2019-04-02	Senate	Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
2019-04-02	House	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (99-41)
2019-04-01	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-04-01	House	Favorable with Amendments {613797/1 Report Adopted
2019-04-01	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2019-03-26	House	Rereferred to Economic Matters
2019-03-25	House	First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
2019-03-22	Senate	Third Reading Passed (29-15)
2019-03-21	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-21	Senate	Floor Amendment {103923/2 (Senator Zirkin) Adopted
2019-03-21	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {557979/1 Report Adopted
2019-03-20	Senate	Special Order until 3/21 (Senator Zirkin) Adopted
2019-03-20	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {557979/1
2019-03-20	Senate	Special Order until later today (Senator Cassilly) Adopted
2019-03-20	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {557979/1
2019-03-19	Senate	Laid Over (Senator Zirkin) Adopted
2019-03-19	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {557979/1
2019-03-18	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2019-02-11	Senate	Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-02-07	Senate	Reassigned to Finance
2019-02-04	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0839?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0839f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0839t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0839e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0839_55797901.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0839_10392302.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0839_61379701.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0839_60382301.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0009/sb0839_13382901.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0009/sb0839.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0839_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/0741.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0839_ecm.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/1078.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/1268.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/1511.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/veto_letters/sb0839.pdf