Text of MD HB 469 (2024)
Employment Discrimination - Exceptions - Religious Activities of Religious Employers
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HOUSE BILL 469
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By: Delegate Fair
Introduced and read first time: January 22, 2024
Assigned to: Economic Matters
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning
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Employment Discrimination – Exceptions – Religious Activities of Religious
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Employers
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FOR the purpose of specifying that the exception for religious employers to certain
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prohibitions against employment discrimination applies only to the religious
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activities of the employers; and generally relating to religious employers and
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employment discrimination.
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BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
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Article – State Government
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Section 20–602
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Annotated Code of Maryland
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(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
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BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
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Article – State Government
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Section 20–604
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Annotated Code of Maryland
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(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement)
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
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That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
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Article – State Government
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20–602.
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It is the policy of the State, in the exercise of its police power for the protection of the
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public safety, public health, and general welfare, for the maintenance of business and good
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government, and for the promotion of the State’s trade, commerce, and manufacturers:
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HOUSE BILL 469
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to assure all persons equal opportunity in receiving employment and in
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all labor management–union relations, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry or
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national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability
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unrelated in nature and extent so as to reasonably preclude the performance of the
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employment; and
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(2)
to that end, to prohibit discrimination in employment by any person.
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20–604.
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This subtitle does not apply to:
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(1)
an employer with respect to the employment of aliens outside of the
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State; or
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(2)
a religious corporation, association, educational institution, or society
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with respect to the employment of individuals of a particular religion, sexual orientation,
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or gender identity to perform work connected with the RELIGIOUS activities of the
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[religious] entity.
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
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October 1, 2024.
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