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MD HB306
MD HB306Labor and Employment - Hiring and Promotion Preferences - Veterans and Their Spouses
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Introduced
01/26/2016
01/26/2016
In Committee
03/28/2016
03/28/2016
Crossed Over
02/16/2016
02/16/2016
Passed
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/10/2016
05/10/2016
Introduced Session
2016 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Authorizing employers to grant a preference in hiring and promotion to eligible veterans, spouses of eligible veterans who have service-connected disabilities, and surviving spouses of deceased eligible veterans; providing that granting a preference under the Act does not violate State or local equal employment opportunity laws; and defining the term "eligible veteran".
AI Summary
This bill allows employers in Maryland to give hiring and promotion preferences to certain individuals, specifically defining an "eligible veteran" as someone who served in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, including the National Guard and Reserves, and received an honorable discharge or a certificate of satisfactory completion of military service. This preference can also be extended to the spouse of an eligible veteran who has a service-connected disability, meaning a disability incurred or aggravated during military service, and to the surviving spouse of a deceased eligible veteran. Crucially, the bill clarifies that offering these preferences will not be considered a violation of any existing state or local equal employment opportunity laws, which are designed to prevent discrimination in the workplace.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Business and Industry
Sponsors (33)
Will Smith (D)*,
Chris Adams (R),
Steve Arentz (R),
Susan Aumann (R),
Charles Barkley (D),
Erek Barron (D),
Talmadge Branch (D),
Ben Brooks (D),
Ned Carey (D),
Luke Clippinger (D),
Joe Cluster (R),
John Cluster (R),
Dereck Davis (D),
William Folden (R),
C. William Frick (D),
Cheryl Glenn (D),
Sheila Hixson (D),
Marvin Holmes (D),
Richard Impallaria (R),
Michael Jackson (D),
Nic Kipke (R),
Ben Kramer (D),
Mary Ann Lisanti (D),
Eric Luedtke (D),
Johnny Mautz (R),
Ric Metzgar (R),
Kris Valderrama (D),
Michael Vaughn (D),
David Vogt (R),
Jeff Waldstreicher (D),
Brett Wilson (R),
C.T. Wilson (D),
Pat Young (D),
Last Action
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 319 (on 05/10/2016)
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