Archive | November 2018

2019 Proposals

Last week, we hosted an extremely successful Fall Agenda Conference.  Over 200 advocates, legislators and activists gathered in Baltimore to learn about the bills that will presented in the 2019 General Assembly.  Fifteen initiatives were presented.  The initiatives are:

  • Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program
  • Child Support for Post-Secondary Education-Jurisdiction of Court
  • Salary History Information Disclosures
  • HIV Prevention for Rape Victims
  • Prescription Drug Affordability Bill
  • Protect Maryland Health Care Act of 2019
  • Protective Orders-Relief Eligible – Rape and Sexual Offense
  • State Government Discrimination in Employment-Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • Expansion of Maryland’s Vacatur Law for Survivors of Human Trafficking
  • Education-Child Sexual Abuse Prevention-Employment Process
  • Pregnant Women in Custody Protection Act of 2019
  • Pre-Release Facility for Women
  • Summer SNAP for Children
  • Increase Maryland’s Minimum Wage to $15 by July 2023
  • Adoption and Parentage Equality Act

Read more about each proposed bill in detail by clicking  MLAW 2019 Proposals