State Senate

• SB 564 Constitutional Amendment Marriage Protection Would define mariiage as a union between one man and one woman. SUPPORT

• SB 516 Gender Expression Prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity and expression with regard to public accommodations, housing, and employment; prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and expression in commercial leasing; making specified remedies and procedures regarding discrimination applicable to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression; and defining the term "gender identity and expression". OPPOSE

• SB 59 The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 Requies "priority" on spending for embryonic stem cell research OPPOSE

• SB 104 Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board Establishing the Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board in the Department of Business and Economic Development; providing for the membership, terms, chair, and duties of the Advisory Board; requiring specified reports; etc.
  Gives too much discretionary to the Governor to control biotech business. OPPOSE

• SB 362 Human Cloning Prohibition Prohibiting a person from performing or attempting to perform human cloning, participating in an attempt to perform human cloning, transferring or receiving the product of human cloning, or transferring or receiving any oocyte, embryo, fetus, or human somatic cell for the purpose of human cloning; establishing specified civil penalties; etc. SUPPORT

• SB 436 Retrieval of Oocytes - Prohibition
  Authorizing a person to donate oocytes subject to specified limitations; prohibiting a person from performing oocyte retrieval in order to collect oocytes to be used or donated for research purposes; providing for specified penalties for offering, soliciting, retrieving, or otherwise encouraging a person to donate oocytes; etc. SUPPORT

• SB 54 Health - General - Vaccine for Prevention of Cervical Cancer Requiring specified students to receive, by September 2008, a vaccine that contains materials intended to prevent cervical cancer; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt regulations in accordance with requirements concerning immunization of children; etc. OPPOSE
• SB 606 Human Trafficking and Involuntary Servitude Prohibiting a person from knowingly soliciting or attempting to solicit another person for prostitution, a sexually explicit performance, labor, or services by specified means; prohibiting a person from knowingly soliciting or attempting to solicit a minor for prostitution or a sexually explicit performance; etc. SUPPORT

• SB 329 Criminal Law - Possession of Child Pornography - Penalty
  Altering the terms of imprisonment and fines for possessing specified visual representations of individuals under the age of 16 years; and changing the offense of possessing specified visual representations of individuals under the age of 16 years from a misdemeanor to a felony. SUPPORT
  
  
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State House of Delegates

• HB 872 Retrieval of Oocytes - Prohibition
  Authorizing a person to donate oocytes subject to specified limitations; prohibiting a person from performing oocyte retrieval in order to collect oocytes to be used or donated for research purposes; providing for specified penalties for offering, soliciting, retrieving, or otherwise encouraging a person to donate oocytes; etc. SUPPORT

• HB 919 Marriage Amendment
  Adding a new section to the Maryland Constitution to establish that only a marriage between a man and a woman is valid in the State; establishing that specified unions or relationships between individuals of the same sex are not valid in the State and are against the public policy of the State; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State of Maryland for their adoption or rejection. SUPPORT

• HB774 Family Law - Marriage - Definition and Benefits Establishing that a specified benefit provider that provides a benefit plan to a married couple is not required to provide that benefit plan to a nonmarried couple and may establish a rate for a benefit plan for a married couple that differs from the rate for a benefit plan for a nonmarried couple; etc. SUPPORT

• HB 945 Human Relations - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression - Antidiscrimination Prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity and expression with regard to public accommodations, housing, and employment; prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and expression in commercial leasing; making specified remedies and procedures regarding discrimination applicable to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression; and defining the term "gender identity and expression". OPPOSE

• HB 876 Human Trafficking and Involuntary Servitude Prohibiting a person from knowingly soliciting or attempting to solicit another person for prostitution, a sexually explicit performance, labor, or services by specified means; prohibiting a person from knowingly soliciting or attempting to solicit a minor for prostitution or a sexually explicit performance; etc. SUPPORT

• HB 685 Criminal Law - Possession of Child Pornography - Penalty Altering the terms of imprisonment and fines for possessing specified visual representations of individuals under the age of 16 years; and changing the offense of possessing specified visual representations of individuals under the age of 16 years from a misdemeanor to a felony. SUPPORT
  
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