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Title: Md. trans bill on ‘hold’ in committee
Post by: Shana A on April 09, 2011, 09:24:03 AM
Md. trans bill on 'hold' in committee

Lou Chibbaro Jr. | Apr 08, 2011

http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/04/08/md-trans-bill-on-hold-in-committee/ (http://www.washingtonblade.com/2011/04/08/md-trans-bill-on-hold-in-committee/)

A committee of the Maryland State Senate voted 6-5 to place a temporary hold on a transgender non-discrimination bill on Friday, adding yet another roadblock to a measure that survived a procedural attempt to kill it one week ago.

The Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee approved a request by Sen. Nancy Jacobs (R-Cecil and Harford Counties) to place the hold on the Gender Identity Non-Discrimination Act. Jacobs is one of the bill's most outspoken opponents.