City of Baltimore - File #: 06-0156R

• File #: 06-0156R
• Version: 0
• Name: In Support of State Legislation - (Senate Bill 897/House Bill 1486) - Procurement - Commercial Nondiscrimination
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 3/20/2006
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 3/20/2006
• Title: In Support of State Legislation - (Senate Bill 897/House Bill 1486) - Procurement - Commercial Nondiscrimination FOR the purpose of expressing support for this legislation that seeks to establish a "Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy" under State procurement law to ensure that all entities that seek to do business with the State adopt a corporate policy that eliminates the effects of discrimination from business decisions; requesting the Honorable Chairs and Members of the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and House Economic Matters Committees to give the legislation a favorable report; urging the Honorable Members of the Baltimore City Delegation to the 2006 session of the Maryland General Assembly to secure passage of a State Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy; and calling upon the Governor to sign the legislation into law.
• Sponsors: Helen L. Holton, President Dixon, Mary Pat Clarke, President Young, Robert Curran, Kenneth Harris, Keiffer Mitchell, Agnes Welch, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Stephanie Rawlings Blake, Belinda Conaway, Edward Reisinger, Paula Johnson Branch
• Indexes: Commercial, Non-Discrimination, Procurement, Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/20/2006	0	City Council	Introduced
3/20/2006	0	City Council

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Holton


A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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In Support of State Legislation - (Senate Bill 897/House Bill 1486) - Procurement - Commercial Nondiscrimination

FOR the purpose of expressing support for this legislation that seeks to establish a "Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy" under State procurement law to ensure that all entities that seek to do business with the State adopt a corporate policy that eliminates the effects of discrimination from business decisions; requesting the Honorable Chairs and Members of the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and House Economic Matters Committees to give the legislation a favorable report; urging the Honorable Members of the Baltimore City Delegation to the 2006 session of the Maryland General Assembly to secure passage of a State Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy; and calling upon the Governor to sign the legislation into law.
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This legislation would establish a "Commercial Nondiscrimination Policy" at the State level to ensure that all competition to fulfill State contracts for goods and services are awarded free from the influence of any preferential treatment, through the achievement of 3 broad objectives:

* Establish a clear policy that the government does not enter into contracts with businesses that discriminate in their solicitation, selection, or treatment of vendors, suppliers, subcontractors, or commercial customers in the public or priva...