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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Discrimination – Definition of Race – Hair Texture and Hairstyles"
+description: "Discrimination – Definition of Race – Hair Texture and Hairstyles"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
+legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
+session: "2020"
+identifier: "SB 531"
+citation: "Maryland SB 531 (2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Augustine", "Benson", "Carter", "Cassilly", "Ellis", "Feldman", "Griffith", "Guzzone", "Hayes", "Hester", "Hettleman", "Lam", "Lee", "McCray", "Patterson", "Peters", "Ready", "Smith", "Sydnor", "Waldstreicher", "Washington", "West", "Zucker"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2020-01-30"
+last_action: "2020-05-08"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67683481-a406-41f5-b00e-5590eebc99e6"
+source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0531?ys=2020RS&search=True"
+source_hash: "1050d926310b1c10d3dcf031404ea3a1d3c57b72c87efcc4c3316ac8873c8ca0"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
+---
+
+# Maryland SB 531 (2020) — Discrimination – Definition of Race – Hair Texture and Hairstyles
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Chapter - Discrimination – Definition of Race – Hair Texture and Hairstyles** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/Chapters_noln/CH_474_sb0531e.pdf)
+2. **Enrolled - Discrimination – Definition of Race – Hair Texture and Hairstyles** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0531e.pdf)
+3. **First - Discrimination - Definition of Race - Hair Texture and Hairstyles** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0531f.pdf)
+4. **Third - Discrimination on the Basis of Race – Hair Texture and Hairstyles** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0531t.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- ON THIRD READING (Rules Suspended) (Amend) — **132–2** (pass) · lower
+- On Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
+- On third reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
+- Motion to suspend rules and allow 2 Rdgs on 1 Day — **130–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Augustine — primary (person)
+- Benson — primary (person)
+- Carter — primary (person)
+- Cassilly — primary (person)
+- Ellis — primary (person)
+- Feldman — primary (person)
+- Griffith — primary (person)
+- Guzzone — primary (person)
+- Hayes — primary (person)
+- Hester — primary (person)
+- Hettleman — primary (person)
+- Lam — primary (person)
+- Lee — primary (person)
+- McCray — primary (person)
+- Patterson — primary (person)
+- Peters — primary (person)
+- Ready — primary (person)
+- Smith — primary (person)
+- Sydnor — primary (person)
+- Waldstreicher — primary (person)
+- Washington — primary (person)
+- West — primary (person)
+- Zucker — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-01-30** First Reading Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
+- **2020-01-30** Hearing 2/18 at 12:00 p.m.
+- **2020-02-24** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2020-02-25** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2020-02-25** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
+- **2020-02-27** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2020-02-28** Referred Health and Government Operations `referral-committee`
+- **2020-03-15** Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2020-03-15** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2020-03-15** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
+- **2020-03-15** Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day (Delegate Rosenberg) Adopted
+- **2020-03-15** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2020-03-16** Senate Concurs House Amendments
+- **2020-03-16** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2020-03-16** Passed Enrolled
+- **2020-05-08** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 474 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/67683481-a406-41f5-b00e-5590eebc99e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
+