JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

We, the conferees, appointed by the respective bodies to consider and report upon the disagreeing vote on Senate Bill No. 393, report as follows:

A. We recommend that the House Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (24107960D) be rejected.

B. We recommend that the engrossed bill be accepted with the following amendments to resolve the matter under disagreement:

1. Line 41, engrossed, after who

strike

self-identify

insert

identify

2. Line 41, engrossed, after or

strike

represent

insert

as representing

3. Line 43, engrossed, after offices

strike

the remainder of line 43 and through groups on line 44

Respectfully submitted,

Senator Stella G. Pekarsky

Senator Ghazala F. Hashmi

Senator Mamie E. Locke

Conferees on the part of the Senate

Delegate Vivian E. Watts

Delegate Michelle Lopes Maldonado

Delegate Carrie E. Coyner

Conferees on the part of the House