Montgomery County – State’s Attorney’s Office Personnel – Application of County Personnel Laws and Collective Bargaining MC 12–24 [HB-1402]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the right of certain employees of the Office of the State's Attorney in Montgomery County to organize and collectively bargain in accordance with certain personnel law governing county employees; establishing that employees of the Office of the State's Attorney are subject to the county merit system law and personnel regulations; establishing certain requirements related to collective bargaining for employees of the Office; etc.
HB-1402: Montgomery County – State’s Attorney’s Office Personnel – Application of County Personnel Laws and Collective Bargaining MC 12–24
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 968 on 05/16/2024
You have voted HB-1402: Montgomery County – State’s Attorney’s Office Personnel – Application of County Personnel Laws and Collective Bargaining MC 12–24.
Economic Development Tax Credit Programs - Qualified Position and Qualified Employee - Definitions [HB-1204]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the definition of "qualified position" for purposes of eligibility for and the calculation of benefits under the One Maryland and More Jobs for Marylanders economic development programs; altering the definition of "qualified employee" for purposes of eligibility for and calculation of the credit against the income tax for certain business entities located in an enterprise zone; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023; etc.
HB-1204: Economic Development Tax Credit Programs - Qualified Position and Qualified Employee - Definitions
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/08/2024
Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products [HB-1193]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the owner or operator of a coal combustion by-products unit to submit certain reports and plans to the Department of the Environment and the Power Plant Research Program in the Department of Natural Resources on or before certain dates; requiring the owner or operator of a coal combustion by-products unit to conduct a drinking water survey by September 30, 2025, and submit a report of the survey to the Department of the Environment and the Power Plant Research Program by December 31, 2025; etc.
Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Death Benefits – Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters [HB-1064]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Allowing a subtraction under the Maryland income tax for the payment of a death benefit under a collective bargaining agreement to a spouse or beneficiary of a law enforcement officer or fire fighter whose death arises out of the course of employment; and applying the Act retroactively to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.
HB-1064: Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Death Benefits – Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheree Sample-Hughes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 416 on 05/09/2024
Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program - Established [HB-1157]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing the Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program to provide grants to local school systems for employees who pledge to fulfill a certain service obligation as a full-time teacher in the State; requiring the State Department of Education to administer the Program and to take certain actions to develop and implement the Program; establishing the eligibility for certain teacher candidates in the Program and requiring teacher candidates to be paid a certain rate and offered certain benefits under the Program; etc.
HB-1157: Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program - Established
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 228 on 04/25/2024
Education – Public School Employers and Employees – Subcontracting for Services [HB-1175]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Prohibiting a public school employer from entering into a certain subcontracting agreement unless certain circumstances occur; specifying the requirements for a public school employer to enter into a certain subcontracting agreement; providing for the contents of certain subcontracting agreements; requiring that a certain public school employee who is displaced as a result of a subcontracting agreement retain certain status and rights; etc.
HB-1175: Education – Public School Employers and Employees – Subcontracting for Services
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 02/09/2024
Solar Energy and Energy Storage - Development and State Procurement [SB-1082]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing a county to enact a local law creating a conservation and restoration fund for a certain purpose; establishing the Utility-Scale Solar Design and Siting Commission in the Power Plant Research Program to provide recommendations related to solar energy development and land conservation and preservation; requiring the owner or operator of a certain solar energy generating station to plant and maintain a certain cover crop on certain land and submit a certain vegetation management plan to a certain entity; etc.
SB-1082: Solar Energy and Energy Storage - Development and State Procurement
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/09/2024
Education - Public School Employers and Employees - Subcontracting for Services [SB-1043]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Prohibiting a public school employer from entering into a certain subcontracting agreement unless certain circumstances occur; specifying the requirements for a public school employer to enter into a certain subcontracting agreement; providing for the contents of certain subcontracting agreements; requiring a certain public school employee who is displaced as a result of a subcontracting agreement to retain certain status and rights; etc.
SB-1043: Education - Public School Employers and Employees - Subcontracting for Services
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn D. Gile
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2024
Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program - Established [SB-937]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing the Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program to provide grants to local school systems for employees who pledge to fulfill a certain service obligation as a full-time teacher in the State; requiring the State Department of Education to administer the Program and to take certain actions to develop and implement the Program; establishing the eligibility for certain teacher candidates in the Program and requiring teacher candidates to be paid a certain rate and offered certain benefits under the Program; etc.
SB-937: Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program - Established
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 227 on 04/25/2024
Anne Arundel County - Public Schools - Innovative Scheduling Pilot Program [SB-909]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing the Anne Arundel County Board of Education to establish a pilot program to operate one or more schools within the county using an innovative scheduling model including extended year, year-round school, or a 4-day school week; authorizing county boards of education to explore the use of certain innovative school scheduling models for public schools in the county; and requiring the county board to notify the State Board and impacted employees, the school community and a certain employee organization regarding a pilot program.
SB-909: Anne Arundel County - Public Schools - Innovative Scheduling Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Anne Arundel County Senators
Hearing Canceled on 02/09/2024
Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Death Benefits – Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters [SB-897]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Pensions ]
Allowing a subtraction under the Maryland income tax for the payment of a death benefit under a collective bargaining agreement from a county or municipality in the State to the surviving spouse or other beneficiary of a law enforcement officer or fire fighter whose death arises out of or in the course of employment as a law enforcement officer or fire fighter; and applying the Act retroactively to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.
SB-897: Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Death Benefits – Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 417 on 05/09/2024
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans [HB-864]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring each electric company, each gas company, and the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a plan for achieving certain energy efficiency, conservation, and greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets through certain programs and services and superseding certain existing energy efficiency and conservation goals; requiring the Public Service Commission to establish a working group to study and make recommendations on extending certain program assistance to certain moderate-income households; etc.
HB-864: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 539 on 05/09/2024
Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Overtime and Payroll Information [HB-900]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Requiring governmental units that employ firefighters to compute overtime pay in a certain manner; requiring counties and municipalities to provide certain payroll information to each firefighter employed by the county or municipality; and authorizing a firefighter or the firefighter's exclusive representative to initiate a certain grievance if a county or municipality does not provide the payroll information as required.
HB-900: Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Overtime and Payroll Information
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing Canceled on 02/27/2024
State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Faculty, Part-Time Faculty, Post Doctoral Associates, and Graduate Assistants [SB-823]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
Providing collective bargaining rights to certain faculty, part-time faculty, post doctoral associates, and graduate assistants at certain State institutions of higher education; establishing separate collective bargaining units for the faculty, part-time faculty, post doctoral associates, and graduate assistants; and altering the application of certain collective bargaining laws to supervisory, managerial, and confidential employees of a State institution of higher education.
SB-823: State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Faculty, Part-Time Faculty, Post Doctoral Associates, and Graduate Assistants
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
Anne Arundel County – Public Schools – Innovative Scheduling Pilot Program [HB-881]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing the Anne Arundel County Board of Education to establish a pilot program to operate one or more schools within the county using an innovative scheduling model including extended year, year-round school, or a 4-day school week; authorizing county boards of education to explore the use of certain innovative school scheduling models for public schools in the county; and requiring the county board to notify the State Board and impacted employees, the school community and a certain employee organization regarding a pilot program.
HB-881: Anne Arundel County – Public Schools – Innovative Scheduling Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2024
Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act) [SB-783]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring that certain home improvement contracts for the installation of a solar energy generating system on the roof of a building include the installation of a certain wildlife barrier under certain circumstances; requiring a county or municipality to implement certain software for features supporting the tracking and approval of residential building permits for residential solar energy and energy storage systems and main electric panel urgrades and derates on or before August 1, 2025, except under certain circumstances; etc.
SB-783: Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 595 on 05/09/2024
You have voted SB-783: Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act).
Teachers: Board Certification Incentive [SB-215]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
An Act relating to teacher incentive payments for national board certification; and providing for an effective date.
Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees [SB-690]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
Defining "supervisory employee" to clarify provisions of law relating to collective bargaining rights for certain community college employees as an employee who is authorized to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, reward, or discipline employees, responsibly direct employees for more than 50% of the employee's working hours, or address and resolve the grievances of employees.
SB-690: Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/01/2024
Wage and Hour Law - Minor League Baseball Players - Exemption [HB-702]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Sports ]
Exempting minor league baseball players who are compensated under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement that expressly provides for the wages and working conditions of employees from the Maryland Wage and Hour Law.
HB-702: Wage and Hour Law - Minor League Baseball Players - Exemption
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 245 on 04/25/2024