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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Commission to Advance and Strengthen Fire Fighting Within Maryland [HB-788]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing the Commission to Advance and Strengthen Fire Fighting Within Maryland to study and make recommendations regarding the effectiveness and viability of certain incentives, offerings, or practices employed in other states to attract, support, and retain individuals in fire fighting roles; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing Canceled on 03/16/2023
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Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2023 [HB-724]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the taxable wage base used to determine employer contributions to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund; requiring the Secretary of Labor to set the taxable wage base and the maximum weekly benefit amount in a certain manner for certain years; prohibiting the applicable table of rates from shifting more than a certain number of tables under certain circumstances; establishing certain collateral requirements for certain investment funds that own certain portfolio companies; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/08/2023
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Economic Development – Maryland Stadium Authority – Baltimore City Infrastructure Projects [SB-856]
[Economic Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the Maryland Stadium Authority to issue certain bonds to finance site acquisition, design, and construction of any portion of a certain infrastructure project in Baltimore City, subject to certain limitations; establishing the Baltimore City Infrastructure Projects Financing Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors – Sunset Extension [SB-827]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Continuing the State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2026, the termination provisions relating to certain statutory and regulatory authority of the Commission; and requiring an independent evaluation of the Commission to be conducted in consultation with the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability in the Department of Legislative Services.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 526 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Unemployment Insurance – Tax Parity for Delayed Payments of Benefits [SB-661]
[Unemployment ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Comptroller to provide a certain grant payment to an individual paid certain unemployment insurance benefits after December 31, 2021, but before January 1, 2023, under certain circumstances; and allowing a subtraction under the Maryland income tax for the amounts of grants paid in accordance with the Act.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Referred Ways And Means on 03/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Modifications [SB-828]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
Modifying the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program by clarifying and altering certain provisions relating to the administration of the Program; establishing the employer and employee shares of the total rate of contribution; prohibiting the total rate of contribution from exceeding 1.2% of an employee's wage; requiring the State to pay for certain contributions for certain covered employees; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to reimburse certain community providers for certain employer contributions in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 259 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship Program Workgroup [SB-669]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
Establishing the Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship Program Workgroup to study the feasibility of developing and implementing a registered nurse degree apprenticeship program in the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Unemployment Insurance - Tax Parity for Delayed Payments of Benefits [HB-708]
[Unemployment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Comptroller to provide a one-time grant payment to an individual paid certain unemployment insurance benefits during calendar year 2022 under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Climate, Labor, and Environmental Equity Act of 2023 [SB-743]
[Environmental ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Air Quality ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to conduct a certain evaluation regarding the impact of issuing an approval for certain environmental permits; requiring the Department to provide opportunities for certain communication with certain residents in a certain manner; and altering certain reporting requirements for certain State agencies.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
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Business Occupations and Professions - Occupational Licenses and Certificates - Criminal History [SB-596]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibiting certain boards and commissions within the Maryland Department of Labor that issue occupational licenses and certificates from denying a license or certificate to an applicant solely because of the criminal history of the applicant; and requiring certain boards and commissions to establish a certain predetermination review process for certain individuals seeking a certain occupational license or certificate.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing Canceled on 03/07/2023
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Labor and Employment - Payment of Minimum Wage - Tipped Employees [SB-803]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Food ]
Specifying a certain tip credit amount that is in effect for certain time periods; prohibiting certain employers of tipped employees, beginning July 1, 2027, from including a tip credit amount as part of the employees' wages; and requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to establish the High Road Kitchen Program as a recognition program for restaurants that do not include the tip credit as part of certain employees' wages.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
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Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2023 [SB-670]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the taxable wage base used to determine employer contributions to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund; requiring the Secretary of Labor to set the taxable wage base and the maximum weekly benefit amount in a certain manner for certain years; prohibiting the applicable table of rates from shifting more than a certain number of tables under certain circumstances; establishing certain collateral requirements for certain investment funds that own certain portfolio companies; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
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Charles County - Task Force to Study School Bus Operator Contracts and Wages [SB-491]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study School Bus Operator Contracts and Wages in Charles County; requiring the Task Force to study issues related to student transportation, bus driver wages, and multiyear contracts for bus contractors in Charles County and to research best practices in surrounding jurisdictions related to the facilitation of student transportation; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the members of the Charles County Delegation to the General Assembly on or before September 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 790 on 05/16/2023
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Investor-Owned Utilities - Prevailing Wage - Enforcement [HB-513]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to enforce certain prevailing wage requirements for contractors and subcontractors working on projects involving and traffic control activities related to underground gas or electric infrastructure of an investor-owned gas company, electric company, or gas and electric company; requiring certain contractors and subcontractors to request from the Department a copy of a certain wage determination and ensure that employees are paid in compliance with existing prevailing wage rates; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 336 on 05/03/2023
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Commission to Advance and Strengthen Fire Fighting and Emergency Medical Services Within Maryland [SB-414]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Commission to Advance and Strengthen Fire Fighting and Emergency Medical Services Within Maryland to study and make recommendations regarding the effectiveness and viability of certain incentives, offerings, or practices employed in other states to attract, support, and retain individuals in fire fighting and emergency medical services roles; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 655 on 05/16/2023
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Maryland Fair Scheduling Act [SB-345]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring an employer who employs individuals in a food service facility or retail establishment to pay certain employees at a certain rate of pay for certain shifts of work, except under certain circumstances; providing that certain employees employed in a food service facility or retail establishment have the right to decline to work hours that occur during the 11 hours following the end of a shift; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2023
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Delivery Employees - Reimbursement for Mileage - Requirement [SB-361]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring an employer of a delivery employee to reimburse the delivery employee for mileage in an amount that is at least equal to the most recent Internal Revenue Service standard mileage rate; and requiring the employer to post in a conspicuous place where the delivery employee is employed a printed notice of the provisions of the Act in a form that the Commissioner of Labor and Industry requires.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2023
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Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act [HB-416]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to assist inmates in accessing federal Pell grants for higher education; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to set goals for the number of inmates in education programs and establish tracking systems relating to the number of inmates and their progress in education programs; and requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission and the Department of Human Services to assist the Maryland Department of Labor in establishing certain tracking systems.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Favorable With Amendments Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/10/2023
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State Board of Architects - Sunset Extension [HB-463]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
Continuing the State Board of Architects in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2028, the termination provisions relating to certain statutory and regulatory authority of the Board.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 595 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland Fair Scheduling Act [HB-349]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Food ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requiring an employer who employs individuals in a food service facility or retail establishment to pay certain employees at a certain rate of pay for certain shifts of work, except under certain circumstances; providing that certain employees employed in a food service facility or retail establishment have the right to decline to work hours that occur during the 11 hours following the end of a shift; authorizing the Commissioner to conduct an investigation under certain circumstances; imposing certain civil penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2023