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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Healthy Working Families Act - Railroad Employees - Unpaid Leave [HB-1245]
Requiring a railroad employer to provide a railroad employee with unpaid earned sick and safe leave under the Healthy Working Families Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/15/2023
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Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Modifications [HB-988]
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 wages; 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: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 258 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland Construction Education and Innovation Fund - Funding - Alteration [HB-1122]
Increasing the mandatory appropriation for the Maryland Construction Education and Innovation Fund that is required to be included in the annual budget bill by the Governor from $250,000 to $625,000 beginning in fiscal year 2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
First Reading Appropriations on 02/10/2023
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Baltimore City - Workforce Development Automobile Insurance Subsidy Program [HB-1001]
Establishing the Baltimore City Workforce Development Automobile Insurance Subsidy Program within the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning to provide subsidies for private passenger automobile insurance to eligible graduates; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter; and requiring the Department of Labor to annually report to the Governor and the General Assembly certain information about the Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Bridges
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/16/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program – Employee Certification and Awareness Materials [HB-1048]
Establishing requirements related to the certification of employment by public service employers under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, including requirements regarding determinations of whether employees are full-time and the frequency with which the certifications are to be provided; and requiring the Student Loan Ombudsman in the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to develop and disseminate information to public service employers to increase awareness of and participation in the Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lesley Lopez
First Reading Appropriations on 02/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Postconviction Work Readiness Program [HB-1022]
Establishing the Postconviction Work Readiness Program to provide dedicated services for individuals who have been convicted of a felony with obtaining and retaining employment; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to establish the Program in at least four counties in the State; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $4,000,000 for the Program; and requiring the Department to submit a report to the General Assembly by October 1, 2025, that evaluates the Postconviction Work Readiness Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlotte Crutchfield
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. (judiciary) on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Seasonal Temporary Workers [HB-1015]
Increasing, from 106 to 120 days, the period during which an employer is not required to allow an employee to use earned sick and safe leave; altering the circumstances under which an employer is required to reinstate certain unused sick and safe leave; and altering the circumstances under which an employer is authorized to require an employee who uses earned sick and safe leave to provide certain verification.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Equal Pay for Equal Work - Wage Range Transparency [HB-832]
Altering the requirement that an employer disclose certain wage information to an applicant for employment; requiring an employer or, under certain circumstances, an employer agency, to disclose certain wage information in certain postings and to certain employees at certain times; requiring an employer to set the wage range disclosed in good faith; prohibiting an employer from taking a certain retaliatory action; and requiring each employer to keep a record of compliance with certain provisions of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
First Reading Economic Matters on 02/09/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Job Help for All [SB-879]
Requiring a county board of education to distribute certain funds to a local workforce development board beginning in fiscal year 2025; establishing eligibility factors for a local workforce development board to receive a percentage of a $50,000,000 appropriation; establishing calculations for the distribution of the appropriation; and requiring the State, beginning in fiscal year 2025, to distribute a percentage of funding to a local workforce development board according to a determined formula.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workplace Fraud and Prevailing Wage - Violations - Referrals [SB-838]
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to refer to the Comptroller for an investigation by the Field Enforcement Bureau certain complaints that allege a violation of certain tax laws under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Modifications [SB-828]
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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Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship Program Workgroup [SB-669]
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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Labor and Employment - Prohibition on Use of Facial Recognition Services by Employers - Application [HB-720]
Defining the term "employer" to include State and local governments for the purposes of certain provisions of law that prohibit employers from using facial recognition technology for the purpose of creating a facial template during an applicant's interview for employment without the applicant's consent.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie Ciliberti
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2023
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Fair Wage Act of 2023 [SB-555]
Increasing the State minimum wage rate; repealing the authority of the Board of Public Works to temporarily suspend an increase in the minimum wage rate; and repealing the requirement that the Governor's budgets for certain fiscal years include certain provider rate increases.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 2 on 04/11/2023
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Labor and Employment - User Name and Password Privacy - Law Enforcement Agencies [SB-767]
Authorizing certain law enforcement agencies to access, under certain circumstances, social media accounts of applicants; and prohibiting certain law enforcement agencies from keeping or reserving an applicant's user name, password, or other means of accessing a personal account or service.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Provisions - Application of Prohibition [SB-591]
Altering the application of the prohibition on including a noncompete or conflict of interest provision in an employment contract or similar document or agreement that restricts the ability of an employee to enter into employment with a new employer or to become self-employed in the same or similar business or trade.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 266 on 05/03/2023
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State Board of Certified Interior Designers - Sunset Extension [SB-714]
Continuing the State Board of Certified Interior Designers in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2034, the termination provisions relating to certain statutory and regulatory authority of the Board.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 33 on 04/11/2023
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State Board of Architects - Sunset Extension [SB-713]
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: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 32 on 04/11/2023
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Labor and Employment - Payment of Minimum Wage - Tipped Employees [SB-803]
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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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Department of Service and Civic Innovation and Maryland Corps Program Service Year Option Pathways - Established (Serving Every Region Through Vocational Exploration Act of 2023) [SB-551]
Establishing the Department of Service and Civic Innovation; providing that the purpose of the Department is to promote service and volunteerism in the State; establishing the Secretary of Service and Civic Innovation and the duties and responsibilities of the Secretary; altering the provisions of the Maryland Corps Program, including requiring the Department to administer the Program; establishing the Young Adult Service Year Option Pathway Fund; providing for the purposes, use, administration, and contents of the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 99 on 04/24/2023