Salaries And Compensation
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act) [SB-688]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
Altering certain apprenticeship requirements relating to public works contracts to require certain contractors and subcontractors to employ a certain number of qualified apprentices or journeyworkers necessary to meet a certain applicable percentage for the project; altering which projects are subject to certain apprenticeship requirements; repealing certain provisions of law that authorized contractors and subcontractors to make certain payments to a certain apprenticeship program in lieu of employing certain apprentices; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne C. Benson
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/06/2025
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Transportation Network Companies - Weekly Fare and Earnings Summary and Operator Data Reporting [HB-861]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring a transportation network company to provide each operator with a weekly fare and earnings summary; requiring a transportation network company to report, on or before February 1 each year, certain information to the Public Service Commission; and providing that the report submitted to the Commission may be made available to the General Assembly on request, provided that the report remain confidential and exempt from public disclosure.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 506 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Workgroup on the Creation of a Data Dashboard for Public Work Contracts and Apprentices - Establishment [HB-850]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Workgroup on the Creation of a Data Dashboard for Public Work Contracts and Apprentices to study the most efficient and cost-effective method to create a publicly available data dashboard that disaggregates information regarding public work contracts with the State and apprentices working under the public work contracts; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 7, 2027.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 717 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Education - Maryland STEM Program - Established [SB-673]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
Establishing the Maryland STEM Program in the State Department of Education to provide additional compensation to educators who teach STEM classes at nonpublic schools beginning in the 2025-2026 school year; authorizing nonpublic schools to apply for the Program; requiring local school systems to inform current teachers about the Program; requiring participating nonpublic schools to report certain information to the Department each year; requiring the Governor to include a $250,000 appropriation in the annual budget bill; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Energy, And The Environment on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Somerset County - Salaries of Local Officials - Increase [HB-844]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Increasing the salaries of the Sheriff of Somerset County, the County Commissioners of Somerset County, the President of the County Commissioners of Somerset County, a member of the County Roads Board of Somerset County, and the President of the County Roads Board of Somerset County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles James Otto
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 400 on 05/06/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Nursing Homes - Cost Reports (Nursing Home Care Crisis Transparency Act) [SB-679]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to review the cost reports and other data submitted by each nursing home that participates in the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; and requiring the Department to report the findings resulting from the review conducted under the Act to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by October 1, 2025, and each October 1 thereafter through 2029.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing - Income-Based Housing Subsidies [SB-677]
[Housing ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Providing that a certain landlord may not refuse to rent to a prospective tenant who pays rent with the assistance of an income-based housing subsidy under certain circumstances; providing that a certain landlord may collect financial information from a perspective tenant under certain circumstances; and providing that a violation of the Act is a discriminatory housing practice and is subject to enforcement by the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dawn D. Gile
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Estates and Trusts - Registers of Wills - Salary [SB-628]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Providing that the maximum annual salary of a register of wills may not be more than the salary of a State employee at grade 26, step 20 of the State of Maryland Standard and Bargaining Salary Scale in effect on the day before the register beginning a new term of office; and repealing as obsolete a certain minimum salary requirement for the register of wills for Baltimore City.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Eminent Domain - Just Compensation - Fees and Costs [SB-657]
[Real Estate ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Property Tax ]
Establishing that damages to be awarded for the taking of land in a condemnation proceeding include, in addition to the fair market value of the land taken, any legal, expert, or other fees or costs of the action incurred by a defendant.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Ray Salling
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Frederick County - Sheriff - Salary [SB-626]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
Altering the annual salary of the Sheriff of Frederick County to be $187,313 for calendar year 2025; and altering the annual salary of the Sheriff of Frederick County to be 82.5% of the State's Attorney for Frederick County's annual salary including any increments and salary adjustments authorized under certain provisions of law for calendar year 2026 and each subsequent calendar year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Frederick County Senators
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Repeal of Somers Cove Marina Commission and Improvement Fund and Alteration of Operations [HB-720]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
[Recreation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Repealing provisions of law relating to the Somers Cove Marina Commission, the Somers Cove Marina Improvement Fund, and the operation of Somers Cove Marina; requiring the Secretary to develop a master plan for the operation and improvement of services at Somers Cove Marina by October 1, 2027; requiring all revenue received by the Department from activities associated with Somers Cove Marina be deposited in the Natural Resources Property Maintenance Fund; establishing the Somers Cove Marina Advisory Commission; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 444 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Natural Resources - Public Lands - Acquisition, Staffing, Operations, and Funding [HB-717]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Water ]
Altering provisions of law regarding the acquisition of real property by the Department of Natural Resources; establishing a Land and Property Management Program in the Department to process certain transactions; authorizing the Department and the Natural Resources Police to establish affiliated foundations; authorizing the Governor to transfer certain Program Open Space funds to the Department under certain circumstances; altering and repealing certain provisions of law regarding the use of Program Open Space local funding; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Environment and Transportation
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 443 on 05/13/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Commission on State and Local Government Real Property Bearing Confederate Names [HB-752]
[Community Development ]
[Real Estate ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Ethics ]
Establishing the Commission on State and Local Government Real Property Bearing Confederate Names to develop and implement a framework to identify real property owned by the State or a political subdivision that bears a Confederate name; and requiring the Commission to make recommendations regarding the real property that should be renamed and report its findings to the Governor, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City, the governing body of each county, and the General Assembly by October 1, 2032.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Quotas (Community-Oriented Policing Act) [HB-687]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Altering a prohibition against using the number of arrests made, investigations conducted, citations issued, or warrants served or executed by a law enforcement officer as a criterion for the evaluation, compensation, discipline, promotion, demotion, dismissal, or transfer of the officer; and prohibiting law enforcement agencies from requiring, suggesting, requesting, or directing an officer to act for the purpose of increasing the number of investigations, warrants served or executed, or citations or arrests delivered.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Howard County Board of Education - Board Member Terms and Compensation Commission Ho. Co. 2-25 [SB-574]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
Altering the terms of the members of the Howard County Board of Education; establishing the Howard County Board of Education Compensation Commission; and requiring the Commission to study the salaries of the Members of the Howard County Board of Education and issue a report to the Howard County Council by September 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Howard County Senators
Motion Recommit To Committee (senator Lam) Adopted on 03/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Election Law - Election Judges - Compensation [SB-534]
[Elections ]
[Education ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring a local board of elections to pay an election judge compensation for completing a certain course of instruction only after the election judge actually serves an election day or early voting day; and authorizing a public school student in the State to earn hours toward the service-learning graduation requirement or receive election judge compensation for service as an election judge.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan
Hearing Canceled on 03/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Primary and Secondary Education - Public School Employees - Salaries [SB-517]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering, beginning July 1, 2026, the minimum salary for certain public school employees to be $60,000; and establishing, subject to certain conditions, certain salary increases for certain public school employees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nancy King
Hearing Canceled (education, Energy, And The Environment) on 02/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Board of License Commissioners - Chief Inspector - Compensation [SB-570]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Increasing the minimum and maximum salary amounts for the chief inspector employed by the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County.
Sponsored by: Sen. Anne Arundel County Senators
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Public Schools - School Schedule Options [SB-569]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the Anne Arundel County Board of Education to operate all of the schools within the county using a school scheduling model that eliminates early dismissal days to allow for less than 180 school days if the minimal hours of attendance are met; requiring a school operating under a scheduling model that results in a school being open for less than 180 days to provide school employees who receive pay at an hourly rate an opportunity to make up the lost wages through other duties before the beginning of the next school year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Anne Arundel County Senators
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 04/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Board of License Commissioners - Part-Time Deputy Chief Inspector - Compensation [SB-568]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Increasing the annual salary of a part-time deputy chief inspector employed by the Board of License Commissioners for Anne Arundel County from $9,000 to $18,000.
Sponsored by: Sen. Anne Arundel County Senators
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 817 on 05/20/2025