Unemployment
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2025 [HB-554]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Insurance ]
Repealing and establishing the methodology used to calculate the weekly benefit amount; altering the taxable wage base used to determine employer contributions to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, the dependent allowance, and the amount of earned wages subtracted from a weekly benefit amount; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to determine and make available online the State annual average wage applicable to the rate of contribution; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing 2/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2025
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Gettr Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [HB-352]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; increasing the cap on the percentage that may be deducted from all open purses and paid to a certain organization; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 604 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Attachment of Wages - Exemptions (Exempt Income Protection Act) [HB-393]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Poverty ]
Altering the amount of wages of a judgment debtor that are exempt from attachment to 150% of the federal poverty level; and requiring an employer served with an attachment to notify the judgment debtor in writing of the amount of wages exempt from attachment, the method used to calculate the amount of attachable wages, and the procedure by which the judgment debtor may contest the attachment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
First Reading Economic Matters on 01/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [SB-321]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; requiring certain groups of corporations to file a combined income tax return reflecting the aggregate income tax liability of all members of the group; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Fee Exemption - Unemployable Disabled Veterans [SB-179]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
Establishing that not more than one vehicle owned by, or leased to, an unemployable disabled veteran is exempt from vehicle registration fees.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Muse
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Motor Vehicle Registration - Fee Exemption - Unemployable Disabled Veterans [HB-248]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
Establishing that not more than one vehicle owned by, or leased to, an unemployable disabled veteran is exempt from vehicle registration fees.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Griffith
Hearing Canceled on 01/15/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation [HB-17]
[Gaming ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain licenses to certain qualified applicants to conduct or participate in certain Internet gaming operations in the State; requiring the Commission to regulate Internet gaming and the conduct of Internet gaming in the State; requiring an Internet gaming licensee to require individuals to provide proof of the registration in order to participate in Internet gaming; submitting the Act to a referendum; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing 2/10 At 11:00 A.m. on 01/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Government - Research Duties and Advisory Committee on Black Males - Repeal [SB-243]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Small Business ]
[Community Development ]
Repealing a requirement that the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs conduct research, make recommendations, and submit a certain report on certain areas relating to black males; and repealing the authorization that the Special Secretary of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs create an Advisory Committee on Black Males.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/24/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
State Government - Research Duties and Advisory Committee on Black Males - Repeal [HB-119]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Small Business ]
[Community Development ]
Repealing a requirement that the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs conduct research, make recommendations, and submit a certain report on certain areas relating to black males; and repealing the authorization that the Special Secretary of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs create an Advisory Committee on Black Males.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/19/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Commercial Law - Attachment of Wages - Exemptions (Exempt Income Protection Act) [SB-31]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Poverty ]
Altering the amount of wages of a judgment debtor that are exempt from attachment to 150% of the federal poverty level; and requiring an employer served with an attachment to notify the judgment debtor in writing of the amount of wages exempt from attachment, the method used to calculate the amount of attachable wages, and the procedure by which the judgment debtor may contest the attachment.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/14/2025
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Confirm Adam Lockhart Taylor/Bd of Review [SJR-918]
Confirm Adam Lockhart Taylor/Bd of Review
Sponsored by: Sen. William Rabon
Reptd Fav on 09/11/2024
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Governor's Budget [SB-868]
[Budget and Spending ]
Governor's Budget
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Lee
Withdrawn From Com on 05/07/2024
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Workforce Development Program [HB-976]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
Workforce Development Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Belk
Passed 1st Reading on 05/06/2024
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Governor's Budget [HB-962]
[Budget and Spending ]
Governor's Budget
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Belk
Passed 1st Reading on 05/02/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Protecting Opportunities and Regional Trade (PORT) Act [HB-1526]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
[Unemployment ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Establishing the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Program and the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Fund; authorizing the Secretary of Labor to exempt an individual from the requirement to be actively seeking work for unemployment insurance benefits eligibility; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor and the Department of Commerce to establish certain temporary relief programs to provide assistance to individuals and certain entities impacted by a certain closure of the Port of Baltimore; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Long
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 2 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Protecting Opportunities and Regional Trade (PORT) Act [SB-1188]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Unemployment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Program and the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Fund to provide tuition assistance to a student who was a dependent or is the surviving spouse of a fallen transportation worker; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor and the Department of Commerce to establish programs to assist individuals and certain entities impacted by the reduced operations of the Port of Baltimore; authorizing the Secretary of Labor to alter certain unemployment eligibility requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 3 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation [HB-1319]
[Gaming ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain licenses to certain qualified applicants to conduct or participate in certain Internet gaming operations in the State; authorizing the Governor, on recommendation of the Commission, to enter into certain multijurisdictional Internet gaming agreements; providing that certain payments to certain former video lottery employees may not be subtracted from the calculation of a certain benefit; submitting the Act to a referendum; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing 3/26 At 12:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/08/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Department of Labor – Unemployment Insurance – Study on Actively Seeking Work Requirements [HB-998]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor, on or before December 1, 2024, to conduct a study on the actively seeking work requirement of the unemployment insurance system in the State and other states to evaluate the effects of ghosting on actively seeking work requirements and report on the study to the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Fisher
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 285 on 04/25/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Unemployment Insurance - Disqualification - Stoppage of Work Caused by Labor Dispute [SB-871]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Unemployment ]
[Insurance ]
Establishing that the disqualification from receiving unemployment insurance benefits due to a stoppage of work does not apply for any week beginning after the first 14 days of an individual's unemployment resulting from the stoppage of work that exists because of a labor dispute at the premises where the individual was last employed.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024