| MD | HB205 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 earne...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | SB436 | Engross
Sine Die | Increasing a certain civil penalty and administrative penalty for employers knowingly failing to properly classify individuals as employees; and requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to refer to the Comptroller and the U.S. Department of L...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | SB1061 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting an employer from requiring an employee to work on-site at the employer's workplace if the employee provides documentation from a physician or other licensed health care practitioner that the employee has been diagnosed with an autoimmune ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-14
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB915 | Engross
Sine Die | Requiring the Uninsured Employers' Fund to begin paying compensation for a workers' compensation claim within 15 days after the later of the date an award is made or payment of an award is due; applying certain provisions of law regarding the failure...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-13
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB339 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 exi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
| MD | HB536 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Correctional Services Apprenticeship Start-Up Grant Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to provide high school students and individuals interested in changing careers opportunities to begin a career within correctional servic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-12
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | SB1117 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 authorizin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-11
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB1172 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 fre...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-05
To House Appropriations Committee |
| MD | HB190 | Intro
Sine Die | Providing that a first responder who is diagnosed by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist with post-traumatic stress disorder is presumed under certain circumstances to have an occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty and is comp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
Referred to interim study by Economic Matters |
| MD | SB696 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the developer of a covered project, on the approval of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of a certain generating station or qualified generator lead line or approval for the construction of a certain gen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB1414 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the grounds for disciplining the holder of an electronic smoking devices license or license applicant; altering the scope of the Clean Indoor Act and other provisions of law prohibiting smoking indoors to also prohibit the use of electronic ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-03-04
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB900 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 authorizin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-27
To House Appropriations Committee |
| MD | SB1185 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring professional and occupational regulatory boards to issue licenses, certifications, and registrations to individuals who complete an apprenticeship program that is established under certain provisions of the Act, pass a certain examination, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-21
To Senate Rules Committee |
| MD | SB1182 | Intro
Sine Die | Applying to certain veterinary and health care professionals certain provisions of law stating that certain noncompete and conflict of interest provisions in certain employment contracts are null and void as being against the public policy of the Sta...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-20
To Senate Rules Committee |
| MD | HB642 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring professional and occupational regulatory boards to issue licenses, certifications, and registrations to individuals who complete an apprenticeship program that is established under the Maryland Apprenticeships in Licensed Occupations Act, p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-19
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | SB994 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing certain requirements on food service establishments, hospitality establishments, and retail establishments regarding work schedules for employees, including requirements related to the provision of work schedules to employees, notificati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-17
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB138 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the State Department of Education to update the Maryland State Curriculum for Personal Financial Literacy Education and corresponding financial literacy standards to include certain content; requiring the State Board of Education to develop...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB104 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring a railroad employer to provide a railroad employee with unpaid earned sick and safe leave under the Healthy Working Families Act.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB467 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing consumer protections related to service fees charged by restaurants; specifying a certain tip credit amount that is in effect for certain time periods; and prohibiting employers of tipped employees, beginning January 1, 2027, from includ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB1446 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing requirements and prohibitions related to the operation of railroads in the State, including provisions related to the size of the crew, wayside detectors, and investigations by railroad labor union representatives; and requiring the Comm...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-12
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB1162 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring a vlogger who creates video content that is posted on a social media platform and features a certain minor child to compensate the child under certain circumstances; establishing requirements on social media platforms relating to deleting v...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-11
To Senate Rules Committee |
| MD | SB957 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting, subject to a certain exception, an employer from using an automated employment decision tool to make certain employment decisions; and requiring an employer, under certain circumstances, to notify an applicant for employment of the emplo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | SB1060 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing requirements and prohibitions related to the operation of railroads in the State, including provisions related to the size of the crew, the blocking of highway grade crossings, wayside detectors, and investigations by railroad labor unio...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB1050 | Intro
Sine Die | Extending, for 60 days, the period of time during which the Workers' Compensation Commission may modify an award related to a workers' compensation claim if an appeal is filed during the original 5-year period during which the Commission maintains au...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB1084 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting an employer from requiring an employee to work on-site at the employer's workplace if the employee provides documentation from a physician or other licensed health care practitioner that the employee has been diagnosed with an autoimmune ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB1145 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing that certain firefighters, fire fighting instructors, rescue squad members, advanced life support unit members, and members of the Office of the State Fire Marshal demonstrate disablement for purposes of workers' compensation and are dee...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB1255 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting, subject to a certain exception, an employer from using an automated employment decision tool to make certain employment decisions; and requiring an employer, under certain circumstances, to notify an applicant for employment of the emplo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-09
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | SB871 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 exi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | SB1069 | Intro
Sine Die | Providing that a first responder who is diagnosed by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist with post-traumatic stress disorder is presumed under certain circumstances to have an occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty and is comp...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | SB931 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing certain licensed social workers to register as a rehabilitation practitioner; and authorizing a licensed certified social worker-clinical to provide evaluation services for workers' compensation claims related to permanent impairments inv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | SB919 | Intro
Sine Die | Extending, for 60 days, the period of time during which the Workers' Compensation Commission may modify an award related to a workers' compensation claim if an appeal is filed during the original 5-year period during which the Commission maintains au...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-06
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | SB104 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 earne...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | SB431 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing that governmental essential workers are presumed to have an occupational disease that is compensable under workers' compensation law after being diagnosed with long COVID under certain circumstances; and applying the Act retroactively.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB525 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting an employer from discriminating against an individual because of the individual's use of cannabis products under certain circumstances; establishing that certain provisions prohibiting employment discrimination do not prohibit an employer...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | SB789 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Uninsured Employers' Fund to begin paying compensation for a workers' compensation claim within 15 days after the later of the date an award is made or payment of an award is due; applying certain provisions of law regarding the failure...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | SB750 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the exception to the exclusivity of an employer's liability under workers' compensation law for covered employees who are injured or killed as the result of the deliberate intent of the employer to injure or kill the covered employee; deemin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | SB845 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the employer at the employment where the accidental personal injury or occupational disease occurred or its insurer to pay a temporarily partially disabled covered employee who holds concurrent employment compensation that equals two-thirds...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | SB844 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing that certain firefighters, fire fighting instructors, rescue squad members, advanced life support unit members, and members of the Office of the State Fire Marshal demonstrate disablement for purposes of workers' compensation and are dee...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-02
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB682 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the developer of a covered project, on the approval of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of a certain generating station or qualified generator lead line or approval for the construction of a certain gen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB802 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting employers from taking certain actions against an employee or applicant for employment because the employee or applicant declines to attend or participate in employer-sponsored meetings during which the employer communicates the opinion of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-02-01
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | SB513 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting an employer from discriminating against an individual because of the individual's use of cannabis products under certain circumstances; establishing that certain provisions prohibiting employment discrimination do not prohibit an employer...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-29
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | HB645 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring a vlogger who creates video content that is posted on a social media platform and features a certain minor child to compensate the child under certain circumstances; establishing requirements on social media platforms relating to deleting v...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-29
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB116 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Teacher Apprenticeship Startup Grant Program in the Department of Labor to provide high school and college students, and career changers opportunities to begin a career in education; requiring the establishment of apprenticeships th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-16
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | SB160 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 employe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To Senate Finance Committee |
| MD | SB233 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting employers from taking or threatening to take adverse action against an employee because the employee takes certain actions regarding rights and responsibilities, complaints, investigations, proceedings, or hearings under certain provision...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-01-11
To Senate Finance Committee |
