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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Jan. 12, 2006 | MD | SB 790 | Health Care for Large Companies | Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 17) |
April 9, 2007 | MD | HB 430 | State Living Wage | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 16) |
April 5, 2007 | MD | HB 359 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14) |
April 10, 2009 | MD | HB 310 | Extending Unemployment Benefits to Part-Time Employees | Bill Passed - Senate (38 - 9) |
March 26, 2007 | MD | SB 91 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13) |
Jan. 17, 2006 | MD | HB 391 | Minimum Wage Increase | Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 17) |
March 31, 2019 | MD | HB 994 | Prohibits Employment Discrimination Based On an Applicants Criminal History | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (30 - 14) |
April 12, 2010 | MD | HB 465 | Establishes Collective Bargaining Procedures for Certain Child Care Providers | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 18) |
April 5, 2014 | MD | HB 295 | Increases the Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 13) |
April 12, 2010 | MD | SB 590 | Establishes a Public School Labor Relations Board | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (35 - 12) |
March 22, 2018 | MD | HB 1017 | Requires Equal Access to Collective Bargaining New Employee Programs | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14) |
March 14, 2019 | MD | HB 166 | Increases State Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 15) |
April 3, 2017 | MD | HB 1 | Requires Certain Employers to Provide Paid Sick Leave | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 18) |
April 7, 2022 | MD | HB 172 | Authorizes Tax Deductions for Union Dues | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13) |
April 7, 2016 | MD | HB 1003 | Prohibits Wage Discrimination on Basis of Gender Identity | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 13) |
March 29, 2024 | MD | HB 649 | Requires Employers Disclose Wage Information to Applicants for Employment | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 7) |
April 2, 2018 | MD | HB 1539 | Establishes General Contractor Liability for Unpaid Wages | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 13) |
April 2, 2018 | MD | HB 1243 | Authorizes Workers to Sue for Unpaid Wages | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 12) |
March 17, 2020 | MD | HB 14 | Prohibits Employers From Retaliating Against Employees | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 14) |
April 1, 2022 | MD | HB 1468 | Authorizes Tax Credit for Senior Citizens | Bill Passed - Senate (46 - 0) |
April 6, 2023 | MD | HB 513 | Requires State Department of Labor Enforce Investor-Owned Utility Contractors Pay Prevailing Wages on Underground Projects | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 11) |
April 6, 2023 | MD | HB 513 | Requires State Department of Labor Enforce Investor-Owned Utility Contractors Pay Prevailing Wages on Underground Projects | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 11) |
March 29, 2024 | MD | HB 649 | Requires Employers Disclose Wage Information to Applicants for Employment | Bill Passed - Senate (37 - 7) |
April 11, 2011 | MD | HB 235 | Prohibiting Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination | Motion Agreed - Senate (27 - 20) |
Nov. 19, 2007 | MD | HB 1 | 2007-2008 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 13) |
March 26, 2018 | MD | SB 654 | Requires Extension of Union Contracts | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 14) |
March 16, 2020 | MD | HB 123 | Prohibits Employers from Asking About Wage History | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 14) |
April 10, 2006 | MD | HB 1035 | Uninsured Employers' Fund -- Liability of Corporate Officers | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18) |
April 4, 2013 | MD | SB 422 | Requires Public School Teachers to Pay Labor Union Fees | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 13) |
April 10, 2006 | MD | HB 1035 | Uninsured Employers' Fund -- Liability of Corporate Officers | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18) |
May 15, 2012 | MD | SB 1301 | Amends Teacher Pension Funding | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 13) |
April 1, 2010 | MD | SB 789 | Requires Shift Breaks for Certain Employees | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 18) |
March 27, 2006 | MD | Amendment 3929 to SB 297 | Prohibiting Requirement of Pharmacist to Dispense Emergency Contraception Amendment | Amendment Rejected - Senate (17 - 28) |
March 28, 2006 | MD | SB 297 | Pharmacists Dispensing Emergency Contraception | Bill Failed - Senate (23 - 24) |
March 18, 2022 | MD | SB 275 | Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave Program | (31 - 15) |