MD HB1241 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Engrossed on March 21 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-25 - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on March 21 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-25 - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Altering categories of individuals whose deaths would allow an employee to use leave with pay for bereavement leave or whose illness would allow an employee to use leave with pay under a certain provision of law; and authorizing employees to use leave without pay, in accordance with the employer's unpaid leave policy, for certain bereavement leave or leave for the illness of a family member.
Title
Labor and Employment - Bereavement Leave and Leave for Family Illness - Qualifying Relationships and Type of Leave
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-03-21 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 92 N: 35 NV: 6 Abs: 8) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Referred Finance |
| 2026-03-21 | House | Third Reading Passed (92-35) |
| 2026-03-20 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2026-03-20 | House | Favorable with Amendments {383629/1 Adopted |
| 2026-03-20 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections |
| 2026-02-16 | House | Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2026-02-11 | House | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections |
Subjects
Death
Health
kinship
Leave
Medical Conditions
Private Sector Labor and Industry
Work, Labor, and Employment
Health
kinship
Leave
Medical Conditions
Private Sector Labor and Industry
Work, Labor, and Employment
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor and Employment | 3 | 802 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
