MD HB141 | 2026 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Over of previous HB211

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on May 26 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-26 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 774
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Providing collective bargaining rights to certain graduate assistants at certain public institutions of higher education; defining "graduate assistant" as a graduate student at the University of Maryland, College Park or the University of Maryland, Baltimore County who is a teaching, administrative, or research assistant or in a comparable position, a fellow, or a postdoctoral intern; and establishing a separate collective bargaining unit for the graduate assistants.

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Title

State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-04-13 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 32 N: 11 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-13 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 95 N: 35 NV: 10 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-09 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 29 N: 11 NV: 3 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 98 N: 34 NV: 3 Abs: 6) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-05-26HouseApproved by the Governor - Chapter 774
2026-04-13HousePassed Enrolled
2026-04-13SenateThird Reading Passed (32-11)
2026-04-13SenateConference Committee Report {153822/1 Adopted
2026-04-13HouseThird Reading Passed (95-35)
2026-04-13HouseConference Committee Report {153822/1 Adopted
2026-04-13HouseSenate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kramer, Beidle and Hershey)
2026-04-13HouseSenate Refuses Recede
2026-04-13SenateSenate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kramer, Beidle and Hershey)
2026-04-13SenateSenate Refuses Recede
2026-04-13SenateHouse Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wells, Barnes and Solomon)
2026-04-13SenateHouse Requests Senate Recede
2026-04-13SenateHouse Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
2026-04-11HouseHouse Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wells, Barnes and Solomon)
2026-04-11HouseHouse Requests Senate Recede
2026-04-11HouseHouse Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
2026-04-09SenateThird Reading Passed (29-11)
2026-04-09SenateSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-04-09SenateFavorable with Amendments {433922/1 Adopted
2026-04-09SenateFavorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2026-03-19SenateReferred Finance
2026-03-18HouseThird Reading Passed (98-34)
2026-03-17HouseFavorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2026-03-16HouseFavorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
2026-01-28HouseHearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections)
2026-01-14HouseFirst Reading Government, Labor, and Elections and Appropriations
2025-07-23HousePre-filed

Same As/Similar To

SB84 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-26 - Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections)
HB211 (Carry Over) 2025-02-07 - Referred Finance

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
State Personnel and Pensions3101(n/a)See Bill Text
State Personnel and Pensions3102(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0141?ys=2026RS
Texthttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0141f.pdf
Texthttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0141t.pdf
Texthttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0141e.pdf
Texthttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_774_hb0141e.pdf
Amendmenthttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0001/hb0141_43392201.pdf
Amendmenthttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0001/hb0141_15382201.pdf
Supplementhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/hb0141_gvc.pdf
Supplementhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/hb0141_app.pdf
Supplementhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/hb0141_fin.pdf
Roll Callhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/0472.pdf
Roll Callhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/Senate/0992.pdf
Roll Callhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/1655.pdf
Roll Callhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/Senate/1336.pdf

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