MD HB536 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)
Status: Engrossed on March 5 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-20 - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on March 5 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-20 - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Expanding certain protections against employment discrimination to apply to temporary disabilities caused or contributed to by childbirth, menopause, or a related medical condition; and authorizing an employer to consider the operational impact of any staffing gap in determining an undue burden imposed by a certain transfer request by an employee.
Title
Employment Discrimination - Reasonable Accommodations - Disabilities Due to Childbirth, Menopause, and Related Medical Conditions
Sponsors
| Del. Stephanie Smith [D] | Del. Marlon Amprey [D] | Del. Regina Boyce [D] | Del. Derrick Coley [D] |
| Del. Elizabeth Embry [D] | Del. Terri Hill [D] | Del. Robbyn Lewis [D] | Del. Courtney Watson [D] |
Roll Calls
2026-03-05 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 105 N: 19 NV: 5 Abs: 12) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-20 | Senate | Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Referred Judicial Proceedings |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Third Reading Passed (105-19) |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Floor Amendment {223427/1 (Delegate Rose) Adopted |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Motion Special Order until 03/04 (Delegate Rose) Adopted |
| 2026-03-03 | House | Favorable with Amendments {523826/1 Adopted |
| 2026-03-02 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m. |
| 2026-01-27 | House | First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections |
Subjects
Certifications
Disabilities
Discrimination
Human Relations
Leave
Medical Conditions
Private Sector Labor and Industry
Reproductive Matters
Signs and Billboards
Women
Work, Labor, and Employment
Disabilities
Discrimination
Human Relations
Leave
Medical Conditions
Private Sector Labor and Industry
Reproductive Matters
Signs and Billboards
Women
Work, Labor, and Employment
