MD SB809 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2025 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-03-03 - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 3 2025 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-03-03 - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Establishing that every person, as a central component of an individual's right to liberty and equality, has the fundamental right to be paid at a wage rate that is at least equal to the State minimum wage rate set by law without regard to tips that the individual receives; and prohibiting the State from, directly or indirectly, denying, burdening, or abridging the right unless justified by a compelling State interest achieved by the least restrictive means.
Title
Declaration of Rights - Right to Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers
Sponsors
| Sen. Cory McCray [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Hearing canceled |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | First Reading Finance |
Same As/Similar To
HB1458 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-24 - Hearing canceled
Subjects
Constitutional Amendments
Declaration of Rights
Gratuities
Human Rights
Private Sector Labor and Industry
Salaries and Compensation
Work, Labor, and Employment
Declaration of Rights
Gratuities
Human Rights
Private Sector Labor and Industry
Salaries and Compensation
Work, Labor, and Employment
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declaration of Rights | 49 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
