MD SB84 | 2026 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous SB166
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Engrossed on March 23 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-26 - Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections)
Pending: House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on March 23 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-26 - Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections)
Pending: House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Providing collective bargaining rights to certain graduate assistants at the University of Maryland, College Park or the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; defining "graduate assistant" as a graduate student 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.
Title
State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-03-23 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 30 N: 11 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | House | Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections) |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Referred Government, Labor, and Elections Appropriations |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (30-11) |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Floor Amendment {963528/1 (Senator Corderman) Rejected |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {893924/1 Adopted |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Motion Laid Over (Senator Corderman) Adopted |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {893924/1 |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance |
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Hearing 1/29 at 3:00 p.m. |
| 2026-01-14 | Senate | First Reading Finance |
| 2025-10-10 | Senate | Pre-filed |
Same As/Similar To
HB141 (Crossfiled) 2026-05-26 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 774
SB166 (Carry Over) 2025-01-14 - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
SB166 (Carry Over) 2025-01-14 - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Apprenticeships and Internships
Collective Bargaining
Education - Miscellaneous
Higher Education
State Employees
State Government - Personnel
State Universities and Colleges
Students
Teachers
Work, Labor, and Employment
Collective Bargaining
Education - Miscellaneous
Higher Education
State Employees
State Government - Personnel
State Universities and Colleges
Students
Teachers
Work, Labor, and Employment
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Personnel and Pensions | 3 | 101 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| State Personnel and Pensions | 3 | 102 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
