SB 260

Labor and Employment - Leave With Pay - Bereavement Leave (Family Bereavement Act)

Sponsor: Senator WashingtonCommittee: FinanceSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing employees of certain employers to use certain leave with pay for bereavement leave in the event of the death of an immediate family member or a pet of the employee.

AI analysis is off. Set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY to enable summaries, pros and cons, and questions.

Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.

Testimony (20)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableUNF 7Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Binderman, Dr. Julie	Maryland Psychological Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hovermale, Emilylobbyist	The Humane Society of the United States	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Jaynine	holy cross hospice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	pitcher, bill	md association of psychology	Position only
FAV	Brooks, Ritchie	teamsters	Position only
FAV	Driscoe, Mark	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Klima, Karen	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Washington, Senator Washingtonlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	bowers, nicole	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	packman, wendy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	radov, lisa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	rolland, colleen	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	wollman, sharron	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist	AACPS	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bereano, Brucelobbyist	Alliance for Construction Excellence & Associated Utility Contractors	Oral
UNF	Griffin, Andrewlobbyist	MD Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	MNCHA, MAADS, LifeSpan	Written (PDF)
UNF	O'HALLORAN, MIKE	NFIB	Oral
UNF	doyle, lori	cbh	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rohrer, Amylobbyist	mhla	Position only

Organizations on record

AACPSUNF 1

Alliance for Construction Excellence & Associated Utility ContractorsUNF 1

cbhUNF 1

holy cross hospiceFAV 1

Maryland Psychological AssociationFAV 1

md association of psychologyFAV 1

MD Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

mhlaUNF 1

MNCHA, MAADS, LifeSpanUNF 1

NFIBUNF 1

teamstersFAV 1

The Humane Society of the United StatesFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHovermale, EmilyThe Humane Society of the United StatesRegistered for: Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership

UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

UNFBereano, BruceAlliance for Construction Excellence & Associated Utility ContractorsRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…

UNFGriffin, AndrewMD Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce…

UNFKauffman, DannaMNCHA, MAADS, LifeSpanRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…

UNFRohrer, AmymhlaRegistered for: Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association