HB 685

Labor and Employment - Secure Maryland Wage Act

Sponsor: Kriselda Valderrama (District 26)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 671 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring that certain employees working at a heightened security interest location be paid a certain wage for certain time periods; requiring certain employers to pay certain covered employees a certain supplement benefit rate in a certain manner beginning January 1, 2026; declaring findings of the General Assembly with regard to the ability to attract and retain qualified employees to heightened security locations; specifying that certain provisions of the Act do not diminish certain collective bargaining rights; etc.

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Testimony (27)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	DUMAIS, BRIG	1199SEIU UHE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baron, Peter	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cooper, David	Economic Policy Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Suskin, Rabbi Alana	Maryland Poor People's Campaign	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Little, Rev. Kobi	NAACP Maryland	Oral
FAV	Dooley, Peter	National COSH	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jung, Roy	Office of the Attorney General -- Legislative Affairs Unit	Written (PDF)
FAV	Conner, Charleslobbyist	Office of the Baltimore County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hills, Lydell	Organizing Black	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Butler, Daniel	SEIU 32BJ	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Contreras, Jaime	SEIU32BJ	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jabai, Rudaina	Seiu 32 bj	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Adegoke, Peter	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Valderrama, Delegate Valderramalegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Dwyer, Maura	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tirfie, Akalu	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
UNF	Malone, Seanlobbyist	HJM	Oral
UNF	McDonough, Caitlinlobbyist	HJM	Written (PDF)
UNF	Peters, Sarahlobbyist	Husch Blackwell Strategies	Written (PDF)
UNF	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Presley, Mary	Maryland Motorcoach Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Thompson, Melvinlobbyist	Restaurant Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Clark, Rachellobbyist	Evans & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
FWA	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Association	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

1199SEIU UHEFAV 1

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Economic Policy InstituteFAV 1

Evans & Associates, LLCFWA 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeUNF 1

HJMUNF 2

Husch Blackwell StrategiesUNF 1

Maryland Department of TransportationUNF 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Motorcoach AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Poor People's CampaignFAV 1

Maryland Retailers AssociationFWA 1

Maryland State and DC AFL-CIOFAV 1

NAACP MarylandFAV 1

National COSHFAV 1

Office of the Attorney General -- Legislative Affairs UnitFAV 1

Office of the Baltimore County ExecutiveFAV 1

Organizing BlackFAV 1

Restaurant Association of MarylandUNF 1

Seiu 32 bjFAV 1

SEIU 32BJFAV 1

SEIU32BJFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVConner, CharlesOffice of the Baltimore County ExecutiveRegistered for: MedStar Health

UNFMalone, SeanHJMRegistered for: AFT Maryland; Associated Builders & Contractors; Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) on behalf of National Strategies, LLC; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Industrial Group; Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership…

UNFMcDonough, CaitlinHJMRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Associated Builders & Contractors; Association of Independent Midwives of Maryland (AIMM); Baltimore Gas and Electric Company…

UNFPeters, SarahHusch Blackwell StrategiesRegistered for: Action Now Initiative, LLC; Alibaba; Ameresco; American Diabetes Association; Apartment & Office Building Association; Barwood Taxi Service…

UNFThompson, MelvinRestaurant Association of MarylandRegistered for: Restaurant Association of Maryland

FWAClark, RachelEvans & Associates, LLCRegistered for: Accenture LLP; Arundel Amusements/Bingo World; Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence; CALSTART; Carvana; Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 89…

FWAPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association