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Bills/2021 Regular Session

SB 107

EnactedCrossfile HB 685
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Labor and Employment - Secure Maryland Wage Act

Sponsor: Antonio Hayes (District 40)Committee: FinanceSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 672 (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 periods of time; 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 (25)

MGA witness list
FAV 16FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBaron, PeterAnne Arundel CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVCooper, DavidEconomic Policy InstituteWritten (PDF)
FAVSuskin, Rabbi AlanaMaryland Poor People's CampaignWritten (PDF)
FAVEdwards, DonnaMaryland State and DC AFL-CIOWritten (PDF)
FAVDooley, PeterNational COSHWritten (PDF)
FAVKemerer, HannibalOffice of Attorney GeneralWritten (PDF)
FAVConner, CharleslobbyistOffice of the Baltimore County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVRodwin, DavidlobbyistPublic Justice CenterWritten (PDF)
FAVContreras, JaimeSEIU 32BJOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCavanagh, TerrySEIU Maryland & DC State CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVBrown, DoranIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDaley, BridgetIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHayes, AntonioIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJabai, RudainaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Hayes, Senator HayeslegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVTirfie, AkaluIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFFry, DonaldGreater Baltimore CommitteeWritten (PDF)
UNFMcDonough, CaitlinlobbyistHJMWritten (PDF)
UNFPeters, SarahlobbyistHusch Blackwell StrategiesWritten (PDF)
UNFWestervelt, PatriciaMaryland Department of TransportationWritten (PDF)
UNFElalamy, SaraMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
UNFlocklair, caileylobbyistMaryland Retailers AssociationOral
UNFThompson, MelvinlobbyistRestaurant Association of MarylandOral
UNFRichardson, DavidSouthwest AirlinesOral
FWAMcCulloch, ChampeMaryland AGCOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1
Economic Policy InstituteFAV 1
Greater Baltimore CommitteeUNF 1
HJMUNF 1
Husch Blackwell StrategiesUNF 1
Maryland AGCFWA 1
Maryland Department of TransportationUNF 1
Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1
Maryland Poor People's CampaignFAV 1
Maryland Retailers AssociationUNF 1
Maryland State and DC AFL-CIOFAV 1
National COSHFAV 1
Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1
Office of the Baltimore County ExecutiveFAV 1
Public Justice CenterFAV 1
Restaurant Association of MarylandUNF 1
SEIU 32BJFAV 1
SEIU Maryland & DC State CouncilFAV 1
Southwest AirlinesUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVConner, CharlesOffice of the Baltimore County ExecutiveRegistered for: MedStar Health
FAVRodwin, DavidPublic Justice CenterRegistered for: Care in Action
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…
UNFlocklair, caileyMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association
UNFThompson, MelvinRestaurant Association of MarylandRegistered for: Restaurant Association of Maryland