HB 458

Did not advanceConstitutional amendmentCrossfile SB 472

State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Revisions and Budget Bill Appropriations

Sponsor: Marc Korman (District 16)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: State Government - PersonnelStatus: Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the collective bargaining process for State employees, including by requiring the selection of a neutral arbitrator to oversee all aspects of collective bargaining, establishing a process of arbitration in the event of impasse, and providing that certain decisions of a neutral arbitrator are binding; requiring that each budget bill contain the appropriations necessary to implement all terms and conditions of employment in certain memoranda of understanding for the next ensuing fiscal year; etc.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list

FAV 9FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Kilpatrick, Lancelobbyist	AFSCME Council 3	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Graves-Latson , Debra	AFSCME Local 112	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lyons, Jane	Coalition for Smarter Growth	Written (PDF)
FAV	consoli, angelo	FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge	Position only
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Korman, Delegate	Sponsor	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hillegass, John	greater Washington Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Korman, Delegate Kormanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Wright, Davidlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cooperman, Harriet	State Higher Education Labor Relations Board	Oral
UNF	Steyer, Richard	State Labor Relations Board	Oral
UNF	Franzoni, Christopher	State Labor Relations Boards	Oral
UNF	skolnik, carolyn	University System of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Snipes, Erica	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Yates, Anna	St. Mary's College of Maryland	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AFSCME Council 3FAV 1

AFSCME Local 112FAV 1

Coalition for Smarter GrowthFAV 1

FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State LodgeFAV 1

greater Washington PartnershipFAV 1

Maryland Department of TransportationUNF 1

Maryland State and DC AFL-CIOFAV 1

SponsorFAV 1

St. Mary's College of MarylandFWA 1

State Higher Education Labor Relations BoardUNF 1

State Labor Relations BoardUNF 1

State Labor Relations BoardsUNF 1

University System of MarylandUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKilpatrick, LanceAFSCME Council 3Registered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

FAVWright, DavidRegistered for: AFSCME Council 3