SB 721

Labor and Employment - State Minimum Wage Rate - Acceleration

Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (District 18)Committee: FinanceSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Increasing the State minimum wage rates in effect for certain periods of time; and repealing the authority of the Board of Public Works to temporarily suspend an increase to the State minimum wage rate.

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Testimony (36)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 14Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Lastoria, Michael	&pizza	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dumais, Brige	1199SEIU UHE	Oral
FAV	Calvo, Enrique	32BJ SEIU	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schaefer, Gina	A Few Cool Hardware Stores	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gilmore , Deniselobbyist	AFSCME Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	England, Brian	BA Auto Care	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barron-Menza, Alissa	Business for a Fair Minimum Wage	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasso, Caleb	Job Opportunities Task Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zwerling, Samanthalobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lathrop, Yannet	National Employment Law Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Marguerite, Christianne	Progressive Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Robinson, Tyra	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cavanagh, Terry	SEIU Maryland & DC State Council	Oral
FAV	Roessler, Glenn	Vigilante Coffee Company	Written (PDF)
FAV	Seyedian, Aaron	Well-Paid Maids	Written (PDF)
FAV	Apple, Chris	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Waldstreicher, Senator Waldstreicherlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Simon, Travis	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lane, Holly	Garrett County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Voytek, Maddy	MD Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Griffin, Andrewlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Oral
UNF	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rohrer, Amylobbyist	Maryland Hotel Lodging Association	Position only
UNF	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Association	Oral
UNF	O'Halloran, Mike	NFIB	Oral
UNF	Thompson, Melvinlobbyist	Restaurant Association of Maryland	Oral
UNF	McCauley, Kirk	WMDA/CAR	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Doyle, Lori	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Helms, Jessica	Individual	Position only
UNF	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Love, William	Individual	Position only
FWA	Grollmes, Joshua	MATOD	Written (PDF)
FWA	Howell, Lauralobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

&pizzaFAV 1

1199SEIU UHEFAV 1

32BJ SEIUFAV 1

A Few Cool Hardware StoresFAV 1

AFSCME MarylandFAV 1

BA Auto CareFAV 1

Business for a Fair Minimum WageFAV 1

Garrett County Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Job Opportunities Task ForceFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Farm BureauUNF 1

Maryland Hotel Lodging AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Retailers AssociationUNF 1

Maryland State and DC AFL-CIOFAV 1

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 1

MATODFWA 1

MD Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

National Employment Law ProjectFAV 1

NFIBUNF 1

Progressive MarylandFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Restaurant Association of MarylandUNF 1

SEIU Maryland & DC State CouncilFAV 1

Vigilante Coffee CompanyFAV 1

Well-Paid MaidsFAV 1

WMDA/CARUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVZwerling, SamanthaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

UNFGriffin, AndrewMaryland 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…

UNFRohrer, AmyMaryland Hotel Lodging AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association

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

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

UNFGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…

UNFKauffman, DannaRegistered 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…

FWAHowell, LauraRegistered for: Maryland Association of Community Services (MACS)