HB 549

Fair Wage Act of 2023

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: Economic MattersSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Increasing the State minimum wage rate in effect for certain periods of time; increasing, except under certain circumstances, the State minimum wage rate in effect for certain periods of time based on annual growth in a certain consumer price index; altering the authority of the Board of Public Works to temporarily suspend an increase in the minimum wage rate; and repealing the requirement that the Governor's budgets for certain fiscal years include certain provider rate increases.

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Testimony (75)

MGA witness list

FAV 46FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 23Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Lastoria, Michael	&pizza	Oral
FAV	Dumais, Brige	1199SEIU UHE	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Schaefer, Gina	A Few Cool Hardware Stores	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Smalls, Cindylobbyist	AFSCME	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reynolds, Todd	AFT Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Olszewski, John	Baltimore County Executive Office	Oral
FAV	Barron-Menza, Alissa	Business for a Fair Minimum Wage	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Vaughan, Reganlobbyist	Catholic Charities of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sunborn, Courtney	Ecolistic Cleaning	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gould, Elise	Economic Policy Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Teplitz, Fran	Green America's Green Business Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMattos, Joseph	Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	JOTF	Position only
FAV	Stoica, Ioanalobbyist	Job Opportunities Task Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	Natesan, Krishnan	Love AME Church	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Meyer, Christopherlobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Oral
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wu, Portia	Maryland Department of Labor	Oral
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jervey, Trap	Maryland Rise	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Whetsell, Scott	Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Forester, Dyana	Metro Washington Council AFL-CIO	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Flowers , Willie	NAACP - Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lathrop, Yannet	National Employment Law Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ramirez, Diana	National Women's Law Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenberg, Joshua	Office of the Baltimore County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Leudtke, Eric	Office of the Governor of Maryland	Oral
FAV	Maryland, Progressive	Progressive Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jarek, Diana	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cavanagh, Terry	SEIU Maryland & DC State Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Darragh, Kerry	The Horizon Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mock, Kaylalobbyist	UFCW 400	Written (PDF)
FAV	Seyedian, Aaron	Well-Paid Maids	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Allen, Susan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hicks, Myleslobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Moore, Governor Wes	Individual	Oral
FAV	Simon, Travis	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Speaker, Speaker	Individual	Oral
FAV	White, Marcelinelobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	McCoy, Juli	Allegany County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Starke, James	Best Western Plus BWI Airport - Arundel Mills	Oral
UNF	McMullin, Mike	Carroll County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hale, Terry	Cecil County Councils Office	Written (PDF)
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Yudelevit, Paula	HART for Animals, Inc	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Griffin, Andrewlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Rohrer, Amylobbyist	Maryland Hotel Lodging Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	locklair, caileylobbyist	Maryland Retailers Association	Oral
UNF	Thompson, Melvinlobbyist	Restaurant Association of Maryland	Oral
UNF	McCauley, Kirk	WMDA - service station, convenience stores and repair facilities	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ditraglia, Frank	Individual	Position only
UNF	Elbourn, James	Individual	Position only
UNF	Kolakoski, Virginia	Individual	Position only

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Organizations on record

&pizzaFAV 1

1199SEIU UHEFAV 1

A Few Cool Hardware StoresFAV 1

AFSCMEFAV 1

AFT MarylandFAV 1

Allegany County Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Baltimore County Executive OfficeFAV 1

Best Western Plus BWI Airport - Arundel MillsUNF 1

Bridge Maryland, IncFWA 1

Business for a Fair Minimum WageFAV 1

Carroll County Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Catholic Charities of BaltimoreFAV 1

Cecil County Councils OfficeUNF 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Ecolistic CleaningFAV 1

Economic Policy InstituteFAV 1

Greater Ocean City Chamber of CommerceFWA 1

Green America's Green Business NetworkFAV 1

HART for Animals, IncUNF 1

Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)FAV 1

Job Opportunities Task ForceFAV 1

JOTFFAV 1

Love AME ChurchFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 2

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Department of LaborFAV 1

Maryland Hotel Lodging AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Retailers AssociationUNF 1

Maryland RiseFAV 1

Maryland State & DC AFL-CIOFAV 1

Maryland-DC Society of Addiction MedicineFAV 1

Metro Washington Council AFL-CIOFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

NAACP - MarylandFAV 1

National Employment Law ProjectFAV 1

National Women's Law CenterFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Office of the Baltimore County ExecutiveFAV 1

Office of the Governor of MarylandFAV 1

Progressive MarylandFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Restaurant Association of MarylandUNF 1

SEIU Maryland & DC State CouncilFAV 1

The Horizon FoundationFAV 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

UFCW 400FAV 1

Well-Paid MaidsFAV 1

WMDA - service station, convenience stores and repair facilitiesUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSmalls, CindyAFSCMERegistered for: AFSCME IU

FAVVaughan, ReganCatholic Charities of BaltimoreRegistered for: Catholic Charities

FAVDews, ChristopherJOTFRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVStoica, IoanaJob Opportunities Task ForceRegistered for: Job Opportunities Task Force (JOTF); Jews United for Justice

FAVMeyer, ChristopherMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

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

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

FAVMock, KaylaUFCW 400Registered for: United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 400

FAVHicks, MylesRegistered for: Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence

FAVWhite, MarcelineRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

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

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

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

FWAKauffman, 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…