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HB 637

EnactedCrossfile SB 428
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Washington County - Deputy Sheriffs and Correctional Deputies - Employment Conditions and Collective Bargaining

Sponsor: Washington County DelegationCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: Courts and Court Personnel - LocalStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 794 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the grounds on which a deputy sheriff having a rank of major or below in Washington County may be discharged after 2 years of continuous employment; providing that a special deputy sheriff in Washington County is not a State employee for certain purposes; authorizing sworn deputy sheriffs at the rank of sergeant and below and correctional deputies at the rank of sergeant and below to engage in collective bargaining with the Washington County Sheriff and the County Administrator; etc.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 7Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWivell, WilliamDelegate WivellOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCarpenter, SherriceFraternal Order of Police Lodge 89Position only
FAVKlappert, KevinMaryland FOP Lodge 150Oral
FAVMurphy, ChristopherPresident, National Correctional Employees UnionWritten (PDF)
FAVMarcus, DawnWashington County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FAVMcAndrew, PatrickIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWashington County Delegation, Washington County DelegationIndividualOral

Organizations on record