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SB 197

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Four-Day Workweek Pilot Program and Income Tax Credit - Established (Four-Day Workweek Act of 2023)

Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: FinanceSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Unfavorable Report by Finance; Withdrawn (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Four-Day Workweek Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Labor for the purpose of promoting, incentivizing, and supporting the experimentation and study of the use of a 4-day workweek by private and public employers; allowing certain qualifying employers that participate in the Program to claim a credit against the State income tax in an amount to be determined by the Department; requiring the Department to report by December 1 each year on the status of the program to the Governor and the General Assembly; etc.

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Testimony (31)

MGA witness list
FAV 15FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 14Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDews, ChristopherlobbyistCornerstone Government AffairsPosition only
FAVDavis, PeterDemocracy Policy NetworkWritten (PDF)
FAVSmith, VirginiaIndivisible HoCo MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVProgressive Caucus, Lower ShoreLower Shore Progressive CaucusOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHettleman, ShellyMGA- Senator HettlemanWritten (PDF)
FAVAhart, JessiMaryland Communities UnitedPosition only
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVColeman, RyanPresident, Randallstown NAACPPosition only
FAVSiri, MichellelobbyistThe Women's Law Center of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVO'Connor, JoeWork Time Reduction Center of ExcellenceOral
FAVFlorido, BrianIndividualOral
FAVFontinha, RitaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGomes, PedroIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVJasen, DebiIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Hettleman, Senator HettlemanlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFPopham, BrysonlobbyistBryson F. Popham, P.A.Written (PDF)
UNFDuffy, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
UNFBereano, BrucelobbyistIndividualOral
UNFDiefenbach, LindaIndividualPosition only
UNFElbourn, JamesIndividualPosition only
UNFFink, NeldaIndividualPosition only
UNFKolakoski, VirginiaIndividualPosition only
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
UNFMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
UNFO'Halloran, MikeIndividualOral
UNFSirkel, RobinIndividualPosition only
UNFWest, DerekIndividualPosition only
UNFWilliams, PeggyIndividualPosition only
UNFsirkel, jessIndividualPosition only
FWAGilmore , DeniselobbyistAFSCME MarylandWritten (PDF)
FWABogdan, HenrylobbyistMaryland NonprofitsOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDews, ChristopherCornerstone Government AffairsRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance
FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.
UNFPopham, BrysonBryson F. Popham, P.A.Registered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health
UNFBereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.
FWAGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3
FWABogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits