HB 176

Davis Martinez Public Employee Safety and Health Act

Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 609 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Correctional Training Commission to adopt regulations for the training, issuance, and use of body-worn cameras by January 1, 2026; establishing the Public Employees' Safety and Health Unit in the Division of Labor and Industry to administer and enforce certain duties regarding the oversight of workplace safety and health of employees of certain public bodies; establishing and applying certain civil and criminal penalties to public bodies and persons in government; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 37FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Moran, Patrick	AFSCME	Oral
FAV	Vick , Cherrish	AFSCME Local 112	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vick , Cherrish	AFSCME Local 112	Written (PDF)
FAV	Akindoyo, Delonya	AFSCME Local 1693	Written (PDF)
FAV	Akindoyo, Delonya	AFSCME Local 1693	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dickerson, Rodney	AFSCME Local 1867	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Demetrius	AFSCME Local 2462	Written (PDF)
FAV	Robinson, Rayneika	AFSCME Local 3661	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Robinson, Rayneika	AFSCME Local 3661	Oral
FAV	Chenowith, Bill	AFSCME Local 3888	Oral
FAV	Bryant, Dorothy	AFSCME Local 44	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bryant, Dorothy	AFSCME Local 44	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Wendy	AFSCME Local 558	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smith, Wendy	AFSCME Local 558	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sines, Tony	AFSCME Local 898	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sines, Tony	AFSCME Local 898	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gobel, Christianlobbyist	AFSCME Maryland Council 3	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gobel, Christianlobbyist	AFSCME Maryland Council 3	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Reynolds, Todd	AFT Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist	Baltimore City Council President's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Duncan Evans, Cristina E	Baltimore Teachers Union	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ryan-Johnson, Antoinettte	City Union of Baltimore	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Position only
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lemle, Paul	Maryland State Education Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Zwerling, Samanthalobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cano, Christopherlobbyist	SEIU Local 500	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cano, Christopherlobbyist	SEIU Local 500	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Millar, Amy	UFCW Local 1994 MCGEO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barab, Jordan	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Solomon, Jared	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	lipscomb, jane	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Dulay, Brianlobbyist	MABE	Written (PDF)
UNF	Vormelker, Will	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Vormelker, Will	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Jorch, Bill	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Phillips, Dana	DBM	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jackson, Samiralobbyist	Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Anderson, Karrington	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Fulginiti, Andrew	Maryland Department of Labor	Written (PDF)
FWA	Virk, Devki	Maryland Department of Labor, Division of Labor & Industry	Oral
FWA	Thompson, Mary Ann	St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center	Written (PDF)
INFO	Anderson, Karrington	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
INFO	Jorch, Bill	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
INFO	Clark, Tiffany	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
INFO	Clark, Andy	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AFSCMEFAV 1

AFSCME Local 112FAV 2

AFSCME Local 1693FAV 2

AFSCME Local 1867FAV 1

AFSCME Local 2462FAV 1

AFSCME Local 3661FAV 2

AFSCME Local 3888FAV 1

AFSCME Local 44FAV 2

AFSCME Local 558FAV 2

AFSCME Local 898FAV 2

AFSCME Maryland Council 3FAV 2

AFT MarylandFAV 1

Baltimore City Council President's OfficeFAV 1

Baltimore Teachers UnionFAV 1

City Union of BaltimoreFAV 1

DBMFWA 1

Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of MarylandFWA 1

MABEUNF 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1INFO 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Department of LaborFWA 1

Maryland Department of Labor, Division of Labor & IndustryFWA 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 2

Maryland Municipal LeagueUNF 1INFO 1

Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIOFAV 2

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 2

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

Office of the Attorney GeneralINFO 1

SEIU Local 500FAV 2

St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation CenterFWA 1

UFCW Local 1994 MCGEOFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGobel, ChristianAFSCME Maryland Council 3Registered for: AFSCME Council 3

FAVGardiner, ShamoyiaBaltimore City Council President's OfficeRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence

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

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

FAVCano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500

UNFDulay, BrianMABERegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

FWAJackson, SamiraLicensed Clinical Professional Counselors of MarylandRegistered for: Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing; HDR Engineering, Inc.; Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs…