State Personnel - Paid Family and Medical Leave
Sponsor: Chair, Appropriations CommitteeCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: State Government - PersonnelStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 606 (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Secretary of Budget and Management and the governing body of a public institution of higher education to adopt regulations governing paid family and medical leave benefits for Executive Branch employees; establishing certain parameters for the paid family and medical leave; authorizing, beginning July 1, 2026, Executive Branch employees to submit a request for paid family and medical leave in accordance with established procedures; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 14FavorableFWA 7Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Gilmore , Deniselobbyist | AFSCME Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Reynolds, Todd | AFT-Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Grady, Secretary | DBM | Oral |
| FAV | Miller, Danielle | DBM | Oral |
| FAV | Desai, Neal | Department of Budget Management | Oral |
| FAV | Miller, Danielle | Department of Budget Management | Oral |
| FAV | Grady, Helene | Department of Budget Managetment, Secretary | Position only |
| FAV | Desai, Neal | Department of Budget and Management | Oral |
| FAV | Phillips, Dana | Department of Budget and Management | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Phillips, Dana | Department of Budget and Management | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chair, Appropriations Committee, Chair, Appropriations Committee | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Chair, Appropriations Committee, Chair, Appropriations Committee | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | O'Connor, Honorable John | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Riley, Deniselobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Gilmore , Deniselobbyist | AFSCME Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Johnson, David | Bolton | Oral |
| FWA | Kress, Williamlobbyist | Kress Hammen | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Nagel, Miltonlobbyist | MABE | Oral |
| FWA | Sanderson, Michael | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Jorch, Bill | Maryland Municipal League | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Clark, Andy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Clark, Andy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWAKress, WilliamKress HammenRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation; Amazon.com Services, LLC; Apple Inc.; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC; Coalition of Maryland Title Insurers…