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SB 124

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Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information

Sponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (District 19)Committee: FinanceSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Hearing 1/16 at 3:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring governmental units that employ firefighters to compute overtime pay for each hour over 168 hours that a firefighter works during a 28-day work period; requiring an employer to include all regularly scheduled hours, regardless of whether earned or accrued leave was use; requiring counties and municipalities to provide certain payroll information to each employed firefighter; and authorizing a firefighter or their exclusive representative to initiate a certain grievance under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 10FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPilat, JosephAnnapolis Professional Firefighters, IAFF Local 1926Written (PDF)
FAVFannon, JoshuaBaltimore Fire Officers IAFF Local 964Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVJones, StephenFrederick County Career Firefighters Association IAFF Local 3666Written (PDF)
FAVWoods, BillyIAFF Local 1605Written (PDF)
FAVEdwards, DonnaMaryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIOWritten (PDF)
FAVBuddle, JeffreyProfessional Fire Fighters of MarylandOral
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVMorrell, ZacharyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Kramer, Senator KramerlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVWalker, GrantIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFHunt, EthanAnne Arundel CountyWritten (PDF)
UNFAnderson, KarringtonMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
UNFElrich, MarcMontgomery County GovernmentWritten (PDF)

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