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SB 225

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Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program – Application Year and Participation of Self–Employed Individuals

Sponsor: Chair, Finance CommitteeCommittee: FinanceSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt regulations establishing an optional self-employed enrollment program governing the participation of self-employed individuals in the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program; repealing certain requirements related to the payment of contributions to the Program by participating self-employed individuals; excluding participating self-employed individuals from certain provisions of law governing the payment of benefits under the Program; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 10FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVBresnahan, TammyAARP MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVHale, LauralobbyistAmerican Heart AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVSchumitz, KalilobbyistMaryland Center on Economic PolicyWritten (PDF)
FAVSchreur, ElliotMaryland Department of LaborOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWu, Secretary PortiaMaryland Department of LaborOral
FAVKlingenmaier, LisalobbyistMaryland Family NetworkWritten (PDF)
FAVBogdan, HenrylobbyistMaryland NonprofitsPosition only
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVChair, Finance Committee, Chair, Finance CommitteeIndividualOral
FAVHamilton, RebeccaIndividualPosition only
INFOKleinschmidt, MarkAnne Arundel County Chamber of CommercePosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHale, LauraAmerican Heart AssociationRegistered for: American Heart Association
FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy
FAVKlingenmaier, LisaMaryland Family NetworkRegistered for: Maryland Family Network; Maryland RISE
FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits