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SB 976

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Collective Bargaining - Local Government Employees and Public Employee Relations Act

Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (District 12)Committee: FinanceSubject: Counties - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing collective bargaining rights for public local employees; applying the Maryland Public Employee Relations Act to county and municipal government employers and their employees; providing that a public employee may be deemed a certain management employee for purposes of establishing collective bargaining rights; establishing impasse procedures for collective bargaining between public local employees and their employers that include binding arbitration; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 10FavorableUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSwetz, AndrewAFSCME Local 434Oral
FAVGilmore , DeniselobbyistAFSCME MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHudson, LeeDelaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionPosition only
FAVEdwards, DonnaMaryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIOWritten (PDF)
FAVCano, ChristopherlobbyistSEIU Local 500Written (PDF)
FAVbarry, johnUFCW 1994Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVLent, MichaelIndividualPosition only
FAVMaher, DavidlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Lam, Senator LamlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFCassilly, RobertHarford County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
UNFAnderson, KarringtonMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
UNFJorch, BillMaryland Municipal LeagueOral + Written (PDF)
UNFThemelis, NinaMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
UNFJarrell, StephanieQueen Anne's County CommissionersWritten (PDF)
UNFEllington, PaullobbyistState and Local AdvisorsOral
INFONash, KatielobbyistEnergy AdvocacyWritten (PDF)
INFOHarris, Mrs.IndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3
FAVCano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500
FAVMaher, DavidRegistered for: AFSCME Council 3
UNFEllington, PaulState and Local AdvisorsRegistered for: Wicomico County, MD Executive Office; Greater Crisfield Action Committee; Glenn L Martin Maryland Aviation Museum; Maryland Aviation Council; Worcester County Maryland; Optimize Renewables
INFONash, KatieEnergy AdvocacyRegistered for: Jenoptik; Career Firefighter Association of Frederick County; Vistra Corporate Services Company; Ivory Investments, LLC; Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.; Sunrun, Inc.