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HB 203

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Labor and Employment - Training Repayment Agreements - Prohibition

Sponsor: Joe Vogel (District 17)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting employers from requiring, as a condition of employment, employees or prospective employees to enter into training repayment agreements; defining 'training repayment agreement' as one that requires an employee to pay an employer or a third party, such as a training provider, a sum of money if the employee voluntarily or involuntarily leaves employment with the employer; and providing that an agreement that constitutes a training repayment agreement is null and void as being against the public policy of the State.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableUNF 19Unfavorable

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFMalone, SeanHJMRegistered for: AFT Maryland; Associated Builders & Contractors; Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) on behalf of National Strategies, LLC; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Industrial Group; Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership
UNFGriffin, AndrewHoward County Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce
UNFFloyd, BrandonJohns HopkinsRegistered for: Johns Hopkins
UNFWiggins, GrasonMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce; United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.; Madison Marquette Property Investments LLC; Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; Family Tree, The; OVG Facilities
UNFKrienke, JaneMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association
UNFCampion, LouisMaryland Motor Truck AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Motor Truck Association
UNFLevine, BrianMontgomery County Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
UNFSnow, RyanR&R SolutionsRegistered for: Araminta USA; Dorchester County, Maryland; For All Seasons; Maryland Farm Bureau; Talbot Watermen's Association; Tetrus Corp.
UNFKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland