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HB 503

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Baltimore City Sheriff's Office - Collective Bargaining - Compensation

Sponsor: Stephanie Smith (District 45)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: Courts and Court Personnel - LocalStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 568 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Including salary and wages in the compensation with regard to which full-time sworn law enforcement officers and court security officers in Baltimore City may collectively bargain; altering the person with whom the full-time sworn officers and court security officers are to seek recognition for the purposes of collectively bargaining concerning certain matters; etc.

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Testimony (11)

MGA witness list
FAV 11Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVLewis, Del. RobbynBaltimore City House DelegationWritten (PDF)
FAVBlendy, NicholasBaltimore City Sheriff's OfficeWritten (PDF)
FAVBlendy, NicholasBaltimore City Sheriff's OfficeOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPlaut, ArilobbyistLaw Offices of Boston and PlautOral
FAVPlaut, ArilobbyistLaw Offices of Boston and PlautPosition only
FAVBush, QuincylobbyistLaw office of Boston and PlautPosition only
FAVThemelis, NinaMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FAVThemelis, NinaMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Smith, Delegate SmithlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Smith, Delegate SmithlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSmith, StephanieIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPlaut, AriLaw Offices of Boston and PlautRegistered for: ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3; CoinFlip; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC
FAVPlaut, AriLaw Offices of Boston and PlautRegistered for: ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3; CoinFlip; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC
FAVBush, QuincyLaw office of Boston and PlautRegistered for: Baltimore's Promise Care of the Fund for Educational Excellence