HB 532

Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information

Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 182 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

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 counties and municipalities to provide certain payroll information to each employed firefighter; authorizing a firefighter or the firefighter's exclusive representative to initiate a certain grievance if a county or municipality does not provide the payroll information as required or wages due; etc.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableUNF 6Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Fannon, Joshua	Baltimore Fire Officers IAFF Local 964	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Trone, David	David Trone for Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Solomon, Jared	Delegate Solomon	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Francese, Selena	District 4 Delegation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, David "Matt"	IAFF Local 2000	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nash, Katielobbyist	Jenoptik Smart Mobility Systems	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Perez, Tony	LA PEREZ CONSULTING	Oral
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Buddle, Jeffrey	Professional Fire Fighters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Themelis, Nina	Baltimore City Mayor's Office	Written (PDF)
UNF	Morriss, Raymond	City of Cumberland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Fitzwater, Jessica	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
UNF	Coe, Tom	Frederick County Fire & Rescue Services	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Anderson, Karrington	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Wallace, Gordon	Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Council of Maryland	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore City Mayor's OfficeUNF 1

Baltimore Fire Officers IAFF Local 964FAV 1

City of CumberlandUNF 1

David Trone for MarylandFAV 1

Delegate SolomonFAV 1

District 4 DelegationFAV 1

Frederick County ExecutiveUNF 1

Frederick County Fire & Rescue ServicesUNF 1

IAFF Local 2000FAV 1

Jenoptik Smart Mobility SystemsFAV 1

LA PEREZ CONSULTINGFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)UNF 1

Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIOFAV 1

Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Council of MarylandUNF 1

Professional Fire Fighters of MarylandFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVNash, KatieJenoptik Smart Mobility SystemsRegistered for: Jenoptik; Career Firefighter Association of Frederick County; Vistra Corporate Services Company; Ivory Investments, LLC; Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.; Sunrun, Inc.…