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HB 1108

Did not advanceCrossfile SB 887
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Labor and Employment - Greenhouse Workers - Collective Bargaining and Heat Protection

Sponsor: Vaughn Stewart (District 19)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: First Reading Finance (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing collective bargaining rights for employees of employers who operate controlled-environment agricultural operations; requiring the Public Employee Relations Board to establish by regulation certain procedures related to collective bargaining; authorizing the Board to investigate violations regarding and enforce certain provisions of the Act related to collective bargaining; and requiring employers who operate controlled-environment agricultural operations to provide to their employees certain rest breaks under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list
FAV 15FavorableUNF 3Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionPosition only
FAVEdwards, DonnaMaryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIOWritten (PDF)
FAVTortoriello, NicolePublic Justice CenterOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMock, KaylalobbyistUFCW 400Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVCiccone, ElliotIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Stewart, Delegate StewartlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVLent, MichaelIndividualPosition only
FAVLent, MichaelIndividualPosition only
FAVLent, MichaelIndividualPosition only
FAVMohammed, TajIndividualOral
FAVRamirez, JulioIndividualOral
FAVSatakzay, MarwaIndividualOral
FAVStewart, VaughnIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWoo Kee, LeeIndividualOral
FAVYoung, CalondraIndividualOral
UNFFinney, Vanessa A.MNLGAWritten (PDF)
UNFBryce, JoeManis Canning and AssociatesWritten (PDF)
UNFAllen, HannahlobbyistMaryland Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMock, KaylaUFCW 400Registered for: United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 400
UNFAllen, HannahMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce