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SB 445

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Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information

Sponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (District 19)Committee: FinanceSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 181 (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; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableUNF 7Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSkinner, ThomasBaltimore Fire OfficersPosition only
FAVFannon, JoshuaBaltimore Fire Officers IAFF Local 964Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVTrone, DavidDavid Trone for MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVLyon, PatrickMCFRSWritten (PDF)
FAVEdwards, DonnaMaryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIOWritten (PDF)
FAVBuddle, JeffreyProfessional Fire Fighters of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Kramer, Senator KramerlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFThemelis, NinaBaltimore City AdministrationWritten (PDF)
UNFMorriss, RaymondCity of CumberlandWritten (PDF)
UNFFitzwater, JessicaFrederick County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
UNFPeterson, JohnFrederick County GovernmentOral
UNFAnderson, KarringtonMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
UNFWallace, GordonMetropolitan Fire Chiefs Council of MarylandWritten (PDF)
UNFElrich, MarcMontgomery County GovernmentWritten (PDF)

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