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SB 922

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Collective Bargaining - Local Government Employees and Public Employee Relations Act

Sponsor: Kevin M. Harris (District 27)Committee: FinanceSubject: Counties - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing collective bargaining rights for public local employees; applying the Maryland Public Employee Relations Act to county and municipal government employers and their employees; providing that a public employee may be deemed a certain management employee for purposes of establishing collective bargaining rights; establishing impasse procedures for collective bargaining between certain public local employers and their employees that include binding arbitration; etc.

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Testimony (14)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableUNF 6Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGobel, ChristianlobbyistAFSCME Maryland Council 3Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVEdwards, DonnaMaryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIOWritten (PDF)
FAVCook, JessicalobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVCano, ChristopherlobbyistSEIU Local 500Written (PDF)
FAVHarris, Kevin M.IndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMaher, DavidIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Harris, Senator HarrislegislatorIndividualOral
UNFCassilly, RobertHarford County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
UNFAnderson, KarringtonMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
UNFJorch, BillMaryland Municipal LeagueOral + Written (PDF)
UNFThemelis, NinaMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
UNFBrooks, AmandaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGobel, ChristianAFSCME Maryland Council 3Registered for: AFSCME Council 3
FAVCook, JessicaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
FAVCano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500