Maryland 2026

SB 417

Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act)

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Measure details

Jurisdiction: Maryland
Session: 2026
Chamber: upper
Classification: bill
Subjects: Communications, Complaints, Elections, Investigations and Inquiries, Meetings, Notices, Penalties and Sentences, Petitions, Political Parties, Private Sector Labor and Industry, Public Information, Religion, Salaries and Compensation, Work, Labor, and Employment
Introduced / first action: 2026-01-29 00:00:00

2026-04-28 00:00:00
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 221
executive-signature
2026-04-10 00:00:00
Returned Passed
2026-04-08 00:00:00
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-04-03 00:00:00
Second Reading Passed
2026-04-02 00:00:00
Motion Special Order until 04/03 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted
2026-04-02 00:00:00
Favorable Adopted
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-02 00:00:00
Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-23 00:00:00
Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
referral-committee
2026-03-23 00:00:00
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-03-20 00:00:00
Second Reading Passed
2026-03-20 00:00:00
Floor Amendment {
2026-03-20 00:00:00
Motion Laid Over (Senator Gallion) Adopted
2026-03-20 00:00:00
Floor Amendment {
2026-03-20 00:00:00
Favorable Adopted
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-19 00:00:00
Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator West) Adopted
2026-03-19 00:00:00
Favorable
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-19 00:00:00
Favorable Report by Finance
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-04 00:00:00
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-29 00:00:00
First Reading Finance
referral-committee

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