Legislative Session 2024

Check this site often for updates and actions taken during the Maryland General Assembly session beginning in January. Click the title to read the Chamber’s position letter.

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The Chamber’s Legislative Committee meets weekly to  review up coming bills.  If there is pending legislation that you feel should be brought to the committee’s attention please contact Mike at 410-848-9050.

Bill NumberSubject of BillPosition
HB 0262Consumer Protection - Consumer Reporting Agencies - Information in Consumer Credit ReportsOppose
HB 0136Employment Standards, Prevailing Wage, and Living Wage - Employer Adverse Actions – ProhibitionOppose
HB 0244Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Act - Civil Penalties – AlterationsOppose
HB 0339Unemployment Insurance - Disqualification - Stoppage of Work Caused by Labor DisputeOppose
HB 0467Food Service Facilities and Tipped Workers - Service Fees and Tip Credits (One Fair Wage Act of 2024)Oppose
HB 0465Workplace Fraud and Prevailing Wage - Violations - Penalties and ReferralsOppose
HB 0525Employment Discrimination - Use of Cannabis ProductsOppose
HB 0649Labor and Employment – Equal Pay for Equal Work – Wage Range TransparencyOppose
HB 1226Maryland Predictable Scheduling ActOppose
HB 1255Automated Employment Decision Tools - ProhibitionOppose
HB 1471Procurement Contracts - Disclosures to Secretary of State - Beneficial OwnershipSupport
HB 0357Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens in Commercial Egg Production - ProhibitionsOppose as Written
HB 1282Corporate Income Tax - Rate Reduction (Economic Competitiveness Act of 2024Support
HB 1210Income Tax - Credit for Cybersecurity Measures Undertaken by Small BusinessesSupport
HB 1025Transportation - Motor Fuel Tax Rates, Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax, and Farebox Recovery Requirement (Transportation Equity, Fairness, and Privacy Act of 2024)Support
HB 1018Manufacturing Business Personal Property Tax - ExemptionSupport
HB 1080Carroll County - Office of Permits and Inspections - Denial of Permit or License for Unpaid Personal Property TaxesSupport
HB 0597Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) ActSupport
HB 1405Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship ProgramSupport
HB 1007Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2024Oppose
HB 1515Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reduction and ServicesOppose
Bill NumberSubject of BillPosition
SB 0041Consumer Protection - Consumer Reporting Agencies - Information in Consumer Credit Reports
Oppose
SB 0233Employment Standards, Prevailing Wage, and Living Wage - Employer Adverse Actions – Prohibition
Oppose
SB 0160Labor and Employment - Payment of Minimum Wage - Tipped EmployeesOppose
SB 0436Workplace Fraud and Prevailing Wage - Violations - Penalties and ReferralsOppose
SB 0513Employment Discrimination - Use of Cannabis ProductsOppose
SB 0525Equal Pay for Equal Work – Wage Range TransparencyOppose
SB 0871Unemployment Insurance - Disqualification - Stoppage of Work Caused by Labor DisputeOppose
SB 0094Maryland Predictable Scheduling ActOppose
SB 0750Workers' Compensation - Exceptions to Exclusivity of LiabilityOppose
SB 0957Automated Employment Decision Tools - ProhibitionOppose
SB 0363Procurement Contracts - Disclosures to Secretary of State - Beneficial OwnershipSupport
SB 0193Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens in Commercial Egg Production - ProhibitionsOppose as Written
SB 0923Corporate Income Tax - Rate Reduction (Economic Competitiveness Act of 2024)
Support
SB 0841Transportation - Motor Fuel Tax Rates, Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax, and Farebox Recovery Requirement (Transportation Equity, Fairness, and Privacy Act of 2024)
Support
SB 0963Carroll County - Office of Permits and Inspections - Denial of Permit or License for Unpaid Personal Property Taxes
Support
SB 0470Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act
Support
SB 0766Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2024
Oppose
SB 0867General Assembly - Fiscal Notes - Family Impact Statements
Support
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