Legislative Session 2020

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.

Website for the Maryland General Assembly

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.

House Bills

Bill Number	Subject of Bill	Position
HB 0014	Equal Pay for Equal Work - Inquiring About Wages - Prohibition on Adverse Action	Oppose as Written
HB 0045	Economic Development - Opportunity Zone Incentives - Alteration of the More Jobs for Marylanders and Opportunity Zone Enhancement Programs	Support with Amendment
HB 0123	Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range	Oppose
HB 0126	Peace Orders - Workplace Violence	Support
HB 0163	Labor and Employment - Labor Organizations - Right to Work	Support
HB 0188	Public Health - State-Provided Health Care Benefits	Oppose
HB 0231	Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act	Oppose
HB 0312	Discrimination in Employment - Reasonable Accommodations for Applicants With Disabilities	Oppose
HB 0342	Retirement Tax Reduction Act of 2020	Support
HB 0343	Economic Development - Maryland Technology Infrastructure Program	Support
HB 0473	Corporate Income Tax - Throwback Rule	Oppose
HB 0561	Electric Industry - Community Choice Energy	Oppose
HB 0671	Estates and Trusts - Health Savings Accounts - Establishment	Support
HB 0726	Constitutional Amendment - Civil Jury Trials	Oppose
HB 0727	Courts - Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy	Oppose
HB 0817	Regulations Affecting Small Businesses - Certification of Comparable Local Regulation	Support with Amendment
HB 0839	Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment	Oppose
HB 0908	Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Verification	Support with Amendment
HB 0913	Income Tax Standard Deduction – Alteration and Cost of Living	Support
HB 0940	Personal Property Tax - Exemption for Business Personal Property	Support
HB 0964	Employment Discrimination – Definitions of “Employee” and “Harassment” (Workplace Civility Act)	Support
HB 0965	Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Allegany County and Garrett County	Oppose
HB 1018	Labor and Employment - Economic Stabilization Act - Revisions	Oppose
HB 1021	Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Seasonal Temporary Workers	Support
HB 1030	Employers of Ex-Offenders - Liability for Negligent Hiring or Inadequate Supervision - Immunity	Support
HB 1097	Maryland Wage and Hour Law and Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law – Revisions (Maryland Wage Protection Act)	Oppose
HB 1123	Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Agricultural Stands	Support
HB 1143	Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Agricultural Stands	Oppose
HB 1198	Income Tax Credit - Small Businesses - Student Interns	Support
HB 1202	Labor and Employment - Use of Facial Recognition Services - Prohibition	Oppose
HB 1410	Labor and Employment – Secure Maryland Wage Act	Oppose
HB 1415	Health Facilities - Residential Service Agencies - Compliance with State Labor Laws	Oppose
HB 1466	Labor and Employment - Employment Contracts - Intellectual Property	Oppose
HB 1606	Corporations and Associations - Fees for Processing Articles of Dissolution, Certificates of Cancellation, and Other Documents - Repeal	Suport
HB 1628	Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reduction and Services	Oppose

Senate Bills

Bill Number	Subject of Bill	Position
SB 0024	Small Business Fairness Act	Oppose
SB 0062	Labor and Employment - Secure Maryland Wage Act	Oppose
SB 0066	Income Tax - Credit for Small Businesses - State Minimum Wage Increase	Support
SB 0122	Economic Development - Opportunity Zone Incentives - Alteration of the More Jobs for Marylanders and Opportunity Zone Enhancement Programs	Support with Amendment
SB 0157	Employers of Ex-Offenders - Liability - Immunity	Support
SB 0183	Health Insurance - Health Benefit Plans - Special Enrollment Period for Pregnancy	Oppose as Written
SB 0217	Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range	Oppose
SB 0241	Maryland Healthy Working Families Act- Applicability	Oppose
SB 0270	Economic Development - Maryland Technology Infrastructure Program	Support
SB 0278	Retirement Tax Reduction Act of 2020	Support
SB 0315	Electric Industry - Community Choice Energy	Oppose
SB 0331	Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax and Associated Mandated Devices - Prohibition	Support
SB 0403	Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Agricultural Stands	Support
SB 0404	Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Verification	Support with Amendment
SB 0419	Labor and Employment - Grant Program for Workforce Skills Assessment	Support
SB 0473	Discrimination in Employment - Reasonable Accommodations for Applicants With Disabilities	Oppose
SB 0507	Estates and Trusts - Health Savings Accounts - Establishment	Support
SB 0530	Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act	Oppose
SB 0539	Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment	Oppose
SB 0550	Constitutional Amendment - Civil Jury Trials	Oppose
SB 0551	Courts - Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy	Oppose
SB 0631	Income Tax Standard Deduction - Alteration and Cost of Living	Support
SB 0641	Maryland Wage and Hour Law and Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law – Revisions (Maryland Wage Protection Act)	Oppose
SB 720	Regulations Affecting Small Businesses - Certification of Comparable Local Regulation	Support With Amendment
SB 780	Labor and Employment – Economic Stabilization Act – Revisions	Oppose
SB 0846	Peace Orders - Workplace Violence	Support
SB 0862	Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Allegany County and Garrett County	Oppose
SB 0906	Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Seasonal Temporary Workers	Support