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MD HB388

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2026

Primary Sponsor

Catherine Forbes

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Supervisory employees of the Baltimore County Public Library would gain the right to form, join, and participate in employee organizations and engage in collective bargaining activities

  • Establishes a maximum of two bargaining units: one for non-supervisory employees and one for supervisory employees

  • Removes "supervisory employee" from the list of excluded employee categories, while maintaining exclusions for confidential and management employees

  • Changes terminology throughout existing law so that employees may be deemed "management employees" rather than "supervisory employees" under certain circumstances involving independent judgment

  • Protects bargaining units and collective bargaining agreements recognized or entered into on or before June 30, 2026, from modification or termination under this subtitle

  • Takes effect July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees

Local Government Mandates

Last Action

Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Government, Labor, and Elections1/21/2026

Full Bill Text

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