STATE BILLMD SB 445PASSED

Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information

Requiring governmental units that employ firefighters to compute overtime pay for each hour over 168 hours that a firefighter works during a 28-day work period; requiring counties and municipalities to provide certain payroll information to each employed firefighter; authorizing a firefighter or the firefighter's exclusive representative to initiate a certain grievance if a county or municipality does not provide the payroll information as required or wages due; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Apr 28, 2026; 198 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

MD SB 445 · PassedApr 28

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Bill details

Last action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 181 · Apr 28, 2026

Sponsor

BKBenjamin KramerSenator · Democrat · SD-019Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 28, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 181Senate

Apr 9, 2026Returned PassedSenate

Apr 8, 2026Third Reading Passed (124-5)House

Apr 3, 2026Favorable Adopted Second Reading PassedHouse

Apr 3, 2026Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and ElectionsHouse

Mar 20, 2026Referred Government, Labor, and ElectionsHouse

Mar 19, 2026Third Reading Passed (42-3)Senate

Mar 17, 2026Second Reading Passed with AmendmentsSenate

Show 4 earlier actions

Mar 17, 2026Favorable with Amendments {413020/1 AdoptedSenate

Mar 16, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by FinanceSenate

Feb 4, 2026Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.Senate

Feb 2, 2026First Reading FinanceSenate

Recorded votes

Third Reading PassedMar 19, 2026 · Senate · 42 yea · 3 nayPassed

Third Reading PassedApr 8, 2026 · House · 124 yea · 5 nayPassed

Subjects

Private Sector Labor and Industry
Counties
Fire Protection
Municipal Corporations
Records
Salaries and Compensation
Standards and Best Practices
Time
Work, Labor, and Employment

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