HB 1108 — Maryland
Labor and Employment - Greenhouse Workers - Collective Bargaining and Heat Protection
Establishing collective bargaining rights for employees of employers who operate controlled-environment agricultural operations; requiring the Public Employee Relations Board to establish by regulation certain procedures related to collective bargaining; authorizing the Board to investigate violations regarding and enforce certain provisions of the Act related to collective bargaining; and requiring employers who operate controlled-environment agricultural operations to provide to their employees certain rest breaks under certain circumstances.
Latest action: Referred Finance · Mar 19, 2026
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Committees: Government, Labor, and Elections (House of Delegates); Finance (Senate)
Updated Mar 26, 2026
Timeline
First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Feb 11, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Feb 16, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
Mar 16, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable with Amendments {
Mar 17, 2026 · House of Delegates
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Mar 17, 2026 · House of Delegates
Third Reading Passed
Mar 18, 2026 · House of Delegates
Referred Finance
Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Sponsored by Vaughn Stewart, Kevin Hornberger, Mary Lehman, Sheila Ruth, Matthew Schindler, Jen Terrasa, Melissa Wells, Chao Wu
House of Delegates vote — 98–35
On Third Reading · Mar 5, 2026 · result: pass
98 yea · 35 nay · 8 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
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