HB 388 — Maryland
Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees
Authorizing supervisory employees of the Baltimore County Public Library to form, join, and participate in an employee organization and engage in certain other activities related to collective bargaining; authorizing certain bargaining units for the employees of the Baltimore County Public Library; and altering certain provisions to provide that an employee may be deemed a certain management employee, rather than a supervisory employee, under certain circumstances.
Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 757 · May 26, 2026
Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.
Committees: Government, Labor, and Elections (House of Delegates); Finance (Senate)
Updated Jun 4, 2026
Timeline
First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Jan 21, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
Feb 19, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
Mar 16, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Mar 17, 2026 · House of Delegates
Third Reading Passed
Mar 18, 2026 · House of Delegates
Referred Finance
Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Favorable Report by Finance
Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Mar 31, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Apr 6, 2026 · Senate
Returned Passed
Apr 7, 2026 · House of Delegates
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 757
May 26, 2026 · executive
Sponsored by Cathi Forbes, Nick Allen, Harry Bhandari, Jon Cardin, Eric Ebersole, Michele Guyton, Aletheia McCaskill, Cheryl Pasteur, Scott Phillips, Kim Ross, Sheila Ruth, Dana Stein, Jennifer White Holland
House of Delegates vote — 99–34
On Third Reading · Mar 5, 2026 · result: pass
99 yea · 34 nay · 8 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
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