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IntroducedJan 28, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 20, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 10, 2026
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Became LawApr 28, 2026
Maryland House Bill
Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 28, 2026: Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 155
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 604
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 93
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Stein
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Addison
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taveras
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Bagnall
- Fair
- Korman
- Rogers
- Toles
- Barnes
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Behler
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Boyce
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Cardin
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Guzzone
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Harrison
- Moon
- Simpson
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Healey
- Moreno
- Smith
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Hill
- Odom
- Solomon
- Wu
- Coley
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Hornberger
- Patterson
NO: 35
NOT VOTING: 7
Actions
- Apr 28, 2026 | executive
- Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 155
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Returned Passed
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (35-11)
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Ready) Adopted
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Budget and Taxation Finance
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (93-35)
- Mar 19, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
- Favorable with Amendments {383921/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 19, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and ElectionsPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and TaxationPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: Government, Labor, and ElectionsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Roxas, Sherri (University System of Maryland Office)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Gilmore , Denise (AFSCME Maryland)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Phillips, Dana (Department of Budget and Management)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Albacarys, Rico (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 24)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Wivell, Brian (ATU Local 1300)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Reynolds, Todd (AFT Maryland)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Clark, Tom (IBEW 26)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Cano, Christopher (SEIU Local 500)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Gill, Brian (State Law Enforcement Officers Labor Alliance)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Michaels, Deborah (AFSCME Local 1459)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Noble, Ginger (AFSCME Local 354)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Duncan Evans, Cristina E (Baltimore Teachers Union)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Cook, Jessica (Maryland State Education Association)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Lan, Miranda (Metro Baltimore AFL CIO)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Baker, Ray (Baltimore- DC Building Trades)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Edwards, Donna (Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO)
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