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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 21, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 10, 2026
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Became LawApr 28, 2026
Maryland House Bill
Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Licensed Architects - Employer Workforce Relocation and Out-of-State Employers
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 28, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 301
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1016
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 94
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Acevero
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Embry
- Korman
- Rogers
- Toles
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Behler
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Williams
- Chang
- Healey
- Odom
- Simpson
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Woods
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Stein
- Wu
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Young
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taveras
NO: 36
NOT VOTING: 5
YES: 101
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Stonko
- Addison
- Fair
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Taveras
- Allen
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Roberts
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Korman
- Rogers
- Terrasa
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Toles
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Ross
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Valderrama
- Behler
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Vogel
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Watson
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Schindler
- Wells
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- White Holland
- Chang
- Healey
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Williams
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Odom
- Simpson
- Wims
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Wolek
- Conaway
- Howard
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stein
- Young
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Ebersole
NO: 29
NOT VOTING: 5
Actions
- Apr 28, 2026 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 301
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (101-29)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments {333321/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (40-0)
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (94-36)
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
- Favorable with Amendments {123928/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2026 | House
- First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Employer RelocationPDF
- Amendments {123928/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Employer Workforce Relocation and Out-of-State EmployersPDF
- Amendments {333321/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Licensed Architects - Employer Workforce Relocation and Out-of-State EmployersPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and ElectionsPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: Government, Labor, and ElectionsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Pruski, Andrew
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Hilberg, Trey (Miles & Stockbridge)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Griffin, Andrew (Howard County Chamber of Commerce)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- O'Looney, Brian
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Faulkner, Jaclyn (AIA Maryland, Inc.)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Edwards, Donna (Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO)



