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IntroducedJul 11, 2025
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Passed HouseApr 06, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act)
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Senate • Apr 07, 2026: Referred Rules
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Summary
Comments on HB 45
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 35
- Adams
- Fisher
- Howard
- Metzgar
- Rose
- Arentz
- Ghrist
- Hutchinson
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Arikan
- Grammer
- Jacobs
- Morgan, M.
- Stonko
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Kipke
- Morgan, T.
- Szeliga
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Long, R.
- Nawrocki
- Tomlinson
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Mangione
- Pippy
- Valentine
- Davis
- Hornberger
- McComas
- Reilly
- Wivell
NO: 89
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Ebersole
- Korman
- Roberson
- Taveras
- Acevero
- Edelson
- Lehman
- Roberts
- Taylor
- Allen
- Embry
- Lewis
- Rogers
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Fair
- Long, J.
- Rosenberg
- Toles
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Lopez
- Ross
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Martinez
- Ruff
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- Vogel
- Behler
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Healey
- Moreno
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Hill
- Odom
- Simmons
- Williams
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Simpson
- Wims
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Smith
- Wolek
- Coley
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Solomon
- Woods
- Conaway
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Crosby
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Stein
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Cullison
- Kerr
- Queen
- Stinnett
YES: 28
- Adams
- Griffith
- Jacobs
- Nawrocki
- Stonko
- Arentz
- Hartman
- Long, R.
- Pippy
- Szeliga
- Beauchamp
- Hinebaugh
- Mangione
- Rose
- Tomlinson
- Buckel
- Hornberger
- McComas
- Schindler
- Valentine
- Ghrist
- Howard
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Grammer
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, T.
NO: 87
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Korman
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Edelson
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Toles
- Alston
- Embry
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Amprey
- Fair
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Behler
- Foley
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wells
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Moon
- Simmons
- White Holland
- Cardin
- Guzzone
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Healey
- Odom
- Smith
- Williams
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Wims
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Wolek
- Coley
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stein
- Woods
- Conaway
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Wu
- Crosby
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taveras
- Ziegler
- Cullison
- Kaufman
NOT VOTING: 16
YES: 26
- Adams
- Hartman
- Johnson, S.
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Arentz
- Hinebaugh
- Long, R.
- Morgan, T.
- Stonko
- Beauchamp
- Hornberger
- Mangione
- Nawrocki
- Szeliga
- Buckel
- Hutchinson
- McComas
- Pippy
- Tomlinson
- Ghrist
- Jacobs
- Metzgar
- Rose
- Valentine
- Griffith
NO: 83
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Korman
- Roberson
- Taveras
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Lehman
- Roberts
- Taylor
- Allen
- Edelson
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Embry
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Foley
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- Valderrama
- Behler
- Forbes
- Mireku-North
- Sample-Hughes
- Vogel
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Moon
- Schindler
- Watson
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Moreno
- Shetty
- Wells
- Chang
- Healey
- Odom
- Simmons
- Williams
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Simpson
- Wims
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Coley
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Conaway
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Stein
- Wu
- Crosby
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Cullison
- Kerr
- Queen
NOT VOTING: 23
YES: 23
- Adams
- Griffith
- Jacobs
- Nawrocki
- Szeliga
- Arentz
- Hartman
- Mangione
- Rose
- Tomlinson
- Beauchamp
- Hinebaugh
- McComas
- Schmidt
- Valentine
- Ghrist
- Hornberger
- Miller
- Stonko
- Wivell
- Grammer
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, T.
NO: 90
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Kerr
- Queen
- Taveras
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Korman
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Alston
- Edelson
- Lehman
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Embry
- Lewis
- Rogers
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Fair
- Long, J.
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Lopez
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Behler
- Foley
- Martinez
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- Watson
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Wells
- Cardin
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Shetty
- White Holland
- Chang
- Healey
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wilkins
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Odom
- Simpson
- Williams
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Wims
- Coley
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Conaway
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Crosby
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Stein
- Wu
- Crutchfield
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Young
- Cullison
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
NOT VOTING: 19
YES: 29
- Adams
- Grammer
- Jacobs
- Miller
- Stonko
- Arentz
- Hartman
- Kipke
- Morgan, T.
- Szeliga
- Arikan
- Hinebaugh
- Long, R.
- Nawrocki
- Tomlinson
- Beauchamp
- Hornberger
- Mangione
- Pippy
- Valentine
- Buckel
- Howard
- McComas
- Rose
- Wivell
- Ghrist
- Hutchinson
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
NO: 88
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Ebersole
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Taylor
- Acevero
- Edelson
- Korman
- Rogers
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Embry
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Toles
- Alston
- Fair
- Lewis
- Ross
- Turner
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Vogel
- Behler
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Schindler
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wells
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Simmons
- White Holland
- Chang
- Healey
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wilkins
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Odom
- Smith
- Williams
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Wims
- Coley
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Wolek
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stein
- Woods
- Crosby
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Wu
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Young
- Cullison
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taveras
- Ziegler
- Davis
- Kaufman
- Roberson
NOT VOTING: 14
YES: 33
- Adams
- Ghrist
- Hutchinson
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Arentz
- Grammer
- Jacobs
- Morgan, M.
- Stonko
- Arikan
- Griffith
- Kipke
- Morgan, T.
- Szeliga
- Beauchamp
- Hartman
- Long, R.
- Nawrocki
- Tomlinson
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- Mangione
- Pippy
- Valentine
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- McComas
- Rose
- Wivell
- Fisher
- Howard
- Metzgar
NO: 85
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Ebersole
- Korman
- Queen
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Edelson
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Taveras
- Allen
- Embry
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Taylor
- Alston
- Fair
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Terrasa
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Toles
- Behler
- Foley
- Martinez
- Ross
- Turner
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- Valderrama
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Ruth
- Vogel
- Chang
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Moreno
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Odom
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Coley
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Simmons
- Williams
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Simpson
- Wims
- Crosby
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Cullison
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Stein
- Young
- Davis
- Kerr
- Qi
- Stewart
- Ziegler
YES: 28
- Adams
- Hartman
- Kipke
- Morgan, T.
- Stonko
- Arentz
- Hinebaugh
- Long, R.
- Nawrocki
- Szeliga
- Beauchamp
- Hornberger
- Mangione
- Pippy
- Tomlinson
- Buckel
- Howard
- McComas
- Rose
- Valentine
- Ghrist
- Hutchinson
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Grammer
- Jacobs
- Miller
NO: 88
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Taylor
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Korman
- Rogers
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Edelson
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Toles
- Alston
- Embry
- Lewis
- Ross
- Turner
- Amprey
- Fair
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Vogel
- Behler
- Foley
- Martinez
- Schindler
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wells
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Moon
- Simmons
- White Holland
- Cardin
- Guzzone
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Healey
- Odom
- Smith
- Williams
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Wims
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Wolek
- Coley
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stein
- Woods
- Conaway
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Wu
- Crosby
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taveras
- Ziegler
- Cullison
- Kaufman
- Roberson
NOT VOTING: 15
Actions
- Apr 07, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Rules
- Apr 06, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (97-35)
- Apr 03, 2026 | House
- Floor Amendment {673026/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (35-89)
- Floor Amendment {573422/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (33-85)
- Floor Amendment {823324/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (26-83)
- Floor Amendment {663227/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (23-90)
- Floor Amendment {783920/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (28-87)
- Floor Amendment {323629/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (28-88)
- Floor Amendment {343827/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (29-88)
- Second Reading Passed
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
- Favorable Adopted
- Motion Special Order until 04/03 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted
- Feb 09, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
- Jul 11, 2025 | House
- Pre-filed
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act)PDF
- Floor Amendment {673026/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (35-89) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {573422/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (33-85) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {823324/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (26-83) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {663227/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (23-90) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {783920/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (28-87) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {323629/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (28-88) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {343827/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (29-88) (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and ElectionsPDF
- Video: Government, Labor, and ElectionsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Blum, Danna (Carroll County Chamber of Commerce)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- GVC Testimony, FWA -- Anderson, Karrington (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Gobel, Christian (AFSCME Maryland Council 3)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Goldstein, Mathew (Secular Maryland)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Cook, Jessica (Maryland State Education Association)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Miscimarra, Philip (Maryland Retailers Alliance)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Wivell, Brian (ATU Local 1300)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- O'Halloran, Mike
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- locklair, cailey (Maryland Retailers Association)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Cano, Christopher (SEIU Local 500)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Griffin, Andrew (Howard County Chamber of Commerce)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Thompson, Melvin (Restaurant Association of Maryland)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Clark, Tom (IBEW 26)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Rohrer, Amy (Maryland Hotel Lodging Association)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Wiggins, Grason (Maryland Chamber of Commerce)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Mock, Kayla (UFCW 400)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Edwards, Donna (Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Vogel, Joe

