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IntroducedFeb 12, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 21, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Workgroup for an Inclusive State Workplace - Established
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 13, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1248
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 97
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Taveras
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Korman
- Rogers
- Taylor
- Allen
- Edelson
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Ross
- Toles
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Forbes
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Guyton
- Moon
- Schmidt
- Wells
- Behler
- Guzzone
- Moreno
- Shetty
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Harrison
- Odom
- Simmons
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Healey
- Palakovich Carr
- Simpson
- Williams
- Cardin
- Hill
- Pasteur
- Smith
- Wims
- Chang
- Holmes
- Patterson
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hornberger
- Phillips
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Pruski
- Stein
- Woorman
- Coley
- Johnson, A.
- Qi
- Stewart
- Wu
- Conaway
- Jones, D.
- Queen
- Stinnett
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Kaiser
- Roberson
- Stonko
- Ziegler
- Cullison
- Kaufman
NO: 27
YES: 98
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Roberson
- Taveras
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Roberts
- Taylor
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Rogers
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Embry
- Korman
- Rosenberg
- Toles
- Alston
- Fair
- Lehman
- Ross
- Turner
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Ruff
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ruth
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Foley
- Lopez
- Sample-Hughes
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Schindler
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Schmidt
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Simmons
- Williams
- Cardin
- Healey
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wims
- Chang
- Hill
- Odom
- Smith
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Coley
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Stein
- Wu
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Queen
NO: 35
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (98-35)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments {973026/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (35-12)
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (97-27)
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
- Favorable with Amendments {173025/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 12, 2026 | House
- First Reading Appropriations
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Part-Time State Employment Pilot Program - Established (Maryland Workforce Retention, Recruitment, and Reentry Act)PDF
- Amendments {173025/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Workgroup for an Inclusive State Workplace - EstablishedPDF
- Amendments {973026/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Workgroup for an Inclusive State Workplace - EstablishedPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - AppropriationsPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: AppropriationsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Wertz, Rose
- APP Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Schaeffer, Monica (Age-Friendly Montgomery County and Montgomery County Commission on Aging)
- APP Testimony, FAV -- Miller, Marilyn (MCEA)

