2022 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB698: Labor and Employment - State Minimum Wage Rate - Increase
Legislative Summary
Increasing the State minimum wage rates in effect for certain periods of time; and repealing the authority of the Board of Public Works to temporarily suspend an increase to the State minimum wage rate.
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Bill History
1/31/2022
First Reading Economic Matters
House of Delegates
2/3/2022
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/31/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Economic Matters(House of Delegates)
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 21
Primary Sponsor
Veronica Turner
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (20)
Marlon Amprey
Democrat
Darryl Barnes
Democrat
Tony Bridges
Democrat
Alfred Carr
Democrat
Nick Charles
Democrat
Bonnie Cullison
Democrat
Diana Fennell
Democrat
Wanika Fisher
Democrat
Andrea Harrison
Democrat
Marvin Holmes
Democrat
Faye Howell
Democrat
Julian Ivey
Democrat
Rachel Jones
Democrat
Cheryl Landis
Democrat
Edith Patterson
Democrat
Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Democrat
Stephanie Smith
Democrat
Jay Walker
Democrat
Alonzo Washington
Democrat
Melissa Wells
Democrat