2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB159: Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2025

Legislative Summary

Altering the collective bargaining process for certain State employees, including by requiring the selection of a neutral arbitrator to oversee all aspects of collective bargaining, establishing a process of arbitration in the event of impasse, and providing that certain decisions of a neutral arbitrator are advisory; requiring that each budget bill contain the appropriations necessary to implement all terms and conditions of employment in certain memoranda of understanding for the next ensuing fiscal year; etc.

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Bill History

9/10/2024
Pre-filed
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
First Reading Appropriations
House of Delegates
1/24/2025
Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/10/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Favorable with Amendments {833221/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/11/2025
Third Reading Passed (101-37)
House of Delegates
3/12/2025
Referred Budget and Taxation Finance
Senate
3/25/2025
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation)
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 833221/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 833221/1 Adopted

3/11/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/11/2025
101
Yea
37
Nay
2
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/11/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Budget and Taxation(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Jazz Lewis
Jazz Lewis
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/11/2025267.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/3/2025190.9 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197045.4 KB