2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB683: Catastrophic Event Account and Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund, Protection of Federal Benefits, and Powers of the Attorney General - Alterations (Protect Our Federal Workers Act)

Legislative Summary

Renaming the Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund to be the Federal Government Employee Assistance Loan Fund; authorizing funds appropriated to the Catastrophic Event Account to be expended to assist in funding costs in connection with a closure, relocation, or mass layoff of a unit of the federal government, or other similar circumstances; and altering the purpose of the Fund and the eligibility criteria to receive loans from the Fund.

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Bill History

1/30/2025
First Reading Budget and Taxation
Senate
2/3/2025
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
2/7/2025
Hearing canceled
Senate
2/7/2025
Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
4/7/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate
4/7/2025
Favorable with Amendments {443726/1
Senate
4/7/2025
Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Ready) Rejected (14-29)
Senate
4/7/2025
Favorable with Amendments {443726/1 Adopted
Senate
4/7/2025
Floor Amendment {923125/1 (Senator Charles) Adopted
Senate
4/7/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (35-11)
Senate
4/7/2025
Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 443726/1

Favorable with Amendments 443726/1

4/7/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 923125/1 (Senator Charles) Adopted

Floor Amendment 923125/1 (Senator Charles) Adopted

4/7/2025Adopted