2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB1023: Employment Discrimination - Fire and Rescue Public Safety Employees - Use of Medical Cannabis

Legislative Summary

Prohibiting an employer from taking certain discriminatory employment actions against a fire and rescue public safety employee based on the employee's use of medical cannabis, subject to certain conditions; and requiring an employer to report an incident of a fire and rescue public safety employee reporting for work while impaired by cannabis to the State Emergency Medical Services Board.

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Bill History

2/14/2025
First Reading Senate Rules
Senate
2/21/2025
Rereferred to Finance
Senate
3/4/2025
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments {213023/1
Senate
3/14/2025
Motion Laid Over (Senator Folden) Adopted
Senate
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments {213023/1 Adopted
Senate
3/14/2025
Motion Special Order until Evening Session (Senator Folden) Adopted
Senate
3/14/2025
Floor Amendment {613429/1 (Senator Folden) Adopted
Senate
3/14/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (31-13)
Senate
3/17/2025
Referred Economic Matters
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 213023/1

Favorable with Amendments 213023/1

3/14/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 613429/1 (Senator Folden) Adopted

Floor Amendment 613429/1 (Senator Folden) Adopted

3/14/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
31
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/17/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Economic Matters(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Carl Jackson
Carl Jackson
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/15/2025178.5 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/14/2025144.2 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197037.1 KB