Maryland 2026 Session Status: Introduced 1 D cosponsors

HB0314 — Automation Technology Deployment Assessment and Displaced Employee Retraining Fund - Established

Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Withdrawn

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 15, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

Requiring employers with 100 or more employees that reduced their workforce in the State by a least 10 employees while using automation technology to submit certain information to the Secretary of Labor concerning the number of employees employed, automation technology deployed or used, and certain employees separated from employment during the immediately preceding calendar year; requiring a certain covered employer to pay a certain assessment for each displaced employee reported by the covered employer; etc.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Committee Report (House of Origin) — Withdrawn

  2. Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  3. First Reading (House of Origin)

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (187)

187 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

labor technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB0314 do?
Requiring employers with 100 or more employees that reduced their workforce in the State by a least 10 employees while using automation technology to submit certain information to the Secretary of Labor concerning the number of employees employed, automation technology deployed or used, and certain employees separated from employment during the immediately preceding calendar year; requiring a certain covered employer to pay a certain assessment for each displaced employee reported by the covered employer; etc.
Who sponsors HB0314?
HB0314 is sponsored by Delegate Vaughn Stewart (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB0314?
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 15, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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