Maryland 2018 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 3 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 304 — Maryland Healthy Working Families Act – Delay of Effective Date

Last action — Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

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

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters

  2. Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.

  3. First Reading Economic Matters

  4. Third Reading Passed (29-17)

  5. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  6. Favorable Report Adopted (28-16)

  7. Committee Amendment {517171/1 Adopted (28-15)

  8. Favorable with Amendments {517171/1

  9. Special Order until 2/7 (Senator Conway) Adopted

  10. Favorable with Amendments {517171/1 Finance

  11. Laid Over (Senator Manno) Adopted

  12. Favorable with Amendments {517171/1

  13. Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

  14. Hearing 1/24 at 2:30 p.m.

  15. First Reading Finance

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on · 5 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Middleton

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (177)

177 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

On Third Reading

Passed 29 Yea · 17 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 191201
Democrat 5500
Republican 5000
Total 291701
% of votes cast 62%36%0%2%
How each member voted (47)
Member Party Vote
Astle — Yea
Bates — Yea
Brochin — Yea
Currie — Yea
DeGrange — Yea
Eckardt — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Hershey — Yea
Hough — Yea
Kasemeyer — Yea
Kelley — Nay
Klausmeier — Yea
Lee — Nay
Mr. President — Yea
Norman — Yea
Oaks — Yea
Cassilly — Yea
Conway — Nay
Robinson — Nay
Young — Nay
Madaleno — Nay
Manno — Nay
Mathias — Yea
McFadden — Nay
Middleton — Yea
Nathan-Pulliam — Nay
Peters — Nay
Pinsky — Nay
Ramirez — Nay
Serafini — Not Voting
Waugh — Yea
Zirkin — Yea
Delegate Stephanie Smith Democrat Nay
Senator Bill Ferguson Democrat Nay
Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat Yea
Senator C. Anthony Muse Democrat Nay
Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat Yea
Senator Craig J. Zucker Democrat Nay
Senator Guy Guzzone Democrat Yea
Senator Jim Rosapepe Democrat Yea
Senator Joanne C. Benson Democrat Nay
Senator Nancy J. King Democrat Yea
Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican Yea
Senator Bryan W. Simonaire Republican Yea
Senator J.B. Jennings Republican Yea
Senator Johnny Ray Salling Republican Yea
Senator Justin Ready Republican Yea

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Question is on the adp of the favorable report

Passed 28 Yea · 16 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 181202
Democrat 5401
Republican 5000
Total 281603
% of votes cast 60%34%0%6%
How each member voted (47)
Member Party Vote
Astle — Yea
Bates — Yea
Brochin — Yea
Currie — Nay
DeGrange — Not Voting
Eckardt — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Hershey — Yea
Hough — Yea
Kasemeyer — Not Voting
Kelley — Yea
Klausmeier — Yea
Lee — Nay
Mr. President — Yea
Oaks — Yea
Cassilly — Yea
Norman — Yea
Conway — Nay
Robinson — Nay
Young — Nay
Madaleno — Nay
Manno — Nay
Mathias — Yea
McFadden — Nay
Middleton — Yea
Nathan-Pulliam — Nay
Peters — Nay
Pinsky — Nay
Ramirez — Nay
Serafini — Yea
Waugh — Yea
Zirkin — Yea
Delegate Stephanie Smith Democrat Nay
Senator Bill Ferguson Democrat Nay
Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat Yea
Senator C. Anthony Muse Democrat Not Voting
Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat Yea
Senator Craig J. Zucker Democrat Nay
Senator Guy Guzzone Democrat Yea
Senator Jim Rosapepe Democrat Yea
Senator Joanne C. Benson Democrat Nay
Senator Nancy J. King Democrat Yea
Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican Yea
Senator Bryan W. Simonaire Republican Yea
Senator J.B. Jennings Republican Yea
Senator Johnny Ray Salling Republican Yea
Senator Justin Ready Republican Yea

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Committee amendments

Passed 28 Yea · 15 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 191102
Democrat 4402
Republican 5000
Total 281504
% of votes cast 60%32%0%9%
How each member voted (47)
Member Party Vote
Astle — Yea
Bates — Yea
Brochin — Yea
Currie — Yea
DeGrange — Not Voting
Eckardt — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Hershey — Yea
Hough — Yea
Kasemeyer — Not Voting
Kelley — Yea
Klausmeier — Yea
Lee — Nay
Mr. President — Yea
Oaks — Yea
Cassilly — Yea
Norman — Yea
Conway — Nay
Robinson — Nay
Young — Nay
Madaleno — Nay
Manno — Nay
Mathias — Yea
McFadden — Nay
Middleton — Yea
Nathan-Pulliam — Nay
Peters — Nay
Pinsky — Nay
Ramirez — Nay
Serafini — Yea
Waugh — Yea
Zirkin — Yea
Delegate Stephanie Smith Democrat Nay
Senator Bill Ferguson Democrat Nay
Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat Yea
Senator C. Anthony Muse Democrat Not Voting
Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat Yea
Senator Craig J. Zucker Democrat Nay
Senator Guy Guzzone Democrat Nay
Senator Jim Rosapepe Democrat Yea
Senator Joanne C. Benson Democrat Not Voting
Senator Nancy J. King Democrat Yea
Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican Yea
Senator Bryan W. Simonaire Republican Yea
Senator J.B. Jennings Republican Yea
Senator Johnny Ray Salling Republican Yea
Senator Justin Ready Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 304?
SB 304 is sponsored by Senator Joanne C. Benson (Democrat), Hershey, Senator J.B. Jennings (Republican), Middleton, Senator Jim Rosapepe (Democrat), Astle, Oaks, Reilly, Senator Brian J. Feldman (Democrat), Klausmeier, and Mathias.
What is the current status of SB 304?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 304?
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