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Labor and Employment – General Contractor Liability for Unpaid Wages
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HB 1539 — Labor and Employment – General Contractor Liability for Unpaid Wages
Last action — Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 846
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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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Read HB 1539 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 846
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Returned Passed
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Third Reading Passed (32-13)
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Second Reading Passed
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Favorable Report Adopted
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Favorable Report by Finance
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Hearing 4/04 at 1:00 p.m.
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Rereferred to Finance
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First Reading Senate Rules
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Third Reading Passed (87-53)
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Motion vote previous question (Delegate Ebersole) Adopted (93-47)
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Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Motion Special Order until 3/27 (Delegate Long) Rejected (48-87)
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Floor Amendment {433220/1 (Delegate Jacobs) Rejected (48-87)
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Special Order until 3/26 (Delegate Kipke) Adopted
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Favorable with Amendments {213698/1 Report Adopted
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Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
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Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
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First Reading Economic Matters
Sponsors
- Senator Benjamin Brooks · Cosponsor
- Carey · Cosponsor
- Glenn · Cosponsor
- Senator Jeff Waldstreicher · Cosponsor
- Barkley · Cosponsor
- Branch · Cosponsor
- Delegate Luke Clippinger · Cosponsor
- Delegate Diana M. Fennell · Cosponsor
- Lisanti · Primary
- Delegate Kriselda Valderrama · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on · 59 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Lisanti
Co-sponsors (9)
- Senator Benjamin Brooks Democrat Voted No
- Carey
- Glenn
- Senator Jeff Waldstreicher Democrat Voted No
- Barkley
- Branch
- Delegate Luke Clippinger Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Diana M. Fennell Democrat Voted No
- Delegate Kriselda Valderrama Democrat Voted No
Not signed on (178)
178 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
Passed
32 Yea
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13 Nay
·
1 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 32 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 28% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (46)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Astle | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Nay |
| Brochin | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| DeGrange | — | Yea |
| Eckardt | — | Nay |
| Edwards | — | Nay |
| Hershey | — | Nay |
| Hough | — | Nay |
| Kasemeyer | — | Yea |
| Kelley | — | Yea |
| Klausmeier | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Conway | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Madaleno | — | Yea |
| Manno | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| McFadden | — | Yea |
| Nathan-Pulliam | — | Yea |
| Peters | — | Yea |
| Pinsky | — | Yea |
| Ramirez | — | Yea |
| Zirkin | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Nay |
| Norman | — | Nay |
| Middleton | — | Yea |
| Serafini | — | Nay |
| Waugh | — | Nay |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Bill Ferguson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Brian J. Feldman | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator C. Anthony Muse | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cheryl C. Kagan | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Craig J. Zucker | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Guy Guzzone | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jim Rosapepe | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Joanne C. Benson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nancy J. King | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Nay |
| Senator J.B. Jennings | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Johnny Ray Salling | Republican | Not Voting |
| Senator Justin Ready | Republican | Nay |
Passed
93 Yea
·
47 Nay
·
1 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 55 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 93 | 47 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 66% | 33% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (141)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Afzali | — | Nay |
| Anderton | — | Nay |
| Angel | — | Yea |
| Atterbeary | — | Yea |
| Aumann | — | Nay |
| Barkley | — | Yea |
| Barve | — | Yea |
| Barron | — | Yea |
| Beitzel | — | Nay |
| Branch | — | Yea |
| Bromwell | — | Yea |
| Carey | — | Yea |
| Carr | — | Yea |
| Clark | — | Nay |
| Conaway | — | Yea |
| Dumais | — | Yea |
| Flanagan | — | Nay |
| Frick | — | Yea |
| Frush | — | Yea |
| Gaines | — | Yea |
| Gibson | — | Yea |
| Gilchrist | — | Yea |
| Glass | — | Nay |
| Glenn | — | Yea |
| Gutierrez | — | Yea |
| Grammer | — | Nay |
| Haynes | — | Yea |
| Hixson | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Impallaria | — | Yea |
| Jalisi | — | Nay |
| Jameson | — | Yea |
| Knotts | — | Yea |
| Krebs | — | Nay |
| Krimm | — | Yea |
| Lafferty | — | Yea |
| Vogt | — | Nay |
| Otto | — | Nay |
| Speaker Busch | — | Yea |
| Ali | — | Yea |
| McIntosh | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Sanchez | — | Yea |
| Kelly | — | Yea |
| Proctor | — | Yea |
| Lewis, R. | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Young, P. | — | Yea |
| Cluster | — | Yea |
| Lierman | — | Yea |
| Lisanti | — | Yea |
| Miele | — | Yea |
| Morales | — | Yea |
| Morhaim | — | Yea |
| Mosby | — | Yea |
| Pendergrass | — | Yea |
| Platt | — | Yea |
| Reznik | — | Yea |
| Sydnor | — | Yea |
| Tarlau | — | Yea |
| Valentino-Smith | — | Yea |
| Vallario | — | Yea |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Kittleman | — | Nay |
| Sophocleus | — | Nay |
| Cassilly | — | Nay |
| Luedtke | — | Yea |
| Malone | — | Nay |
| McConkey | — | Nay |
| McDonough | — | Nay |
| Parrott | — | Nay |
| Rey | — | Nay |
| Saab | — | Nay |
| Shoemaker | — | Nay |
| Jackson, M. | — | Yea |
| Jones, A. | — | Yea |
| Lewis, J. | — | Yea |
| Long, R. | — | Nay |
| Morgan, M. | — | Nay |
| Delegate Anne Healey | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Anne R. Kaiser | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Bonnie Cullison | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate C. T. Wilson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Dana Stein | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate David Moon | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Debra Davis | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Diana M. Fennell | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Eric Ebersole | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Kriselda Valderrama | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Luke Clippinger | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Marc Korman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Mark S. Chang | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Pam Queen | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Terri L. Hill | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Veronica Turner | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Alonzo T. Washington | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Antonio Hayes | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin Brooks | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Benjamin F. Kramer | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Clarence K. Lam | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cory V. McCray | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jeff Waldstreicher | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Karen Lewis Young | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Mary Washington | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Pamela Beidle | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Shelly Hettleman | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate April Rose | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Christopher T. Adams | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate H. Kevin Anderson | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jason C. Buckel | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Jay A. Jacobs | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Kathy Szeliga | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Ric Metzgar | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Steven J. Arentz | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Susan K. McComas | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate William J. Wivell | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Chris West | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Johnny Mautz | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Mary Beth Carozza | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Mike McKay | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Paul D. Corderman | Republican | Nay |
| Senator William G. Folden | Republican | Nay |
Failed
48 Yea
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87 Nay
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6 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 24 | 50 | 0 | 5 |
| Democrat | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 48 | 87 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 34% | 62% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (141)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Afzali | — | Yea |
| Anderton | — | Yea |
| Angel | — | Nay |
| Atterbeary | — | Nay |
| Aumann | — | Yea |
| Barkley | — | Nay |
| Barve | — | Nay |
| Barron | — | Nay |
| Beitzel | — | Yea |
| Branch | — | Nay |
| Bromwell | — | Nay |
| Carey | — | Nay |
| Carr | — | Nay |
| Clark | — | Yea |
| Conaway | — | Nay |
| Dumais | — | Nay |
| Flanagan | — | Yea |
| Frick | — | Nay |
| Frush | — | Nay |
| Gaines | — | Nay |
| Gibson | — | Nay |
| Gilchrist | — | Nay |
| Glass | — | Yea |
| Glenn | — | Nay |
| Grammer | — | Yea |
| Gutierrez | — | Nay |
| Haynes | — | Nay |
| Hixson | — | Nay |
| Holmes | — | Nay |
| Impallaria | — | Yea |
| Jalisi | — | Nay |
| Jameson | — | Not Voting |
| Knotts | — | Nay |
| Krebs | — | Yea |
| Krimm | — | Nay |
| Lafferty | — | Nay |
| Vogt | — | Yea |
| Cluster | — | Yea |
| Saab* | — | Yea |
| Kittleman | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Yea |
| Malone* | — | Yea |
| Speaker Busch | — | Nay |
| Ali | — | Nay |
| Sophocleus | — | Nay |
| McConkey | — | Yea |
| McIntosh | — | Nay |
| Miele | — | Yea |
| Morales | — | Nay |
| Morhaim | — | Nay |
| Otto | — | Yea |
| Parrott | — | Yea |
| Sanchez | — | Nay |
| Shoemaker | — | Yea |
| Sydnor | — | Nay |
| Tarlau | — | Nay |
| Proctor | — | Nay |
| Lewis, R. | — | Nay |
| Robinson | — | Nay |
| Young, P. | — | Nay |
| Kelly | — | Not Voting |
| Lierman | — | Nay |
| Lisanti | — | Nay |
| Luedtke | — | Nay |
| McDonough | — | Not Voting |
| McMillan | — | Not Voting |
| Mosby | — | Nay |
| Pendergrass | — | Nay |
| Platt | — | Nay |
| Rey | — | Not Voting |
| Reznik | — | Nay |
| Valentino-Smith | — | Nay |
| Vallario | — | Nay |
| Walker | — | Nay |
| Jackson, M. | — | Yea |
| Jones, A. | — | Nay |
| Lewis, J. | — | Nay |
| Long, R. | — | Yea |
| Morgan, M. | — | Yea |
| Delegate Anne Healey | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Anne R. Kaiser | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Ben Barnes | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Bonnie Cullison | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate C. T. Wilson | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Dana Stein | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Delegate David Moon | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Debra Davis | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Diana M. Fennell | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Edith J. Patterson | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Eric Ebersole | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Kriselda Valderrama | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Luke Clippinger | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Marc Korman | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Mark S. Chang | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Pam Queen | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Terri L. Hill | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate Veronica Turner | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Alonzo T. Washington | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Antonio Hayes | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Benjamin Brooks | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Benjamin F. Kramer | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Clarence K. Lam | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Cory V. McCray | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Jeff Waldstreicher | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Karen Lewis Young | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Mary Washington | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Pamela Beidle | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Shelly Hettleman | Democrat | Nay |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate April Miller | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate April Rose | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Christopher T. Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate H. Kevin Anderson | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Jason C. Buckel | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jay A. Jacobs | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Kathy Szeliga | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Mark N. Fisher | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Ric Metzgar | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Seth A. Howard | Republican | Nay |
| Delegate Steven J. Arentz | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Susan K. McComas | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Yea |
| Delegate William J. Wivell | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Chris West | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Johnny Mautz | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Mary Beth Carozza | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Mike McKay | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Paul D. Corderman | Republican | Yea |
| Senator William G. Folden | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 1539?
- HB 1539 is sponsored by Senator Benjamin Brooks (Democrat), Carey, Glenn, Senator Jeff Waldstreicher (Democrat), Barkley, Branch, Delegate Luke Clippinger (Democrat), Delegate Diana M. Fennell (Democrat), Lisanti, and Delegate Kriselda Valderrama (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB 1539?
- This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House of Delegates” 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.
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