Maryland 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 5 D cosponsors

SB 859 — State Employees – Parental Leave

Last action — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 752

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2018. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 752

  2. Passed Enrolled

  3. Third Reading Passed (100-40)

  4. Conference Committee Report Adopted

  5. Third Reading Passed (34-10)

  6. Conference Committee Report Adopted

  7. Delegates A. Miller, Korman, and Vogt

  8. Conference Committee Appointed

  9. House Refuses to Recede

  10. Senators Astle, Reilly, and Klausmeier

  11. Conference Committee Appointed

  12. Senate Requests House Recede

  13. Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments

  14. Third Reading Passed with Amendments (96-41)

  15. Floor Amendment {743028/1 (Delegate Arentz) Rejected (47-91)

  16. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  17. Favorable with Amendments {114467/1 Report Adopted

  18. Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations

  19. Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.

  20. Hearing canceled

  21. Hearing 4/03 at 1:00 p.m.

  22. First Reading Appropriations

  23. Third Reading Passed (36-11)

  24. Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  25. Favorable with Amendments {987378/1 Report Adopted

  26. Special Order until later today (Senator Hough) Adopted

  27. Favorable with Amendments {987378/1

  28. Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance

  29. Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.

  30. First Reading Finance

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on · 25 voted No

Sponsors (1)

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 34 Yea · 10 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 24502
Democrat 10000
Republican 0500
Total 341002
% of votes cast 74%22%0%4%
How each member voted (46)
Member Party Vote
Astle — Yea
Bates — Nay
Brochin — Yea
Currie — Yea
DeGrange — Yea
Eckardt — Not Voting
Edwards — Not Voting
Hershey — Nay
Hough — Nay
Kasemeyer — Yea
Kelley — Yea
Klausmeier — Yea
Lee — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Cassilly — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Conway — Yea
Young — Yea
Norman — Nay
Madaleno — Yea
Manno — Yea
Mathias — Yea
McFadden — Yea
Middleton — Yea
Nathan-Pulliam — Yea
Peters — Yea
Pinsky — Yea
Ramirez — Yea
Serafini — Nay
Waugh — Yea
Zirkin — Yea
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 Nay
Senator Justin Ready Republican Nay

Official roll call →

On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp)

Passed 100 Yea · 40 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 81900
Unaffiliated 582100
Democrat 34001
Total 1004001
% of votes cast 71%28%0%1%
How each member voted (141)
Member Party Vote
Afzali — Nay
Anderton — Yea
Angel — Yea
Atterbeary — Yea
Aumann — Nay
Barkley — Yea
Barron — Yea
Barve — Yea
Beitzel — Nay
Branch — Yea
Bromwell — Yea
Carey — Yea
Carr — Yea
Clark — Yea
Conaway — Yea
Dumais — Yea
Flanagan — Yea
Frush — Yea
Frick — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Gibson — Yea
Gilchrist — Yea
Glass — Nay
Glenn — Yea
Grammer — Nay
Gutierrez — Yea
Haynes — Yea
Hixson — Yea
Holmes — Yea
Impallaria — Nay
Jameson — Yea
Jalisi — Yea
Knotts — Yea
Krebs — Nay
Krimm — Yea
Lafferty — Yea
Speaker Busch — Yea
Ali — Yea
Sophocleus — Yea
Lisanti — Yea
Luedtke — Yea
McConkey — Yea
Sanchez — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Proctor — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Lewis, R. — Yea
McIntosh — Yea
Morales — Yea
Morhaim — Yea
Mosby — Yea
Pendergrass — Yea
Platt — Yea
Reznik — Yea
Sydnor — Yea
Tarlau — Yea
Valentino-Smith — Yea
Vallario — Yea
Vogt — Yea
Walker — Yea
Young, P. — Yea
Cluster — Nay
Kittleman — Nay
Cassilly — Nay
Lierman — Yea
Malone — Nay
McDonough — Nay
McMillan — Nay
Miele — Nay
Otto — 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 Yea
Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican Nay
Delegate Mark N. Fisher Republican Nay
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke Republican Yea
Delegate Ric Metzgar Republican Nay
Delegate Seth A. Howard Republican Yea
Delegate Seth A. Howard Republican Yea
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 Yea
Senator William G. Folden Republican Nay

Official roll call →

On Third Reading

Passed 96 Yea · 41 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 81900
Unaffiliated 552202
Democrat 33002
Total 964104
% of votes cast 68%29%0%3%
How each member voted (141)
Member Party Vote
Afzali — Nay
Anderton — Yea
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 — Yea
Frush — Yea
Frick — Yea
Gaines — Yea
Gibson — Yea
Gilchrist — Yea
Glenn — Yea
Grammer — Nay
Gutierrez — Yea
Haynes — Yea
Hixson — Yea
Holmes — Yea
Impallaria — Nay
Jalisi — Yea
Jameson — Yea
Knotts — Yea
Krebs — Nay
Krimm — Yea
Lafferty — Yea
Speaker Busch — Yea
Ali — Yea
Sophocleus — Yea
Lisanti — Yea
Luedtke — Yea
McIntosh — Yea
Morales — Yea
Morhaim — Yea
Sanchez — Yea
Sydnor — Yea
Tarlau — Yea
Kelly — Yea
Glass* — Yea
Proctor — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Young, P. — Yea
Cluster — Nay
Kittleman — Nay
Lierman — Yea
McDonough — Nay
McMillan — Nay
Mosby — Yea
Parrott — Nay
Pendergrass — Yea
Platt — Yea
Rey — Nay
Reznik — Yea
Valentino-Smith — Yea
Vallario — Yea
Walker — Yea
Cassilly — Nay
Lewis, R. — Not Voting
Malone — Nay
McConkey — Nay
Miele — Nay
Otto — Nay
Saab — Nay
Shoemaker — Nay
Vogt — Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Yea
Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican Nay
Delegate Mark N. Fisher Republican Nay
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke Republican Yea
Delegate Ric Metzgar Republican Nay
Delegate Seth A. Howard Republican Yea
Delegate Seth A. Howard Republican Yea
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 Yea
Senator William G. Folden Republican Nay

Official roll call →

On Third Reading

Passed 36 Yea · 11 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 25700
Democrat 10000
Republican 1400
Total 361100
% of votes cast 77%23%0%0%
How each member voted (47)
Member Party Vote
Astle — Yea
Bates — Nay
Brochin — Yea
Currie — Yea
DeGrange — Yea
Eckardt — Nay
Edwards — Yea
Hershey — Nay
Hough — Nay
Kasemeyer — Yea
Kelley — Yea
Klausmeier — Yea
Lee — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Oaks — Yea
Conway — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Madaleno — Yea
Manno — Yea
Mathias — Yea
McFadden — Yea
Middleton — Yea
Peters — Yea
Pinsky — Yea
Ramirez — Yea
Waugh — Yea
Young — Yea
Cassilly — Nay
Norman — Nay
Nathan-Pulliam — Yea
Serafini — Nay
Zirkin — Yea
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 Yea
Senator J.B. Jennings Republican Nay
Senator Johnny Ray Salling Republican Nay
Senator Justin Ready Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 859?
SB 859 is sponsored by Senator Joanne C. Benson (Democrat), Currie, Senator Brian J. Feldman (Democrat), Mathias, Middleton, Senator Jim Rosapepe (Democrat), Smith, Senator Bill Ferguson (Democrat), Klausmeier, Madaleno, and Senator Craig J. Zucker (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 859?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2018. Enacted.
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