Collective Bargaining - Memorandum of Understanding - Continuation
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SB 654 — Collective Bargaining - Memorandum of Understanding - Continuation
Last action — Returned Passed
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House of Delegates
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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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Read SB 654 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Returned Passed
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Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 26
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Third Reading Passed (89-47)
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Second Reading Passed
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Favorable Report Adopted
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Favorable Report by Appropriations
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Rereferred to Appropriations
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First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
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Third Reading Passed (33-14)
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Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Floor Amendment {653029/1 (Senator Bates) Rejected (14-31)
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Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
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Special Order until 3/23 (Senator Bates) Adopted
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Favorable with Amendments
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Special Order until later today (Senator Hershey) Adopted
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Committee Amendment Adopted
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Favorable with Amendments {957671/1
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Laid Over (Senator Hershey) Adopted
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Favorable with Amendments {957671/1
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Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
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Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
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First Reading Finance
Sponsors
- Senator Joanne C. Benson · Cosponsor
- Senator Brian J. Feldman · Cosponsor
- Senator Guy Guzzone · Cosponsor
- Senator Jim Rosapepe · Cosponsor
- Astle · Cosponsor
- Mathias · Primary
- Klausmeier · Cosponsor
- Manno · Cosponsor
- Oaks · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 179 not signed on · 33 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Mathias
Co-sponsors (8)
- Senator Joanne C. Benson Democrat Voted No
- Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat Voted No
- Senator Guy Guzzone Democrat Voted No
- Senator Jim Rosapepe Democrat Voted No
- Astle
- Klausmeier
- Manno
- Oaks
Not signed on (179)
179 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 179 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 3 | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 52 | 24 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 89 | 47 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 33% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (141)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Afzali | — | Nay |
| Anderton | — | Nay |
| Angel | — | Not Voting |
| Atterbeary | — | Yea |
| Aumann | — | Nay |
| Barkley | — | Yea |
| Barron | — | Yea |
| Barve | — | Yea |
| Beitzel | — | Nay |
| Branch | — | Yea |
| Bromwell | — | Yea |
| Carey | — | Yea |
| Carr | — | Not Voting |
| Clark | — | Nay |
| Conaway | — | Yea |
| Dumais | — | Yea |
| Flanagan | — | Nay |
| 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 |
| Jalisi | — | Yea |
| Jameson | — | Yea |
| Knotts | — | Yea |
| Krebs | — | Nay |
| Krimm | — | Yea |
| Lafferty | — | Yea |
| Speaker Busch | — | Yea |
| Ali | — | Yea |
| Sophocleus | — | Yea |
| Kelly | — | Yea |
| Proctor | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Yea |
| Luedtke | — | Yea |
| McIntosh | — | Yea |
| Morales | — | Yea |
| Morhaim | — | Yea |
| Mosby | — | Yea |
| Pendergrass | — | Yea |
| Platt | — | Yea |
| Sanchez | — | Yea |
| Sydnor | — | Yea |
| Tarlau | — | Yea |
| Valentino-Smith | — | Yea |
| Vallario | — | Yea |
| Walker | — | Yea |
| Lewis, R. | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Young, P. | — | Yea |
| Cluster | — | Nay |
| Kittleman | — | Nay |
| Lierman | — | Yea |
| Lisanti | — | Yea |
| Malone | — | Nay |
| McConkey | — | Nay |
| McDonough | — | Nay |
| McMillan | — | Nay |
| Miele | — | Nay |
| Otto | — | Nay |
| Parrott | — | Nay |
| Rey | — | Not Voting |
| Reznik | — | Yea |
| Saab | — | Nay |
| Shoemaker | — | Nay |
| Vogt | — | 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 30% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (47)
| 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 |
| Oaks | — | Yea |
| Conway | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Nay |
| Norman | — | Nay |
| Madaleno | — | Yea |
| Manno | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| McFadden | — | Yea |
| Middleton | — | Yea |
| Nathan-Pulliam | — | Yea |
| Peters | — | Yea |
| Pinsky | — | Yea |
| Ramirez | — | Yea |
| Serafini | — | Nay |
| Waugh | — | 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 | Nay |
| Senator J.B. Jennings | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Johnny Ray Salling | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Justin Ready | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 30% | 66% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (47)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Astle | — | Nay |
| Bates | — | Yea |
| Brochin | — | Nay |
| Currie | — | Nay |
| DeGrange | — | Nay |
| Edwards | — | Yea |
| Eckardt | — | Yea |
| Hershey | — | Yea |
| Hough | — | Yea |
| Kasemeyer | — | Nay |
| Kelley | — | Nay |
| Klausmeier | — | Nay |
| Lee | — | Nay |
| Mathias | — | Nay |
| Cassilly | — | Yea |
| Norman | — | Yea |
| Mr. President | — | Nay |
| Oaks | — | Nay |
| Conway | — | Nay |
| Robinson | — | Nay |
| Young | — | Nay |
| Madaleno | — | Nay |
| Manno | — | Nay |
| McFadden | — | Nay |
| Middleton | — | Nay |
| Nathan-Pulliam | — | Nay |
| Peters | — | Nay |
| Pinsky | — | Nay |
| Ramirez | — | Nay |
| Serafini | — | Yea |
| Waugh | — | Yea |
| Zirkin | — | Nay |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Bill Ferguson | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Brian J. Feldman | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator C. Anthony Muse | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Senator Cheryl C. Kagan | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Craig J. Zucker | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Guy Guzzone | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Jim Rosapepe | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Joanne C. Benson | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Nancy J. King | Democrat | Not Voting |
| 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 |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 654?
- SB 654 is sponsored by Senator Joanne C. Benson (Democrat), Senator Brian J. Feldman (Democrat), Senator Guy Guzzone (Democrat), Senator Jim Rosapepe (Democrat), Astle, Mathias, Klausmeier, Manno, and Oaks.
- What is the current status of SB 654?
- 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 654?
- Track SB 654 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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