Maryland 2026 Session Status: Introduced 20 D cosponsors

HB1492 — Collective Bargaining - Public Employees - Revocation of Certification and School and Library Employees' Right to Strike

Last action — Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  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 February 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

Establishing that certain certificated and noncertificated public school employees, library system employees, and employer organizations have the right to engage in a strike; repealing the authority of the Public Employee Relations Board to deny or revoke an employee organization's certification as exclusive representative of public employees in State and local government under certain circumstances; etc.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  2. First Reading (House of Origin)

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 22 co-sponsors · 165 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (22)

Not signed on (165)

165 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

labor education
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB1492 do?
Establishing that certain certificated and noncertificated public school employees, library system employees, and employer organizations have the right to engage in a strike; repealing the authority of the Public Employee Relations Board to deny or revoke an employee organization's certification as exclusive representative of public employees in State and local government under certain circumstances; etc.
Who sponsors HB1492?
HB1492 is sponsored by Delegate Conaway, Delegate Jones, D., Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Delegate Gabriel Acevero (Democrat), Delegate Nick Allen (Democrat), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Harry Bhandari (Democrat), Delegate Adrian Boafo (Democrat), Delegate Kris Fair (Democrat), Delegate Linda Foley (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Delegate Aletheia McCaskill (Democrat), Delegate Edith J. Patterson (Democrat), Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff (Democrat), Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Karen Simpson (Democrat), Delegate Dana Stein (Democrat), Delegate Sean A. Stinnett (Democrat), Delegate Jen Terrasa (Democrat), Delegate Joe Vogel (Democrat), Delegate Melissa Wells (Democrat), White Holland, and Delegate Caylin Young (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB1492?
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 13, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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