SB0084 — State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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1Introduced
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2In 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 has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 14, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
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Summary
Providing collective bargaining rights to certain graduate assistants at the University of Maryland, College Park or the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; defining "graduate assistant" as a graduate student who is a teaching, administrative, or research assistant or in a comparable position, a fellow, or a postdoctoral intern; and establishing a separate collective bargaining unit for the graduate assistants.
Bill Text
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Read SB0084 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Senator Benjamin F. Kramer · Primary
- Senator Clarence K. Lam · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on · 10 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Benjamin F. Kramer Democrat
Co-sponsors (1)
- Senator Clarence K. Lam Democrat
Not signed on (186)
186 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 186 →"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 |
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| Democrat | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 30 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 64% | 23% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (47)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0084 do?
- Providing collective bargaining rights to certain graduate assistants at the University of Maryland, College Park or the University of Maryland, Baltimore County; defining "graduate assistant" as a graduate student who is a teaching, administrative, or research assistant or in a comparable position, a fellow, or a postdoctoral intern; and establishing a separate collective bargaining unit for the graduate assistants.
- Who sponsors SB0084?
- SB0084 is sponsored by Senator Benjamin F. Kramer (Democrat) and Senator Clarence K. Lam (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB0084?
- This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced January 14, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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