SB0253 — Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees
Last action — First Reading (Opposite House)
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2026. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Authorizing supervisory employees of the Baltimore County Public Library to form, join, and participate in an employee organization and engage in certain other activities related to collective bargaining; authorizing certain bargaining units for the employees of the Baltimore County Public Library; and altering certain provisions to provide that an employee may be deemed a certain management employee, rather than a supervisory employee, under certain circumstances.
Bill Text
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Read SB0253 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Senator Shelly Hettleman · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on · 29 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Shelly Hettleman Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (187)
187 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 187 →"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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| Unaffiliated | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 86 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 2 | 27 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 96 | 31 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 22% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (47)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0253 do?
- Authorizing supervisory employees of the Baltimore County Public Library to form, join, and participate in an employee organization and engage in certain other activities related to collective bargaining; authorizing certain bargaining units for the employees of the Baltimore County Public Library; and altering certain provisions to provide that an employee may be deemed a certain management employee, rather than a supervisory employee, under certain circumstances.
- Who sponsors SB0253?
- SB0253 is sponsored by Senator Shelly Hettleman (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB0253?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2026. Enacted.
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