Legislation - HB1229

Title: Consumer Protection and Labor and Employment - Food Service Facilities and Minimum Wage
Sponsored by: Delegate Stewart
Status: In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Analysis

Synopsis

Establishing that every person, as a central component of an individual's right to liberty and equality, has the fundamental right while engaged in employment in the State to be paid at a wage rate that is at least equal to the State minimum wage rate set by law without regard to tips that the individual receives; repealing exemptions from Maryland Wage and Hour Law; specifying the State minimum wage rate and tip credit amount that is in effect for certain time periods; etc.

Committees

Original:: Government, Labor, and Elections

Details

Constitutional Bill

Cross-filed with: SB0886

Bill File Type: Regular

Bill imposes a local government mandate, which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

Contingency - on a referendum and enactment of a constitutional amendment

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2026 Legislative Date 2/11/2026 Action First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Consumer Protection and Labor and Employment - Food Service Facilities and Minimum Wage Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/11/2026	2/11/2026	First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
			Text - First - Consumer Protection and Labor and Employment - Food Service Facilities and Minimum Wage

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