Legislation - SB0777

Title: Labor and Employment - Workforce Development - Hospital Employee Retraining and Placement Program and Workforce Development and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act)
Sponsored by: Senator Salling
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 298
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Altering the program the Maryland Department of Labor is required to establish for the retraining and placement of certain hospital employees; requiring the Department to allocate money from the Hospital Employees Retraining Fund to local workforce development boards under certain circumstances; altering certain workforce development programs to require inclusion of local workforce boards; requiring the Department to provide funding to local workforce boards; requiring local workforce boards to provide certain grants; etc.

Committees

Original:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media; Budget and Taxation

Opposite:: Government, Labor, and Elections; Health

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Cross-filed with: HB1358

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/06/2026 Legislative Date 2/06/2026 Action First Reading Finance and Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Labor and Employment - Workforce Development and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/12/2026 Action Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/23/2026 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/06/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/06/2026 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Labor and Employment - Workforce Development and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (42-0) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/24/2026 Legislative Date 3/11/2026 Action Referred Government, Labor, and Elections Health Proceedings 48AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2026 Legislative Date 4/11/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2026 Legislative Date 3/28/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {273122/1 Adopted Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2026 Legislative Date 3/28/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/30/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (131-2) Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/27/2026 Action Senate Concurs House Amendments Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/27/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (43-0) Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/27/2026 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Labor and Employment - Workforce Development - Hospital Employee Retraining and Placement Program and Workforce Development and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act) Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 4/28/2026 Legislative Date 4/28/2026 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 298 Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/06/2026	2/06/2026	First Reading Finance and Budget and Taxation
			Text - First - Labor and Employment - Workforce Development and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act)
Senate	2/12/2026	2/12/2026	Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance)
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/23/2026	3/23/2026	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	3/23/2026	3/06/2026	Favorable Adopted	45 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/23/2026	3/06/2026	Second Reading Passed	45 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Labor and Employment - Workforce Development and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act)
Senate	3/23/2026	3/07/2026	Third Reading Passed (42-0)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/24/2026	3/11/2026	Referred Government, Labor, and Elections Health	48AClick to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Health	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/11/2026	4/11/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
House	4/11/2026	3/28/2026	Favorable with Amendments {273122/1 Adopted	65 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/11/2026	3/28/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	65 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/13/2026	3/30/2026	Third Reading Passed (131-2)	67 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/27/2026	Senate Concurs House Amendments	66 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/27/2026	Third Reading Passed (43-0)	66 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/27/2026	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Labor and Employment - Workforce Development - Hospital Employee Retraining and Placement Program and Workforce Development and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act)
Post Passage	4/28/2026	4/28/2026	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 298

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