Legislation - HB0141

Providing collective bargaining rights to certain graduate assistants at certain public institutions of higher education; defining "graduate assistant" as a graduate student at the University of Maryland, College Park or the University of Maryland, Baltimore County 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.

Committees

Original:: Government, Labor, and Elections Click to view Recorded Media; Appropriations

Opposite:: Finance

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0084

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0211 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2028

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 7/23/2025 Legislative Date 7/23/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections and Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2026 Legislative Date 1/28/2026 Action Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections) Proceedings
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 - Appropriations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2026 Legislative Date 3/16/2026 Action Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2026 Legislative Date 3/05/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (98-34) Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/19/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 42AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 4/09/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/21/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {433922/1 Adopted Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/21/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/22/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (29-11) Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2026 Legislative Date 3/27/2026 Action House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2026 Legislative Date 3/27/2026 Action House Requests Senate Recede Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/11/2026 Legislative Date 3/27/2026 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wells, Barnes and Solomon) Proceedings 64 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/26/2026 Action House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/26/2026 Action House Requests Senate Recede Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/26/2026 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wells, Barnes and Solomon) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/26/2026 Action Senate Refuses Recede Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/26/2026 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kramer, Beidle and Hershey) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 4/01/2026 Action Senate Refuses Recede Proceedings 69 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 4/01/2026 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kramer, Beidle and Hershey) Proceedings 69 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 4/02/2026 Action Conference Committee Report {153822/1 Adopted Proceedings 70 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 4/02/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (95-35) Proceedings 70 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/27/2026 Action Conference Committee Report {153822/1 Adopted Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/27/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (32-11) Proceedings 66 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2026 Legislative Date 4/02/2026 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	7/23/2025	7/23/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections and Appropriations
			Text - First - State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants
House	1/28/2026	1/28/2026	Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections)
			Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2026	3/16/2026	Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
House	3/17/2026	3/03/2026	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	40 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants
House	3/18/2026	3/05/2026	Third Reading Passed (98-34)	42 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/19/2026	3/03/2026	Referred Finance	42AClick to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2026	4/09/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	4/09/2026	3/21/2026	Favorable with Amendments {433922/1 Adopted	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2026	3/21/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	60 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2026	3/22/2026	Third Reading Passed (29-11)	61 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/11/2026	3/27/2026	House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments	64 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/11/2026	3/27/2026	House Requests Senate Recede	64 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/11/2026	3/27/2026	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wells, Barnes and Solomon)	64 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/26/2026	House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/26/2026	House Requests Senate Recede	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/26/2026	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wells, Barnes and Solomon)	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/26/2026	Senate Refuses Recede	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/26/2026	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kramer, Beidle and Hershey)	65 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/13/2026	4/01/2026	Senate Refuses Recede	69 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/13/2026	4/01/2026	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kramer, Beidle and Hershey)	69 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/13/2026	4/02/2026	Conference Committee Report {153822/1 Adopted	70 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/13/2026	4/02/2026	Third Reading Passed (95-35)	70 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/27/2026	Conference Committee Report {153822/1 Adopted	66 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/13/2026	3/27/2026	Third Reading Passed (32-11)	66 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/13/2026	4/02/2026	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants

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