Legislation

Title: Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act)
Sponsored by: Delegate D.E. Davis
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 736
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring each essential employer to take certain actions related to occupational safety and health during an emergency; providing that an essential worker has the right to refuse to perform a certain task as provided under certain provisions of law; requiring essential employers to take certain steps to minimize the risk of transmission of an infectious disease; requiring essential employers to report certain test results to the Maryland Department of Health; requiring the Department to categorize and the publish the results; etc.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media; Appropriations

Opposite:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Emergency Bill

Cross-filed with: SB0486

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): Upon Enactment

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

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/20/2021 Legislative Date 1/20/2021 Action First Reading Economic Matters and Appropriations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/22/2021 Legislative Date 1/22/2021 Action Hearing 2/05 at 11:00 a.m. (Economic Matters) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters 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 4/01/2021 Legislative Date 4/01/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/01/2021 Legislative Date 3/16/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {273890/1 Adopted Proceedings 35AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/01/2021 Legislative Date 3/16/2021 Action Motion Special Order until 04/02 (Delegate Wilson) Adopted Proceedings 35AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2021 Legislative Date 3/18/2021 Action Floor Amendment {653028/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected (45-89) Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2021 Legislative Date 3/18/2021 Action Floor Amendment {873429/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected (45-90) Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2021 Legislative Date 3/18/2021 Action Floor Amendment {863821/1 (Delegate Kipke) Rejected (43-92) Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2021 Legislative Date 3/18/2021 Action Floor Amendment {723327/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (45-88) Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2021 Legislative Date 3/18/2021 Action Motion Special Order until 4/5 (Delegate Parrott) Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2021 Legislative Date 3/18/2021 Action Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate D.E. Davis) Adopted (104-31) Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2021 Legislative Date 3/18/2021 Action Motion Special Order until 04/05 (Delegate Parrott) Rejected (43-94) Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2021 Legislative Date 3/18/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2021 Legislative Date 3/19/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (93-39) Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/13/2021 Action Referred Rules Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2021 Legislative Date 4/08/2021 Action Rereferred to Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2021 Legislative Date 4/08/2021 Action Hearing 4/09 at 9:30 a.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2021 Legislative Date 4/09/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2021 Legislative Date 3/19/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {517574/1 Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2021 Legislative Date 3/19/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action Floor Amendment {957575/1 (Senator Augustine) Adopted Proceedings 45AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action Floor Amendment {453020/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected (20-25) Proceedings 45AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action Floor Amendment {713423/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected (17-29) Proceedings 45AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2021 Legislative Date 3/20/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (31-15) Proceedings 45AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/27/2021 Action House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/27/2021 Action House Requests Senate Recede Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/27/2021 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wilson, D.E. Davis and Dumais) Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/22/2021 Action House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/22/2021 Action House Requests Senate Recede Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/22/2021 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wilson, D.E. Davis and Dumais) Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/22/2021 Action Motion Reconsider Third Reading (Senator Kelley) Adopted Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/22/2021 Action Motion Reconsider Amendments (Senator Kelley) Adopted Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/22/2021 Action Motion Withdraw Amendments (Senator Kelley) Adopted Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/22/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (32-14) Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/22/2021 Action Senate Recede Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/28/2021 Action Senate Recede Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/28/2021 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/30/2021 Legislative Date 5/30/2021 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 736 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/20/2021	1/20/2021	First Reading Economic Matters and Appropriations
			Text - First - Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act)
House	1/22/2021	1/22/2021	Hearing 2/05 at 11:00 a.m. (Economic Matters)
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/01/2021	4/01/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
House	4/01/2021	3/16/2021	Favorable with Amendments {273890/1 Adopted	35AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/01/2021	3/16/2021	Motion Special Order until 04/02 (Delegate Wilson) Adopted	35AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2021	3/18/2021	Floor Amendment {653028/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected (45-89)	37 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2021	3/18/2021	Floor Amendment {873429/1 (Delegate Chisholm) Rejected (45-90)	37 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2021	3/18/2021	Floor Amendment {863821/1 (Delegate Kipke) Rejected (43-92)	37 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2021	3/18/2021	Floor Amendment {723327/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (45-88)	37 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2021	3/18/2021	Motion Special Order until 4/5 (Delegate Parrott)	37 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2021	3/18/2021	Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate D.E. Davis) Adopted (104-31)	37 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2021	3/18/2021	Motion Special Order until 04/05 (Delegate Parrott) Rejected (43-94)	37 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2021	3/18/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	37 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act)
House	4/02/2021	3/19/2021	Third Reading Passed (93-39)	38 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2021	3/13/2021	Referred Rules	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2021	4/08/2021	Rereferred to Finance
Senate	4/08/2021	4/08/2021	Hearing 4/09 at 9:30 a.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2021	4/09/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	4/09/2021	3/19/2021	Favorable with Amendments {517574/1 Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/09/2021	3/19/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	44 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2021	3/20/2021	Floor Amendment {957575/1 (Senator Augustine) Adopted	45AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2021	3/20/2021	Floor Amendment {453020/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected (20-25)	45AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2021	3/20/2021	Floor Amendment {713423/1 (Senator Hershey) Rejected (17-29)	45AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/10/2021	3/20/2021	Third Reading Passed (31-15)	45AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/27/2021	House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/27/2021	House Requests Senate Recede	46 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/27/2021	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wilson, D.E. Davis and Dumais)	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/22/2021	House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments	47 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/22/2021	House Requests Senate Recede	47 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/22/2021	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wilson, D.E. Davis and Dumais)	47 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/22/2021	Motion Reconsider Third Reading (Senator Kelley) Adopted	47 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/22/2021	Motion Reconsider Amendments (Senator Kelley) Adopted	47 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/22/2021	Motion Withdraw Amendments (Senator Kelley) Adopted	47 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/22/2021	Third Reading Passed (32-14)	47 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/22/2021	Senate Recede	47 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/28/2021	Senate Recede	47 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/28/2021	Returned Passed	47 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/30/2021	5/30/2021	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 736
			Text - Chapter - Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act)

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