Legislation - HB1479

Title: Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Increase (Maryland Raise the Wage Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Boafo, Charkoudian, Amprey, Bhandari, Fennell, A. Johnson, Kaiser, Lehman, Terrasa, Turner, and White Holland
Status: In the House - Hearing canceled
Analysis

Synopsis

Increasing the State minimum wage rate to $18 for calendar year 2028 for large employers and for calendar year 2029 for small employers; and increasing, beginning January 1, 2029, and January 1, 2030, for large employers and small employers, respectively, the State minimum wage rate in effect for certain periods of time based on annual growth in a certain consumer price index, as determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry.

Committees

Original:: Government, Labor, and Elections

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

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 2/13/2026 Legislative Date 2/13/2026 Action First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Increase (Maryland Raise the Wage Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/20/2026 Legislative Date 2/20/2026 Action Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/03/2026 Legislative Date 3/03/2026 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/13/2026	2/13/2026	First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
			Text - First - Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Increase (Maryland Raise the Wage Act)
House	2/20/2026	2/20/2026	Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/03/2026	3/03/2026	Hearing canceled

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