HB141Introduced in the House of Delegates
State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants
Introduced by Linda Foley, District 15
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
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.
Where it stands
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 774
May 26, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
2 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Third Reading Passed · April 13, 2026
32
Yes
11
No
4
Absent or Not Voting
47 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mike McKay | 1 | No |
| Paul Corderman | 2 | No |
| Karen Lewis Young | 3 | Yes |
| William Folden | 4 | No |
| Justin Ready | 5 | No |
| Johnny Salling | 6 | Yes |
| J.B. Jennings | 7 | No |
| Carl Jackson | 8 | Absent |
| Katie Hester | 9 | Yes |
| Benjamin Brooks | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Pre-filed
First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections and Appropriations
Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections)
Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Third Reading Passed (98-34)
Referred Finance
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Favorable with Amendments {433922/1 Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Third Reading Passed (29-11)
House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wells, Barnes and Solomon)
House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wells, Barnes and Solomon)
Senate Refuses Recede
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kramer, Beidle and Hershey)
Senate Refuses Recede
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Kramer, Beidle and Hershey)
Conference Committee Report {153822/1 Adopted
Third Reading Passed (95-35)
Conference Committee Report {153822/1 Adopted
Third Reading Passed (32-11)
Passed Enrolled
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 774
Verify the information
- Official page on the Maryland Legislature website
- Favorable with Amendments 433922/1 Adopted (amendment)
- Conference Committee Report 153822/1 Adopted (amendment)
- Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections (supplement)
- Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations (supplement)
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Enrolled (text)
- Chaptered (text)
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