2026 Regular Session
SB417
Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act)
Prohibiting employers and their agents, representatives, and designees from taking certain actions against an employee or applicant for employment because the employee or applicant takes certain actions regarding employer-sponsored meetings during which the employer communicates the opinion of the employer regarding religious matters or political matters; authorizing an employee to file a certain complaint with the Commissioner of Labor and Industry; etc.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 23, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
31 yea–12 nay · 4 absent
April 8, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
96 yea–37 nay · 3 not voting · 5 absent
Committee referrals
March 23, 2026 · House
Government, Labor, and Elections
January 29, 2026 · Senate
Finance
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 221
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Senate Returned Passed
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House Third Reading Passed (96-37) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed
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House Motion Special Order until 04/03 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted
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House Favorable Adopted
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House Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
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House Referred Government, Labor, and Elections
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Senate Third Reading Passed (31-12) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed
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Senate Floor Amendment {743126/1 (Senator Gallion) Rejected
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Senate Motion Laid Over (Senator Gallion) Adopted
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Senate Floor Amendment {743126/1 (Senator Gallion)
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Senate Favorable Adopted
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Senate Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator West) Adopted
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Senate Favorable
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Senate Favorable Report by Finance
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Senate Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Finance