# Maryland HB 0211: State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants

Maryland HB 0211, State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Linda Foley (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-07 (Referred Finance) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0211
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-09-03
- Last action: 2025-02-07, Referred Finance
- Sponsor: Linda Foley (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Subjects: State Government - Personnel, Education - Miscellaneous, Collective Bargaining, Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., State Universities and Colleges, Students, Teachers, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (93 yes, 38 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Linda Foley (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kris Fair (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jessica Feldmark (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anne Healey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron M. Kaufman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marc Korman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mary A. Lehman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew C. Pruski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sheila Ruth (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jen Terrasa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Vogel (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole A. Williams (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Wims (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Teresa Woorman (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 93 | 38 | 1 |

## Actions (8)

- 2025-02-07: Referred Finance (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Third Reading Passed (93-38) (House)
- 2025-02-04: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-02-04: Favorable with Amendments {733029/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-03: Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2025-01-10: Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Appropriations (House)
- 2024-09-03: Pre-filed (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0211t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0211f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0211t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0211f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0211-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).