# Maryland HB 0532: Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information

Maryland HB 0532, Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jared Solomon (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 182); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0532
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-27
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 182
- Sponsor: Jared Solomon (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Private Sector Labor and Industry, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Fire Protection, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates, Standards and Best Practices, Time, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc.
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (153 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Clearer pay records and firefighter wage remedies: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2028, Maryland counties and municipalities must give firefighters their pay rate, pay schedule, and overtime rate. They must provide this information at hire and whenever pay rates change. Each pay period, they must also provide hours worked, gross pay, and deductions. Missing…
- New overtime rules for government firefighters: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2028, Maryland government employers must calculate firefighter overtime for each hour over 168 in a 28-day period. They must count all regularly scheduled hours, but need not count earned or accrued leave above 42 hours per week. Employers also comply by paying overtime based o…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jared Solomon (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-21 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 119 | 8 | 8 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-04-28: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 182
- 2026-04-10: Returned Passed (House)
- 2026-04-09: Third Reading Passed (34-0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Referred Finance (Senate)
- 2026-03-21: Third Reading Passed (119-8) (House)
- 2026-03-20: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments {523723/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-02-09: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-01-27: First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_182_hb0532t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0532t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-27: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0532f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law)
- SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law)
- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
- SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law)
- SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law)
- HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_182_hb0532t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0532t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0532f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS)
- [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS)
- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
- [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0532-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).