# Maryland SB 0373: State Personnel - BWI Airport Fire and Rescue Department - Collective Bargaining and Arbitration Processes

Maryland SB 0373, State Personnel - BWI Airport Fire and Rescue Department - Collective Bargaining and Arbitration Processes, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Pamela Beidle (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 653) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0373
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: State Personnel - BWI Airport Fire and Rescue Department - Collective Bargaining and Arbitration Processes
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 653
- Sponsor: Pamela Beidle (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: State Government - Personnel, Administrative Agencies, Airports, Arbitration -see also- Mediation, Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets, Collective Bargaining, Fire Protection, Rescue Squads -see also- Emergency Medical Serv, Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates, State Employees, Time
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (150 yes, 34 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Binding bargaining decisions for airport firefighters: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, uniformed BWI Airport Fire and Rescue employees get binding arbitration to settle stalled contract talks. The State and union must reach agreement by September 30 in the year their agreement expires. The process starts when both sides declare talks stalled, or no agreement i…
- State workers keep existing contract protections: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, covered Maryland State labor agreements and all their terms stay in force until replaced. A replacement must be agreed to and ratified, or adopted through arbitration where available. This includes agreements covering uniformed BWI Airport Fire and Rescue employees. A union…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Pamela Beidle (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 106 | 34 | 1 |
| 2025-03-06 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-20: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 653
- 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (106-34) (House)
- 2025-04-07: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-04-05: Favorable Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-07: Referred Appropriations (House)
- 2025-03-06: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Favorable with Amendments {143829/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_653_sb0373t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0373t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0373f.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
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_653_sb0373t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0373t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0373f.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-SB0373-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).