# Maryland SB 0445: Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information

Maryland SB 0445, Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Benjamin F. Kramer (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 181); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0445
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 181
- Sponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (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 (166 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New overtime rules for government firefighters: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2028, Maryland government employers must calculate firefighter overtime for hours worked over 168 in a 28-day period. They must include all regularly scheduled hours. When firefighters use leave during scheduled hours, employers need not count earned or accrued leave beyond 42…
- New payroll protections for local firefighters: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2028, Maryland counties and municipalities must give firefighters pay notices at hiring and whenever their pay rate changes. Notices must list regular pay, overtime pay rates, and regular pay periods. Each pay period, statements must show hours worked, gross earnings, and deduc…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 124 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 42 | 3 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-04-28: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 181
- 2026-04-09: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (124-5) (House)
- 2026-04-03: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-03: Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-03-20: Referred Government, Labor, and Elections (House)
- 2026-03-19: Third Reading Passed (42-3) (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Favorable with Amendments {413020/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_181_sb0445t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0445t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-02: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0445f.pdf)

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- 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_181_sb0445t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0445t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0445f.pdf)

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- [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-SB0445-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).