# Maryland SB 0777: Labor and Employment - Workforce Development - Hospital Employee Retraining and Placement Program and Workforce Development and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act) Maryland SB 0777, Labor and Employment - Workforce Development - Hospital Employee Retraining and Placement Program and Workforce Development and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act), is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Johnny Ray Salling (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 298) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0777-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0777 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Labor and Employment - Workforce Development - Hospital Employee Retraining and Placement Program and Workforce Development and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act) - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-06 - Last action: 2026-04-28, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 298 - Sponsor: Johnny Ray Salling (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Private Sector Labor and Industry, Apprenticeships and Internships, Committees and Commissions, Community Facilities and Services, Grants, Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Labor, Department of, Notices, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Rules and Regulations, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc. - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (216 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Retraining help for hospital workers: benefit, medium. Starting October 1, 2026, when a hospital in your area closes, loses its license, downsizes, or merges, the state sends money to your local workforce board. The board uses these funds to retrain and place affected hospital employees into new jobs. This helps reduce lost income for hospital workers… - Faster layoff help through local boards: benefit, low. Starting October 1, 2026, when an employer cuts operations, the state’s dislocated worker unit must send the employer’s notice to your local workforce board. The state and the board provide local job market information, retraining information, and referrals to retraining. The Department can also gi… - Grants to employers for first-year apprentices: benefit, low. Starting October 1, 2026, the Department of Labor runs the ACTION apprenticeship program with local workforce boards. Local boards must give grants to employers that employ first-year registered apprentices in building or construction trades for at least 7 months. The apprentice must live in a ZIP… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Johnny Ray Salling (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 131 | 2 | 7 | | 2026-04-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 0 | 4 | | 2026-03-23 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 42 | 0 | 2 | ## Actions (15) - 2026-04-28: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 298 - 2026-04-13: Passed Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (43-0) (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Senate Concurs House Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (131-2) (House) - 2026-04-11: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2026-04-11: Favorable with Amendments {273122/1 Adopted (House) - 2026-04-11: Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House) - 2026-03-24: Referred Government, Labor, and Elections Health (House) - 2026-03-23: Third Reading Passed (42-0) (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Favorable Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) (Senate) - 2026-02-06: First Reading Finance and Budget and Taxation (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_298_sb0777e.pdf) - Enrolled, 2026-04-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0777e.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-23: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0777t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0777f.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_298_sb0777e.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0777e.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0777t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0777f.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) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0777-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).