# Maryland SB 0976: Collective Bargaining - Local Government Employees and Public Employee Relations Act

Maryland SB 0976, Collective Bargaining - Local Government Employees and Public Employee Relations Act, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Clarence K. Lam (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-06 (Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0976
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Collective Bargaining - Local Government Employees and Public Employee Relations Act
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-02-06, Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Counties - Generally, Municipalities, State Government - Personnel, Administrative Hearings, Office of, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Arbitration -see also- Mediation, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Collective Bargaining, Complaints, Contracts -see also- Procurement, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Electronic Government, Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes, Hagerstown, Harford County, Hearings, Howard County, Laws and Ordinances -see also- Pub Local Laws; Uniform Laws, Local Government Mandates, Managers and Supervisors, Montgomery County, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC, Petitions, Prince George's County, Public Employees -see also- State Employees, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Strikes, Unions
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2025-02-06: Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0976f.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
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0976f.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-SB0976-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).