SB880 Establishes Inclusive State Workplace Workgroup and Part-Time Employment Pilot Program
Maryland Legislative Events
Summary
Maryland SB880 establishes a Workgroup for an Inclusive State Workplace and a Part-Time State Employment Pilot Program within the Department of Budget and Management. The bill passed the Senate on February 6, 2026, and requires participating state agencies to evaluate full-time position vacancies to determine whether they could be converted to part-time positions with benefits.
What changed
Maryland SB880 creates a new Workgroup for an Inclusive State Workplace and establishes a Part-Time State Employment Pilot Program within the Department of Budget and Management. The legislation promotes inclusivity in state employment by increasing part-time positions with benefits. State agencies selected to participate must evaluate whether vacant full-time positions could be converted to part-time positions with benefits.
Affected parties include Maryland state agencies, the Department of Budget and Management, and state employees. State agencies should prepare to participate in the pilot program and conduct evaluations of vacant positions. The Workgroup will be responsible for developing recommendations to support inclusive employment practices in state government.
What to do next
- State agencies should prepare to evaluate full-time position vacancies for part-time conversion under the pilot program
- Agencies selected for the pilot program must comply with program requirements
- Monitor for Workgroup recommendations on inclusive state employment practices
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ChangeBridge / Maryland / SB880 Passed SB880 Senate Bill Passed 2026-02-06
Workgroup for an Inclusive State Workplace - Established
Establishing the Part-Time State Employment Pilot Program in the Department of Budget and Management to promote and support the inclusivity of State employment by increasing the availability of part-time positions with benefits in State government; and requiring State agencies selected to participate in the Program to evaluate full-time position vacancies to determine whether the vacant positions could be converted to part-time positions with benefits.
Bill Details
State Maryland
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation...
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Sponsors
Benjamin Kramer (Sen - D)
Action History
2026-04-13 S Second Reading Passed with Amendments 2026-04-13 S Favorable with Amendments {743824/1 Adopted 2026-04-13 S Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance 2026-02-12 S Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. 2026-02-06 S First Reading Finance
Committee Referrals
2026-02-06 S Finance
Amendments
2026-04-13 Favorable with Amendments 743824/1 Adopted Adopted
Bill Text Versions
2026-02-11 Introduced 2026-04-13 Engrossed
Subjects
State Government - Personnel Administrative Agencies Budget and Management, Department of Evaluations and Reviews Managers and Supervisors Pilot Programs Reports State Employees Sunset Work, Labor, and Employment Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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