Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees

State Bills: Maryland

Published March 18th, 2026

Detected April 2nd, 2026

Summary

Maryland HB388 grants supervisory employees of the Baltimore County Public Library the right to form, join, and participate in employee organizations and engage in collective bargaining. The bill passed the House on March 18, 2026, with a 99-34 vote and establishes bargaining units for these employees.

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What changed

Maryland HB388 authorizes supervisory employees of the Baltimore County Public Library to form, join, and participate in employee organizations and engage in collective bargaining activities. The legislation creates new bargaining units specific to the library system and provides that employees may be classified as management employees rather than supervisory employees under certain circumstances. The bill passed both chambers during the 2026 Regular Session.

Baltimore County Public Library management and supervisory employees should review the new provisions to understand newly established collective bargaining rights and unit structures. Affected parties should monitor for implementing regulations or administrative actions from the county or library administration to operationalize these collective bargaining provisions.

What to do next

Review HB388 provisions regarding supervisory employee collective bargaining rights
Assess current employee classifications to determine which supervisory employees may be reclassified as management employees
Monitor for implementing regulations from Baltimore County or the library administration

Source document (simplified)

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Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees

Authorizing supervisory employees of the Baltimore County Public Library to form, join, and participate in an employee organization and engage in certain other activities related to collective bargaining; authorizing certain bargaining units for the employees of the Baltimore County Public Library; and altering certain provisions to provide that an employee may be deemed a certain management employee, rather than a supervisory employee, under certain circumstances.

Bill Details

State Maryland

Session 2026 Regular Session

Chamber House

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Action History

2026-03-31 S Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed 2026-03-30 S Favorable Report by Finance 2026-03-19 S Referred Finance 2026-03-18 H Third Reading Passed (99-34) 2026-03-17 H Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed 2026-03-16 H Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections 2026-02-19 H Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. 2026-01-21 H First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections

Votes

2026-03-18 Third Reading Passed Yea: 99 Nay: 34

Committee Referrals

2026-01-21 H Government, Labor, and Elections 2026-03-19 S Finance

Bill Text Versions

2026-01-21 Introduced 2026-03-17 Engrossed

Subjects

Education - Local Bills Baltimore County Collective Bargaining Contracts Libraries Local Government Mandates Managers and Supervisors Public Employees Unions Work, Labor, and Employment Classifications and Designations Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)