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Click the links below to learn more:
| Welcome to the 2025 Maryland Legislative Session! We work with public employees from a number of sectors including K-12 education, healthcare, state and municipal civil service, and higher education to meet with elected officials to advocate for policy that would improve their work experiences. Our Legislative Priorities for the 2025 Maryland Legislative Session. >>>CLICK HERE<<<. |
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Archives
2024 Legislative Session
Read the full 2024 Legislative Report for AFT Maryland here.
Education Bills:
- Grow Your Own
- Active Shooter Safety Drills or Trainings
- Blueprint Bills
- Community Schools
- Teacher Development & Retention Program
State Employee Bills
- Collective Bargaining for Supervisors
- Expanded Leave for the Death of a Child
- Enhanced Pay Rate for Teachers of Forensic Population
City and County Employees Bills
- Baltimore Regional Water Governance Model Workgroup
Community Colleges
Studies
AFT Maryland Opposed Bills
2023 Legislative Session
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, most of the session was viewable to the public through remote, web-based access. Details of the procedural rules and regulations can be seen below.
- Maryland Senate Reopening Guidelines
- Maryland House Reopening Guidelines
- Maryland General Assembly’s (MGA) webpage. Visit mgaleg.maryland.gov to find contact information for representatives, watch committee hearings, view specifics on any proposed bill, and review the state budget.
- Video: How to navigate the MGA webpage during Session. This includes how to search the MGALEG site for legislation of interest to you.
- Click here for a list of the most-searched subject codes on the site.
- Slide deck: How a Bill Becomes a Law
- Video: How the State Budget is Made.
- House and Senate Witness Guidelines: The House will be virtual all session and signups and testimony must be submitted 48 hours before a hearing. The Senate will be virtual until Feb. 14, and the same rules apply until that changes. Please contact AFT-Maryland Legislative Director Denise Riley for up to date information on procedures at driley@aftmd.org.
AFT-Maryland 2023 Legislative Session Report
2022 Legislative Session
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, most of the session was viewable to the public through remote, web-based access. Details of the procedural rules and regulations can be seen below.
- Maryland Senate Reopening Guidelines
- Maryland House Reopening Guidelines
- Maryland General Assembly’s (MGA) webpage. Visit mgaleg.maryland.gov to find contact information for representatives, watch committee hearings, view specifics on any proposed bill, and review the state budget.
- Video: How to navigate the MGA webpage during Session. This includes how to search the MGALEG site for legislation of interest to you.
- Click here for a list of the most-searched subject codes on the site.
- Slide deck: How a Bill Becomes a Law
- Video: How the State Budget is Made.
- House and Senate Witness Guidelines: The House will be virtual all session and signups and testimony must be submitted 48 hours before a hearing. The Senate will be virtual until Feb. 14, and the same rules apply until that changes. Please contact AFT-Maryland Legislative Director Denise Riley for up to date information on procedures at driley@aftmd.org.
AFT-Maryland 2022 Legislative Session Report
2021 Special Session
On December 6th, the Maryland State Legislature convened a special session to redraw our state’s congressional boundaries based on the 2020 U.S. Census data. They also considered overriding the vetoes on a number of important bills, as well as electing a new State Treasurer. The State Treasurer sits on the state employee and teacher pension board, and represents one vote on the three-member Board of Public Works, which deliberates on state procurement and budgetary items when the legislature is not in session.
Click here for more detailed information on the 2021 Special Session, and what it means for workers!
2021 Legislative Session
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, most of the session was viewable to the public through remote, web-based access. Details of the procedural rules and regulations can be seen below.
- Maryland Senate Reopening Guidelines
- Maryland House Reopening Guidelines
- Maryland General Assembly’s (MGA) webpage. Visit mgaleg.maryland.gov to find contact information for representatives, watch committee hearings, view specifics on any proposed bill, and review the state budget.
- Video: How to navigate the MGA webpage during Session. This includes how to search the MGALEG site for legislation of interest to you.
- Click here for a list of the most-searched subject codes on the site.
- Slide deck: How a Bill Becomes a Law
- Video: How the State Budget is Made.
- Senate Witness Guidelines for Maryland's 2021 Legislative Session
- Legislative Recap: March 2021
- Legislative Update: Feb 2021
2020
- The 2020 Elections. Includes candidate questionnaires, the PlanYourVote tool, Candidate forums, Voting by mail instructions, etc.
- 2020 Legislative Priorities.
- The 2020 Legislative Report.
- The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future (The Kirwan Commission)
2019
Read the 2019 Legislative Session Wrap-Up.
- Articles and Updates on AFT-Maryland's work in Annapolis: http://md.aft.org/political-action/
Get involved! To find out about how you can be a part of AFT-Maryland's Political and Legislative Committees, or if you have any questions, contact Todd Reynolds or Denise Riley:
Contact:
Todd Reynolds, AFT-Maryland Political Coordinator
(443) 320-4719 | treynolds@aftmd.org
Denise Riley, AFT-Maryland Director of Policy & Legislative Affairs
(443) 320-4713 | driley@aftmd.org