Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 20, 2021
Signed May 30, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 22, 2021 · House of Delegates Mar 19, 2021
How they voted
25–13
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Mar 22, 2021
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican14
92% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
14
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned Passed
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Motion Reconsider Amendments (Senator Kelley) Adopted
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Wilson, D.E. Davis and Dumais)
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Introduced
House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments
lower
Apr 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 10, 2021
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
upper
Apr 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Apr 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Committee
Rereferred to Finance
upper
Apr 5, 2021
Committee
Referred Rules
upper
Apr 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate D.E. Davis) Adopted
lower
Apr 2, 2021
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Motion Special Order until 04/02 (Delegate Wilson) Adopted
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (25-13-1)
senate
Mar 19, 2021
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (73-36-9)
house of delegates
Jan 20, 2021
Committee
First Reading Economic Matters and Appropriations
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dereck E. Davis
DDemocratic
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