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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining (Library Workers Empowerment Act)"
+description: "Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining (Library Workers Empowerment Act)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
+legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
+session: "2024"
+identifier: "HB 609"
+citation: "Maryland HB 609 (2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Johnson", "D. Jones", "Forbes", "Harris", "J. Lewis", "Ruff", "S. Johnson", "Shetty", "Solomon"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2024-01-25"
+last_action: "2024-04-25"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/427d5e6d-d323-4e42-8e26-45bfe61dc227"
+source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0609?ys=2024RS&search=True"
+source_hash: "029039b8af18d6343d5b5a1eea9fe8f3af294662a663b15e3ac04a2084121ffe"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
+---
+
+# Maryland HB 609 (2024) — Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining (Library Workers Empowerment Act)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Chapter - Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining (Library Workers Empowerment Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_132_hb0609e.pdf)
+2. **Enrolled - Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining (Library Workers Empowerment Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0609e.pdf)
+3. **First - Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining (Library Workers Empowerment Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0609f.pdf)
+4. **Third - Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining (Library Workers Empowerment Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0609t.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- On Third Reading — **100–33** (pass) · lower
+- FLA Del. Tomlinson /103425/1 — **39–101** (fail) · lower
+- On Third Reading (Amend) — **35–12** (pass) · upper
+- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **98–35** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Johnson — primary (person)
+- D. Jones — primary (person)
+- Forbes — primary (person)
+- Harris — primary (person)
+- J. Lewis — primary (person)
+- Ruff — primary (person)
+- S. Johnson — primary (person)
+- Shetty — primary (person)
+- Solomon — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-01-25** First Reading Appropriations `referral-committee`
+- **2024-01-26** Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
+- **2024-02-01** Hearing canceled
+- **2024-02-01** Hearing 2/13 at 12:00 p.m.
+- **2024-03-04** Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-03-05** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-03-05** Motion Special Order until 3/6 (Delegate Tomlinson) Adopted
+- **2024-03-06** Floor Amendment {
+- **2024-03-06** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
+- **2024-03-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2024-03-11** Referred Finance Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
+- **2024-03-15** Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance)
+- **2024-04-01** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-04-02** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-04-02** Motion Special Order until 4/3 (Senator Gallion) Adopted
+- **2024-04-03** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-04-03** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
+- **2024-04-03** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2024-04-05** House Concurs Senate Amendments
+- **2024-04-05** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2024-04-05** Passed Enrolled
+- **2024-04-25** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 132 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/427d5e6d-d323-4e42-8e26-45bfe61dc227`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
+