---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education - Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining"
description: "Education - Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 45"
citation: "Maryland HB 45 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Forbes"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-10-29"
last_action: "2021-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3cbf433-c1e7-4446-a98b-32a83c4f36ac"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0045?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "19c6950db089146e3e74633303fdbf8f1956ac23139b671aa19ac41fdb2df7f5"
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 45 (2021) — Education - Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Education - Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_747_hb0045e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Education - Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0045e.pdf)
3. **First - Education - Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0045f.pdf)
4. **Third - Education - Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0045t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **96–36** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **44–3** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **99–38** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Forbes — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-10-29** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** First Reading Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-11** Hearing 1/27 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2021-03-19** Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-19** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-19** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-03-20** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-22** Referred Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-02** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-06** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-06** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-09** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2021-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-09** Passed Enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 747 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a3cbf433-c1e7-4446-a98b-32a83c4f36ac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).