---
type: "Bill"
title: "Workgroup for an Inclusive State Workplace - Established"
description: "Workgroup for an Inclusive State Workplace - Established"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1248"
citation: "Maryland HB 1248 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wolek"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-12"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df8d4301-7322-49db-9a36-2b6ea90c897e"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1248?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "cf991dec2bde1b8b837df62d91a8cb1c283e624dad75c2e2ca8aeb6b99fd48f1"
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 1248 (2026) — Workgroup for an Inclusive State Workplace - Established

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Workgroup for an Inclusive State Workplace - Established** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_386_hb1248e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Workgroup for an Inclusive State Workplace - Established** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1248e.pdf)
3. **First - Part-Time State Employment Pilot Program - Established (Maryland Workforce Retention, Recruitment, and Reentry Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1248f.pdf)
4. **Third - Workgroup for an Inclusive State Workplace - Established** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1248t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **98–35** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **35–12** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **97–27** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wolek — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-12** First Reading Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-20** Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-21** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Referred Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-13** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-05-12** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 386 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df8d4301-7322-49db-9a36-2b6ea90c897e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).