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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026"
description: "Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 604"
citation: "Maryland HB 604 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Solomon"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-28"
last_action: "2026-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/78890f34-46c4-4874-ab31-2c00f452fa97"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0604?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "11ea1f8221535fb225cd561d9e68aa315af0fa8d9e336e69bd1041e557963f08"
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 604 (2026) — Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Chapter - Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_155_hb0604t.pdf)
2. **First - Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0604f.pdf)
3. **Third - Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0604t.pdf)
## Votes
- On Third Reading (Const) — **9335** (pass) · lower
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. (Const) — **3511** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Solomon — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-28** First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19** Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-20** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Referred Budget and Taxation Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-08** Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Second Reading Passed
- **2026-04-09** Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Ready) Adopted
- **2026-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Returned Passed
- **2026-04-28** Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 155 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/78890f34-46c4-4874-ab31-2c00f452fa97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).