SB 2101

SENATE BILL 2101
     P4  EMERGENCY BILL  6lr3743
  CF HB 2101
     By: The President
     Introduced and read first time: August 3, 2026
     Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
  A BILL ENTITLED
1 AN ACT concerning
2  Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 – Withdraw and Repeal of
3Duplicate Proposed Constitutional Amendment
4 FOR the purpose of withdrawing and repealing a certain duplicate proposed constitutional
5      amendment relating to collective bargaining for State employees.
6 BY withdrawing, recalling, and repealing
7Chapter 156 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2026
8Section 2 through 4
9 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
10Chapter 156 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2026
11Section 5
12SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
13 (Three–fifths of all the members elected to each of the two Houses concurring), That
14 Sections 2 through 4 of Chapter 156 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2026 be and
15 they are hereby withdrawn and recalled.
16      SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Sections 2 through 4 of
17 Chapter 156 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2026 be and they are hereby repealed.
18SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the Laws of Maryland read
19 as follows:
20Chapter 156 of the Acts of 2026
21SECTION 5. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Section 1 of this Act is
22 contingent on the passage of Section 2 of [this Act] CHAPTER 155 OF THE ACTS OF THE
     EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
  [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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2SENATE BILL 2101
1 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 2026, a constitutional amendment, and its ratification by voters
2 of the State.
3SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act is an emergency
4 measure, is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health or safety, has
5 been passed by a yea and nay vote supported by three–fifths of all the members elected to
6 each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, and shall take effect from the date it is
7 enacted.