HB 1479 — Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Increase (Maryland Raise the Wage Act)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-13
Increasing the State minimum wage rate to $18 for calendar year 2028 for large employers and for calendar year 2029 for small employers; and increasing, beginning January 1, 2029, and January 1, 2030, for large employers and small employers, respectively, the State minimum wage rate in effect for certain periods of time based on annual growth in a certain consumer price index, as determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry.
Latest action: — In the House - Unfavorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections; Withdrawn
Sponsors (10)
- Adrian Boafo (D, MD-23) — sponsor · 2026-02-13
- Lorig Charkoudian (D, MD-20) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Marlon Amprey (D, MD-40) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Harry Bhandari (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Diana M. Fennell (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Anne R. Kaiser (D, MD-14) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Mary A. Lehman (D, MD-21) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Jen Terrasa (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Veronica Turner (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
- Jennifer White Holland (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-02-13
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Committee Report — Withdrawn
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House government, labor, and elections | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Boafo (D, state_lower MD-23) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Anne R. Kaiser (D, state_lower MD-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Diana M. Fennell (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Harry Bhandari (D, state_lower MD-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jen Terrasa (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jennifer White Holland (D, state_lower MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Lorig Charkoudian (D, state_lower MD-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Marlon Amprey (D, state_lower MD-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Mary A. Lehman (D, state_lower MD-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Veronica Turner (D, state_lower MD-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House government, labor, and elections · md-leg