MarylandEligible Maryland faculty can bargain collectively starting July 2026
Starting July 1, 2026, eligible nontenure track faculty at certain Maryland public colleges and universities may bargain collectively in a separate unit.
What it does
Starting July 1, 2026, eligible nontenure track faculty at certain Maryland public colleges and universities can bargain collectively in a separate unit.
Argument forEligible faculty could negotiate together over pay and working conditions through a separate bargaining unit.
Argument againstFaculty at fully online institutions, or whose positions are fully funded by grants, contracts, or clinical revenue, could be left out of these bargaining rights.
More detail
The law gives certain nontenure track faculty collective bargaining rights and places them in a separate bargaining unit. This covers full-time, part-time, and adjunct employees at University System of Maryland institutions, Morgan State University, and St. Mary’s College of Maryland whose main assignments involve academic work, such as teaching or research. Faculty at fully online institutions are excluded. Faculty whose positions are fully funded through research or service grants or contracts, or through clinical revenue, are excluded. The law takes effect July 1, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 26Approved by the Governor Wes Moore - Chapter 695Became Law
- Apr 7Returned Passed
- Apr 6Third Reading PassedPassed House
- Apr 3Favorable Adopted Second Reading PassedMinor
- Apr 3Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and ElectionsMinor
- Mar 26Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 20Referred Government, Labor, and ElectionsMinor
- Mar 19Third Reading PassedPassed Senate
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 17Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 17Favorable with Amendments {Minor
- Mar 16Favorable with Amendments Report by FinanceMinor
- Mar 3
- Vote recorded On Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Jan 21Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 14First Reading FinanceMinor
- 2025
- Oct 29Pre-filedIntroduced
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