Legislation Details

Reference No. CB-062-2026    Draft No. 1
Type: Council Bill Status: To Committee
Meeting Body Sitting as the Committee of the Whole
Meeting Date 6/9/2026
Introduced Date Public Hearing Date
Effective date:    
Title: AN ACT CONCERNING PREVAILING HOURS AND WAGE RATES ON PUBLIC WORKS - EMPLOYMENT - APPRENTICEABLE TRADES for the purpose of generally requiring contractors and subcontractors on certain public works to employ workers from apprenticeable trades who are either apprentices participating in an apprenticeship program registered with the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council or who have completed a registered apprenticeship program; adding a certain definition; increasing the amount of damages for violations of the law; and generally relating to prevailing hours and wage rates on public works.
Proposers/Sponsors: Edward P. Burroughs
Code sections: 02-247 - , 02-251 - , 02-252 - , 02-253.01 -
Attachments: 1. B2026062, 2. CB-062-2026 Summary, 3. CB-062-2026 PAFI
Contact: Josh Hamlin, Legislative Attorney

Title

AN ACT CONCERNING PREVAILING HOURS AND WAGE RATES ON PUBLIC WORKS - EMPLOYMENT - APPRENTICEABLE TRADES for the purpose of generally requiring contractors and subcontractors on certain public works to employ workers from apprenticeable trades who are either apprentices participating in an apprenticeship program registered with the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council or who have completed a registered apprenticeship program; adding a certain definition; increasing the amount of damages for violations of the law; and generally relating to prevailing hours and wage rates on public works.

Background

This bill would amend the County's Prevailing Wage and Hour law to require contractor and subcontractors to, for apprenticeable trades, only hire a worker from an who is either an apprentice participating in an apprenticeship program registered with the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council, or who has completed a registered apprenticeship program. It would also increase the amount of liquidated damages for which a contractor would be liable to the County for violations of the law.