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*hb0921*
HOUSE BILL 921
P4 5lr2409
By: Delegate J. Lewis
Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2025
Assigned to: Appropriations
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
State Employees – Colleague Bereavement Leave 2
FOR the purpose of providing that certain State employees are entitled to a certain amount 3
of colleague bereavement leave with pay under certain circumstances; prohibiting 4
certain State entities from requiring certain State employees to use certain paid 5
leave under certain circumstances; and generally relating to colleague bereavement 6
leave for State employees. 7
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 8
Article – State Personnel and Pensions 9
Section 9–1101 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
BY adding to 13
Article – State Personnel and Pensions 14
Section 9–1110 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 17
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 18
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 19
Article – State Personnel and Pensions 20
9–1101. 21
Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, this subtitle applies to all employees 22
in the State Personnel Management System, except temporary employees. 23
2 HOUSE BILL 921
9–1110. 1
(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO ALL EMPLOYEES , INCLUDING TEMPORARY 2
EMPLOYEES, IN THE EXECUTIVE, JUDICIAL, AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES OF 3
STATE GOVERNMENT , INCLUDING ANY UNIT W ITH AN INDEPENDENT P ERSONNEL 4
SYSTEM. 5
(B) AN EMPLOYEE SUBJECT T O THIS SECTION IS EN TITLED TO COLLEAGUE 6
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE WITH PAY. 7
(C) (1) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , AN EMPLOYEE 8
MAY USE UP TO 5 DAYS OF COLLEAGUE BEREAVEMENT LEAVE IMMEDIATELY 9
FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF A COLLEAGUE WHO IS EMPLOYED BY THE S AME AGENCY 10
AS THE EMPLOYEE IF: 11
(I) THE COLLEAGUE’S DEATH OCCURS ON THE JOB; AND 12
(II) THE EMPLOYEE WORKS I N CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE 13
COLLEAGUE WHO DIED. 14
(2) AN EMPLOYEE MAY USE COLLEAGUE BEREAVEMENT LEAVE ON LY 15
AFTER NOTIFYING THE EMPLOYEE’S APPOINTING AUTHORI TY OF THE EMPLOYEE ’S 16
INTENTION TO USE CO LLEAGUE BEREAVEMENT LEAVE . 17
(3) AN EMPLOYEE ’S APPOINTING AUTHORI TY MAY NOT REQUIRE A N 18
EMPLOYEE ENTITLED TO USE CO LLEAGUE BEREAVEMENT LEAVE UNDER 19
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION T O USE ANY OTHER PAID LEAVE AVAILABLE 20
TO THE EMPLOYEE . 21
(D) THE SECRETARY SHALL ADOPT REGULATION S GOVERNING CO LLEAGUE 22
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE . 23
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 24
October 1, 2025. 25