HB 473 — Education - Collective Bargaining - Certificated Employees - Class Size
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-23
Repealing the prohibition on a public school employer negotiating the maximum number of students assigned to a class.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (16)
- Jessica Feldmark (D, MD-12) — sponsor · 2026-01-23
- Gabriel Acevero (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Nick Allen (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Dylan Behler (D, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Regina T. Boyce (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Lorig Charkoudian (D, MD-20) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Derrick Coley (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Kris Fair (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Terri L. Hill (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Mary A. Lehman (D, MD-21) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Julie Palakovich Carr (D, MD-17) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Sheila Ruth (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Jared Solomon (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Jen Terrasa (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Courtney Watson (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
- Natalie Ziegler (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-23
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Government, Labor, and Elections
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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 | Jessica Feldmark (D, state_lower MD-12) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Courtney Watson (D, state_lower MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Derrick Coley (D, state_lower MD-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Dylan Behler (D, state_lower MD-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Gabriel Acevero (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jared Solomon (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jen Terrasa (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Julie Palakovich Carr (D, state_lower MD-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Kris Fair (D, state_lower MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Lorig Charkoudian (D, state_lower MD-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Mary A. Lehman (D, state_lower MD-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Natalie Ziegler (D, state_lower MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Nick Allen (D, state_lower MD-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Regina T. Boyce (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Sheila Ruth (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Terri L. Hill (D, state_lower MD-12) | 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