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Committee advances ordinance to set minimum compensation standards for Baltimore City security guards
Summary
The Labor and Workforce Committee voted to move Bill 25-0116 favorably as amended, approving nine amendments that change terminology to 'security guard,' delay and narrow initial local wage calculations, require employer postings, and direct OECR and the Wage Commission to report between 2027 and 2031.
The Labor and Workforce Committee voted to recommend Bill 25-0116, an ordinance intended to require specified minimum compensation for security guards, after approving a package of nine amendments and a roll-call favorable recommendation.
Chair Jermaine Jones (12th District), who sponsored the legislation, told the committee the bill was introduced on 11/11/2025 and said the measure is intended to "give the workers, the security officers in Baltimore, the type of support that they deserve." He told members the session would focus on amendments already distributed to the committee and that there would be no public testimony at this hearing.
The amendment package makes several substantive changes to the draft ordinance. Amendment 1 standardizes terminology by replacing instances of "security officer" and "security worker" with "security guard." Amendment 2…
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