Committees approve amendment removing countyannual minimum-wage impact report

Mar 19, 2026

At a joint work session, Montgomery County committees unanimously approved an amendment to Bill 1-26 to remove the Office of Legislative Oversight(OLO) annual report requirement on the county minimum wage; staff said the change is technical and does not alter the wage itself.

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Chair Natalie Fanny Gonzalez presiding at a joint work session of the Montgomery County Economic Development Committee and the Health and Human Services Committee said the panels approved an amendment to Bill 1-26 that eliminates the countyrequirement for an annual Office of Legislative Oversight (OLO) report on the local minimum wage's economic impacts. Gonzalez emphasized the change is technical and does not change the countyminimum wage.

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