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HB 877

EnactedCrossfile SB 703
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Board of Public Works - Transparency Data Dashboard

Sponsor: N. Scott Phillips (District 10)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 580 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Comptroller to develop and maintain on the Board of Public Works' website a procurement transparency data dashboard; establishing a governance committee composed of the liaisons to the Board from the offices of the Governor, the Comptroller, and the State Treasurer to review the contents of the dashboard for accuracy and completeness; and requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2025, to include in the annual budget bill such sums as are necessary for one full-time position and data dashboard development software.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list
FAV 9Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSonu | or Representative or AdminChair Kamita Gray, KarynBrandywine | TB Southern Region Neighborhood Coalition / Executive Community Citizen's Board (ECCB)Position only
FAVPinder, SharonCapital Region Minority Supplier Development CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVStegman, MattChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVFitzwater, JessicaFrederick County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVJanuary, BriannalobbyistMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVNelson Chambers, CarlaThe Nelson Ideation Group, LLCOral + Written (PDF)
FAVClark, KennethIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Phillips, Delegate PhillipslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVWilkins, Delegate JheanelleIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJanuary, BriannaMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Registered for: Chamber of Progress