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SB 703

EnactedCrossfile HB 877
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Board of Public Works - Transparency Data Dashboard

Sponsor: Antonio Hayes (District 40)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 581 (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; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2025, to include in the annual budget bill an amount necessary for one full-time position and software needed to develop and maintain the dashboard; etc.

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Testimony (11)

MGA witness list
FAV 11Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVStegman, MattChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVStegman, MattChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVClark Brooks, VanessaDelegate N. Scott PhillipsOral
FAVFitzwater, JessicaFrederick County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVFitzwater, JessicaFrederick County ExecutivrWritten (PDF)
FAVJanuary, BriannalobbyistMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
FAVJanuary, BriannalobbyistMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
FAVNelson Chambers, CarlaThe Nelson Ideation Group, LLCOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHayes, AntonioIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Hayes, Senator HayeslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Hayes, Senator HayeslegislatorIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

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