HB 500

Procurement Reform Act of 2025

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 601 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Secretary of General Services to delegate certain powers and duties to the Chief Procurement Officer; altering the authority of the Department of General Services to engage in or control procurement of certain equipment and services; requiring the Department of Information Technology to establish a technical procurement team; altering the authority of the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority to engage in procurement for certain supplies and services; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 39FavorableFWA 10Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gragan, David	(NASPO) National Association of State Procurement Officials	Oral
FAV	Bhandari, Harry	AAPI Caucus’s	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hessler, Thereselobbyist	Ashlar Government Relations	Oral
FAV	Jackson, Marcuslobbyist	Associated Builders and Contractors	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amoros, Jeff	Authorium	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Paulo, Marlon	Authorium, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pierre, Zina	Black Caucus Foundation	Oral
FAV	Arrington, Michaellobbyist	Capitol Connections, LLC	Oral
FAV	Sermons, Wallace	Chief State Procurement Officer, DGS	Oral
FAV	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	DGS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	DGS	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardner, Davon	Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs (GOSBA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardner, Davon	Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs (GOSBA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feculak, Sebastian	Ironworkers Local 5	Written (PDF)
FAV	Agarin, Ufuoma	Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Manzoni, Mary	MD Works	Oral
FAV	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Curley, Kristina	Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dragics, DAVIDlobbyist	Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fisher, Tifani	Maryland NAACP	Oral
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Dana	Maryland Women’s Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bello, Thomas	Mechanical Contractors Association of Metropolitan Washington	Written (PDF)
FAV	Madello, Chris	Mid Atlantic Pipe Trades Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Young, Anwar	NAACP	Oral
FAV	Tomaszewski, Jamie	Office of State Procurement	Oral
FAV	Clark, Tiffany	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chaudhry, Atif	Secretary of Department of General Services	Oral
FAV	Fallon, Brad	Secretary of Labor	Oral
FAV	Wu, Portia	Secretary of Maryland Department of Labor	Oral
FAV	Floyd, Harris	The Harmonsi Group	Oral
FAV	Rogers, Mike	Veterans Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hessler, Thereselobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hill, Dirk A.	Individual	Oral
FAV	Speaker, Speaker	Individual	Oral
FAV	Speaker, Speaker	Individual	Oral
FAV	Zernhelt, Brian	Individual	Oral
UNF	Bello, Thomas	Mechanical Contractors Association of Metropolitan Washington	Written (PDF)
FWA	Clemons, Jasmine	Comptroller of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Sakata, Michael	MTBMA	Written (PDF)
FWA	Allen, Hannahlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Davis, Dereck	Maryland State Treasurer's Office	Written (PDF)
FWA	Davis, Dereck	Maryland State Treasurer's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Kille, Joanna	Maryland State Treasurer's Office	Oral
FWA	Tomaszewski, Jamie	Office of State Procurement	Oral
FWA	Atas, Laura	State Treasurer's Office	Oral
FWA	Fiastro, Johnlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

(NASPO) National Association of State Procurement OfficialsFAV 1

AAPI Caucus’sFAV 1

Ashlar Government RelationsFAV 1

Associated Builders and ContractorsFAV 1

AuthoriumFAV 1

Authorium, Inc.FAV 1

Black Caucus FoundationFAV 1

Capitol Connections, LLCFAV 1

Chief State Procurement Officer, DGSFAV 1

Comptroller of MarylandFWA 1

DGSFAV 2

Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs (GOSBA)FAV 2

Ironworkers Local 5FAV 1

Legislative Black Caucus of MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceFWA 1

Maryland Department of TransportationFAV 2

Maryland Legislative Latino CaucusFAV 1

Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)FAV 1

Maryland NAACPFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIOFAV 1

Maryland State Treasurer's OfficeFWA 3

Maryland Women’s CaucusFAV 1

MD WorksFAV 1

Mechanical Contractors Association of Metropolitan WashingtonFAV 1UNF 1

Mid Atlantic Pipe Trades AssociationFAV 1

MTBMAFWA 1

NAACPFAV 1

Office of State ProcurementFAV 1FWA 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Secretary of Department of General ServicesFAV 1

Secretary of LaborFAV 1

Secretary of Maryland Department of LaborFAV 1

State Treasurer's OfficeFWA 1

The Harmonsi GroupFAV 1

Veterans CaucusFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHessler, ThereseAshlar Government RelationsRegistered for: City of Gaithersburg; Elevate Recovery Centers; Evolve Kids Care; Evolve Life Centers; High Roller Technologies; Laila's Gift…

FAVJackson, MarcusAssociated Builders and ContractorsRegistered for: Associated Builders & Contractors

FAVArrington, MichaelCapitol Connections, LLCRegistered for: Bulldog Group LLC, The; RPJ Towing and Recovery; Sphere Entertainment Group, LLC; Stellar IT Solutions; Swamibapa1 LLC; TIS Foundation, Inc. / Motir Services, Inc.…

FAVWoolums, JohnDGSRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

FAVDragics, DAVIDMaryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)Registered for: Maryland Military Coalition

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVHessler, ThereseRegistered for: City of Gaithersburg; Elevate Recovery Centers; Evolve Kids Care; Evolve Life Centers; High Roller Technologies; Laila's Gift…

FWAAllen, HannahMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce

FWAFiastro, JohnRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; Bayview Management LLC; Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1 MD, VA & DC; Building Decarbonization Coalition; Carbon Solutions Group; Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.…

FWAWiggins, GrasonRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce; United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.; Madison Marquette Property Investments LLC; Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; Family Tree, The; OVG Facilities…