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SB 194

EnactedCrossfile HB 73
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State Finance and Procurement - State Leasing of Real Property

Sponsor: Chair, Budget and Taxation CommitteeCommittee: Budget and TaxationSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 76 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Increasing the noncompetitive threshold for State leases of real property from less than 2,500 square feet to up to 5,000 square feet; altering the time frame during which the State is required to advertise the need for rental of building space from at least 30 days to 20 days before proposals for lease are due; requiring the advertisement to be in certain newspapers providing notice to at least the people of the affected locality; and requiring the notice to be posted on the Department's website and eMaryland Marketplace.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 5Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWoolums, JohnlobbyistDGSOral + Written (PDF)
FAVScott-Napier, WendyDepartment of General ServicesOral
FAVWoolums, JohnlobbyistDepartment of General ServicesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVChair, Budget and Taxation Committee, Chair, Budget and Taxation CommitteeIndividualOral
FAVChair, Budget and Taxation Committee, Chair, Budget and Taxation CommitteeIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWoolums, JohnDGSRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education
FAVWoolums, JohnDepartment of General ServicesRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education