SB 426

Procurement Reform Act of 2025

Sponsor: PresidentCommittee: Budget and TaxationSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Hearing 2/05 at 3:00 p.m. (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; altering the authority of the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority to engage in procurement for certain supplies and services for transportation related activities; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Cerulo, Betsy	AdNet/AccountNet, Inc.	Oral
FAV	Amoros, Jeff	Authorium	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Baker, Ray	Baltimore- DC Building Trades	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lierman, Comptroller	Comptroller of Maryland	Oral + 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	Manzoni, Mary	MD Works	Oral
FAV	Wu, Secretary Portia	Maryland Department of Labor	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baker, Jeremy D	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dragics, DAVIDlobbyist	Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Tiffany	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dashiell, Robert	Individual	Oral
FAV	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	President, President	Individual	Oral
UNF	Griffin, Andrewlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jackson, Marcuslobbyist	Associated Builders and Contractors	Written (PDF)
FWA	Cornish, Tasha	Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FWA	Malone, Seanlobbyist	HJM	Oral
FWA	Davis, Dereck	Maryland State Treasurer's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Mizrahi, Jennifer	Mizrahi Family Charitable Fund	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Vetter, Drew	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AdNet/AccountNet, Inc.FAV 1

Associated Builders and ContractorsFWA 1

AuthoriumFAV 1

Baltimore- DC Building TradesFAV 1

Comptroller of MarylandFAV 1

Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.FWA 1

DGSFAV 1

Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs (GOSBA)FAV 1

HJMFWA 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Department of LaborFAV 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentFAV 1

Maryland Department of TransportationFAV 1

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

Maryland State Treasurer's OfficeFWA 1

MD WorksFAV 1

Mizrahi Family Charitable FundFWA 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

UNFGriffin, AndrewMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce…

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

FWAMalone, SeanHJMRegistered for: AFT Maryland; Associated Builders & Contractors; Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) on behalf of National Strategies, LLC; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Industrial Group; Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership…

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…