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SB 453

EnactedCrossfile HB 507
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State Contracts - Prohibited Provisions

Sponsor: Nancy J. King (District 39)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 723 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Clarifying a prohibition on including in State contracts provisions pertaining to limitations of liability for damage to real or tangible personal property; and clarifying a prohibition on including in State contracts provisions limiting the recovery of costs related to the use of replacement contractors under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 8Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMarczyk, BernielobbyistCornerstone Government AffairsOral
FAVClark, AndyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVClark, AndyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKing, Senator NancyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKing, Senator NancyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator King, Senator KinglegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator King, Senator KinglegislatorIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMarczyk, BernieCornerstone Government AffairsRegistered for: Adobe Inc.; American Petroleum Institute; Amgen, Inc.; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP; Baltimore County Public Library Board of Trustees