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HB 74

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State Procurement - Security Services - Contract Modification

Sponsor: Steve Johnson (District 34A)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: State ProcurementStatus: Rereferred to Budget and Taxation (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a procurement contract for 3 years or more in duration and valued at greater than $2,000,000 for security services to include a clause requiring contract modification for the equitable adjustment of the contract for increased costs for compensation and benefits as a result of statutory changes increasing required compensation or benefits or collective bargaining; and requiring a certain contract that is modified to be contingent on approval by the chief procurement officer of the appropriate primary procurement unit.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGriffin, AndrewlobbyistHoward County Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)
FAVHardy, LloydLET'S GOOral
FAVMullin, EdLET'S GOWritten (PDF)
FAVEdwards, DonnaMaryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIOWritten (PDF)
FAVAmitay, SteveNational Association of Security CompaniesWritten (PDF)
FAVPica, JohnlobbyistPica & Associates, LLCOral
FAVMargorin, AlexandraSEIU 32BJOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Johnson, S., Delegate Johnson, S.legislatorIndividualOral
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
UNFBrown, CharlesIndividualPosition only
UNFDavis, StaceyIndividualPosition only
UNFJacques, BarbaraIndividualPosition only
UNFPaone, GraceIndividualPosition only
FWADavidson, NoahHoward County Republican CommitteePosition only
FWASakata, MichaelMTBMAWritten (PDF)
INFOWoolums, JohnDGSWritten (PDF)
INFOWestervelt, PatriciaMaryland Department of TransportationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGriffin, AndrewHoward County 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
FAVPica, JohnPica & Associates, LLCRegistered for: Allied Universal; Automated Health Systems; Benelli USA c/o Pica & Associates, LLC; Beretta USA; Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, Inc.; Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company