HB 587

Enacted

Procurement - Department of Transportation and Maryland Transportation Authority Contracts - Board of Public Works Contract Authority - Study and Report

Sponsor: N. Scott Phillips (District 10)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: State ProcurementStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 408 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Workgroup on Transportation Contract Approval Authority to review the procurement procedures for capital expenditures in connection with State roads, bridges, or highways; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2026.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 10FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Matthews Brown, Rianna	Comptroller	Oral
FAV	Lambert, Michele	Comptroller of Maryland	Oral
FAV	Davis, Dereck	Maryland State Treasurer's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Dereck	Maryland State Treasurer's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dudzic, Matthew	Office of the Comptroller	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dudzic, Matthew	Office of the Comptroller	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phillips, N Scott	Phillips Consulting	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Delegate Phillips, Delegate Phillipslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Phillips, Delegate Phillipslegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Sakata, Michael	MTBMA	Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Tim	Maryland Asphalt Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Tim	Maryland Asphalt Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lawson, Chris	Maryland Transportation Builders and Materials Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mcdonald, Nicole	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Murray, Rorylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Lawson, Chris	Maryland Transportation Builders and Materials Association	Position only
INFO	Mickler, Matt	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
INFO	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ComptrollerFAV 1

Comptroller of MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Asphalt AssociationUNF 2

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 2

Maryland State Treasurer's OfficeFAV 2

Maryland Transportation Builders and Materials AssociationFWA 1UNF 1

MTBMAUNF 1

Office of the ComptrollerFAV 2

Phillips ConsultingFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFMurray, RoryRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD; Association of Independent Maryland and D.C. Schools; Chesapeake Watershed Restoration Professionals; Kaiser Permanente; Lightstar Renewables…