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SB 213

EnactedCrossfile HB 193
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State Procurement - Transparency and Procedures

Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (District 3)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: State ProcurementStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 395 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a unit of State government to provide a certain debriefing of a contract award to certain persons on request; adding an exemption to the prohibition on an individual who assists in the drafting of specifications, an invitation for bids, or a request for proposals from submitting a bid or proposal or assisting in the submission of a bid or proposal; requiring a procurement contract to include a certain clause pertaining to certain contract modifications related to changes in law; altering the required contents of a certain change order; etc.

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Testimony (11)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDonovan, MariaAmerican Council of Engineering Companies Maryland (ACEC/MD)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVAllen, HannahlobbyistMaryland Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)
FAVMiller, MichaelRifkin Weiner LivingstonOral
FAVLewis Young, Senator KarenSenator Karen Lewis YoungWritten (PDF)
FAVDashiell, RobertIndividualOral
FAVMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
FAVMurray, RorylobbyistIndividualOral
FAVSenator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis YounglegislatorIndividualOral
FAVTeffeau, MatthewlobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
INFOWoolums, JohnDGSWritten (PDF)
INFOWestervelt, PatriciaMaryland Department of TransportationWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAllen, HannahMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce
FAVMurray, 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
FAVTeffeau, MatthewRegistered for: ABC Metro Washington; Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc.