---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Procurement - Competitive Proof of Concept Procurement"
description: "State Procurement - Competitive Proof of Concept Procurement"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 261"
citation: "Maryland HB 261 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-09-30"
last_action: "2026-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2e5d465-f698-45e4-9b87-936efbfab916"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0261?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "3b7661fa25c6127c29293c348a45152d39dd77a458faeebe6c00fc50d6aab6a9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland HB 261 (2026) — State Procurement - Competitive Proof of Concept Procurement

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - State Procurement - Competitive Proof of Concept Procurement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_265_hb0261e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - State Procurement - Competitive Proof of Concept Procurement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0261e.pdf)
3. **First - State Procurement - Competitive Proof of Concept Procurement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0261f.pdf)
4. **Third - State Procurement - Competitive Proof of Concept Procurement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0261t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading (Amend) — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **133–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **126–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-09-30** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28** Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-02-23** Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Second Reading Passed
- **2026-02-26** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-02-27** Referred Budget and Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-23** Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-03** Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-03** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-03** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-10** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2026-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-04-28** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 265 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c2e5d465-f698-45e4-9b87-936efbfab916`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).