---
type: "Bill"
title: "Board of Public Works Public Comment Act"
description: "Board of Public Works Public Comment Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 328"
citation: "Maryland SB 328 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hettleman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-27"
last_action: "2023-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16667a60-ee98-4b14-8961-9957b188cda5"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0328?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "a873ef542449d910ea5b6f5d976993defedaad53a8204f1b7211a387112cd7dd"
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 SB 328 (2023) — Board of Public Works Public Comment Act

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Board of Public Works Public Comment Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_148_sb0328e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Board of Public Works Public Comment Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0328e.pdf)
3. **First - Board of Public Works Public Comment Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0328f.pdf)
4. **Third - Board of Public Works Public Comment Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0328t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Hettleman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-27** First Reading Budget and Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-30** Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-02-16** Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-17** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-17** Second Reading Passed
- **2023-02-21** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-02-23** Referred Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20** Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-30** Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-30** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-30** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-04-04** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-07** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2023-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-07** Passed Enrolled
- **2023-04-24** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 148 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/16667a60-ee98-4b14-8961-9957b188cda5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).