---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act)"
description: "Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 864"
citation: "Maryland HB 864 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Addison", "Alston", "Boafo", "Coley", "Ivey", "J. Long", "Palakovich Carr", "Pasteur", "Roberson", "Roberts", "Ruff", "Ruth", "Solomon", "Stinnett", "Turner", "Wells", "Wims", "Woods", "Young"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64e93529-53a4-44fc-b7ac-4d3af63c79d8"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0864?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "4a67108e4d433adbca95be769b2f77c8176e142872c4faa6bfcc205fe538b7b1"
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 864 (2026) — Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act)

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_410_hb0864e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0864e.pdf)
3. **First - Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0864f.pdf)
4. **Third - Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0864t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **122–8** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **118–6** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **41–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Addison — primary (person)
- Alston — primary (person)
- Boafo — primary (person)
- Coley — primary (person)
- Ivey — primary (person)
- J. Long — primary (person)
- Palakovich Carr — primary (person)
- Pasteur — primary (person)
- Roberson — primary (person)
- Roberts — primary (person)
- Ruff — primary (person)
- Ruth — primary (person)
- Solomon — primary (person)
- Stinnett — primary (person)
- Turner — primary (person)
- Wells — primary (person)
- Wims — primary (person)
- Woods — primary (person)
- Young — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-04** First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-09** Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-20** Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-20** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-21** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Referred Budget and Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-09** Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-11** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2026-04-11** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-11** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-05-12** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 410 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64e93529-53a4-44fc-b7ac-4d3af63c79d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).