Files
2026-07-06 17:27:20 -04:00

72 lines
3.3 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "State Procurement and Personnel - Liquidated Damages Documentation Requirements and State Fiscal Leadership Capacity"
description: "State Procurement and Personnel - Liquidated Damages Documentation Requirements and State Fiscal Leadership Capacity"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 859"
citation: "Maryland SB 859 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hettleman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-06"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0cb0036f-d8d7-4983-a6d8-55ae0e80c513"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0859?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "41bd6a180f3a69f4dec20658ad981ab4149be503b80ab02d11348b244f1c9b44"
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 859 (2026) — State Procurement and Personnel - Liquidated Damages Documentation Requirements and State Fiscal Leadership Capacity
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Chapter - State Procurement and Personnel - Liquidated Damages Documentation Requirements and State Fiscal Leadership Capacity** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_367_sb0859t.pdf)
2. **First - State Personnel - State Fiscal Leadership Capacity** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0859f.pdf)
3. **Third - State Procurement and Personnel - Liquidated Damages Documentation Requirements and State Fiscal Leadership Capacity** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0859t.pdf)
## Votes
- On Third Reading — **11913** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **410** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Hettleman — primary (person)
- Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee — primary (organization)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-06** First Reading Budget and Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-11** Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-20** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-21** Referred Government, Labor, and Elections `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-26** Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-08** Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-10** Returned Passed
- **2026-05-12** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 367 `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0cb0036f-d8d7-4983-a6d8-55ae0e80c513`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).