HB0589 • 2026

Prince George’s County Board of Education and Board of Community College Trustees for Prince George’s County – Vendor Registration PG 503–26

Education

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Prince George's County Delegation
Last action: 2026-02-23
Official status: In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Effective date: 2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Prince George’s County Board of Education and Board of Community College Trustees for Prince George’s County – Vendor Registration PG 503–26

Requiring the Prince George's County Board of Education and the Board of Community College Trustees for Prince George's County to accept as a registered vendor any person that is registered as a vendor with Prince George's County; and authorizing the Prince George's County Board of Education and the Board of Community College Trustees for Prince George's County to enter into a certain memorandum of understanding with Prince George's County.

What This Bill Does

Requiring the Prince George's County Board of Education and the Board of Community College Trustees for Prince George's County to accept as a registered vendor any person that is registered as a vendor with Prince George's County; and authorizing the Prince George's County Board of Education and the Board of Community College Trustees for Prince George's County to enter into a certain memorandum of understanding with Prince George's County.

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Bill History

2026-02-23 House
Withdrawn by Sponsor
2026-01-28 House
First Reading Ways and Means and Appropriations
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Prince George’s County Board of Education and Board of Community College Trustees for Prince George’s County – Vendor Registration PG 503–26
Maryland General Assembly
Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means
Maryland General Assembly
Vote - House - Committee - Appropriations

Official Summary Text

Requiring the Prince George's County Board of Education and the Board of Community College Trustees for Prince George's County to accept as a registered vendor any person that is registered as a vendor with Prince George's County; and authorizing the Prince George's County Board of Education and the Board of Community College Trustees for Prince George's County to enter into a certain memorandum of understanding with Prince George's County.

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
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*hb0589*

HOUSE BILL 589
F3, F4 6lr1021

By: Prince George’s County Delegation
Introduced and read first time: January 28, 2026
Assigned to: Ways and Means and Appropriations

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Prince George’s County Board of Education and Board of Community College 2
Trustees for Prince George’s County – Vendor Registration 3

PG 503–26 4

FOR the purpose of requiring the Prince George’s County Board of Education and the Board 5
of Community College Trustees for Prince George’s County to accept as a registered 6
vendor any person that is registered as a vendor with Prince George’s County ; 7
authorizing the Prince George’s County Board of Education and the Board of 8
Community College Trustees for Prince George’s County to enter into a certain 9
memorandum of understanding with Prince George’s County; and generally relating 10
to procurement by the Prince George’s County Board of Education and the Board of 11
Community College Trustees for Prince George’s County. 12

BY adding to 13
Article – Education 14
Section 4–148 15
Annotated Code of Maryland 16
(2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 17

BY adding to 18
Article – Education 19
Section 16–414.1 20
Annotated Code of Maryland 21
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 22

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 23
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 24

Article – Education 25

2 HOUSE BILL 589

4–148. 1

(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY. 2

(B) THE PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION: 3

(1) SHALL ACCEPT AS A REGISTER ED VENDOR FOR THE LOCAL 4
SCHOOL SYSTEM ANY PE RSON THAT IS REGISTE RED AS A VENDOR THRO UGH THE 5
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY’S VENDOR REGISTRATION PROCESS; AND 6

(2) MAY ENTER INTO A MEMO RANDUM OF UNDERSTAND ING WITH 7
THE COUNTY TO IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION. 8

16–414.1. 9

THE BOARD OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES FOR PRINCE GEORGE’S 10
COUNTY: 11

(1) SHALL ACCEPT AS A REGISTER ED VENDOR FOR PRINCE 12
GEORGE’S COMMUNITY COLLEGE ANY PERSON THAT IS REGISTERED AS A VENDOR 13
THROUGH THE PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY’S VENDOR REGISTRATIO N PROCESS ; 14
AND 15

(2) MAY ENTER INTO A MEMORAN DUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH 16
THE COUNTY TO IMPLEMENT THIS SECTION. 17

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 18
October 1, 2026. 19