HB0814 • 2026

State Procurement - Submission of Subcontractor Agreements

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Delegate Tomlinson
Last action: 2026-03-09
Official status: In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Effective date: 2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

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State Procurement - Submission of Subcontractor Agreements

Requiring a recommended awardee of a State procurement contract to submit a certain copy of a subcontractor agreement or contract to the procurement officer before the unit awards the procurement contract.

What This Bill Does

Requiring a recommended awardee of a State procurement contract to submit a certain copy of a subcontractor agreement or contract to the procurement officer before the unit awards the procurement contract.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-03-09 House
Withdrawn by Sponsor
2026-02-19 House
Hearing canceled
2026-02-06 House
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-04 House
First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - State Procurement - Submission of Subcontractor Agreements
Maryland General Assembly
Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and Elections

Official Summary Text

Requiring a recommended awardee of a State procurement contract to submit a certain copy of a subcontractor agreement or contract to the procurement officer before the unit awards the procurement contract.

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*hb0814*

HOUSE BILL 814
P2 6lr3432

By: Delegate Tomlinson
Introduced and read first time: February 4, 2026
Assigned to: Government, Labor, and Elections

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

State Procurement – Submission of Subcontractor Agreements 2

FOR the purpose of requiring a recommended awardee of a State procurement contract to 3
submit a certain copy of a subcontractor agreement or contract to the proc urement 4
officer before the unit awards the procurement contract; and generally relating to 5
subcontractor agreements and State procurement contracts. 6

BY adding to 7
Article – State Finance and Procurement 8
Section 13–230 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 11

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13

Article – State Finance and Procurement 14

13–230. 15

(A) THIS SECTION APPLIES TO ANY PROCUREMENT C ONTRACT IN WHICH 16
THE RECOMMENDED AWAR DEE EXECUTES AN AGRE EMENT OR CONTRACT WI TH A 17
SUBCONTRACTOR, REGARDLESS OF WHETHE R THE PROCUREMENT CONTRACT 18
REQUIRES THE PRIMARY CONTRACTOR TO EMPLOY A SUBCONTRACTOR. 19

(B) BEFORE A UNIT AWARDS A PROCUREMENT CONTRA CT, THE 20
RECOMMENDED AWARDEE SHALL SUBMIT TO THE PROCUREMENT OFFICER A COPY 21
OF ANY AGREEMENT OR CONTRACT THE RECOMMENDED AWARDEE HAS EXECUTED 22
WITH A SUBCONTRACTOR. 23

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(C) A RECOMMENDED AWARDEE MAY REDACT A N AGREEMENT OR A 1
CONTRACT SUBMITTED U NDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS S ECTION TO REMOVE 2
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, PROPRIETARY COMMERCI AL INFORMATION , OR 3
TRADE SECRETS CONTAINED IN THE AGREEMENT. 4

(D) THE BOARD SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS SECTION. 5

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 6
October 1, 2026. 7