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HB1072 • 2026

State Procurement - Preferences - Francis Scott Key Bridge Reconstruction

State Procurement - Preferences - Francis Scott Key Bridge Reconstruction

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Delegate R. Long
Last action
2026-03-11
Official status
In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:35 p.m.
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

State Procurement - Preferences - Francis Scott Key Bridge Reconstruction

Establishing a certain procurement preference in the purchase of supplies or services for State contracts related to the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge for vendors from the 6th legislative district.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishing a certain procurement preference in the purchase of supplies or services for State contracts related to the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge for vendors from the 6th legislative district.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-11 House

    Hearing canceled

  2. 2026-03-11 House

    Hearing 3/11 at 1:35 p.m.

  3. 2026-02-19 House

    Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.

  4. 2026-02-10 House

    First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections

  5. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - First - State Procurement - Preferences - Francis Scott Key Bridge Reconstruction

Official Summary Text

Establishing a certain procurement preference in the purchase of supplies or services for State contracts related to the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge for vendors from the 6th legislative district.

Current Bill Text

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*hb1072*

HOUSE BILL 1072
P2 6lr3255

By: Delegate R. Long
Introduced and read first time: February 10, 2026
Assigned to: Government, Labor, and Elections

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

State Procurement – Preferences – Francis Scott Key Bridge Reconstruction 2

FOR the purpose of establishing a certain procurement preference in the purchase of 3
supplies or services for State contracts related to the recon struction of the Francis 4
Scott Key Bridge for certain vendors; and generally relating to the Francis Scott Key 5
Bridge reconstruction and State procurement preferences. 6

BY adding to 7
Article – State Finance and Procurement 8
Section 14–419 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

14–419. 15

(A) IN THIS SECTION, “LOCAL VENDOR” MEANS A VENDOR LOCATED IN THE 16
6TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT. 17

(B) THIS SECTION APPLIES ONLY TO STATE CONTRACTS RELATED TO THE 18
RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE. 19

(C) A UNIT SHALL GIVE PREF ERENCE IN THE PURCHA SE OF SUPPLIES OR 20
SERVICES TO A LOCAL VENDOR AS REQUIRED UNDER SU BSECTION (D) OF THIS 21
SECTION. 22

2 HOUSE BILL 1072

(D) (1) IF A UNIT AWARDS A CO NTRACT USING COMPETI TIVE SEALED 1
BIDS UNDER § 13–103 OF THIS ARTICLE, THE UNIT SHALL AWARD THE CONTRACT TO 2
A LOCAL VENDOR IF THE LOCAL VENDOR: 3

(I) SUBMITS THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE BID; OR 4

(II) DOES NOT SUBMIT THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE BID, BUT THE 5
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE LOCAL VENDOR BID AND THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE BID 6
SUBMITTED BY A NONLOCAL VENDOR DOES NOT EXCEED 10%. 7

(2) IF A UNIT AWARDS A CO NTRACT USING COMP ETITIVE SEALED 8
PROPOSALS UNDER § 13–104 OF THIS ARTICLE , THE UNIT SHALL AWARD THE 9
CONTRACT TO A LOCAL VENDOR IF THE LOCAL VENDOR: 10

(I) SUBMITS THE RESPONSI VE PROPOSAL THAT IS MOS T 11
ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE UNIT; OR 12

(II) DOES NOT SUBMIT THE RESPONSIVE PROPOSAL THAT IS 13
MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE UNIT , BUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 14
PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY THE LOC AL VENDOR AND THE LOWEST RESPO NSIVE 15
PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY A NONLOCAL VENDOR DOES NOT EXCEED 10%. 16

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 17
1, 2026. 18