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HB1570 • 2026

State Government - Governmental Procedures - Development and Review of Standards

State Government - Governmental Procedures - Development and Review of Standards

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Delegate Young
Last action
2026-03-11
Official status
In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:35 p.m.
Effective date
2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

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

State Government - Governmental Procedures - Development and Review of Standards

Establishing certain requirements for standards developed by units of State government; and requiring the periodic review of standards adopted by units of State government.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishing certain requirements for standards developed by units of State government; and requiring the periodic review of standards adopted by units of State government.

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. 2026-02-13 House

    First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections

  5. Maryland General Assembly

    Text - First - State Government - Governmental Procedures - Development and Review of Standards

Official Summary Text

Establishing certain requirements for standards developed by units of State government; and requiring the periodic review of standards adopted by units of State government.

Current Bill Text

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*hb1570*

HOUSE BILL 1570
P3 6lr3226

By: Delegate Young
Introduced and read first time: February 13, 2026
Assigned to: Government, Labor, and Elections

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

State Government – Governmental Procedures – Development and Review of 2
Standards 3

FOR the purpose of establishing certain requirements for standards developed by units of 4
State government; requiring the periodic review of st andards adopted by units of 5
State government; and generally relating to standards developed by units of State 6
government. 7

BY adding to 8
Article – State Government 9
Section 10–1703 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 12

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14

Article – State Government 15

10–1703. 16

(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 17
INDICATED. 18

(2) “DECISION–SUPPORT ALGORITHM” MEANS A COMPUTER 19
PROGRAM USED BY A UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT TO IMPROVE DECISION MAKING 20
THAT IS EVALUATED BY A TECHNICAL EXPERT BEFORE BEING USED. 21

(3) “STANDARDS” MEANS OPERATIONAL, TECHNICAL, OR 22
PROCEDURAL BENCHMARKS USED TO GUIDE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESSES. 23
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(B) IN DEVELOPING STANDARDS, A UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT SHALL: 1

(1) RELY ONLY ON FEASIBL E, TRANSPARENT, AND REPRODUCIBLE 2
DATA; 3

(2) INCORPORATE FIRST –HAND KNOWLEDGE , INCLUDING BEST 4
PRACTICES AND REAL–WORLD EXPERIENCES; 5

(3) SEEK CONSENSUS AMONG STAKEHOLDERS; 6

(4) RESOLVE DISPUTES THR OUGH INDEPENDENT THI RD–PARTY 7
TECHNICAL REVIEW USI NG RECOGNIZED RESEAR CH AND EXPERTISE AND 8
REFERENCE TO RECOGNIZED INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; 9

(5) AVOID RELYING ON TECHNICAL EXPERTS FO UND TO BE BIASED, 10
AS DETERMINED BY INDEPENDENT REVIEWS; 11

(6) TAKE INTO ACCOUNT: 12

(I) TRANSFORMATIVE LARGE–SCALE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; 13

(II) SCIENTIFIC STANDARDS; 14

(III) CULTURAL PRACTICES; 15

(IV) COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES; AND 16

(V) STRUCTURED INPUT FRO M MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXPERTS; 17
AND 18

(7) UTILIZE A DECISION–SUPPORT ALGORITHM. 19

(C) ANY INITIAL STANDARDS ADOPTED BY A UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT 20
SHALL: 21

(1) BE BASED ON EXISTING CODES AND REGULATION S, UNLESS 22
OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; 23

(2) CONFIRM EXISTING PRACTICES AND STANDARDS; AND 24

(3) CLEARLY DEFINE GOALS, RISKS, AND METHODS. 25

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(D) ANY STANDARDS ADOPTED BY A UNIT OF STATE GOVERNMENT SHALL 1
BE REVIEWED PERIODICALLY USING: 2

(1) CURRENT TECHNOLOGICAL BEST PRACTICES; AND 3

(2) INDEPENDENT PEER INPUT. 4

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 5
October 1, 2026. 6