HB0587 — Procurement - Department of Transportation and Maryland Transportation Authority Contracts - Board of Public Works Contract Authority - Study and Report
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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12 sponsors
1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (12 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Establishing the Workgroup on Transportation Contract Approval Authority to review the procurement procedures for capital expenditures in connection with State roads, bridges, or highways; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2026.
Bill Text
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Read HB0587 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips · Primary
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston · Cosponsor
- Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield · Cosponsor
- Delegate Terri L. Hill · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North · Cosponsor
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Denise Roberts · Cosponsor
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods · Cosponsor
- Delegate Chao Wu · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on · 10 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips Democrat
Co-sponsors (11)
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston Democrat
- Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield Democrat
- Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North Democrat
- Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat
- Delegate Denise Roberts Democrat
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff Democrat
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett Democrat
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods Democrat
- Delegate Chao Wu Democrat
Not signed on (176)
176 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 176 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 25 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 125 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 6% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 2% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 85 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Republican | 22 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 116 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 4% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0587 do?
- Establishing the Workgroup on Transportation Contract Approval Authority to review the procurement procedures for capital expenditures in connection with State roads, bridges, or highways; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2026.
- Who sponsors HB0587?
- HB0587 is sponsored by Delegate N. Scott Phillips (Democrat), Delegate Tiffany T. Alston (Democrat), Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Bernice Mireku-North (Democrat), Delegate Edith J. Patterson (Democrat), Delegate Denise Roberts (Democrat), Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff (Democrat), Delegate Sean A. Stinnett (Democrat), Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat), and Delegate Chao Wu (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0587?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2026. Enacted.
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