HB0864 — Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act)
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 February 04, 2026. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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19 sponsors
1 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (17 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Altering certain apprenticeship requirements relating to public works contracts to require certain contractors and subcontractors to employ a certain number of qualifying new apprentices or journeyworkers necessary to meet a certain applicable percentage for the project; altering which projects are subject to certain apprenticeship requirements; altering certain provisions of law that authorize contractors and subcontractors to make certain payments to a certain apprenticeship program in lieu of employing certain apprentices; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0864 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 Melissa Wells · Primary
- Delegate Derrick Coley · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jackie Addison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston · Cosponsor
- Delegate Adrian Boafo · Cosponsor
- Delegate Julian Ivey · Cosponsor
- J. Long · Cosponsor
- Palakovich Carr · Cosponsor
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kent Roberson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Denise Roberts · Cosponsor
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sheila Ruth · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jared Solomon · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett · Cosponsor
- Delegate Veronica Turner · Cosponsor
- Delegate Greg Wims · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods · Cosponsor
- Delegate Caylin Young · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Melissa Wells Democrat
Co-sponsors (18)
- Delegate Derrick Coley Democrat
- Delegate Jackie Addison Democrat
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston Democrat
- Delegate Adrian Boafo Democrat
- Delegate Julian Ivey Democrat
- Long, J.
- Palakovich Carr
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur Democrat
- Delegate Kent Roberson Democrat
- Delegate Denise Roberts Democrat
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff Democrat
- Delegate Sheila Ruth Democrat
- Delegate Jared Solomon Democrat
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett Democrat
- Delegate Veronica Turner Democrat
- Delegate Greg Wims Democrat
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods Democrat
- Delegate Caylin Young Democrat
Not signed on (169)
169 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 122 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 6% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 41 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
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 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 118 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| % of votes cast | 84% | 4% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0864 do?
- Altering certain apprenticeship requirements relating to public works contracts to require certain contractors and subcontractors to employ a certain number of qualifying new apprentices or journeyworkers necessary to meet a certain applicable percentage for the project; altering which projects are subject to certain apprenticeship requirements; altering certain provisions of law that authorize contractors and subcontractors to make certain payments to a certain apprenticeship program in lieu of employing certain apprentices; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0864?
- HB0864 is sponsored by Delegate Melissa Wells (Democrat), Delegate Derrick Coley (Democrat), Delegate Jackie Addison (Democrat), Delegate Tiffany T. Alston (Democrat), Delegate Adrian Boafo (Democrat), Delegate Julian Ivey (Democrat), Long, J., Palakovich Carr, Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat), Delegate Kent Roberson (Democrat), Delegate Denise Roberts (Democrat), Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff (Democrat), Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat), Delegate Sean A. Stinnett (Democrat), Delegate Veronica Turner (Democrat), Delegate Greg Wims (Democrat), Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat), and Delegate Caylin Young (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0864?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2026. Enacted.
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