HB1352 — State Procurement - Worker Residency Requirements
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 12, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Odds of enactment
Low chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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8 sponsors
1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote 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
Requiring certain contractors to ensure that at least 35% of apprenticeship hours on certain projects are performed by State residents; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to enforce certain residency requirements; providing that a contractor that fails to meet certain requirements is liable for an amount twice the number of apprenticeship hours at a certain payment rate; requiring payments collected under the Act be paid to the State Apprenticeship Training Fund or a certain apprenticeship training program in the State; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB1352 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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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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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate C. T. Wilson · Primary
- Delegate Kris Fair · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kenneth Kerr · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sheila Ruth · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jared Solomon · Cosponsor
- Delegate Vaughn Stewart · Cosponsor
- Delegate Melissa Wells · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 180 not signed on · 10 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate C. T. Wilson Democrat
Co-sponsors (7)
- Delegate Kris Fair Democrat
- Delegate Kenneth Kerr Democrat
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman Democrat
- Delegate Sheila Ruth Democrat
- Delegate Jared Solomon Democrat
- Delegate Vaughn Stewart Democrat
- Delegate Melissa Wells Democrat
Not signed on (180)
180 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 22 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 122 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 9% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1352 do?
- Requiring certain contractors to ensure that at least 35% of apprenticeship hours on certain projects are performed by State residents; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to enforce certain residency requirements; providing that a contractor that fails to meet certain requirements is liable for an amount twice the number of apprenticeship hours at a certain payment rate; requiring payments collected under the Act be paid to the State Apprenticeship Training Fund or a certain apprenticeship training program in the State; etc.
- Who sponsors HB1352?
- HB1352 is sponsored by Delegate C. T. Wilson (Democrat), Delegate Kris Fair (Democrat), Delegate Kenneth Kerr (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat), Delegate Vaughn Stewart (Democrat), and Delegate Melissa Wells (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB1352?
- This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 12, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track HB1352?
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