HB1557 — Procurement - Real Estate Advisory Committee and Property Acquisition and Lease Requirements
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 13, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
High chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Establishing a Real Estate Advisory Committee in the Department of General Services to advise the Department, the Board of Public Works, and the General Assembly on certain real estate matters; establishing additional requirements for the Board of Public Works before approving the acquisition or lease of certain real property; providing that the Board may not approve the sale, transfer, exchange, or grant of certain property under certain circumstances; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB1557 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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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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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
- Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jared Solomon · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on · 17 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Jared Solomon Democrat
Co-sponsors (1)
- Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee
Not signed on (186)
186 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 186 →"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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| Democrat | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 18 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 117 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 11% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 21 | 10 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 119 | 12 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 84% | 9% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1557 do?
- Establishing a Real Estate Advisory Committee in the Department of General Services to advise the Department, the Board of Public Works, and the General Assembly on certain real estate matters; establishing additional requirements for the Board of Public Works before approving the acquisition or lease of certain real property; providing that the Board may not approve the sale, transfer, exchange, or grant of certain property under certain circumstances; etc.
- Who sponsors HB1557?
- HB1557 is sponsored by Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee and Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB1557?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB1557?
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