SB0859 — State Procurement and Personnel - Liquidated Damages Documentation Requirements and State Fiscal Leadership Capacity
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 Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2026. Enacted.
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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 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requiring units of State government to provide certain documentation to the Board of Public Works and the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee if the unit decides not to pursue certain liquidated damages; authorizing the Secretary of Budget and Management to set the pay scale for certain chief financial officer positions in order to assist with recruitment and retention; requiring the Secretary to establish certain minimum qualifications for chief financial officers that consider certain qualifications; etc.
Bill Text
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Read SB0859 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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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
- Senator Shelly Hettleman · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on · 13 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Shelly Hettleman 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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| Unaffiliated | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 19 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 119 | 13 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 84% | 9% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 41 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (47)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0859 do?
- Requiring units of State government to provide certain documentation to the Board of Public Works and the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee if the unit decides not to pursue certain liquidated damages; authorizing the Secretary of Budget and Management to set the pay scale for certain chief financial officer positions in order to assist with recruitment and retention; requiring the Secretary to establish certain minimum qualifications for chief financial officers that consider certain qualifications; etc.
- Who sponsors SB0859?
- SB0859 is sponsored by Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee and Senator Shelly Hettleman (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB0859?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2026. Enacted.
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