Promoting Efficiencies in State Procurement [HB-426]
Altering provisions of State procurement law; altering the dollar value threshold that triggers the requirement to publish notice in eMaryland Marketplace; specifying a preferred procurement method for human, social, cultural, or educational services; establishing qualification based selection as the method of procurement for specified procurements; clarifying the authority of the board of trustees of a community college to advertise specified bids on eMaryland Marketplace; etc.
HB-426: Promoting Efficiencies in State Procurement
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 589 on 05/25/2017
Departmental Secretaries - Campaign and Working Hour Activities [HB-303]
Prohibiting a secretary of a principal department of the Executive Branch of State government from soliciting, accepting, transmitting, or depositing in a campaign account contributions or donations for the benefit of a candidate or political party; prohibiting a secretary from being a candidate for a public elective office while serving as secretary; authorizing the State Board of Elections to impose a civil penalty on specified entities as a result of a violation of this Act; etc.
HB-303: Departmental Secretaries - Campaign and Working Hour Activities
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2017
Campaign Finance - Political Action Committees - Solicitation Disclosures [HB-299]
Requiring a solicitation by or for a political action committee to contain a disclosure statement; requiring the disclosure statement to satisfy specified requirements and contain specified information; providing that a political action committee that receives a contribution as a result of a violation of the Act must refund the contribution and may be assessed a civil penalty of up to $10,000 by the State Board of Elections; providing for the assessment process and use of the civil penalty; etc.
HB-299: Campaign Finance - Political Action Committees - Solicitation Disclosures
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2017
Procurement - Prohibitions on Participation [HB-283]
Providing that specified prohibitions on participation in procurement apply only for a specified period of time following the issuance of an invitation for bids or a request for proposals; providing that specified prohibitions on participation in procurement do not apply to a subsequent invitation for bids or request for proposals for which the specifications are reused under specified circumstances; etc.
HB-283: Procurement - Prohibitions on Participation
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 341 on 04/18/2017
Promoting Efficiencies in State Procurement [SB-311]
Altering provisions of State procurement law; altering the dollar value threshold that triggers the requirement to publish notice in eMaryland Marketplace; specifying a preferred procurement method for human, social, cultural, or educational services; establishing qualification based selection as the method of procurement for specified procurements; clarifying the authority of the board of trustees of a community college to advertise specified bids on eMaryland Marketplace; etc.
SB-311: Promoting Efficiencies in State Procurement
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 588 on 05/25/2017
Criminal Law - Prostitution and Assignation - Penalties [SB-271]
Altering the penalty to which a person is subject on conviction of procuring or soliciting or offering to procure or solicit for prostitution or assignation; altering the penalty to which a person is subject on conviction of engaging in prostitution or assignation; and altering the penalty to which a person is subject for keeping, setting up, occupying, maintaining, or operating specified structures for prostitution or assignation.
SB-271: Criminal Law - Prostitution and Assignation - Penalties
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings; Withdrawn on 02/20/2017
Procurement - Prohibitions on Participation [SB-109]
Providing that specified prohibitions on participation in procurement apply only for a specified period of time following the issuance of an invitation for bids or a request for proposals; providing that specified prohibitions on participation in procurement do not apply to a subsequent invitation for bids or request for proposals for which the specifications are reused under specified circumstances; etc.
SB-109: Procurement - Prohibitions on Participation
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 3/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2018