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*hb0877*
HOUSE BILL 877
P2, P1 4lr2791
CF SB 703
By: Delegates Phillips, Boafo, Harris, J. Long, McCaskill, Pasteur, Roberson,
Roberts, Ruff, White Holland, Wilkins, Williams, and Woods
Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024
Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Board of Public Works – Transparency Dashboard 2
FOR the purpose of requiring the Comptroller to develop and maintain on the Comptroller’s 3
website a certain procurement dashboard; establishing certain requirements for the 4
dashboard; and generally relating to the Comptroller’s procurement dashboard. 5
BY adding to 6
Article – State Government 7
Section 4–114 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 10
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12
Article – State Government 13
4–114. 14
(A) IN THIS SECTION , “DASHBOARD ” MEANS THE PROCUREMEN T 15
DASHBOARD DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED BY TH E COMPTROLLER . 16
(B) THE COMPTROLLER SHALL DEV ELOP AND MAINTAIN ON THE 17
COMPTROLLER ’S WEBSITE A PROCUREMEN T DASHBOARD . 18
(C) THE DASHBOARD SHALL : 19
(1) BE PUBLIC, INTERACTIVE, AND SEARCHABLE ; 20
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(2) INCLUDE INFORMATION RELATED TO STATE PROCUREMENT , 1
INCLUDING: 2
(I) BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS MEETING ANNOUNC EMENTS, 3
AGENDAS, AND RELATED MATERIAL S, INCLUDING CONTRACT S PENDING AMOUNTS ; 4
AND 5
(II) INFORMATION ON STATE PROCUREMENT PRE FERENCE 6
PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED UNDER TITLE 14 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND 7
PROCUREMENT ARTICLE, INCLUDING: 8
1. THE MINORITY BUSINES S ENTERPRISE 9
PARTICIPATION GOAL E STABLISHED UNDER § 14–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND 10
PROCUREMENT ARTICLE; AND 11
2. THE VETERAN –OWNED SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE 12
GOAL ESTABLISHED UND ER § 14–602 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT 13
ARTICLE; AND 14
(3) BE COMPATIBLE WITH T HE COMPTROLLER ’S ONLINE PAYMENT 15
PROCESSING PORTAL TO ALLOW FOR INTEGRATION OF VENDO R PAYMENTS DATA. 16
(D) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 17
GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIATION IN 18
AN AMOUNT NECESSARY FOR: 19
(1) AT LEAST ONE FULL –TIME POSITION IN THE COMPTROLLER ’S 20
OFFICE TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN THE DASHBOA RD; AND 21
(2) SOFTWARE NECESSARY T O DEVELOP AND MAINTA IN THE 22
DASHBOARD . 23
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 24
October 1, 2024. 25