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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 Woods, Alston,
Bagnall, Bhandari, Chisholm, Cullison, Guzzone, Hutchinson, S. Johnson,
Kaiser, Kerr, Kipke, R. Lewis, Lopez, Martinez, M. Morgan, Pena–Melnyk,
Reilly, Rosenberg, Szeliga, and Taveras
Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024
Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 5, 2024
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Board of Public Works – Transparency Data Dashboard 2
FOR the purpose of requiring the Comptroller to develop and maintain on the Comptroller’s 3
Board of Public Works’ website a certain procurement dashboard; transparency data 4
dashboard; establishing a certain governance committee to review the contents of 5
the dashboard; establishing certain requirements for the dashboard; and generally 6
relating to the Comptroller’s procurement a transparency data dashboard. 7
BY adding to 8
Article – State Government 9
Section 4–114 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 12
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
Article – State Government 15
4–114. 16
2 HOUSE BILL 877
(A) IN THIS SECTION , “DASHBOARD ” MEANS THE PROCUREMEN T 1
DASHBOARD DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED BY TH E COMPTROLLER . 2
TRANSPARENCY DATA DA SHBOARD REQUIRED TO BE PUBLISHED ON THE BOARD OF 3
PUBLIC WORKS’ WEBSITE IN ACCORDANC E WITH THIS SECTION . 4
(B) (1) THE COMPTROLLER SHALL DEVELOP AND MA INTAIN ON THE 5
COMPTROLLER ’S WEBSITE A PROCUREM ENT DASHBOARD . BOARD OF PUBLIC 6
WORKS’ WEBSITE A PROCUREMEN T TRANSPARENCY DATA DASHBOARD . 7
(2) A GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF THE LIAI SONS TO THE 8
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS FROM THE OFFICE S OF THE GOVERNOR, THE 9
COMPTROLLER , AND THE STATE TREASURER SHALL REVIE W THE CONTENTS OF 10
THE DASHBOARD FOR AC CURACY AND COMPLETEN ESS. 11
(C) THE DASHBOARD SHALL : 12
(1) BE PUBLIC, INTERACTIVE, AND SEARCHABLE ; AND 13
(2) INCLUDE INFORMATION RELATED TO STATE PROCUREMENT , 14
INCLUDING: 15
(I) BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS MEETING ANNOUNC EMENTS, 16
AGENDAS, AND RELATED MATERIAL S, INCLUDING CONTRACT S PENDING AMOUNTS ; 17
AND 18
(II) INFORMATION ON STATE PROCUREMENT PRE FERENCE 19
PROGRAMS ESTABL ISHED UNDER TITLE 14 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND 20
PROCUREMENT ARTICLE, INCLUDING: 21
1. THE MINORITY BUSINES S ENTERPRISE 22
PARTICIPATION GOAL E STABLISHED UNDER § 14–302 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND 23
PROCUREMENT ARTICLE; AND 24
2. THE VETERAN –OWNED SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE 25
GOAL ESTABLISHED UND ER § 14–602 OF THE STATE FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT 26
ARTICLE; AND 27
(3) BE COMPATIBLE WITH T HE COMPTROLLER ’S ONLINE PAYMENT 28
PROCESSING PORTAL TO ALLOW FOR INTEGRATIO N OF VENDOR PAYMENTS DATA. 29
(D) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 2025 AND EACH FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER , THE 30
GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE ANNUAL BUDG ET BILL AN APPROPRIA TION IN 31
AN AMOUNT NECESSARY FOR: 32
HOUSE BILL 877 3
(1) AT LEAST ONE FULL –TIME POSITION IN THE COMPTROLLER ’S 1
OFFICE TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN THE DASHBOA RD; AND 2
(2) SOFTWARE NECESSARY TO DEVEL OP AND MAINTAIN THE 3
DASHBOARD . 4
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 5
October July 1, 2024. 6
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.