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33 EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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5- Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6- Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
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107 HOUSE BILL 1334
118 L2 5lr1998
129 CF SB 639
1310 By: Delegate Hinebaugh
1411 Introduced and read first time: February 7, 2025
1512 Assigned to: Health and Government Operations
16-Committee Report: Favorable
17-House action: Adopted
18-Read second time: February 27, 2025
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20-CHAPTER ______
14+A BILL ENTITLED
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2216 AN ACT concerning 1
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2418 Garrett County – Bids and Contracts – Advertisement Exceptions 2
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2620 FOR the purpose of providing that, in Garrett County, a certain requirement to advertise 3
2721 for bids does not apply to a certain contract for goods or services procured on an 4
2822 as–needed basis over time or for certain vehicles; and generally relating to 5
2923 procurement in Garrett County. 6
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3125 BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
3226 The Public Local Laws of Garrett County 8
3327 Section 30.21(A) 9
3428 Article 12 – Public Local Laws of Maryland 10
3529 (2005 Edition and 2022 Supplement, as amended) 11
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3731 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
3832 That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
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4034 Article 12 – Garrett County 14
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4236 30.21. 15
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4438 (A) (1) Except for transactions under PARAGRAPHS (5) AND (6) OF THIS 16
4539 DIVISION OR division (D) of this section, professional services required to be licensed by 17
4640 the State of Maryland, or as otherwise authorized by law, the County Commissioners, or 18
4741 any employee of Garrett County, may not enter into any contract of sale or purchase to 19
48-which the county is a party where the amount involved under the contract exceeds $50,000 20 2 HOUSE BILL 1334
42+which the county is a party where the amount involved under the contract exceeds $50,000 20
43+without advertising for bids in one or more newspapers circulated in the county. 21
44+Professional services required to be licensed by the State of Maryland may be solicited by 22
45+written bids. 23
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51-without advertising for bids in one or more newspapers circulated in the county. 1
52-Professional services required to be licensed by the State of Maryland may be solicited by 2
53-written bids. 3
49+ (2) The advertisement for bids shall appear at least a week prior to the date 1
50+on which bids are to be filed. 2
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55- (2) The advertisement for bids shall appear at least a week prior to the date 4
56-on which bids are to be filed. 5
52+ (3) Any contract of sale shall be awarded to the highest responsible bidder, 3
53+and any contract of purchase shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, but the 4
54+County Commissioners shall have the right to reject any and all bids. 5
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58- (3) Any contract of sale shall be awarded to the highest responsible bidder, 6
59-and any contract of purchase shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, but the 7
60-County Commissioners shall have the right to reject any and all bids. 8
56+ (4) Any contract entered into in violation of the provisions of this section 6
57+shall be null and void. The provisions of this section shall not apply to necessary repairs 7
58+made in case of emergency. 8
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62- (4) Any contract entered into in violation of the provisions of this section 9
63-shall be null and void. The provisions of this section shall not apply to necessary repairs 10
64-made in case of emergency. 11
60+ (5) THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS , OR ANY EMPLOYEE OF GARRETT 9
61+COUNTY, MAY ENTER INTO A PUR CHASE OR WORK PROJEC T CONTRACT FOR AN 10
62+INDETERMINATE AMOUNT OF GOODS OR SERVICES PROCU RED ON AN AS–NEEDED 11
63+BASIS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT ADVE RTISING FOR BIDS UND ER 12
64+PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS DIVISION . THIS PARAGRAPH APPLIE S REGARDLESS OF 13
65+WHETHER THE CUMULATI VE TOTAL EXCEEDS $50,000. 14
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66- (5) THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS , OR ANY EMPLOYEE OF GARRETT 12
67-COUNTY, MAY ENTER INTO A PUR CHASE OR WORK PROJEC T CONTRACT FOR AN 13
68-INDETERMINATE AMOUNT OF GOODS OR SERVICES PROCURED ON AN AS –NEEDED 14
69-BASIS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME WITHOUT ADVE RTISING FOR BIDS UND ER 15
70-PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS DIVISION . THIS PARAGRAPH APPLIE S REGARDLESS OF 16
71-WHETHER THE CUMULATI VE TOTAL EXCEEDS $50,000. 17
67+ (6) THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS , OR ANY EMPLOYEE OF GARRETT 15
68+COUNTY, MAY ENTER INTO A CON TRACT FOR THE PURCHA SE OF ONE OR MORE 16
69+VEHICLES FOR AN AMOU NT UP TO $100,000 WITHOUT ADVERTISING FOR BIDS 17
70+UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS DIVISION. 18
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73- (6) THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS , OR ANY EMPLOYEE OF GARRETT 18
74-COUNTY, MAY ENTER INTO A CON TRACT FOR THE PURCHA SE OF ONE OR MORE 19
75-VEHICLES FOR AN AM OUNT UP TO $100,000 WITHOUT ADVERTISING FOR BIDS 20
76-UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS DIVISION. 21
72+ [(5)] (7) If any County Commissioner shall violate any provisions of this 19
73+division, the Commissioner shall be liable to indictment, and, upon conviction, shall forfeit 20
74+the office. 21
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78- [(5)] (7) If any County Commissioner shall violate any provisions of this 22
79-division, the Commissioner shall be liable to indictment, and, upon conviction, shall forfeit 23
80-the office. 24
76+ SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 22
77+October 1, 2025. 23
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82- SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 25
83-October 1, 2025. 26
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88-Approved:
89-________________________________________________________________________________
90- Governor.
91-________________________________________________________________________________
92- Speaker of the House of Delegates.
93-________________________________________________________________________________
94- President of the Senate.