EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
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SENATE BILL 795
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By: Senator Mautz
Introduced and read first time: January 28, 2025
Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
State Procurement Preferences – Blind Industries and Services of Maryland – 2
Packaging and Repackaging 3
FOR the purpose of requiring a State or State aided or controlled entity to require a prime 4
contractor to procure certain janitorial products packaged or repackaged by Blind 5
Industries and Services of Maryland; and generally relating to procurement 6
preferences and Blind Industries and Services of Maryland. 7
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
Article – State Finance and Procurement 9
Section 14–103(c) 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2021 Replacement Volume and 2024 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 Finance and Procurement 15
14–103. 16
(c) To the extent practicable, a State or State aided or controlled entity shall 17
include in a maintenance contract that has a component for housekeeping or janitorial 18
services, a requirement that a prime contractor procure janitorial products from Blind 19
Industries and Services of Maryland if the specified products are made, manufactured, 20
remanufactured, PACKAGED, REPACKAGED , or assembled by Blind Industries and 21
Services of Maryland and are available. 22
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENA CTED, That this Act shall take effect July 23
1, 2025. 24