Maryland Senate Bill 578 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 6 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring each unit to publish on the unit's website annually a certain procurement forecast listing certain known and anticipated procurements to be made by the unit in the upcoming fiscal year; requiring a unit determining eligibility for a merit increase or promotion for a procurement officer or other employee to consider certain efforts by the procurement officer or other employee responsible for procuring goods and services for the unit in meeting the unit's minority enterprise participation goals; etc.

State Procurement - Minority Business Enterprises and Small Business Enterprises - Procurement Forecast, Employee Performance, and Outreach (Small Business Protection Act of Maryland)

Sen. Antonio Hayes [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-07	Senate	Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-02-06	Senate	First Reading Budget and Taxation

HB646 (Crossfiled) 2023-02-10 - Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
State Finance and Procurement	14	302	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Finance and Procurement	14	302.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	9	302	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	9	304.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0578?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0578f.pdf