Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB587: Procurement - Department of Transportation and Maryland Transportation Authority Contracts - Board of Public Works Contract Authority - Study and Report
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
Establishing the Workgroup on Transportation Contract Approval Authority to review the procurement procedures for capital expenditures in connection with State roads, bridges, or highways; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2026.
What the bill says
An act concerning Procurement - Department of Transportation and Maryland Transportation Authority Contracts - Board of Public Works Contract Authority - Study and Report FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of Public Works to control certain procurement contracts by the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority valued at or above a certain amount; requiring the Board to adopt regulations for the review of a contract modification for certain procurement contracts by the Department or the Authority…
From the enrolled text, May 18, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Procurement - Department of Transportation and Maryland Transportation Authority Contracts - Board of Public Works Contract Authority - Study and Report FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of Public Works to control certain procurement contracts by the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority valued at or above a certain amount; requiring the Board to adopt regulations for the review of a contract modification for certain procurement contracts by the Department or the Authority; establishing a workgroup to review the procurement procedures for capital expenditures in connection with State roads, bridges, or highways and to issue a certain report making certain recommendations; and generally relating to procurement contracts and the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - State Finance and Procurement Section 4-415, 10-202, 12-101(a), 12-103, 12-107(a), 12-108, and 12-202(a) Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - State Finance and Procurement Section 12-101(b) and 12-107(b)(3) Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - State Finance and Procurement Section 12-101(e), 12-107(c), and 12-202(h) Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland …