Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB997: State Finance and Procurement - Prevailing Wage Rate - Calculation
Status: Failed, March 16, 2026
Modifying the method by which the Commissioner of Labor and Industry determines a prevailing wage rate; and requiring the Commissioner to vacate a certain prevailing wage rate under certain circumstances.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning State Finance and Procurement - Prevailing Wage Rate - Calculation FOR the purpose of modifying the method by which the Commissioner of Labor and Industry determines a prevailing wage rate; requiring the Commissioner to vacate a certain prevailing wage rate under certain circumstances; and generally relating to prevailing wages…
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning State Finance and Procurement - Prevailing Wage Rate - Calculation FOR the purpose of modifying the method by which the Commissioner of Labor and Industry determines a prevailing wage rate; requiring the Commissioner to vacate a certain prevailing wage rate under certain circumstances; and generally relating to prevailing wages. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Public Utilities Section 1-101(a) and (p-1) Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Public Utilities Section 1-101(p-2) Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - State Finance and Procurement Section 17-201(c) and (i) Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - State Finance and Procurement Section 17-208 Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from exist in g l aw . *hb0997* HOUSE BILL SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Public Utilities 1-101. (a) In this division the following words have the meanings indicated. (p-1) "Investor-owned electric company" means an electric company that is not a municipal electric utility …
Sponsors
- Kriselda Valderrama (D, 26) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn by Sponsor
- : Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.
- : First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Common questions
- What is HB997?
- HB997 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): State Finance and Procurement - Prevailing Wage Rate - Calculation.
- What does HB997 do?
- In its own words: A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning State Finance and Procurement - Prevailing Wage Rate - Calculation FOR the purpose of modifying the method by which the Commissioner of Labor and Industry determines a prevailing wage rate; requiring the Commissioner to vacate a certain prevailing wage rate under certain circumstances; and generally relating to prevailing wages…
- What is the status of HB997?
- Failed as of March 16, 2026. Latest action: Withdrawn by Sponsor (March 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB997?
- Kriselda Valderrama (D, 26).
- Where is the official record for HB997?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0997?ys=2026RS
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