Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1369: Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
Establishing the Audit and Finance Compliance Unit in the Department of Budget and Management; requiring the Governor to implement systems and processes to monitor certain efforts; requiring the Unit to monitor efforts of Departmental Units to correct certain audit findings and provide guidance, coordination, and technical assistance; authorizing the Unit to implement steps to address and prevent audit findings; requiring the Unit to provide direct assistance to Departmental Units with four or more repeat audit findings; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment FOR the purpose of establishing the Audit and Finance Compliance Unit in the Department of Budget and Management; requiring the Governor to implement systems and processes to monitor certain efforts…
From the enrolled text, May 18, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment FOR the purpose of establishing the Audit and Finance Compliance Unit in the Department of Budget and Management; requiring the Governor to implement systems and processes to monitor certain efforts; requiring the Unit to carry out certain responsibilities and perform certain duties, including monitoring efforts of Executive Branch agencies Departmental Units to correct certain audit findings and implement certain corrective actions provide certain guidance, coordination, and technical assistance; requiring the Unit to establish a certain specialized team to provide certain direct assistance to certain agencies Executive Departmental Units under certain circumstances; requiring the Unit to establish and maintain a dashboard with certain information on its website submit a certain annual report by a certain date each year; authorizing certain unredacted cybersecurity findings to be viewed by certain individuals; and generally relating to the establishment of the Audit and Finance Compliance Unit in the Department of Budget and Management. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - State Finance and Procurement Section 3-101 Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - State Finance and Procurement Section 3-401 through 3-407 to be under the new subtitle "Subtitle 4. Audit and Finance Compliance Unit" Annotated Code of Maryland (2021 Replacement …
Sponsors
- Jared Solomon (D, 18) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor - Chapter 364
- : Returned Passed
- : Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- : Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Hettleman) Adopted
- : Motion Special Order until 4/9 (Senator Muse) Adopted
- : Second Reading Passed
- : Favorable Adopted
- : Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
- : Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- : Referred Budget and Taxation
Votes
- Third Reading Passed (46-0) (April 13, 2026): 46 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (131-0) (March 20, 2026): 131 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB1369?
- HB1369 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment.
- What does HB1369 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment FOR the purpose of establishing the Audit and Finance Compliance Unit in the Department of Budget and Management; requiring the Governor to implement systems and processes to monitor certain efforts…
- What is the status of HB1369?
- Signed into law as of May 12, 2026. Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 364 (May 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1369?
- Jared Solomon (D, 18).
- Where is the official record for HB1369?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1369?ys=2026RS
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