Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB1422: State Procurement and Personnel - Liquidated Damages Documentation Requirements and State Fiscal Leadership Capacity
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
Requiring units of State government to provide certain documentation to the Board of Public Works and the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee if the unit decides not to pursue certain liquidated damages; authorizing the Secretary of Budget and Management to set the pay scale for certain chief financial officer positions in order to assist with recruitment and retention; requiring the Secretary to establish certain minimum qualifications for chief financial officers that consider certain qualifications; etc.
What the bill says
A bill ENTITLED AN ACT concerning State Personnel - State Fiscal Leadership Capacity FOR the purpose of authorizing the Secretary of Budget and Management to grant a certain exemption to the State pay plan under certain circumstances; requiring certain appointing authorities to select chief financial officers that meet certain requirements; requiring certain chief financial officers to provide to the Office of the Comptroller certain financial information at the close of the fiscal year for a certain report…
From the introduced text, February 13, 2026:
A BILL ENTITLED AN ACT concerning State Personnel - State Fiscal Leadership Capacity FOR the purpose of authorizing the Secretary of Budget and Management to grant a certain exemption to the State pay plan under certain circumstances; requiring certain appointing authorities to select chief financial officers that meet certain requirements; requiring certain chief financial officers to provide to the Office of the Comptroller certain financial information at the close of the fiscal year for a certain report; requiring certain chief financial officers to provide the General Accounting Division of the Office of the Comptroller with certain information and a certain letter; requiring certain units of State government to take certain actions if the unit does not intend to pursue certain damages; and generally relating to the chief financial officers of units in the Executive Branch of State government. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - State Personnel and Pensions Section 1-101(a) and (b) Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - State Personnel and Pensions Section 2-206 Annotated Code of Maryland (2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - State Personnel and Pensions 1-101. EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW. [Brackets] …