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HB 261

Maryland House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: May 15, 2026.

State Procurement - Competitive Proof of Concept Procurement.

Bill ID MD-2026-HB-261
Session 2026
Status enacted
Committee Government, Labor, and Elections; Budget and Taxation
House of Delegates enacted 2026-05-15
Government Operations
Summary

Establishing competitive proof of concept procurements as an authorized procurement method; providing that a competitive proof of concept procurement may have multiple phases of evaluation; requiring a unit of State government to obtain the approval of the Chief Procurement Officer or a designee before conducting a certain competitive proof of concept procurement; altering the required contents of a competitive proof of concept procurement solicitation; etc.

Sponsor
Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-14 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-05-15 Status enacted
2026-05-15 Latest Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 265
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