# Maryland HB 0819: Procurement - Employee Stock Ownership Plan Preference - Pilot Maryland HB 0819, Procurement - Employee Stock Ownership Plan Preference - Pilot, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 737) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0819-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 0819 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Procurement - Employee Stock Ownership Plan Preference - Pilot - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-29 - Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 737 - Sponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 27 - Subjects: State Government - Procurement, Higher Education, Baltimore City, Community Colleges, Contracts -see also- Procurement, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Higher Education -see also- Comm Colleges; Med Schools; etc., Investments -see also- Securities, Pilot Programs, Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index, Procurement, Reports, Solicitation, Stadium Authority, State Universities and Colleges, St. Mary's County, Sunset, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc. - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (311 yes, 11 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tiffany T. Alston (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Harry Bhandari (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brian Chisholm (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bonnie Cullison (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mark Edelson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elizabeth Embry (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenneth Kerr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Morgan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Robbyn Lewis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kim Ross (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steve Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Emily Shetty (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kathy Szeliga (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Deni Taveras (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer White Holland (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamila J. Woods (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Teresa Woorman (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-05 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 128 | 8 | 1 | | 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-03-14 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 137 | 3 | | ## Actions (16) - 2025-05-20: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 737 - 2025-04-05: Passed Enrolled (House) - 2025-04-05: Third Reading Passed (128-8) (House) - 2025-04-05: House Concurs Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-03: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Favorable with Amendments {593220/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Referred Budget and Taxation (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Third Reading Passed (137-3) (House) - 2025-03-13: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2025-03-13: Favorable with Amendments {293420/1 Adopted (House) - 2025-03-13: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations (House) - 2025-02-03: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-01-29: First Reading Health and Government Operations (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_737_hb0819e.pdf) - Enrolled, 2025-04-05: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0819e.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0819t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0819f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed) - HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed) - HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law) - HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_737_hb0819e.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0819e.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0819t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0819f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS) - [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS) - [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS) - [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS) - [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS) - [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0819-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).