# Maryland HB 0991: State Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Program - Extension and Reports Maryland HB 0991, State Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Program - Extension and Reports, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Harris; status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 620) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0991-2025RS - 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 0991 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: State Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Program - Extension and Reports - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-31 - Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 620 - Sponsor: Harris - Cosponsors: 18 - Subjects: State Government - Procurement, Administrative Agencies, Attorney General, Certifications, Committees and Commissions, Disparity, Ethics, General Assembly -see also- AELR Cmte; LegislativePolCmte, Intergovernmental Cooperation -see also- AdmAgn; Cmts; etc., Minority Business Enterprises, Minorities, Privatization, Procurement, Public Works, Board of, Reports, Small Business, Standards and Best Practices, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Sunset, Transportation, Department of, Women -see also- Gender - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (295 yes, 27 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: Harris - Cosponsor: Tiffany T. Alston (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Harry Bhandari (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bonnie Cullison (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenneth Kerr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kim Ross (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steve Johnson (Democratic), 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-04-02 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 121 | 16 | 2 | | 2025-03-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 127 | 11 | 2 | ## Actions (15) - 2025-05-20: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 620 - 2025-04-02: Passed Enrolled (House) - 2025-04-02: Third Reading Passed (121-16) (House) - 2025-04-02: House Concurs Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-02: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Favorable with Amendments {673422/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Referred Budget and Taxation (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Third Reading Passed (127-11) (House) - 2025-03-12: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2025-03-12: Favorable with Amendments {473125/1 Adopted (House) - 2025-03-12: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations (House) - 2025-02-03: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-01-31: First Reading Health and Government Operations (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_620_hb0991e.pdf) - Enrolled, 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0991e.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0991t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0991f.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_620_hb0991e.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0991e.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0991t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0991f.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-HB0991-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).