# Maryland HB 1369: Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment Maryland HB 1369, Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jared Solomon (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 364) (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1369-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 1369 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-13 - Last action: 2026-05-12, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 364 - Sponsor: Jared Solomon (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Administrative Agencies, Auditors and Audits, Budget and Management, Department of, Committees and Commissions, Cybersecurity, Disclosure, Ethics, Evaluations and Reviews, Governor, Information Technology, Internet -see also- Internet Access, Plans and Proposals, Public Information, Reports, Standards and Best Practices, Supreme Court of Maryland, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc. - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (177 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Intensive help for troubled state agencies: benefit, low. Starting July 1, 2026, the Unit gives direct help to any executive agency with four or more repeat findings or an unsatisfactory audit. It creates a specialist team that can include state staff, contractual staff, and outside contractors. The team checks timelines, reviews planned fixes for repeat… - New unit to fix state audit problems: benefit, low. The law creates the Audit and Finance Compliance Unit in the Department of Budget and Management on July 1, 2026. The Governor sets up systems to track how executive agencies fix findings from the Office of Legislative Audits. The Unit reviews and monitors fixes, and gives guidance and technical he… - Cyber audit details limited, officials get access: mixed, low. Starting July 1, 2026, cybersecurity findings in audit reports are redacted before public release, following auditing best practices. Specified officials can see unredacted findings: members of the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee; members of the Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Te… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jared Solomon (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-03-20 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 131 | 0 | 5 | ## Actions (16) - 2026-05-12: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 364 - 2026-04-13: Returned Passed (House) - 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate) - 2026-04-09: Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Hettleman) Adopted (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Motion Special Order until 4/9 (Senator Muse) Adopted (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Favorable Adopted (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Referred Budget and Taxation (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Third Reading Passed (131-0) (House) - 2026-03-19: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments {143822/1 Adopted (House) - 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House) - 2026-02-19: Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-02-13: First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-05-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_364_hb1369t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1369t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-02-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1369f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law) - SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law) - SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) - SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law) - SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law) - HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_364_hb1369t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1369t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1369f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS) - [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS) - [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS) - [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS) - [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS) - [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS) - [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-HB1369-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).