# Maryland HB 1422: State Procurement and Personnel - Liquidated Damages Documentation Requirements and State Fiscal Leadership Capacity

Maryland HB 1422, State Procurement and Personnel - Liquidated Damages Documentation Requirements and State Fiscal Leadership Capacity, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jared Solomon (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 366) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1422
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: State Procurement and Personnel - Liquidated Damages Documentation Requirements and State Fiscal Leadership Capacity
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-13
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 366
- Sponsor: Jared Solomon (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: State Government - Personnel, State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Administrative Agencies, Auditors and Audits, Budget and Management, Department of, Damages, Disclosure, Evaluations and Reviews, Information Technology, Procurement, Public Officials -see also- Atty Gen; Compt; Coun Admin; etc, Recruitment and Hiring, Reports, Rules and Regulations, Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates, Standards and Best Practices, State Employees
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (287 yes, 17 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Flexible pay for state IT chiefs: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the budget secretary may set pay scales for chief information officers in Executive Branch units. The University System of Maryland is excluded. The goal is to recruit and keep IT leaders.
- New oversight on state contract damages: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, State units face new steps on large contracts. For contracts of $5 million or more, if they choose not to collect liquidated damages after a breach, they must keep records explaining why. They must send that explanation to the Board of Public Works and the Joint Audit and Ev…
- Stronger CFO rules for big agencies: mixed, low. Starting July 1, 2026, large State units face new CFO standards. The rules apply to units that receive at least $1.75 billion a year and have a CFO; the University System of Maryland is excluded. The law defines the CFO as the top finance official and lets the budget secretary set CFO pay scales to…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jared Solomon (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-10 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 120 | 9 | 6 |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-03-20 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 124 | 8 | 4 |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-05-12: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 366
- 2026-04-10: Passed Enrolled (House)
- 2026-04-10: Third Reading Passed (120-9) (House)
- 2026-04-10: House Concurs Senate Amendments (House)
- 2026-04-07: Third Reading Passed (43-0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Favorable with Amendments {943528/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Referred Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Third Reading Passed (124-8) (House)
- 2026-03-19: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments {793821/1 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_366_hb1422e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2026-04-10: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1422e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1422t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1422f.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_366_hb1422e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1422e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1422t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1422f.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1422-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).