# Maryland HB 1499: State Procurement - Construction and Services - Contract Modification

Maryland HB 1499, State Procurement - Construction and Services - Contract Modification, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Steve Johnson (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-20 (Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1499
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: State Procurement - Construction and Services - Contract Modification
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Last action: 2025-03-20, Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Steve Johnson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 23
- Subjects: State Government - Procurement, Collective Bargaining, Construction, Contracts -see also- Procurement, Procurement, Public Works, Board of, Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (133 yes, 5 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: Steve Johnson (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: Pam Lanman Guzzone (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: Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Ross (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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-17 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 133 | 5 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-03-20: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (133-5) (House)
- 2025-03-15: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-15: Favorable with Amendments {343523/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-15: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-03-13: Hearing 3/13 at 3:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-13: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-03-13: Hearing 3/13 at 3:30 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-13: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-03-04: Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-03: Rereferred to Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-02-13: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-03-15: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1499t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1499f.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
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1499t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1499f.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1499-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).