# Maryland SB 0859: State Procurement and Personnel - Liquidated Damages Documentation Requirements and State Fiscal Leadership Capacity Maryland SB 0859, State Procurement and Personnel - Liquidated Damages Documentation Requirements and State Fiscal Leadership Capacity, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Shelly Hettleman (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 367) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0859-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0859 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: State Procurement and Personnel - Liquidated Damages Documentation Requirements and State Fiscal Leadership Capacity - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-06 - Last action: 2026-05-12, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 367 - Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: State Government - Personnel, State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Accountants, Administrative Agencies, Budget and Management, Department of, Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets, Damages, Disclosure, Evidence, Federal Aid -see also- CARES Act, Grants, Procurement, Public Officials -see also- Atty Gen; Compt; Coun Admin; etc, Public Works, Board of, Recruitment and Hiring, Reports, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Rules and Regulations, Salaries and Compensation -see also- Overtime; Reimb. Rates, Standards and Best Practices, State Employees, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc. - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (160 yes, 13 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Flexible pay for CFOs and CIOs: benefit, medium. The Secretary can set pay scales to help recruit and keep chief financial officers and chief information officers. The law also defines the CIO as the senior IT leader who oversees agency technology, procurement, and compliance. The CIO pay-scale authority does not apply to the University System of… - Higher standards for big agency CFOs: cost, medium. Large Executive Branch units that receive at least $1.75 billion a year and employ a CFO must meet new standards. The CFO is the top finance leader responsible for all financial operations for at least six months. The Secretary sets minimum CFO qualifications, and the Department issues regulations… - Stricter review when waiving big contract penalties: cost, low. For procurements of $5 million or more, a unit that does not pursue liquidated damages after a breach must get the unit head’s approval. It must keep written reasons and send them to the Board of Public Works and the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee. The law also clarifies which Executive Branc… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-10 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 119 | 13 | 3 | | 2026-03-20 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 41 | 0 | 2 | ## Actions (13) - 2026-05-12: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 367 - 2026-04-10: Returned Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Third Reading Passed (119-13) (House) - 2026-04-08: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House) - 2026-04-08: Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House) - 2026-03-26: Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-03-21: Referred Government, Labor, and Elections (House) - 2026-03-20: Third Reading Passed (41-0) (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments {553826/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate) - 2026-02-11: Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-02-06: First Reading Budget and Taxation (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-05-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_367_sb0859t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0859t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0859f.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_367_sb0859t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0859t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0859f.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-SB0859-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).