HB 587 — Procurement - Department of Transportation and Maryland Transportation Authority Contracts - Board of Public Works Contract Authority - Study and Report
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-28
Establishing the Workgroup on Transportation Contract Approval Authority to review the procurement procedures for capital expenditures in connection with State roads, bridges, or highways; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2026.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 408
Sponsors (12)
- N. Scott Phillips (D, MD-10) — sponsor · 2026-01-28
- Tiffany T. Alston (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Charlotte Crutchfield (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Terri L. Hill (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Bernice Mireku-North (D, MD-14) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Edith J. Patterson (D, MD-28) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Denise Roberts (D, MD-25) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Malcolm P. Ruff (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Sean A. Stinnett (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Jamila J. Woods (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Chao Wu (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
Action timeline (10)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Government, Labor, and Elections
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Hearing — Budget and Taxation
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate budget and taxation | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House government, labor, and elections | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. Scott Phillips (D, state_lower MD-10) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron M. Kaufman (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Bernice Mireku-North (D, state_lower MD-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Chao Wu (D, state_lower MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Charlotte Crutchfield (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Denise Roberts (D, state_lower MD-25) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Edith J. Patterson (D, state_lower MD-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Jamila J. Woods (D, state_lower MD-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Malcolm P. Ruff (D, state_lower MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Sean A. Stinnett (D, state_lower MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Terri L. Hill (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Tiffany T. Alston (D, state_lower MD-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Timeline
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate budget and taxation · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House government, labor, and elections · md-leg