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IntroducedSep 16, 2025
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Passed HouseApr 06, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Fraud Prevention, Prevailing Wage, and Living Wage - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement
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Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Summary
Comments on HB 299
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Sponsors
- Government, Labor, and Elections Committeeprimary
- Departmentalcosponsor
- Laborcosponsor
Votes
YES: 32
- Adams
- Ghrist
- Hutchinson
- Miller
- Rose
- Arentz
- Grammer
- Kipke
- Morgan, M.
- Stonko
- Arikan
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Morgan, T.
- Szeliga
- Beauchamp
- Hartman
- Mangione
- Nawrocki
- Tomlinson
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- McComas
- Pippy
- Valentine
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Metzgar
- Reilly
- Wivell
- Fisher
- Howard
NO: 89
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Embry
- Lehman
- Roberts
- Taylor
- Allen
- Fair
- Lewis
- Rogers
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Rosenberg
- Toles
- Amprey
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ross
- Turner
- Behler
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Ruff
- Valderrama
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- Vogel
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Mireku-North
- Sample-Hughes
- Watson
- Chang
- Healey
- Moon
- Schindler
- Wells
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moreno
- Shetty
- White Holland
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Odom
- Simmons
- Wilkins
- Coley
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Simpson
- Williams
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Smith
- Wims
- Crosby
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Cullison
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Stein
- Wu
- Davis
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Stewart
- Young
- Ebersole
- Kerr
- Queen
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Edelson
- Korman
- Roberson
- Taveras
YES: 29
- Adams
- Grammer
- Jacobs
- Miller
- Stonko
- Arentz
- Griffith
- Kipke
- Morgan, M.
- Szeliga
- Arikan
- Hartman
- Long, R.
- Morgan, T.
- Tomlinson
- Beauchamp
- Hinebaugh
- Mangione
- Nawrocki
- Valentine
- Buckel
- Hornberger
- McComas
- Pippy
- Wivell
- Ghrist
- Hutchinson
- Metzgar
- Rose
NO: 85
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Taveras
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Korman
- Roberts
- Taylor
- Allen
- Edelson
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Embry
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Amprey
- Fair
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Behler
- Foley
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Wells
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Moon
- Shetty
- White Holland
- Chang
- Guzzone
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wilkins
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Odom
- Simpson
- Williams
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Wims
- Coley
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Conaway
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Crosby
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Stein
- Wu
- Crutchfield
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Stewart
- Young
- Cullison
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
NOT VOTING: 17
YES: 32
- Adams
- Ghrist
- Hutchinson
- Metzgar
- Rose
- Arentz
- Grammer
- Jacobs
- Miller
- Stonko
- Arikan
- Griffith
- Kipke
- Morgan, M.
- Szeliga
- Beauchamp
- Hartman
- Long, R.
- Morgan, T.
- Tomlinson
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- Mangione
- Nawrocki
- Valentine
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- McComas
- Reilly
- Wivell
- Fisher
- Howard
NO: 87
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Ebersole
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Allen
- Edelson
- Korman
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Fair
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Toles
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Behler
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Chang
- Healey
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Williams
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Odom
- Solomon
- Wims
- Coley
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Wolek
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Woods
- Crosby
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Wu
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Young
- Cullison
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taveras
- Ziegler
- Davis
- Kaufman
YES: 33
- Adams
- Ghrist
- Jacobs
- Morgan, M.
- Sample-Hughes
- Arentz
- Grammer
- Kipke
- Morgan, T.
- Stonko
- Arikan
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Nawrocki
- Szeliga
- Beauchamp
- Hartman
- Mangione
- Pippy
- Tomlinson
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- McComas
- Reilly
- Valentine
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Metzgar
- Rose
- Wivell
- Fisher
- Hutchinson
- Miller
NO: 86
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Ebersole
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Taveras
- Acevero
- Edelson
- Korman
- Roberts
- Taylor
- Allen
- Embry
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Fair
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Behler
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Wells
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Shetty
- White Holland
- Chang
- Healey
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wilkins
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Odom
- Simpson
- Williams
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Wims
- Coley
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Conaway
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Crosby
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Stein
- Wu
- Crutchfield
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Stewart
- Young
- Cullison
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Davis
YES: 34
- Adams
- Ghrist
- Hutchinson
- Miller
- Sample-Hughes
- Arentz
- Grammer
- Jacobs
- Morgan, M.
- Stonko
- Arikan
- Griffith
- Kipke
- Morgan, T.
- Szeliga
- Beauchamp
- Hartman
- Long, R.
- Nawrocki
- Tomlinson
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- Mangione
- Pippy
- Valentine
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- McComas
- Reilly
- Wivell
- Fisher
- Howard
- Metzgar
- Rose
NO: 89
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Allen
- Embry
- Korman
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Fair
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Toles
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Behler
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Cardin
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wells
- Chang
- Harrison
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- White Holland
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wilkins
- Clippinger
- Hill
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Williams
- Coley
- Holmes
- Odom
- Smith
- Wims
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Crosby
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stein
- Wu
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Young
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Taveras
YES: 98
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taylor
- Acevero
- Davis
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Toles
- Allen
- Edelson
- Korman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Alston
- Embry
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Fair
- Lewis
- Ross
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Wells
- Behler
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Williams
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Simpson
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Healey
- Moreno
- Smith
- Wims
- Chang
- Hill
- Odom
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Woorman
- Coley
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Wu
- Conaway
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Young
- Crosby
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Qi
NO: 36
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Rereferred to Finance
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments {133121/1
- Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Ready) Rejected
- Committee Amendment {133121/1 Adopted
- Favorable with Amendments Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Apr 07, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Rules
- Apr 06, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (98-36)
- Apr 03, 2026 | House
- Floor Amendment {613826/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected (29-85)
- Floor Amendment {453524/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (33-86)
- Floor Amendment {913226/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (32-89)
- Floor Amendment {933720/1 (Delegate Hutchinson) Rejected (34-89)
- Floor Amendment {663426/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (32-87)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
- Favorable with Amendments {613028/1 Adopted
- Floor Amendment {443224/1 (Delegate Ruth) Adopted
- Motion Special Order until 04/03 (Delegate Pippy) Adopted
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
- Sep 16, 2025 | House
- Pre-filed
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Fraud Prevention, Prevailing Wage, and Living Wage - Prohibitions, Penalties, and EnforcementPDF
- Amendments {613028/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {443224/1 (Delegate Ruth) Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {613826/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected (29-85) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {453524/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (33-86) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {913226/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (32-89) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {933720/1 (Delegate Hutchinson) Rejected (34-89) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {663426/1 (Delegate Miller) Rejected (32-87) (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Fraud Prevention, Prevailing Wage, and Living Wage - Prohibitions, Penalties, and EnforcementPDF
- Amendments {133121/1 (Senate)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Government, Labor, and ElectionsPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: Government, Labor, and ElectionsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Manno, Roger (Manno & Associates LLC)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- O'Keeffe, Kevin (Law Office of Kevin O'Keeffe)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Gellatly, Amy (Public Justice Center)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Gobel, Christian (AFSCME Maryland Council 3)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Brown, Anthony (Office of the Attorney General)
- GVC Testimony, FWA -- Smith, Tim (Maryland Asphalt Association)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Sakata, Michael (MTBMA)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Matthews Brown, Rianna (Comptroller)
- GVC Testimony, FWA -- Gardner, Davon (Department of Social & Economic Mobility (DoSEM))
- GVC Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Cano, Christopher (SEIU Local 500)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Ascher, Jason (Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Davis, Nelda (Maryland Legal Aid)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- durkin, margaret
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Clark, Tom (IBEW 26)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Baker, Ray (Baltimore- DC Building Trades)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Wise, Steve
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Griffin, Andrew (Howard County Chamber of Commerce)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Teffeau, Matthew
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Edwards, Donna (Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO)
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Lynn, Benjamin (ATU Local 689)
- GVC In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Wiggins, Grason (Maryland Chamber of Commerce)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Rose, Angela (Harford County Chamber of Commerce)
- GVC Testimony, FWA -- Yancone, Marissa
- GVC Testimony, FAV -- Meyer, Christopher (Maryland Center on Economic Policy)
- GVC Testimony, UNF -- Durkin, Margaret (TechNet)
