HB 932 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Public Ethics - Conflicts of Interest and Blind Trust - Governor

HB 932 requires the Governor of Maryland to place certain personal financial interests into a "certified blind trust" or sell them within a specific timeframe to avoid conflicts of interest. It also mandates that businesses seeking state grants, contracts, or awards report any financial ties to the Governor or "restricted individuals" to the Ethics Commission. The bill further requires the Governor-elect to consult with the Ethics Commission early in their term to establish the trust or divest interests, and obligates the Governor to sign a nonparticipation agreement for interests not covered by the trust. These changes directly affect the Governor's financial dealings and businesses interacting with state government.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Jan 31, 2025 Signed May 6, 2025

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MODERATE

The bill was significantly amended to add more sponsors and include committee approval, while the substantive legal changes focus on updating how the bill is organized and which sections of the Annotated Code of Maryland it affects. The amendments reorganized the bill's structure to add provisions to General Provisions and State Finance and Procurement articles rather than removing them, and updated the repeal and reenactment language for specific sections.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on public ethics, conflicts of interest, and blind trust provisions, but the organizational approach changed from removing certain sections to adding new provisions to existing articles.

TECHNICAL

Added multiple sponsors to the bill, expanding the group of legislators supporting the measure.

Included committee report showing favorable approval with amendments and recorded house action adoption.

Reorganized the bill structure to add provisions to Article 5-501.1 (General Provisions) and Article 17-503 (State Finance and Procurement) rather than removing them.

Changed the repeal and reenactment language for Article 13-101 and Section 17-501 from 'with amendments' to 'without amendments' in some instances.

Updated the repeal and reenactment language for Article 3-204 (State Government) from 'without amendments' to 'with amendments'.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 15, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 1, 2025

How they voted

44–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 46

Mar 15, 2025

D Democratic33

32 Yea 1

96% Yea

R Republican13

12 Yea 1

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 6, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 300

executive

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Returned Passed

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third Reading Passed

upper

Apr 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Adopted

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

upper

Mar 15, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (44-0-2)

senate

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation

lower

Mar 1, 2025

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (137-0-2)

house of delegates

Jan 31, 2025

Committee

First Reading Environment and Transportation

lower

15 primary · 0 co-sponsors