HB 1352 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

State Procurement - Worker Residency Requirements

HB 1352 requires state contractors on certain projects to ensure a specified percentage of work hours are performed by Maryland residents. This directly affects construction, service, and other contractors bidding on state government contracts. The bill creates new enforcement mechanisms under a new "Worker Residency Requirements" subtitle (Sections 17-6B-01 to 17-6B-06), directing the Department of Labor to oversee compliance. Violations could lead to debarment from state contracts, though the bill focuses on establishing the residency requirement rather than detailing specific penalties.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 12, 2026 Last action Mar 25, 2026

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What changed between versions

First - State Procurement - Worker Residency Requirements → Third - State Procurement - Worker Residency Requirements · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to add co-sponsors to the author list, update committee and house action status, and reorganize the article title and section numbering. The substantive debarment criteria for contractors remain unchanged, though formatting and line numbers were adjusted.

Scope change

No substantive change to the scope or applicability of the bill; changes are primarily administrative and formatting-related.

TECHNICAL

Added co-sponsors to the bill author list (Delegates Fair, Kerr, Lehman, Ruth, Solomon, Stewart, and Wells).

Added committee report status showing the bill was favorably amended and adopted by the House.

Changed the article title from 'State Finance and Procurement' to include 'Article - State Finance and Procurement' with updated section numbering.

Reorganized section 16-203 text with new line numbers and formatting adjustments while preserving all original debarment criteria.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 5, 2026

How they voted

123–12

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 142

Mar 5, 2026

D Democratic103

99 Yea 4

96% Yea

R Republican39

24 Yea 12 Nay 3

61% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Mar 19, 2026

Committee

Referred Budget and Taxation

upper

Mar 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Mar 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections

lower

Mar 5, 2026

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (123-12-7)

house of delegates

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections

lower

8 primary · 0 co-sponsors