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Authorizing the Board of Contract Appeals to award an interested party reasonable costs of filing and pursuing a protest, including attorney's fees, if an appeal is sustained and there is a violation of law or regulation; and authorizing the Board of Contract Appeals to award a contractor under any State contract the reasonable costs of filing and pursuing a claim, including attorney's fees, if the unit processing the claim acts in bad faith, without justification, or in violation of law.

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Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Budget and Taxation

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Cross-filed with: SB0667

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2024

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/12/2024 Legislative Date 1/12/2024 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/12/2024 Legislative Date 1/12/2024 Action Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - State Procurement - Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals - Attorney's Fees Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/19/2024 Legislative Date 2/19/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/20/2024 Legislative Date 2/20/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {663028/1 Adopted Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/20/2024 Legislative Date 2/20/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - State Procurement - Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals - Attorney's Fees Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/22/2024 Legislative Date 2/22/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (138-0) Proceedings 32 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/23/2024 Legislative Date 2/15/2024 Action Referred Budget and Taxation Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/25/2024 Legislative Date 3/25/2024 Action Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/26/2024 Legislative Date 3/11/2024 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/27/2024 Legislative Date 3/12/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (46-0) Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/28/2024 Legislative Date 3/15/2024 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 54 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/16/2024 Legislative Date 5/16/2024 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 820 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - State Procurement - Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals - Attorney's Fees Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/12/2024	1/12/2024	First Reading Health and Government Operations
House	1/12/2024	1/12/2024	Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - State Procurement - Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals - Attorney's Fees
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/19/2024	2/19/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	2/20/2024	2/20/2024	Favorable with Amendments {663028/1 Adopted	30 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/20/2024	2/20/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	30 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - State Procurement - Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals - Attorney's Fees
House	2/22/2024	2/22/2024	Third Reading Passed (138-0)	32 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/23/2024	2/15/2024	Referred Budget and Taxation	31 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and Taxation	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/25/2024	3/25/2024	Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate	3/26/2024	3/11/2024	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	56 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/27/2024	3/12/2024	Third Reading Passed (46-0)	57 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/28/2024	3/15/2024	Returned Passed	54 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/16/2024	5/16/2024	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 820
			Text - Chapter - State Procurement - Maryland State Board of Contract Appeals - Attorney's Fees

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