Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill establishes a new Audit and Finance Compliance Unit within Maryland’s Department of Budget and Management to oversee executive agencies’ responses to audit findings. It requires the governor to set up monitoring systems and obliges the unit to provide technical assistance, especially to agencies with repeated findings, and to publish a public dashboard of audit status. The aim is to improve accountability and speed up the resolution of audit issues.

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Hearings

• Budget and Taxation — Bill Hearing
  Budget and Taxation · Apr 1, 2026
• Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
  Senate Budget and Taxation Committee · Apr 1, 2026
• Government, Labor, and Elections — Bill Hearing
  Government, Labor, and Elections · Mar 6, 2026

History

1. May 12, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 364
2. Apr 13, 2026Third Reading Passed
3. Apr 13, 2026Returned Passed
4. Apr 9, 2026Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Hettleman) Adopted
5. Apr 8, 2026Motion Special Order until 4/9 (Senator Muse) Adopted
6. Apr 6, 2026Second Reading Passed
7. Apr 6, 2026Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
8. Apr 6, 2026Favorable Adopted
9. Mar 25, 2026Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
10. Mar 23, 2026Referred Budget and Taxation
11. Mar 20, 2026Third Reading Passed
12. Mar 19, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments

The 12 most recent of 16 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Solomon · sponsor
• Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee

Bill text

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