State Procurement and Recipients of State Funding - Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment - Minority Business Enterprise Participation
Hearing 3/11 at 1:35 p.m. (House)
Summary
The bill directs each state agency to set a minority‑business participation target for contracts that supply and install electric‑vehicle charging equipment, matching the agency’s overall procurement goal. Any entity receiving $100,000 or more in state grant or loan money for such equipment must comply with Maryland’s Minority Business Enterprise program and report its compliance within a year. The aim is to increase opportunities for minority‑owned firms in the growing EV‑charging market.
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- Government, Labor, and Elections — Bill HearingGovernment, Labor, and Elections · Mar 11, 2026
History
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:35 p.m.
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Sponsors
- J. Long · sponsor
- Woods
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