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HB 299·MD·house

Fraud Prevention, Prevailing Wage, and Living Wage - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement

Passed One ChamberFiled Sep 16, 2025
Sponsor: Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
Latest Action

In the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments

Apr 13, 2026

Summary

The bill makes it illegal to create or use false records that cause underpayment of unemployment‑insurance contributions or overpayment of benefits exceeding $15,000 in a year. It expands the Attorney General’s and Labor Commissioner’s powers to investigate, cite, and sue violators, and directs civil penalties to be deposited into the appropriate state funds. It also adds licensing and procurement debarment consequences for workplace‑fraud violations.

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