2026 Regular Session
HB43
Procurement - Advertising - Local News Organizations (Local Newspapers for Maryland Communities Act of 2026)
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Requiring units of State government to ensure that at least 50% of the unit's total dollar value of procurement contracts for print and digital advertising is being made directly to local news organizations.
Legislative progress
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Committee referrals
January 14, 2026 · House
Government, Labor, and Elections
Instrument history
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House Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
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House Pre-filed