Prince George’s County Council’s Committee of the Whole met Oct. 21, 2025, and took committee action on multiple bills and resolutions including supplemental appropriations, housing initiatives, procurement reforms and several multiyear contract approvals.

Why it matters: The committee’s actions set the recommended committee positions that the full Council will consider, move forward several county programs (notably housing assistance proposals), and authorize multiyear contracts with a multi‑million dollar fiscal footprint for FY26 and beyond.

Key outcomes (motions reported on the record):

- CB 98 (Supplementary appropriations; draft 2) — Motion to approve draft 2 carried; roll call recorded as 8–0 in committee. (Moved by Vice Chair; second by Council Member Watson.)

- CB 99 (Critical worker housing assistance program) — Favorable as amended; motion carried 9–0 in committee. The bill would create a new program in the Housing Investment Trust Fund offering 0% or interest‑deferred home‑buying loans for teachers, public safety workers and other eligible critical workers; an amendment broadened eligible worker definitions (added nurses employed in county medical facilities) and set an income cap of 120% of the Washington–Arlington–Alexandria MSA median income. (Moved by Vice Chair; second by Council Member Watson.)

- CB 120 (Procurement enhancements) — Committee moved a favorable recommendation; recorded as favorable on the record. The Office of Procurement said the bill is intended to streamline administrative procedures and align practices with industry standards.

- CB 101 (Homeownership Equity Program) — Committee moved favorable; staff noted the program would require significant additional Housing Investment Trust Fund resources and additional staffing in the Department of Housing and Community Development.

- CB 102 (Paid sick leave for legal proceedings) — Committee moved favorable; staff reported a limited direct fiscal impact related to employee leave use and potential indirect benefits to retention.

- CB 103 (Surplus county real property) — Committee moved favorable; the legislation designates 11 county‑owned tax parcels as surplus and directs disposition through the Redevelopment Authority.

- CR 126 (Foster care youth task force) — Favorable recommendation; draft 2 adds members and clarifies appointments and co‑chair arrangement; the task force must hold its first meeting within 90 days of creation.

- CR 128 and CR 129 (Multiyear IT and public‑safety contracts) — Committee approved contract resolutions authorizing multiyear agreements for the Office of Information Technology and for Homeland Security/emergency communications. Staff estimated an FY26 direct fiscal impact of about $21.54 million for CR 128 and an estimated total value of about $79.1 million for the public‑safety maintenance contracts identified in CR 129; amended contract information for Motorola was noted in committee documentation.

- CR 130 (MNCPPC recreation fund reallocations and Largo Headquarters funds) — Draft 2 directs the Maryland‑National Capital Park and Planning Commission to identify obligated and unobligated funds for the Largo Headquarters project and, if appropriate, reallocate up to $30 million back to an administrative fund to address projected deficits in park operations.

- CR 131 (MOU for sheriff duties on domestic violence calls) — Committee approved draft 2, which approves an MOU consistent with section 2‑330 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article (Annotated Code of Maryland) to clarify collaborative duties between the Office of the Sheriff and police divisions on domestic violence responses.

- CR 132 (Enterprise Zone redesignation endorsement) — Committee endorsed the County Economic Development Corporation’s application to recertify enterprise zone focus areas (Seat Pleasant, Capitol Heights, Forest Heights, Landover Hills).

- CB 104 (Board of Ethics referral for certain community inclusiveness violations) — Committee moved favorable recommendation.

- CB 86 (Legacy Wealth Construction Incentive Program) — After substantive questions from committee members and the Office of Procurement, the committee voted to hold the bill for further drafting and coordination with procurement and administration; the motion to hold carried 9–0.

- CB 87 (National Board Certified Teacher incentive match) — Committee moved favorable; the bill would seek external funding (state/general assembly appropriation or school system contributions) for an incentive match program for national board certified teachers in targeted fields and low‑performing schools.

- CB 107 (County personnel: progressive discipline and dismissal standards) — Committee moved favorable on draft 2, which clarifies grounds for performance‑related discipline and adds explicit language about the Council’s authority over legislative branch employees.

What’s next: Committee recommendations will be transmitted to the full County Council for consideration. Several items (notably CB 86) were held for further work with administration and procurement to resolve implementation and certification questions.

Provenance (selected evidence spans):
- CB 98 topic opening: "CB952025 has been withdrawn... Phoebe 98, an act concerning supplementary appropriations..." (transcript excerpt: s=60.87-e=100.90501)
- CB 99 opening and amendment summary: "CB 99 20 25... add a new critical worker housing assistance program... 0 interest or interest deferred loans..." (s=221.72-e=289.14502)
- CB 86 debate and hold: "CB 86 20 25... establish a legacy wealth construction incentive program..." through procurement remarks and hold motion (s=2244.3-e=2985.625)
- CR 128/129 contract totals: "...adverse direct fiscal impact on the county of approximately $21,541,707 in f y 26 and an estimated $106,450,116 over the term..." and contract values of $79,105,900 (s=1203.225-e=1433.56)

Proper names: Prince George's County; Department of Housing and Community Development; Office of Procurement; Supplier Development and Diversity Division (SD3); Maryland‑National Capital Park and Planning Commission; Maryland Annotated Code (Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article); Redevelopment Authority.

Ending: The Committee of the Whole advanced multiple recommended positions to the full Council while holding a prominent construction incentives bill for additional interagency work. The full Council will receive those committee recommendations at upcoming sessions.