Commerce And Business
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
More Jobs for Marylanders Act of 2017 [HB-394]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
Establishing the More Jobs for Marylanders Program within the Department of Commerce to provide specified manufacturing business entities tax credits and benefits for up to 10 consecutive benefit years; establishing the Workforce Development Sequence Scholarship for specified students enrolled in a public community college in the State; establishing the More Jobs for Marylanders Tax Credit Reserve Fund; authorizing specified manufacturing businesses to claim a refund for the sales and use tax imposed under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/10/2017
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Improving the State Procurement Oversight Structure [HB-390]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
Repealing a specified provision of law relating to prequalification of bidders and offerors; increasing from $100,000 to $200,000 the total value of specified contracts, leases, or other agreements that require a business to file a specified disclosure with the Secretary of State; requiring the Department of Transportation, in consultation with a specified press association, to study the use and costs of public announcements of specified solicitations and report to specified committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 586 on 05/25/2017
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Career Apprenticeship Opportunity Act of 2017 [SB-335]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the State Board of Education to develop, on or before December 1, 2017, with the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation and the Governor's Workforce Development Board statewide goals that reach 45% for the percentages of high school students who complete specified requirements; requiring specified entities to develop specified earnings goals; requiring the Division of Workforce Development to create specified apprenticeship programs; allowing a specified tax credit for employing a specified apprentice; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Rereferred To Economic Matters on 04/04/2017
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Cybersecurity Investment Incentive Tax Credit - Eligibility and Sunset Extension [HB-378]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the eligibility criteria under the cybersecurity investment incentive tax credit to provide the credit to a specified qualified investor in a specified qualified Maryland cybersecurity company rather than providing the credit to the company; and extending the termination date of the credit from June 30, 2019, to June 30, 2023.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2017
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Optional Retirement Program - Annuity Contract Providers [HB-328]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
Repealing a default inclusion as an optional retirement program annuity contract provider of a company designated by a governing board of an employing institution on or before a specified date; altering the definition of "designated company" to mean one that is designated by the Board of Trustees; and providing the Board of Trustees may designate not more than five companies from which annuity contracts are to be purchased under the program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 276 on 04/18/2017
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Kent County - Property Tax Credit - Commerce Zones [HB-302]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing a specified property tax credit for specified business entities that obtain specified new, improved, or expanded premises in specified commerce zones in Kent County; providing for the amount and duration of the property tax credit; authorizing the governing body of Kent County to provide, by law, for specified matters relating to the tax credit; and applying the Act retroactively to affect all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2015.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven J. Arentz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 125 on 04/11/2017
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Cybersecurity Investment Fund and Enterprise Fund - Higher Education Loan Repayment - Expanded Use [HB-347]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Expanding the authorized uses of the Cybersecurity Investment Fund and the Enterprise Fund within the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to include authorizing specified companies to use funding received from the Fund to assist in the repayment of higher education loans owed by employees of the company who meet specified income limits; requiring companies that use specified funding to assist specified employees in the repayment of higher education loans to provide a specified amount of company funding to the employees; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 02/27/2017
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Election Law - Business Entity Campaign Contributions - Prohibition [HB-376]
[Elections ]
[Finance ]
Prohibiting business entities from directly making contributions to campaign finance entities.
Sponsored by: Rep. James J. Tarlau
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2017
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One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credits - Business Incubators, Enterprise Zones, and Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zones [SB-364]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering specified eligibility criteria for specified credits under the One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credit to include specified persons who establish or expand in specified areas a business facility that, for business incubators, creates at least 25 qualified positions at the facility under specified circumstances; authorizing specified business incubators to claim a refund of specified project tax credits or start-up tax credits; applying the Act retroactively to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/05/2017
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Cybersecurity Investment Incentive Tax Credit - Eligibility and Sunset Extension [SB-318]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Investments ]
Altering the eligibility criteria under the cybersecurity investment incentive tax credit to provide the credit to a specified qualified investor in a specified qualified Maryland cybersecurity company rather than providing the credit to the company; altering the definition of "company" to include an entity that becomes duly organized and existing under specified laws and for the purpose of conducting business for profit within a specified time period; and extending the termination date of the credit.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2017
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More Jobs for Marylanders Act of 2017 [SB-317]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
Requiring the Governor to appropriate at least $1,000,000 each fiscal year for the Partnership for Workforce Quality Program; establishing the More Jobs for Marylanders Program in the Department of Commerce to provide manufacturing business entities tax credits and benefits for up to 10 consecutive benefit years; requiring the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning to partner with specified State departments to identify opportunities to create apprenticeship programs; allowing a tax credit for employing an apprentice; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 149 on 04/11/2017
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Economic Development - One Maryland Tax Credit - Expansion [HB-282]
[Economic Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Expanding the eligibility requirements for the One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credit to include specified qualified businesses that establish or expand a specified business facility that is located in a qualified distressed political subdivision; expanding eligibility for the credit by altering, under specified circumstances, the number of qualified positions that must be created and the eligible activities in which a person may engage at a new or expanded business facility; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen W Lafferty
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2017
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St. Mary's County - Tax Exemptions - Repeal of Local Provisions [SB-297]
[Taxes ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Repealing provisions of law that relate to exemptions for specified persons engaged in the business of manufacturing in St. Mary's County from specified taxes under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen M. Waugh
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 120 on 04/11/2017
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Real Property - Installation and Use of Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment [SB-301]
[Real Estate ]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Construction ]
Providing that specified provisions of a recorded covenant or restriction, a declaration, or the bylaws or rules of a condominium or homeowners association are void and unenforceable; establishing specified requirements and procedures relating to an application to the governing body of a condominium or homeowners association to install or use electric vehicle recharging equipment; requiring specified owners of electric vehicle recharging equipment to be responsible for specified costs and disclosures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/20/2017
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Improving the State Procurement Oversight Structure [SB-310]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Construction ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Repealing a specified provision of law relating to prequalification of specified bidders and offerors; increasing from $100,000 to $200,000 the total value of specified contracts, leases, or other agreements that require a business to file a specified disclosure with the Secretary of State; requiring the Department of Transportation, in consultation with a specified press association, to study the use and costs of public announcements of specified solicitations and report to specified committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 587 on 05/25/2017
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Adult Entertainment Establishments - National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Information - Sign Posting Requirements [HB-258]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the owner of an adult entertainment establishment to post the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline information sign in each restroom of the adult entertainment establishment in a specified manner; requiring a specified agency that determines a specified violation has occurred to notify the owner of the adult entertainment establishment or the owner's agent of the violation; providing a maximum civil penalty of $1,000 for each restroom without the specified notification; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Third Reading Passed (130-0) on 04/10/2017
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State Finance and Procurement - Small and Minority Business Participation [SB-309]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Incorporating specified findings and evidence associated with a specified Minority Business Enterprise Program; requiring that approved applicants for a proposed offshore wind project comply with the Program to a specified extent; clarifying what constitutes good cause for the removal of a certified minority business enterprise after the execution of a contract; altering a requirement that specified units structure procurement procedures to achieve a minimum percentage of the dollar value of contracts for small businesses; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen S Hershey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 438 on 05/04/2017
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State Forest, State Park, and Wildlife Management Area Revenue Equity Program [SB-273]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Property Tax ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
[Animals ]
[Recreation ]
Prohibiting a county from receiving specified revenues derived from a State forest or State park reserve and concession operations within a county if the county receives specified State payments in a fiscal year; requiring specified payments to counties for State forests, State parks, and wildlife management areas that are exempt from the property tax; providing for the calculation of the payment; clarifying when land is to be included in the specified calculation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 692 on 05/25/2017
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Environment - Polystyrene Food Service Products and Polystyrene Loose Fill Packaging - Prohibition on Sale [HB-229]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
Prohibiting a person from selling in the State specified expanded polystyrene food service products or loose fill packaging on or after January 1, 2018; prohibiting specified food service businesses from selling or providing food in specified expanded polystyrene food service products on or after January 1, 2018; requiring a county health department to impose specified penalties for violations of the Act; requiring a county health department to notify the Department of the Environment specified violations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/15/2017
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Personal Property Tax - Exemption - Property Owned by New or Relocated Business [SB-239]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Property Tax ]
Providing an exemption from personal property tax for property that is owned by a business that has organized under the laws of Maryland during the current tax year or that relocates its headquarters to Maryland during the current tax year; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after June 30, 2017.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Budget And Taxation; Withdrawn on 02/15/2017