Commerce And Business
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Frederick County – Alcoholic Beverages – Wine Privilege – Cheese and Deli Shops [SB-447]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Small Business ]
Establishing a cheese and deli shop wine privilege in Frederick County; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners to issue the privilege for use by an establishment for which a Class A beer and wine license has been issued that derives at least 50% of its total average daily receipts from the sale of cheese, meats, sandwiches, and other products normally associated with delis; authorizing the holder of the privilege to sell wine by the glass for on-premises consumption under certain circumstances; specifying a privilege fee of $100; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald N Young
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 276 on 04/24/2018
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Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs - Employment Under Procurement Contracts - Study [SB-421]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Air Quality ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to study the employment of ethnic minorities and women under procurement contracts at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport; requiring the Office to review, assess, and examine certain matters related to the employment of ethnic minorities and women under procurement contracts at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport; terminating the Act after June 30, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/01/2018
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Commission to Study Compliance by State Gaming Facility Licensees With the State Minority Business Enterprise Program [SB-420]
[Gaming ]
[Small Business ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Commission to Study Compliance by State Gaming Facility Licensees With the State Minority Business Enterprise Program; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Commission; prohibiting a member of the Commission from receiving compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of expenses, as specified; requiring the Commission to review, assess, and examine matters and make findings and recommendations concerning procurements by State gaming facility licensees, as specified; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Hearing 3/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2018
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Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs - Workgroup to Study Data Collection to Assist Small Businesses [SB-415]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to convene a certain workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding the collection of data by State agencies that may be used to assist small businesses in accessing State resources and bidding on State contracts; requiring the workgroup to focus on the types of data that may be collected by certain State agencies; requiring the workgroup to include certain representatives and business owners; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs; Withdrawn on 03/05/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Governor’s Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs – Small Business Resources and Data Collection [SB-414]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to collaborate with certain State entities to identify all State resources available to small businesses and develop a plan to coordinate resources with the Office; requiring the Office to convene a workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding the collection of data by State agencies that may be used to assist small businesses in accessing State resources and bidding on State contracts; requiring a certain report from the Office by December 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 455 on 05/08/2018
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Baltimore Convention Facility - Operating Deficits and Capital Improvement Reserve Fund [SB-400]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Tourism ]
Extending the period during which the Maryland Stadium Authority and Baltimore City must contribute certain amounts to the annual operating deficits of the Baltimore Convention facility and $200,000 each year to a capital improvement reserve fund; and extending to December 31, 2029, the date after which Baltimore City is solely responsible for all operating deficits and capital improvements for the Baltimore Convention facility.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 851 on 05/26/2018
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Public Utilities - Apartment Houses and Commercial Buildings - Service Charges [SB-397]
[Energy ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the amount of an additional service charge to the lesser of the actual cost or $5 that an owner, an operator, or a manager of an apartment house, an office building, or a shopping center may collect to cover certain administrative costs of installing submetering equipment for each dwelling unit or commercial rental unit that is not individually metered for gas or electricity, allocating the cost of each unit's consumption, and billing the cost to each unit; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John C Astle
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Video Lottery Terminals - Minority Business Participation Goals - Sunset Extension [SB-383]
[Gaming ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Providing that a certain applicant or licensee is subject to a certain minority business participation goal established by the Special Secretary for the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs; requiring a certain certification agency, in consultation with the General Assembly and the Office of the Attorney General, to study the Minority Business Enterprise Program to evaluate the program's compliance with certain requirements and to report to the Legislative Policy Committee by December 14, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 336 on 04/24/2018
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More Jobs for Marylanders Act 2.0 [SB-305]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the definition of "qualified distressed county" by altering certain income levels in the definition and renaming it to be "Tier I county"; altering the scope of eligible projects for which a business entity may apply to enroll in the More Jobs for Marylanders Program; altering the types of businesses authorized to receive certain credits and benefits under the Program; authorizing a certain county to select certain activities for eligibility for the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2018
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Minority Business Enterprises - Required Regulations - Liquidated Damages Prohibition [SB-251]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring regulations adopted by the Board of Public Works to prohibit a unit from assessing liquidated damages for certain contracts for which a certain minority business enterprise was named on a participation schedule or named on a participation schedule and qualified based on a certain code; and providing that existing obligations or contract rights may not be impaired by the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 482 on 05/08/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Hollins Market [SB-241]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $2,000,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of the War Horse Cities Community Development Corporation, Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of Hollins Market, located in Baltimore City; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Robinson
Hearing 3/10 At 4:00 P.m. on 03/10/2018
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Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - EMAGE Center [SB-240]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing the creation of a State Debt not to exceed $250,000, the proceeds to be used as a grant to the Board of Directors of CityWide Youth Development Inc. for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvement, and capital equipping of the EMAGE Center facility, located in Baltimore City; providing for disbursement of the loan proceeds, subject to a requirement that the grantee provide and expend a matching fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Robinson
Hearing 3/10 At 4:00 P.m. on 03/10/2018
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Adult Correctional Institutions – Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship Pilot Program [SB-237]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Correctional Education Council, in collaboration with the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning and the Director of Education and Workforce Skills Training for Correctional Institutions in the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, to develop and implement, on or before July 1, 2019, a financial literacy and entrepreneurship pilot program with curriculum to be offered as part of certain transition training to certain inmates in the Division of Correction; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger P. Manno
Hearing 4/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/04/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
State Board of Education - Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship Curriculum - Development and Implementation [SB-236]
[Education ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requiring the State Board of Education to develop curriculum content for a semester-long high school elective course in financial literacy and entrepreneurship; and authorizing each county board of education to implement the curriculum content beginning in the 2018-2019 school year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Robinson
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2018
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Cybersecurity Incentive Tax Credits [SB-228]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Investments ]
Altering the eligibility criteria for the cybersecurity investment incentive tax credit to provide the credit to a qualified investor in a qualified Maryland cybersecurity company rather than providing the credit to the company; authorizing certain buyers of certain technology to claim a credit against the State income tax for certain costs; providing that the credit may not exceed $2,000,000 in taxable year 2018 and $4,000,000 in taxable year 2019; requiring the Secretary of Commerce to award 25% of the credits to certain buyers; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 578 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Small Business Fairness Act of 2018 [SB-227]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Food ]
Requiring certain retail trade and food services corporations to compute Maryland taxable income using a certain method; requiring, subject to regulations, certain groups of retail trade and food services corporations to file a combined income tax return reflecting the aggregate income tax liability of all the members of the group; requiring the Comptroller to report to the General Assembly by March 31 each year an estimate of the total additional tax review resulting from the combined reporting method; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 1/30 At 1:30 P.m. on 01/30/2018
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Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2018 [SB-187]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Taxes ]
[Inflation ]
Authorizing or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; requiring that any increase in judicial salary be included in the portion of the budget bill relating to the judiciary department; establishing the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education Fund to assist in providing a world-class education to Maryland students; requiring the Commission to make recommendations regarding inflationary indices to be used in certain formulas; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas V. Miller
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 10 on 04/05/2018
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City of Annapolis - Alcoholic Beverages - Bookstore License [SB-150]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
Establishing a bookstore beer and wine license in the City of Annapolis; authorizing the Board of License Commissioners to issue the license to a certain establishment; specifying that the license authorizes the license holder to sell beer and wine to a bookstore customer for on-premises consumption during a public lecture, reading, discussion, or similar bookstore event; prohibiting the average daily receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages at the bookstore from exceeding 17% of average daily receipts; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John C Astle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 674 on 05/15/2018
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Task Force to Investigate the Challenges of and Opportunities for Minorities in Business - Report and Sunset Extension [SB-1230]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Altering the date to December 31, 2018, rather than 2017, by which the Task Force to Investigate the Challenges of and Opportunities for Minority Business is required to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly; and extending the termination date of the Task Force for an additional year to June 30, 2019.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara A. Robinson
First Reading Senate Rules on 03/01/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Agriculture - Industrial Hemp Pilot Program - Establishment [SB-1201]
[Agriculture ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
Establishing an Industrial Hemp Pilot Program to authorize and facilitate the research of industrial hemp and any aspect of growing, cultivating, harvesting, processing, manufacturing, transporting, marketing, or selling industrial hemp for agricultural, industrial, or commercial purposes; requiring the Department of Agriculture to certify and register a site that will be used to grow or cultivate industrial hemp; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Carter Conway
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 476 on 05/08/2018