Commerce And Business
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Cyber Maryland Program - Revisions [SB-241]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
Transferring the Cyber Maryland Program from the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to the Maryland Department of Labor; altering the duties of the Program; altering the purposes for which the Cyber Maryland Fund may be used; repealing certain funding requirements related to the Program; and altering the membership of the Cyber Maryland Board.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Hearing 1/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/14/2025
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Local Comprehensive Planning and State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy - Planning Principles [SB-266]
[Environmental ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
Providing certain planning principles that are collectively intended to create sustainable communities and to protect the environment utilizing active public participation; altering the State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy to consist of planning principles for advancing sustainable growth in the State; and requiring the publisher of the Annotated Code of Maryland, along with the Department of Legislative Services, to correct cross-references and terminology in the Code that are rendered incorrect by the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Education, Energy, and the Environment
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 64 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Law - Fraud - Conveyance, Lease, or Possession of Residential Real Property [HB-202]
[Crime ]
[Real Estate ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Prohibiting the intentional fraudulent sale, conveyance, or lease or attempted sale, conveyance, or lease of real property by a person who does not own the real property; prohibiting the acquisition, sale, or conveyance or the attempted acquisition, sale, or conveyance of real property by deception, intimidation, threat, or undue influence; prohibiting a person from possessing or claiming a right to possess residential real property the person does not lawfully possess or own, with the intent to defraud another; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Nawrocki
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Veterans Benefits Matters - Claim Servicers - Prohibitions and Requirements [HB-267]
[Veterans ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing prohibitions and requirements regarding compensation for certain services related to veterans benefits matters; prohibiting a person that is not V.A. accredited from making certain guarantees; providing for the enforcement of the Act under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; and repealing certain advertising and disclosure requirements for veterans benefits services and veterans benefits appeals services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Rogers
Third Reading Passed (123-15) on 03/17/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Drunk Driving - Commercial Driver's Licenses - Disqualification From Driving [HB-189]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to disqualify any individual from driving a commercial motor vehicle for 1 year if the individual, while holding a commercial instructional permit or commercial driver's license, drives or attempts to drive any motor vehicle while the alcohol concentration of the person's blood or breath is 0.08 or greater.
Sponsored by: Rep. Judiciary
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 49 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Horse Industry Board - Breeding Stables and Horse Establishments - Definitions [HB-162]
[Agriculture ]
[Animals ]
Defining the term "breeding stable" as it relates to licensure, inspection, and regulation by the Maryland Horse Industry Board; and altering the definition of "horse establishment" to include a breeding stable.
Sponsored by: Rep. Natalie Ziegler
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterations [SB-4]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the administration and membership of the West North Avenue Development Authority; specifying the powers and duties of the Authority; requiring the Authority to take certain actions regarding the finances of the Authority; exempting the Authority from certain taxation or assessments under certain circumstances; establishing the West North Avenue Development Authority Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; and altering the termination date of the Authority from September 30, 2026 to September 30, 2029.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 216 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Office of the Comptroller and Department of Legislative Services - Maryland Business Taxes - Study [SB-33]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Office of the Comptroller and the Department of Legislative Services to study and make recommendations regarding the State's business tax structure and the imposition of combined reporting; and requiring the Office of the Comptroller and the Department of Legislative Services to report their findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 15, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 01/27/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Supermarkets [SB-131]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
[Food ]
[Economic Development ]
[Real Estate ]
Authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County or of a municipal corporation in Anne Arundel County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the personal property tax imposed on personal property of a supermarket that completes certain construction and is located in a certain food desert retail incentive area; requiring the governing body to designate what constitutes a food desert retail incentive area for purposes of the tax credit; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 176 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Drunk Driving - Commercial Driver's Licenses - Disqualification From Driving [SB-187]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to disqualify any individual from driving a commercial motor vehicle for 1 year if the individual, while holding a commercial instructional permit or commercial driver's license, drives or attempts to drive any motor vehicle while the alcohol concentration of the person's blood or breath is 0.08 or greater.
Sponsored by: Sen. Judicial Proceedings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 50 on 04/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - Income Tax Benefit Transfer Program - Establishment [HB-35]
[Economic Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
Establishing the Income Tax Benefit Transfer Program within the Department of Commerce to allow eligible technology companies in the State with unused amounts of net operating loss subtraction modifications or income tax credits to transfer those tax benefits for use by other business taxpayers in the State to assist in funding expenses incurred by the eligible technology companies in connection with operations in the State; requiring the Department, in consultation with the Comptroller, to administer the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo
Hearing Canceled on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterations [HB-258]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
Altering the administration and membership of the West North Avenue Development Authority; specifying the powers and duties of the Authority, subject to certain limitations; requiring the Authority to take certain actions regarding the finances of the Authority; exempting the Authority from certain taxation or assessments under certain circumstances; establishing the West North Avenue Development Authority Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; altering the termination date of the Authority; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Melissa Wells
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 215 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
United States of America - National Infrastructure Bank [HJR-1]
[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
Urging the U.S. Congress to pass H.R. 4052 to establish a national infrastructure bank to finance urgently needed infrastructure projects.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Hearing 3/03 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - Income Tax Benefit Transfer Program - Establishment [SB-91]
[Economic Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
Establishing the Income Tax Benefit Transfer Program within the Department of Commerce to allow eligible technology companies in the State with unused amounts of net operating loss subtraction modifications or income tax credits to transfer those tax benefits for use by other business taxpayers in the State to assist in funding expenses incurred by the eligible technology companies in connection with operations in the State; requiring the Department, in consultation with the Comptroller, to administer the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Data Center Impact Analysis and Report [SB-116]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Energy ]
[Economic Development ]
[Environmental ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, the Maryland Energy Administration, and the University of Maryland School of Business, in coordination with the Department of Legislative Services, to conduct an analysis of the likely environmental, energy, and economic impacts of data center development in the State; and requiring the Department of Legislative Services to coordinate preparation of the final report to be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly by September 1, 2026.
Sponsored by: Sen. Karen Lewis Young
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Business Regulation - Sale of Local News Organizations - Required Notice [HB-51]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Media and Advertising ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring a local news organization, at least 120 days before the organization is sold, to provide written notice to certain employees affected by the sale, the Maryland Department of Labor, the governing body of the county where the local news organization is located, and certain nonprofit entities in the business of buying local news organizations; prohibiting the sale of a local news organization unless the written notice is provided; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Heather Bagnall
First Reading Economic Matters on 01/08/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - County or Municipal Corporation Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds [HB-97]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
Expanding the acceptable names authorized for an economic development authority established by a county or municipal corporation; expanding the powers of an authority, subject to limitations in the articles of incorporation of the authority; authorizing an authority to issue certain bonds in accordance with certain requirements; expanding the authorized uses of tax increment proceeds; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. (ways And Means) on 01/31/2025
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Protecting Opportunities and Regional Trade (PORT) Act [HB-1526]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
[Unemployment ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Establishing the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Program and the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Fund; authorizing the Secretary of Labor to exempt an individual from the requirement to be actively seeking work for unemployment insurance benefits eligibility; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor and the Department of Commerce to establish certain temporary relief programs to provide assistance to individuals and certain entities impacted by a certain closure of the Port of Baltimore; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert B. Long
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 2 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Maryland Protecting Opportunities and Regional Trade (PORT) Act [SB-1188]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Unemployment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Program and the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Fund to provide tuition assistance to a student who was a dependent or is the surviving spouse of a fallen transportation worker; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor and the Department of Commerce to establish programs to assist individuals and certain entities impacted by the reduced operations of the Port of Baltimore; authorizing the Secretary of Labor to alter certain unemployment eligibility requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 3 on 04/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Department of Commerce - Employer Tax Credit Programs - Alterations and Establishment [HB-1508]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the termination date of the Job Creation Tax Credit Program from 2027 to 2025; providing for the termination date for the One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credit Program on January 1, 2025; establishing the Maryland Jobs Development Tax Credit Program in the Department of Commerce to allow certain qualified business entities to receive credits against the State income tax for creating a certain number of qualified positions or for carrying out a high impact economic development project in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ways and Means
Hearing Canceled on 03/12/2024