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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Income Tax Credit – Individuals Working in STEM Fields – Student Loan Payments [SB-413]
Authorizing a credit against the State income tax for certain individuals with outstanding student loan debt during the taxable year if the debt was incurred to attend an institution of higher education, an associate, bachelor's, graduate, or postgraduate degree was obtained, and the individual is employed full-time by a Maryland-based employer in a certain field; authorizing certain individuals, on or before December 1 each year, to apply for the credit; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing Canceled on 02/10/2020
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Sales and Use Tax and Personal Property Tax - Exemptions - Data Centers [SB-397]
Providing an exemption from the sales and use tax for certain sales of certain qualified data center personal property for use at certain qualified data centers under certain circumstances; requiring an individual or a corporation to apply to the Department of Commerce for an exemption certificate for the exemption; authorizing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to reduce or eliminate the assessment of certain personal property used in certain qualified data centers; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 640 on 05/08/2020
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Income Tax – Business and Economic Development Tax Credits – Termination, Alteration, and Evaluation [HB-565]
Repealing certain provisions of law authorizing and governing a credit against the State income tax for certain expenses incurred for certain cellulosic ethanol technology research and development activities; prohibiting the Secretary of Commerce from designating or expanding certain enterprise zones and focus areas; requiring the Department of Legislative Services to conduct an evaluation of a State tax credit, exemption, or preference, or an aspect of a State tax credit, exemption, or preferences, under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Referred Budget And Taxation on 03/15/2020
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Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program - Eligibility - Lead-Based Paint Affected Properties [HB-566]
Altering the information required to be provided to the Department of Commerce in order to qualify for certain tax credit enhancements under the Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program to include, with respect to certain qualified opportunity zone business property, a detailed plan for the performance of certain lead hazard reduction activities; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 254 on 05/08/2020
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Economic Development Programs - Data Collection and Tracking - Minority Business Enterprises [HB-404]
Requiring the Department of Commerce in a certain annual report on economic development programs to include information for minority business enterprises on the number of enterprises that received assistance from each economic development program and the percentage of assistance distributed to each minority business enterprise from each economic development program compared to the total assistance distributed from each economic development program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 194 on 05/08/2020
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End Ineffective Business Subsidies Act of 2020 [HB-223]
Prohibiting the Secretary of Commerce from designating or expanding certain enterprise zones and focus areas on or after June 1, 2020; providing for the termination of the One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credit Program on January 1, 2022; applying the Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program to taxable years 2019 through 2021; prohibiting the Department of Commerce from issuing tax credit certificates to certain investors in certain biotechnology companies on or after January 1, 2022; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Hearing Canceled on 01/29/2020
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Economic Development - Opportunity Zone Incentives - Alteration of the More Jobs for Marylanders and Opportunity Zone Enhancement Programs [HB-45]
Altering certain terms relating to eligibility for benefits under the More Jobs for Marylanders and Opportunity Zone Enhancement programs; altering, to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018, but before January 1, 2027, the time for which enhancements under the Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program are applicable; limiting eligibility for certain benefits to investments in biotechnology and cybersecurity companies newly established or expanded into opportunity zones on or after March 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 38 on 05/08/2020
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Economic Development - Opportunity Zone Incentives - Alteration of the More Jobs for Marylanders and Opportunity Zone Enhancement Programs [HB-45]
Altering certain terms relating to eligibility for benefits under the More Jobs for Marylanders and Opportunity Zone Enhancement programs; altering, to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018, but before January 1, 2027, the time for which enhancements under the Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program are applicable; limiting eligibility for certain benefits to investments in biotechnology and cybersecurity companies newly established or expanded into opportunity zones on or after March 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 38 on 05/08/2020
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Employee Ownership Trusts [HB-1638]
Authorizing the creation of employee ownership trusts; providing for the exclusive purpose of an employee ownership trust; requiring the trustee of an employee ownership trust to carry out the express terms and purposes of the trust; providing, under specified circumstances, for the distribution of the principal or income of an employee ownership trust; authorizing specified tax benefits, procurement preferences, loan guarantees, and promotion activities to encourage the creation of employee ownership arrangements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Haynes
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/02/2017
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Income Tax - Corporate Headquarters Investment and Job Retention Tax Credit [SB-1142]
Authorizing a qualified business entity operating an eligible corporate headquarters project to claim a specified credit against the State income tax; requiring the Department of Commerce to certify a business entity as a qualified business entity within 60 days of receiving a specified application; providing that a project is eligible for designation by the Department as an eligible tax credit project under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/15/2017
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Department of Commerce - Employment in the State's Defense Industry - Army Alliance Study [HB-1586]
Requiring the Department of Commerce, in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, to conduct a study on employment in the State's defense industry; specifying the minimum requirements of the study; requiring the Department of Commerce to consult with specified entities; requiring the Department of Commerce to report, on or before December 31, 2017, to the General Assembly on the findings of the study; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Ann Lisanti
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/20/2017
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State Finance and Procurement - Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprises - Definitions and Penalties [SB-1084]
Defining "veteran" and altering the definition of "veteran-owned small business enterprise" for the purpose of specified provisions of law relating to the structure of a unit's procurement procedures; and authorizing specified penalties to be applied to a person that willfully misrepresents a business as a veteran-owned small business enterprise.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Waugh
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 709 on 05/25/2017
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Make Office Vacancies Extinct Program [HB-1464]
Establishing the Make Office Vacancies Extinct Program in the Department of Commerce; providing that the purposes of the Program is to encourage the location of new businesses in the State in counties with a support program to reduce office space vacancies; establishing qualifications for participation in the Program; authorizing the Program to provide for specified grants to specified businesses on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to a specified limitation; establishing a Make Office Vacancies Extinct Matching Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Barkley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 846 on 05/27/2017
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Task Force to Study the Feasibility of Building a Maryland Inclusive Maritime Facility [HB-1378]
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Feasibility of Building a Maryland Inclusive Maritime Facility; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study the feasibility of building a sustainable and inclusive maritime facility that includes specified features; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or before January 31, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/10/2017
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Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program and Fund - Bridge Loans [HB-1517]
Renaming the Maryland Not-For-Profit Development Center Program and the Maryland Not-For-Profit Development Center Program Fund to be the Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program and the Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program Fund; establishing the Nonprofit, Interest-Free, Micro Bridge Loan (NIMBL) Account within the Fund; authorizing the Governor to transfer specified funds by June 30, 2017, to the NIMBL Account; requiring the Department of Commerce to submit a specified report on the bridge loans by December 31, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl Glenn
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2018
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Economic Development - Job Creation Tax Credit - Alteration [HB-1052]
Altering the definitions of "qualified position" and "State priority funding area" for purposes of the job creation tax credit program; requiring the Department of Commerce to certify the amount of the tax credit for which a qualified business entity is eligible; altering the calculation of the credits earned under the program; prohibiting the Department from certifying tax credits in a taxable year in excess of $4,000,000; applying the Act to job creation tax credits certified after December 31, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/10/2017
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Department of Commerce - Employment in the State's Defense Industry - Army Alliance Study [SB-1019]
Requiring the Department of Commerce, in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, to conduct a study on employment in the State's defense industry; specifying the minimum requirements of the study; requiring the Department of Commerce to consult with specified entities; requiring the Department of Commerce to report, on or before December 31, 2017, to the General Assembly on the findings of the study; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 4/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/06/2017
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One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credits - Business Incubators, Enterprise Zones, and Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zones [HB-1007]
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 a specified aggregate number of 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 to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carolyn Howard
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017
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Department of the Environment - End-of-Life Management of Mattresses - Study [HB-1070]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to study, identify, and make recommendations regarding specified matters that relate to the end-of-life management of mattresses in the State; requiring the Department to consult with specified State agencies and specified persons in carrying out specified activities; and requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2017.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/18/2017
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Procurement - Nondiscrimination Clauses and State Policy Prohibiting Discrimination [SB-971]
Altering the requirements for a specified nondiscrimination clause that prohibits specified discrimination by a contractor against an employee or applicant for employment; requiring the Maryland Commission on civil rights, in conjunction with the Department of Commerce, to study strategies for increasing the diversity on boards of directors of for-profit and nonprofit entities in Maryland and report the findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/22/2017