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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone Program – Alterations [SB-778]
Expanding the purposes of the Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone Program; establishing the Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone Fund in the Department of Commerce to finance certain rental assistance to business entities located in RISE zones; prohibiting the Secretary of Commerce from approving a RISE zone the geographic area of which exceeds 500 acres; altering eligibility for tax incentives that a business entity that locates in a RISE zone may receive; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 207 on 05/18/2021
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Small Business COVID–19 Relief Act of 2021 [SB-772]
Establishing the Maryland COVID-19 Emergency Loan Program in the Department of Commerce to provide working capital to assist Maryland for-profit small businesses, the operators of which have been disrupted due to COVID-19, and offer interim relief complementing actions with those of businesses' banks, business interruption insurance, and financial partners; authorizing the Department of Commerce to issue loans to certain eligible small businesses under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing Canceled on 02/19/2021
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Department of Commerce – COVID–19 Business Relief Distribution – Reporting [SB-753]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Commerce to submit to the House Appropriations and the Senate Budget and Taxations Committees a report containing demographic information, including race, age, gender, and socioeconomic status, of each recipient of COVID-19 business relief in the State such as small business relief and other financial assistance intended to address the economic impact of COVID-19 within 30 days after enactment of the Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/18/2021
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Clean Water Commerce Act of 2021 [HB-993]
Authorizing funds in the Bay Restoration Fund to be used for the costs associated with the purchase of certain nutrient load reductions, not to exceed $10,000,000 per year in fiscal years 2020 through 2030 inclusive; requiring certain regulations to be adopted in a certain manner and in accordance with certain requirements; requiring the load reductions purchased under the Act to be consistent with certain accounting procedures and purchased through a certain procurement approach; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/01/2021
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Economic Development – Small Business Financing – Loan Loss Reserve (Maryland Capital Access Program) [HB-829]
Establishing a Capital Access Program in the Department of Commerce for the purpose of stimulating opportunities for small businesses that may have difficulty in obtaining business financing to have access to credit by establishing a loan loss reserve program; specifying that certain loans qualify under the Program; requiring a lender to enroll a qualifying loan not more than 30 days after the date of the first disbursement; authorizing a lender to enroll all or a portion of a qualifying loan in an amount not more than $250,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Lierman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 704 on 05/30/2021
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Economic Development - Enterprise Zone Program - Alterations [HB-805]
Altering the circumstances under which the Secretary of Commerce may designate an area as an enterprise zone to include an area identified in the master plan of a county as a priority area, a designated area for future growth, or a priority area for neighborhood or commercial revitalization; prohibiting the Secretary from designating a new enterprise zone or granting an expansion of an existing enterprise zone under certain circumstances; altering a certain limitation on the area by which an existing enterprise zone may be expanded; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julie Palakovich Carr
First Reading Ways And Means on 01/29/2021
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Transforming Manufacturing in a Digital Economy Workgroup (Making It in Maryland) [HB-658]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study the Transformation of Manufacturing in Maryland's Emerging Digital Economy; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Workgroup; requiring the Workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding certain matters relating to the State's current and future workforce and emerging digital economy; requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim report and a final report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2021, and December 1, 2022, respectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 581 on 05/30/2021
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Transforming Manufacturing in a Digital Economy Workgroup (Making It in Maryland) [SB-444]
Establishing the Workgroup to Study the Transformation of Manufacturing in Maryland's Emerging Digital Economy; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Workgroup; requiring the Workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding certain matters relating to the State's current and future workforce and emerging digital economy; requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim report and a final report to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2021, and December 1, 2022, respectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chris West
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 582 on 05/30/2021
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Early Childhood Education - Child Care Provider Support Grant Program (The Child Care Provider Support Act) [HB-608]
Establishing the Child Care Provider Support Grant Program to provide funds to eligible grantees to help support the operations of child care centers; requiring the Department of Commerce, in consultation with the State Department of Education, to implement and administer the Grant Program and, in consultation with certain industry leaders or advisory groups, to adopt certain regulations; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $25,000,000 for the Grant Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Solomon
Hearing 2/05 At 1:30 P.m. (ways And Means) on 01/23/2021
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Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program – Nonprofit, Interest–Free, Micro Bridge Loan (NIMBL) Account – Funding [SB-376]
Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $250,000 for fiscal year 2023 for the Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program Fund within the Department of Commerce to be used for loans made under the Nonprofit, Interest-Free, Micro Bridge Loan Account.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Favorable Report By Appropriations on 04/12/2021
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Minority Participation in the Alcoholic Beverages Industry - Study [HB-422]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to conduct a study of the participation of minority-owned businesses in the alcoholic beverages industry in the State; providing for the inclusion of certain issues in the study; requiring the Office to conduct the study in consultation and cooperation with certain agencies and interests; requiring the Office to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2022; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Darryl Barnes
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 03/11/2021
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Economic Development – Research and Development Tax Credit – Alterations [SB-196]
Establishing that the purpose of the Research and Development Tax Credit Program is to foster increased research activities and expenditures in Maryland; increasing the amount of research and development tax credits that the Department of Commerce may approve for applicants that are not small businesses to $8,500,000; requiring the Department of Commerce to reserve $3,500,000 of the total amount of research and development credits that the Department may approve in a calendar year for small businesses; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 114 on 04/13/2021
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Department of the Environment – Office of Recycling – Recycling Market Development [HB-164]
Requiring the Office of Recycling in the Department of the Environment to promote the development of markets for recycled materials and products in the State; requiring the Office to evaluate the availability of certain markets and identify businesses in the State that use recycled materials; requiring the annual Maryland solid waste management and diversion report to be submitted to the General Assembly by September 1, 2022, and each year thereafter, and include certain activities; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 1/15 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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Income Tax - Angel Investor Tax Credit Program [HB-360]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for 50% of an investment made in a qualified innovation business, not to exceed $50,000, or $100,000 for a qualified investor that is a married couple filing jointly or a pass-through entity; requiring a qualified investor to meet certain requirements in order to be eligible for the credit; requiring the Department of Commerce to administer the credit; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020; establishing the Maryland Angel Investor Tax Credit Reserve Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Lierman
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/22/2021
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State and Local Government and Public Institutions of Higher Education - Teleworking [HB-73]
Establishing the Office of Telework Assistance in the Department of Commerce to establish best practices for telework policies; establishing the Business Telework Assistance Grant Program to assist businesses in implementing telework policies; requiring each governing body of a county or municipality to establish telework programs; requiring the State Court Administrator, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and the presidents of public institutions of higher education to establish telework programs and guidelines; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 696 on 05/30/2021
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Income Tax - Theatrical Production Tax Credit [SB-171]
Allowing certain theatrical production entities to claim a credit against the State income tax for certain costs incurred for certain theatrical productions within the State; making the credit refundable under certain circumstances; requiring an entity to apply to the Department of Commerce to be a qualified theatrical production entity; requiring that to qualify for the credit certain estimated costs incurred in the State must exceed $100,000; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Hearing 1/20 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/22/2021
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Department of Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation - Established [HB-62]
Establishing the Department of Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation to assist units of State government in identifying and evaluating qualified minority business enterprises to help achieve the objective for greater use of minority business enterprises; establishing the Department in the Executive Branch; transferring authority over from the Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority; transferring the responsibilities of the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business affairs to the Department; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jazz Lewis
Hearing 1/28 At 1:30 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Department of Housing and Community Development - Office of Statewide Broadband - Established (Digital Connectivity Act of 2021) [HB-97]
Establishing the Office of Statewide Broadband in the Department of Housing and Community Development to ensure that every resident of the State is supported by high-quality broadband Internet service at an affordable price and has the tools necessary to use and take advantage of the Internet; requiring the Office to develop, by July 1, 2022, a statewide plan to ensure all State residents can connect to reliable broadband Internet by December 31, 2026; establishing the Digital Inclusion Fund to support capacity building in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/28/2021
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Use of Gaming Proceeds - Studies [SB-45]
Requiring certain units of State government, in coordination with the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency, to conduct certain studies on the distribution and use of local impact grants, the use of the Problem Gambling Fund, and the use of video lottery proceeds distributed to the Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Account; and requiring certain units of State government to report their findings to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2021.
Sponsored by: Sen. Obie Patterson
Hearing 1/20 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/22/2021
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Department of Information Technology - Office of Broadband and Joint Committee on Broadband [HB-43]
Altering the uses of the Rural Broadband Assistance Fund; establishing the Office of Broadband in the Department of Information Technology to assist local jurisdictions in improving access to high-speed internet; requiring the Office to coordinate with certain Executive Branch agencies and stakeholders; establishing the Joint Committee on Broadband to ensure that local jurisdictions in the State are able to expand access to high-speed internet and make recommendations for new laws, programs, and services needed to support the expansion; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/31/2021