Economic And Community Development
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland - Funding [SB-805]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
Increasing, to $125,000, the amount of money that the county commissioners of Calvert County, Charles County, and St. Mary's County are required to appropriate each year for the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland to foster cooperative planning and development in the region.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 192 on 05/08/2020
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Electric Generation - Transition From Fossil Fuels - Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rate and Transition Account [SB-887]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
Prohibiting the carbon dioxide emissions rate for certain affected electric generating units from exceeding a certain amount; establishing the Fossil Fuel Community Transition Account to provide grants to certain individuals and communities; requiring the Department of Commerce to establish certain policies and procedures for the administration of the Account; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to use the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund to provide funding for the Account; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/05/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Economic Development - Advanced Clean Energy and Clean Energy Innovation Investments and Initiatives [SB-739]
[Economic Development ]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
Altering references to the term "clean energy" to be "advanced clean energy" for purposes of certain provisions of law concerning the Maryland Clean Energy Center and the Maryland Energy Innovation Institute; altering certain findings of the General Assembly, the purposes of certain provisions of law concerning the development of clean energy industries in the State, and the purposes, powers, and duties of the Center and Institute to include certain actions supporting clean energy innovation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Economic Development - Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Revision [SB-747]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Revising, restating, and recodifying the laws of the State relating to the Maryland Technology Development Corporation; making certain technical and stylistic changes; providing for the construction of the Act; authorizing the publisher of the Annotated Code to make certain corrections in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 580 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Workgroup on Funding for a Low- or No-Interest Mortgage Program [HB-815]
[Housing ]
[Finance ]
[Real Estate ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
Establishing the Workgroup on Funding for a Low- or No-Interest Mortgage Program within the Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness; providing for the composition of the Workgroup; requiring the Workgroup to explore options for providing State funding to provide low- or no-interest mortgages for families that spend not less than 30% of income on housing and that do not make more than a set amount of income, and to explore similar low- or no-interest mortgage programs in other jurisdictions; etc.
Sponsored by: Jnt.
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Montgomery County - Housing Opportunities Commission - Contracting Out Services - Requirements MC 21-20 [HB-809]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering the applicability of certain laws concerning a service contract that is solicited by the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County under certain circumstances; prohibiting the Executive Director of the Montgomery Commission from certifying that the Montgomery Commission has complied with certain laws unless the Montgomery Commission has demonstrated that the benefits of a service outweigh any adverse impact on employees, residents, and the public based on a certain impact analysis; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 02/24/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Housing and Community Development - Affordable Housing Development Credit Program [SB-715]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Affordable Housing Development Credit Program within the Division of Development Finance of the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide certain owners of certain low-income housing projects certain tax credits for a certain number of years; authorizing an owner or a developer of a low-income housing project to submit a certain application to the Department to enroll in the Program on or after July 1, 2020, but before July 1, 2023; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Hearing Canceled on 02/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Incentive Programs for Hiring and Retraining - List [HB-835]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to develop a list of any federal or State incentive programs available to an employer who hires and trains formerly incarcerated individuals; and requiring the Department to make the list available on the main page of the Department's website.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dalya Attar
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 336 on 05/08/2020
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Task Force on the Tourism Industry in Maryland [SB-707]
[Tourism ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing the Task Force on the Tourism Industry in Maryland to review the need for additional funding, training, and other resources necessary to increase diversity and inclusion in the tourism industry in the State; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2022; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing Canceled on 03/16/2020
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Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program - Eligibility - Lead-Based Paint Affected Properties [SB-713]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Property Tax ]
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, certain information on the performance of certain lead hazard reduction activities; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 255 on 05/08/2020
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Montgomery County - Housing Opportunities Commission - Alterations MC 02-20 [HB-800]
[Housing ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Community Development ]
[Data Privacy ]
Requiring the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County to prepare written minutes of each meeting, stream live video of its open meetings, publish certain information on financial reports and audits on its website before December 15 each year, and develop and operate a searchable website under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 330 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Partnership for Workforce Quality Program - Alterations [HB-851]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Education ]
Expanding the purpose of the Partnership for Workforce Quality Program and the eligible uses of grants under the Program to include training for new employees; providing that at least 60% of the money available is reserved for employers with 150 or fewer employees in the State, and up to 20% of the available money is for employers with more than 150 but less than 500 employees; establishing that a maximum of $200,000 of the money available may be provided to an employer with 500 employees based in the State under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Rereferred To Finance on 03/14/2020
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Workgroup on Funding for a Low- or No-Interest Mortgage Program [SB-568]
[Housing ]
[Finance ]
[Real Estate ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
Establishing the Workgroup on Funding for a Low- or No-Interest Mortgage Program within the Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness; providing for the composition of the Workgroup; requiring the Workgroup to explore options for providing State funding to provide low- or no-interest mortgages for families that spend not less than 30% of income on housing and that do not make more than a set amount of income, and to explore similar low- or no-interest mortgage programs in other jurisdictions; etc.
Sponsored by: Jnt.
Referred Appropriations on 03/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Economic Development - Maryland Technology Partnership Program [SB-602]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
Establishing the Maryland Technology Partnership Program in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to facilitate strategic planning, manage a Maryland Technology Partnership Fund, and coordinate economic development service delivery; requiring the Corporation, under certain circumstances, to award capital and operating financial assistance from the Fund to support certain purposes; establishing the Maryland Technology Partnership Authority in the Corporation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2020
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Maryland Small Business Innovation Research Technical Assistance Program - Establishment [SB-583]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Maryland Small Business Innovation Research Technical Assistance Program in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation; to provide technical assistance to small businesses in the State seeking grants under certain federal programs; requiring small businesses to meet certain qualifications for participation in the Program; authorizing the Corporation, in accordance with certain provisions of law, to procure a nonprofit organization located in the State to provide services under the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 232 on 05/08/2020
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As introduced, enacts the "Healthy Food Financing Act." - Amends TCA Title 4. [HB-2109]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
As introduced, enacts the "Healthy Food Financing Act." - Amends TCA Title 4.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Cooper
Taken Off Notice For Cal In S/c Public Health Subcommittee Of Health Committee on 05/27/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Economic Development - Community Development Fund [HB-606]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Housing ]
Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 to the Community Development Fund in the Department of Housing and Community Development starting in fiscal year 2022.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Appropriations; Withdrawn on 02/24/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Economic Development Programs - Data Collection and Tracking - Minority Business Enterprises [SB-499]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 195 on 05/08/2020
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Small Business Development Center Network Fund - Minimum Appropriation [SB-493]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
Increasing the required minimum appropriation for the Small Business Development Center Network Fund from $950,000 to $1,150,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/07/2020
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Charles County - Tax Increment Financing and Special Taxing Districts [SB-431]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Tourism ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Authorizing Charles County to use the proceeds from the issuance of certain tax increment financing bonds for convention centers, conference centers, or visitor's centers, to maintain infrastructure improvements at the centers, and to market development districts facilities and other improvements in the Waldorf Urban Redevelopment Corridor; making certain financing, refinancing, and reimbursement contingent on review and approval of the Board of County Commissioners of Charles County; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 174 on 05/08/2020