Economic And Community Development
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Economic Development - Maryland Technology Infrastructure Program [SB-270]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
Establishing the Maryland Technology Infrastructure Program in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to facilitate strategic planning, manage a Maryland Technology Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure Authority in the Corporation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/13/2020
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Economic Development - Maryland Technology Infrastructure Program [HB-343]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
Establishing the Maryland Technology Infrastructure Program in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to facilitate strategic planning, manage a Maryland Technology Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure Authority in the Corporation; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Arts Capital Grant Program [SB-287]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Maryland Arts Capital Grant Program to provide grants for the expansion of, the renovation of, or major repairs to a facility operated by a certain eligible organization; requiring the Governor, for fiscal years 2022 through 2027, to include $3,000,000 for the Program in the State budget; requiring the establishment of a competitive application process and a quantitative system to evaluate each application; prohibiting an organization from receiving a grant for a single project that exceeds $1,000,000 in any fiscal year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Referred Appropriations on 03/12/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Building Opportunity Act of 2020 [HB-338]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Maryland Stadium Authority, on approval by the Board of Public Works, to issue bonds to finance the construction of or improvements to certain public school facilities; establishing the Building Opportunity Financing Fund and the Building Opportunity Facilities Fund; exempting certain public school construction projects that use alternative financing methods from certain requirements; expanding certain provisions relating to financing and funding public school construction projects to apply statewide; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Hearing Canceled on 02/13/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Charles County - Tax Increment Financing and Special Taxing Districts [HB-345]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Infrastructure ]
Authorizing Charles County to use the proceeds from the issuance of certain tax increment financing bonds for convention centers, conference centers, or visitors' centers, to maintain infrastructure improvements at the centers, and to market development district facilities; making certain financing, refinancing, and reimbursement contingent on the review and approval of the Board of County Commissioners of Charles County; authorizing Charles County to establish minority participation goals for development projects; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 175 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Clean Energy Jobs - Workforce Development - Scope [SB-224]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Funding ]
Altering the scope of apprenticeship and training programs that may receive certain support through the Clean Energy Workforce Account from the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund for clean energy industry development; providing that $750,000 from the Fund be designated for the recruitment of individuals, including veterans and formerly incarcerated individuals, to the pre-apprenticeship jobs training programs and the registered apprenticeship jobs training programs beginning in fiscal year 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 410 on 05/08/2020
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Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services [HB-206]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Immigration ]
Authorizing a certain unaccompanied minor in need of shelter to consent to shelter and supportive services under certain circumstances; authorizing an unaccompanied minor who is a parent to consent to shelter and supportive services for the minor's child; requiring a certain service provider to contact a parent, a guardian, or an adult relative of an unaccompanied minor within 72 hours; requiring a service provider to develop procedures to screen staff members who work with minors including a criminal history check; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 108 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
End Ineffective Business Subsidies Act of 2020 [HB-223]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
[Finance ]
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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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services [SB-207]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Immigration ]
Authorizing a certain unaccompanied minor in need of shelter to consent to shelter and supportive services under certain circumstances; authorizing an unaccompanied minor who is a parent to consent to shelter and supportive services for the minor's child; requiring a certain service provider to contact a parent, a guardian, or an adult relative of an unaccompanied minor within 72 hours; requiring a service provider to develop procedures to screen staff members who work with minors including a criminal history check; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 109 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Baltimore Regional Neighborhood Initiative Program - Eligible Organizations - Alteration of Geographic Boundaries [HB-160]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Housing ]
Expanding the eligibility requirements for the Baltimore Regional Neighborhood Initiative Program to include community development organizations serving a neighborhood or set of neighborhoods outside the Interstate 695 beltway if the organization's revitalization strategy includes a sustainable community that is contiguous with a neighborhood or set of neighborhoods that are adjacent to Interstate 695.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/04 At 2:00 P.m. on 01/17/2020
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As introduced, enacts the "Healthy Food Financing Act." - Amends TCA Title 4. [SB-1619]
[Food ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
As introduced, enacts the "Healthy Food Financing Act." - Amends TCA Title 4.
Sponsored by: Sen. Todd Gardenhire
Recommended For Passage, Refer To Senate Finance, Ways, And Means Committee on 02/25/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Arts and Culture Capital Grant Program [HB-127]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Maryland Arts and Culture Capital Grant Program to provide grants for the expansion of, the renovation of, or major repairs to a facility operated by a certain eligible organization; requiring the Governor, in fiscal years 2022 through 2027, to include $10,000,000 for the Program in the budget; requiring the establishment of a competitive application process and a quantitative system to evaluate each application; limiting to no more than $1,000,000 a grant to any organization for a single project; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Hearing Canceled on 01/17/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Maryland Technology Internship Program - Qualifications for Participation - Alterations [HB-79]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
Expanding the definition of "technology-based business" to include a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of the Maryland Technology Internship Program; and altering from 3.0 to 2.5 the cumulative grade point average that a certain individual must maintain or have maintained during a certain academic year to qualify for participation in the Maryland Technology Internship Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 02/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Economic Development - Opportunity Zone Incentives - Alteration of the More Jobs for Marylanders and Opportunity Zone Enhancement Programs [SB-122]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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, 2022, the time for which enhancements under the Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program are applicable; limiting eligibility for certain Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program benefits to investments in biotechnology and cybersecurity companies established in opportunity zones by March 1, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Economic Development - Opportunity Zone Incentives - Alteration of the More Jobs for Marylanders and Opportunity Zone Enhancement Programs [HB-45]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Built to Learn Act of 2020 [SB-1]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring or authorizing, under certain circumstances, the Maryland Stadium Authority to contract for, manage, and oversee certain public school facility projects; authorizing the Prince George's County government and Board of Education to enter into a certain public-private partnership to enhance the delivery of public school construction projects in the county; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2020, to include in the annual budget certain supplemental funding to be used for certain educational purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Built to Learn Act of 2020 [HB-1]
[Education ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring or authorizing, under certain circumstances, the Maryland Stadium Authority to contract for, manage, and oversee certain public school facility projects; authorizing the Prince George's County government and Board of Education to enter into a certain public-private partnership to enhance the delivery of public school construction projects in the county; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2020, to include in the annual budget certain supplemental funding to be used for certain educational purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 20 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland Neighborhood Revitalization Funding [SB-85]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring that, in fiscal years 2022 through 2031, the Governor include in the annual budget bill or the capital budget bill at least $235,000,000 for certain eligible community development programs; providing that, subject to a certain requirement, the Governor's appropriation may include funds required to be appropriated under other provisions of law; and requiring that certain funds are used for certain purposes and distributed in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
First Reading Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs And Budget And Taxation on 01/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Partnership for Workforce Quality Program - Alterations [SB-26]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[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; increasing from 60% to 80% the minimum percentage of the money available to the Program that must be reserved for certain employers and, for those employers, increasing from 150 to 500 the maximum number of employees based in the State; and establishing that a maximum of $200,000 of the money available to the Program may be provided to a certain employer.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/20/2020
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As introduced, requires that a nonbinding referendum election be held before property tax or sales and use tax revenue is used to service debt on a professional sports team's stadium. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 64 and Title 67. [SB-1476]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Sports ]
[Economic Development ]
[Elections ]
[Funding ]
As introduced, requires that a nonbinding referendum election be held before property tax or sales and use tax revenue is used to service debt on a professional sports team's stadium. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 64 and Title 67.
Sponsored by: Sen. Todd Gardenhire
Placed On Senate Finance, Ways, And Means Committee Calendar For 4/24/2018 on 04/24/2018