Maryland Technology Development Corporation [SB-973]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Ethics ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
Prohibiting specified provisions of the Public Ethics Law from being construed to prohibit a member of the Maryland Technology Corporation Board from being employed by or having a financial interest in a specified entity under specified circumstances; and requiring the Corporation, in consultation with the State Ethics Commission, to adopt specified procedures to govern conflicts of interest.
SB-973: Maryland Technology Development Corporation
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/23/2017
Department of Housing and Community Development - Rental Assistance Programs - Duration of Assistance [SB-813]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Poverty ]
[Human Services ]
Specifying that payments to low-income households by the Secretary of Housing and Community Development through the Rental Allowance Program be made for a minimum of 2 consecutive years, subject to redetermination that the household continues to meet eligibility requirements every 6 months; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development, on or before October 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, to report to specified committees of the General Assembly on the implementation of the Act; etc.
SB-813: Department of Housing and Community Development - Rental Assistance Programs - Duration of Assistance
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/28/2017
Clean Energy - Energy Storage Technology Study [SB-715]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Power Plant Research Program to conduct a study of regulatory reforms and market incentives that may be necessary or beneficial to increase the use of energy storage devices in the State; requiring the Program to consult with specified entities and interests in conducting the study; prohibiting the cost of the study from exceeding $125,000 per fiscal year; requiring the Program to make its final report and recommend policy actions to specified Committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2018; etc.
SB-715: Clean Energy - Energy Storage Technology Study
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/06/2017
Tax Credits - Enterprise Zones, RISE Zones, and Maryland Jobs Development Projects [HB-872]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering from 10 years to 5 years the length of time the designation of an enterprise zone is effective under the enterprise zone tax credit program; altering the tax credit that may be claimed under the Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone program; establishing the Maryland Jobs Development Tax Credit that may be claimed against the income, franchise, and insurance premium taxes; providing for the calculation and refundability of the tax credit; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016; etc.
HB-872: Tax Credits - Enterprise Zones, RISE Zones, and Maryland Jobs Development Projects
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017
Economic Development - County Economic Development Tax Incentives Program and One Maryland Tax Credit [SB-796]
[Economic Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Property Tax ]
Establishing the County Economic Development Tax Incentives Program to encourage businesses to locate and expand in specified counties of the State; providing that after a business is designated as a qualified business, the business is eligible for a specified State property tax exemption, income tax subtraction modification, and sales and use tax exemption; authorizing a county and municipal corporation to provide a specified exemption from the county and municipal corporation property tax; etc.
SB-796: Economic Development - County Economic Development Tax Incentives Program and One Maryland Tax Credit
Sponsored by: Sen. Joan Conway
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
Housing and Community Development - Community Development Program Act [SB-812]
[Community Development ]
[Housing ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Community Development Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to administer the Program; establishing the Community Development Board in the Department; establishing the Community Development Fund to provide financial assistance to community development projects and community development organizations around the State; requiring the Board to report its recommendations and on the activities of the fund to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31 of each year.
SB-812: Housing and Community Development - Community Development Program Act
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/06/2017
Clean Energy - Energy Storage Technology Study [HB-773]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Power Plant Research Program to conduct a study of regulatory reforms and market incentives that may be necessary or beneficial to increase the use of energy storage devices in the State; requiring the Program to consult with specified entities and interests in conducting the study; prohibiting the cost of the study from exceeding $125,000 per fiscal year; requiring the Program to make its final report and recommend policy actions to specified Committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2018; etc.
HB-773: Clean Energy - Energy Storage Technology Study
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 382 on 05/04/2017
The Smoke-Free Multifamily Housing Promotion Act [HB-855]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Grants ]
[Healthcare ]
Establishing a Smoke-Free Multifamily Housing Grant Program; specifying that the purpose of the Program is to provide financial assistance to owners of multifamily housing properties or the governing bodies of a condominium or co-op property who obtain smoke-free certification; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to identify and make public specified conditions and procedures for obtaining certification and to issue a certificate to specified applicants; etc.
HB-855: The Smoke-Free Multifamily Housing Promotion Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 02/27/2017
Department of Housing and Community Development - Rental Assistance Programs - Duration of Assistance [HB-689]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Specifying that payments to low-income households by the Secretary of Housing and Community Development through the Rental Allowance Program be made for not less than 4 consecutive years, subject to a specified condition; and altering specified criteria concerning time frames for assistance for specified rental assistance programs.
HB-689: Department of Housing and Community Development - Rental Assistance Programs - Duration of Assistance
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/14/2017
Task Force to Study the Feasibility of and Impact on Small and Minority Businesses in Maryland Conducting Business Internationally [SB-508]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Feasibility of and Impact on Small and Minority Businesses in Maryland Conducting Business Internationally; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding the challenges of and the opportunities for small and minority businesses engaged in international business, and the feasibility of partnerships between small and minority businesses in Maryland and businesses in other countries; requiring the Task Force to report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2018; etc.
SB-508: Task Force to Study the Feasibility of and Impact on Small and Minority Businesses in Maryland Conducting Business Internationally
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
You have voted SB-508: Task Force to Study the Feasibility of and Impact on Small and Minority Businesses in Maryland Conducting Business Internationally.
PenMar Development Corporation - Dissolution - Authority of Washington County Over Fort Ritchie [HB-605]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Real Estate ]
Repealing specified provisions of law relating to the PenMar Development Corporation, its board of directors, and its powers to develop, manage, and control Fort Ritchie; transferring specified remaining real and personal property interests, along with specified contracts, leases, and liabilities from the Corporation to the Board of County Commissioners for Washington County; requiring any party that has an issue with the transfer from the Corporation to the Board to refer to the specified memorandum of understanding; etc.
HB-605: PenMar Development Corporation - Dissolution - Authority of Washington County Over Fort Ritchie
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 141 on 04/11/2017
Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program and Fund - Bridge Loans [SB-465]
[Nonprofit ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
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.
SB-465: Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program and Fund - Bridge Loans
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 629 on 05/25/2017
Economic Development - Maryland Energy Innovation Institute [HB-410]
[Economic Development ]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Investments ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
Establishing a Maryland Energy Innovation Institute as part of the A. James Clark School of Engineering to collaborate with academic institutions on clean energy programs in the State and to attract private investment to clean energy innovation and commercialization in the State; establishing the Maryland Energy Innovation Fund to be used by the Institute and the Maryland Clean Energy Center; requiring the Center to develop a plan to become self-sustaining 5 years after the effective date of the Act; altering the purposes of the Center; etc.
HB-410: Economic Development - Maryland Energy Innovation Institute
Sponsored by: Rep. Sally Jameson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 364 on 05/04/2017
More Jobs for Marylanders Act of 2017 [HB-394]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
Establishing the More Jobs for Marylanders Program within the Department of Commerce to provide specified manufacturing business entities tax credits and benefits for up to 10 consecutive benefit years; establishing the Workforce Development Sequence Scholarship for specified students enrolled in a public community college in the State; establishing the More Jobs for Marylanders Tax Credit Reserve Fund; authorizing specified manufacturing businesses to claim a refund for the sales and use tax imposed under specified circumstances; etc.
HB-394: More Jobs for Marylanders Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
First Reading Senate Rules on 04/10/2017
Montgomery County - Economic Development - Business Improvement Districts MC 12-17 [HB-386]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Small Business ]
Removing Montgomery County from the scope of law governing the establishment of business improvement districts; authorizing Montgomery County or a municipal corporation in Montgomery County to create specified business improvement districts; providing for the legislative purposes of a district; requiring the county or a municipal corporation in the county to adopt specified local laws to provide for the creation and organization of a district; providing for the governance of the business improvement district corporation; etc.
HB-386: Montgomery County - Economic Development - Business Improvement Districts MC 12-17
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 444 on 05/04/2017
Cybersecurity Investment Fund and Enterprise Fund - Higher Education Loan Repayment - Expanded Use [HB-347]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Student Loans ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Expanding the authorized uses of the Cybersecurity Investment Fund and the Enterprise Fund within the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to include authorizing specified companies to use funding received from the Fund to assist in the repayment of higher education loans owed by employees of the company who meet specified income limits; requiring companies that use specified funding to assist specified employees in the repayment of higher education loans to provide a specified amount of company funding to the employees; etc.
HB-347: Cybersecurity Investment Fund and Enterprise Fund - Higher Education Loan Repayment - Expanded Use
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 02/27/2017
One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credits - Business Incubators, Enterprise Zones, and Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zones [SB-364]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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 at least 25 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 retroactively to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015; etc.
SB-364: One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credits - Business Incubators, Enterprise Zones, and Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zones
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/05/2017
You have voted SB-364: One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credits - Business Incubators, Enterprise Zones, and Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zones.