More Jobs for Marylanders Act of 2017 [SB-317]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
Requiring the Governor to appropriate at least $1,000,000 each fiscal year for the Partnership for Workforce Quality Program; establishing the More Jobs for Marylanders Program in the Department of Commerce to provide manufacturing business entities tax credits and benefits for up to 10 consecutive benefit years; requiring the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning to partner with specified State departments to identify opportunities to create apprenticeship programs; allowing a tax credit for employing an apprentice; etc.
SB-317: More Jobs for Marylanders Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 149 on 04/11/2017
Economic Development - Maryland Energy Innovation Institute [SB-313]
[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.
SB-313: Economic Development - Maryland Energy Innovation Institute
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 365 on 05/04/2017
Economic Development - One Maryland Tax Credit - Expansion [HB-282]
[Economic Development ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Expanding the eligibility requirements for the One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credit to include specified qualified businesses that establish or expand a specified business facility that is located in a qualified distressed political subdivision; expanding eligibility for the credit by altering, under specified circumstances, the number of qualified positions that must be created and the eligible activities in which a person may engage at a new or expanded business facility; etc.
HB-282: Economic Development - One Maryland Tax Credit - Expansion
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lafferty
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2017
Housing - Workforce Housing Grant Program - Mandatory Funding [HB-238]
[Housing ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requiring the Governor to appropriate at least $4,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 to the Workforce Housing Fund to be restricted to projects in designated sustainable communities; and adding the Workforce Housing Grant Program to a specified list of programs that are required to give State funding priority to a sustainable community.
HB-238: Housing - Workforce Housing Grant Program - Mandatory Funding
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephen Lafferty
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2017
Department of Commerce - Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority and Fund - Renaming and Restructuring [HB-161]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Renaming the Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority and the Maryland Economic Development Assistance Fund to be the Advantage Maryland Fund Authority and the Advantage Maryland Fund; repealing from the scope of the Authority and the Fund grants to local economic development funds; repealing from the scope of the Authority and the Fund loans to child care facilities to improve child care services; altering the scope of financial assistance provided under the Fund; establishing a specified reporting requirement; etc.
HB-161: Department of Commerce - Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority and Fund - Renaming and Restructuring
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 2/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2017
Baltimore Metropolitan Council - Queen Anne's County - Membership [SB-212]
[Community Development ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Adding to the Baltimore Metropolitan Council a member who is appointed by the Board of County Commissioners of Queen Anne's County; providing that the new member serves at the pleasure of the Board; and providing that a Delegate or Senator who represents a district located in Queen Anne's County may be appointed as a member of the Council.
SB-212: Baltimore Metropolitan Council - Queen Anne's County - Membership
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 302 on 04/18/2017
Baltimore Metropolitan Council - Queen Anne's County - Membership [HB-173]
[Community Development ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Adding to the Baltimore Metropolitan Council a member who is appointed by the Board of County Commissioners of Queen Anne's County; providing that the new member serves at the pleasure of the Board; and providing that a Delegate or Senator who represents a district located in Queen Anne's County may be appointed as a member of the Council.
HB-173: Baltimore Metropolitan Council - Queen Anne's County - Membership
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 303 on 04/18/2017
PenMar Development Corporation - Dissolution - Authority of Washington County Over Fort Ritchie [SB-204]
[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.
SB-204: PenMar Development Corporation - Dissolution - Authority of Washington County Over Fort Ritchie
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 142 on 04/11/2017
Department of Housing and Community Development - Homebuyer Education Requirements [HB-106]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
[Education ]
Altering homebuyer education requirements for a loan recipient in the Down Payment and Settlement Expense Loan Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development; establishing specified requirements for the Department's homebuyer education requirements; providing that specified provisions do not alter or preempt the authority of a political subdivision to establish homebuyer education or counseling requirements for a down payment assistance program operated by the political subdivision; etc.
HB-106: Department of Housing and Community Development - Homebuyer Education Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep.
Favorable With Amendments Report By Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs on 04/10/2017
Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Program - Requirements for Matching Funds [HB-94]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizing a nonprofit institution of higher education to deposit specified available institutional funds into the research endowment of the institution under specified circumstances to satisfy a specified 90-day deposit requirement to receive matching funds under the Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Program.
HB-94: Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Program - Requirements for Matching Funds
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 258 on 04/18/2017
Department of Housing and Community Development - Funding for Newly Constructed Single-Family Homes [HB-107]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide funding under specified programs for a growth-related project not in a priority funding area without receiving approval from the Board of Public Works for the construction or purchase of newly constructed single-family homes if the Department determines that the cost of compliance with building and fire codes makes it difficult for a low- or moderate-income family to purchase a newly constructed single-family home.
HB-107: Department of Housing and Community Development - Funding for Newly Constructed Single-Family Homes
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 1/31 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2017
Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Revision of Boundaries and Boundary Maps [SB-2]
[Community Development ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
Altering the process by which the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority may amend or revise the boundaries of a recognized heritage area by allowing publication in the Maryland Register of a revised Uniform Resource Locator (URL) to a geographical information system file in addition to publication of a revised drawing or boundary description; requiring the Authority to send a copy of each boundary map for a recognized heritage area to the county clerk where the heritage area is located; etc.
SB-2: Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Revision of Boundaries and Boundary Maps
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 512 on 05/04/2017