Economic And Community Development
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Economic and Community Development - Income Tax Credit for Catalytic Revitalization Projects and Historic Revitalization Tax Credit [SB-885]
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[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Nonprofit ]
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[Property Tax ]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax to individuals, nonprofit organizations, or business entities for certain new construction costs and rehabilitation costs for certain catalytic revitalization projects; requiring the Secretary of Housing and Community Development to issue tax credit certificates in a certain amount; requiring the Governor, in each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024, to include in the budget bill an appropriation to the Historic Revitalization Tax Credit Reserve Fund of at least $12,000,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 332 on 05/18/2021
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Department of Housing and Community Development – Appraisal Gap From Historic Redlining Financial Assistance Program – Establishment [SB-859]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Appraisal Gap From Historic Redlining Financial Assistance Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to make financial assistance available to affordable housing developers working in low-income census tracts in order to help close appraisal gaps that occur in historically redlined neighborhoods; requiring the Department to submit an annual report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the funding for census tracts with a majority racial minority population; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 703 on 05/30/2021
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Economic Development - Cyber Workforce Program and Fund - Established [SB-902]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
Establishing the Cyber Workforce Program in the Partnership for Workforce Quality Program; providing for the purpose of the Cyber Program; requiring the Secretary of Commerce to direct the Cyber Program; requiring the Secretary to establish certain criteria and priorities for assistance under the Cyber Program; requiring the Secretary to submit a certain report on the operation and performance of the Cyber Program; establishing the Cyber Workforce Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Rereferred To Economic Matters And Appropriations on 04/10/2021
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Economic Development - Broadband Providers - Joint Trenching and Fee (Building Out Broadband Act of 2021) [SB-824]
[Telecommunications ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing a county or municipal corporation to adopt certain policies to advance progress of infrastructure, equipment, and systems needed to extend certain broadband access to underserved areas; requiring the Department of Transportation and units of local government to allow joint trenching by broadband providers under certain circumstances; exempting counties and municipal corporations within the jurisdiction of the Washington Suburban Sanitary District from certain requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 633 on 05/30/2021
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Economic Development – Western Maryland Economic Future Investment Board and Fund – Establishment [HB-1144]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Small Business ]
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Establishing the Western Maryland Economic Future Investment Board; prohibiting a member of the Board from receiving certain compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of certain expenses; establishing the Western Maryland Economic Future Investment Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to provide grant funding to capital infrastructure projects and business development projects that improve the economic conditions in the region; requiring the Tri-County Council for Western Maryland to administer the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Hearing 3/04 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/09/2021
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Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone Program - Alterations [HB-1279]
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[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Community Development ]
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[Grants ]
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 the provision of rental assistance to business entities located in RISE zones; prohibiting the Secretary of Commerce from approving a Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise (RISE) zone exceeding 500 acres; altering eligibility for tax incentives that a business entity that locates in a RISE zone may receive; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric G Luedtke
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 206 on 05/18/2021
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Economic Development – Maryland Innovation Initiative University Expansion Pilot Program – Establishment [HB-1169]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
Establishing the Maryland Innovation Initiative University Expansion Pilot Program within the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to expand opportunities for technology validation, entrepreneurial development, and industry engagement at Frostburg State University; requiring the Maryland Innovation Initiative within the Corporation to implement the Program; authorizing Frostburg State University to participate in the Program; requiring the university to pay an annual contribution of $50,000 to participate in the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Hearing 3/04 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/09/2021
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Economic Development – Maryland Stadium Authority – Hagerstown Multi–Use Sports and Events Facility [HB-1162]
[Economic Development ]
[Sports ]
[Funding ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
Authorizing the Maryland Stadium Authority to review certain matters and make certain recommendations relating to the Hagerstown Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility; authorizing the Authority to acquire by certain means a Hagerstown Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility site or an interest in the site; requiring the Authority to transfer certain lease payments to the Hagerstown Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility Fund under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brenda J. Thiam
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/01/2021
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Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Financial Assistance - Use of Funds [HB-1303]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Finance ]
Requiring an agency or unit of State government administering a certain financial assistance program authorized in response to certain disasters to authorize, notwithstanding certain provisions of law, small, minority, and women-owned businesses that are not in good standing with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to apply to the agency or unit to conditionally participate in the program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing 3/11 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/09/2021
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National Capital Strategic Economic Development Program - Eligibility and Funding [HB-1253]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Extending certain funding to each fiscal year; altering the definition of "national capital region" for the purposes of the National Capital Strategic Economic Development Program; and requiring 100% of the National Capital Strategic Economic Development Fund to be used for community enhancement projects in sustainable communities located in certain areas in fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo T. Washington
Referred Education, Health, And Environmental Affairs Budget And Taxation on 03/22/2021
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Baltimore City – Visit Baltimore – Appropriation Calculation [HB-1301]
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[Tourism ]
[Funding ]
Altering the method by which a certain annual appropriation in the Baltimore City budget to Visit Baltimore is calculated for certain fiscal years; and extending to 2027 the termination date of the appropriation for Visit Baltimore.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 208 on 05/18/2021
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Food Insecurity Zones – State Legislative Districts – Reports [HB-1325]
[Food ]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Department of Planning to jointly produce a report for each State legislative district on the food environment in that district on or before December 1, 2021, and every 2 years thereafter; requiring the reports to include the metrics that determine food insecurity zones; requiring the reports to follow a certain format and be of a certain level of detail; authorizing the departments to collaborate with certain universities and nonprofit organizations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Hearing 3/02 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/10/2021
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Baltimore City - West North Avenue Development Authority [HB-1293]
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[Economic Development ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
Establishing the West North Avenue Development Authority in Baltimore City to support the development and approval of a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization plan in the target area and the buffer zone; requiring the membership of the Authority to include two members who are residents of communities impacted by the target area or buffer zone; authorizing the Authority to modify the boundaries of the target area and the buffer zone; requiring a report by the Authority on its comprehensive revitalization strategy by October 1, 2023; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 80 on 04/13/2021
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Economic Development – Broadband Providers – Joint Trenching and Fee (Building Out Broadband Act of 2021) [HB-1328]
[Telecommunications ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Authorizing a county or municipal corporation to adopt certain policies to advance progress of infrastructure, equipment, and systems needed to extend broadband access to underserved areas; requiring the Department of Transportation and units of local government to allow joint trenching by broadband providers in a certain manner under certain circumstances; exempting counties and municipal corporations within the jurisdiction of the Washington Suburban Sanitary District from certain requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 632 on 05/30/2021
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Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency - Investment in Low-Income Communities [HB-1310]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities to develop certain policies and recommendations to place certain priorities in certain years for directing certain spending on clean energy and energy efficiency programs, projects, or investments to benefit certain low-income communities; providing for the application of certain priorities to certain programs, projects, and investments; requiring the Commission to consult with the Department of the Environment and certain other agencies; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel I Rosenberg
Hearing Canceled (appropriations) on 03/11/2021
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Economic Development – Maryland Technology Development Corporation – Pre–Seed Builder Fund [HB-1211]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Establishing the Pre-Seed Builder Fund in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation as a special, nonlapsing fund to support the development of start-up companies run by entrepreneurs from socially or economically disadvantaged backgrounds that hinder access to traditional forms of capital and executive networks at the pre-seed stage; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill a certain appropriation to the Fund; providing for the investment of money in the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Darryl Barnes
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 415 on 05/30/2021
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Department of Housing and Community Development – Appraisal Gap From Historic Redlining Financial Assistance Program – Establishment [HB-1239]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Real Estate ]
[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
[Construction ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Establishing the Appraisal Gap From Historic Redlining Financial Assistance Program in the Department of Housing and Community Development to make financial assistance available to certain developers working in low-income census tracts in order to help close appraisal gaps that occur in historically redlined neighborhoods; requiring the amount of financial assistance not to exceed 35% of the lesser of the total cost of eligible construction expenses or 80% of the national median sale price for new homes on the date of sale; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Elizabeth Lierman
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 702 on 05/30/2021
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Economic Development - Maryland Small Business Innovation Research Technical Assistance Program - Alterations [HB-1309]
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[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Finance ]
Altering the purpose of the Maryland Small Business Innovation Research Technical Assistance Program to include providing technical assistance to assist small businesses with attracting and accessing private capital.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nino Mangione
Hearing 3/11 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/09/2021
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Economic Development - COVID-19 Small Business Grant Program (COVID-19 Crisis Small Business Survival Program Act of 2021) [SB-740]
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[Small Business ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
Establishing the Maryland COVID-19 Small Business Grant Program in the Department of Commerce to provide funding to counties for emergency relief during calendar years 2021 and 2022 for small businesses that have experienced at least a 25% reduction in gross receipts during the pandemic; authorizing a county to apply to the Department for a distribution of funds; authorizing a county to designate a county entity to receive and distribute the funds; authorizing a county to establish certain eligibility and application requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Referred Rules And Executive Nominations on 03/30/2021
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Alcoholic Beverages – Class A Licenses – Retail Grocery Establishments (Healthy Food Accountability Act of 2021) [SB-763]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing a certain exception to the prohibition against issuing certain retail alcoholic beverages licenses for use in conjunction with or on the premises of certain establishments; requiring a local licensing board to issue a Class A beer or beer and wine license for use in conjunction with or on the premises of certain self-service or delivery-based grocery establishments located in certain priority funding areas; prohibiting a local licensing authority from transferring a Class A license under the authority of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Hearing 3/05 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/12/2021