Capital Project Funding at HBCUs [SB-367]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Capital Project Funding at HBCUs
SB-367: Capital Project Funding at HBCUs
Sponsored by: Sen. Joyce Waddell
Passed 1st Reading on 03/24/2025
Minority Business Enterprises - Coordination of Resources [HB-1432]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to coordinate with the Department of Commerce and the Office of the Comptroller to promote existing benefits and incentives, including tax incentives, grants, and technical assistance for minority business enterprises operating in Enterprise Zones; and requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to include an analysis of the coordination efforts in the annual report for 3 years.
HB-1432: Minority Business Enterprises - Coordination of Resources
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2025
State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission [HB-1422]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Maryland Reparations Commission to study and make recommendations relating to appropriate benefits to be made to individuals whose ancestors were enslaved in the State or were impacted by certain inequitable government policies; and requiring the Commission to submit a preliminary report by January 1, 2027, and a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2027.
HB-1422: State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
State Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Program - Extension and Reports [SB-829]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering the termination date for certain provisions of law governing the Minority Business Enterprise Program and its application to public-private partnerships, offshore wind projects, video lottery terminals, and sports wagering licenses; and altering the date by which certain reports, studies, and guidelines must be submitted.
SB-829: State Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Program - Extension and Reports
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 621 on 05/20/2025
Environment - Packaging and Paper Products - Producer Responsibility Plans [SB-901]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Requiring certain producers of covered materials, individually or as part of a producer responsibility organization, to submit a certain covered materials producer responsibility plan to the Department of the Environment for review and approval on or before July 1, 2028, and every 5 years thereafter, in accordance with certain requirements, or to develop an alternative collection program; requiring a producer responsibility organization to pay certain costs to the Department; etc.
SB-901: Environment - Packaging and Paper Products - Producer Responsibility Plans
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 431 on 05/13/2025
Education - Curriculum Standards - Requirements (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) [SB-916]
[Education ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring that certain curriculum guides and courses of study established by county boards of education be aligned with certain content standards, curriculum standards, and curriculum resources; requiring the State Department of Education to develop certain content standards; establishing certain requirements for the Department's process for developing, reviewing, and adopting certain content standards, curriculum standards, and curriculum resources; etc.
SB-916: Education - Curriculum Standards - Requirements (Educate to Stop the Hate Act)
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
African American Heritage Preservation Program and Grant Fund - Noncapital Grants and Donations [HB-1010]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the purpose of the African American Heritage Preservation Program and Grant Fund to provide funding for African American Heritage Preservation Noncapital Grants for the purpose of preserving or sharing African American history or culture in the State; requiring certain noncapital grants to be made using certain money received by the African American Heritage Preservation (AAHP) Grant Fund; and authorizing the AAHP Grant Fund to receive grants and donations.
HB-1010: African American Heritage Preservation Program and Grant Fund - Noncapital Grants and Donations
Sponsored by: Rep. Adrienne Jones
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 622 on 05/20/2025