Small Business
Louisiana 2022 Regular Session
Increases the gross annual sales threshold under which a home-based preparer of low-risk foods may qualify for the protections of the statute known commonly as the cottage food law [HB-828]
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[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Increases the gross annual sales threshold under which a home-based preparer of low-risk foods may qualify for the protections of the statute known commonly as the cottage food law
Sponsored by: Rep. Dodie Horton
Effective Date: 08/01/2022. on 06/10/2022
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Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act [S.3823]
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[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to modify the eligibility requirements for a debtor under chapter 13, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Became Public Law No: 117-151. (txt | Pdf) on 06/21/2022
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Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2022 [HB-6999]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To ensure a complete analysis of the potential impacts of rules on small entities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Greg Steube
Referred To The Subcommittee On Antitrust, Commercial, And Administrative Law. on 11/01/2022
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Home Front Energy Independence Act [S.3787]
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[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
A bill to prohibit the importation of petroleum products from the Russian Federation, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an income tax credit for the sale or blending of certain fuels containing ethanol and to extend tax incentives for biodiesel and renewable diesel, to amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations under that Act, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/08/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to minority business and making an appropriation therefor. [SB-319]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Construction ]
Appropriate $2,000,000 in federal funds in FY 2022-2023 to the black and minority contractor assistance fund; create a new section of KRS Chapter 45A to establish the black and minority contractor assistance fund; APPROPRIATION.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gerald Neal
To Appropriations & Revenue (s) on 03/07/2022
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Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2022 [S.3730]
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A bill to ensure a complete analysis of the potential impacts of rules on small entities, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 04/05/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to small business. [SB-308]
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Amend 154.12-330 to make technical corrections and grammatical corrections.
Sponsored by: Sen. Damon Thayer
To Economic Development, Tourism, & Labor (s) on 03/03/2022
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Louisiana 2022 Regular Session
Increases the gross annual sales threshold under which a home-based preparer of low-risk foods may qualify for the protections of the statute known commonly as the cottage food law [HB-343]
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[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
Increases the gross annual sales threshold under which a home-based preparer of low-risk foods may qualify for the protections of the statute known commonly as the cottage food law
Sponsored by: Rep. Dodie Horton
Withdrawn Prior To Introduction. on 03/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program [SB-996]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the definition of "small business" for the purposes of the Small Business Reserve Program by adding a requirement that the principal office of the business must be located in the State; increasing from 15% to 30% the minimum percentage of a unit's procurements that, to the extent practicable, are to be made directly from small businesses; and altering the intervals within which certain standards and guidelines for participation in the Small Business Reserve Program are to be established to at least every 5 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Obie Patterson
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/10/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to trichloroethylene. [HB-717]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Health ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Water ]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Create a new section of subchapter 20 of KRS Chapter 224 to define terms; require that beginning June 1, 2023, owners or operators of facilities permitted as air contaminant sources shall not use trichloroethylene (TCE) subject to exceptions and time extensions for small businesses; allow the permitting agency to require additional information and impose additional restrictions based on impacts from nearby sources or background concentrations; require that any replacement chemical for TCE be less toxic to human health, as approved by the secretary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Dotson
Introduced In House on 03/01/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to small business. [HB-698]
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Amend KRS 338.031 to make technical corrections.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Meade
Introduced In House on 03/01/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to a consumer's right to repair. [HB-766]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 367 to require original equipment manufacturers to provide all materials needed to diagnose, maintain, and repair consumer goods to consumers and independent repair providers; amend KRS 367.990 to include a civil penalty for violation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ruth Palumbo
Introduced In House on 03/01/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to occupational health and safety. [HB-749]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Amend KRS 338.991 to increase the civil penalties for employers who have violated any provision of KRS Chapter 338, received a citation for a violation of the requirements of KRS Chapter 338, or failed to correct a violation for which a citation has been issued; require the secretary for the Labor Cabinet to annually adjust the maximum civil penalties beginning in 2022 by the percentage increase, if any, in the United State Average Consumer Price Index for all Urban Customers (CPI-U); direct the secretary to begin a three year phase-in for penalty
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Sponsored by: Rep. McKenzie Cantrell
Introduced In House on 03/01/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program [HB-1458]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Altering the definition of "small business" for the purposes of the Small Business Reserve Program by adding a requirement that the principal office of the business must be located in the State; increasing from 15% to 30% the minimum percentage of a unit's procurements that, to the extent practicable, are to be made directly from small businesses; and altering the intervals within which the standards and guidelines for participation in the Small Business Reserve Program are to be established to at least every 5 years.
Sponsored by: Rep. Darryl Barnes
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/24/2022
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Alabama Regular Session 2022
Small businesses, Dept of Labor to create program to assist small businesses with job creation [HB-398]
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[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Small businesses, Dept of Labor to create program to assist small businesses with job creation
Sponsored by: Rep. Timothy Wadsworth
Read For The First Time And Referred To The House Of Representatives Committee On Ways And Means General Fund on 02/22/2022
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A resolution designating the week of February 12 through February 19, 2022, as "National Entrepreneurship Week" to recognize the importance and contributions of entrepreneurs and startups to the economic prosperity of the United States and the well-being of every community across the United States. [SR-527]
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A resolution designating the week of February 12 through February 19, 2022, as "National Entrepreneurship Week" to recognize the importance and contributions of entrepreneurs and startups to the economic prosperity of the United States and the well-being of every community across the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Senate Committee On The Judiciary Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S958-959) on 03/02/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Workgroup on the Post-COVID-19 Crisis Economic Transition [HB-1424]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Workgroup on the Post-COVID-19 Crisis Economic Transition to make recommendations regarding how the State may adjust its economic development and other strategies in the context of changes resulting from crises in certain sectors; and requiring the Workgroup to submit an interim report on or before December 1, 2022, and a final report on or before December 1, 2023, to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robbyn Lewis
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/07/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to guidelines and standards for labor and workforce development and declaring an emergency. [SB-180]
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[Workers' Compensation ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
Create new sections of KRS Chapter 151B to establish the Education and Labor Cabinet and move all divisions and offices of the existing Education and Workforce Development Cabinet and the Labor Cabinet to the Education and Labor Cabinet; establish the duties, responsibilities, powers, and authority of the secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet; provide that the Education and Labor Cabinet shall exercise all administrative functions of the state concerning employer-employee relationships, including the safety of workers and workers' compensation;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Nemes
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 236) on 04/20/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to employee child-care assistance and declaring an emergency. [HB-499]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
Create a new sections of KRS Chapter 199 to create the Employee Child-Care Assistance Partnership program; define terms; obligate the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to administer the program; establish reporting requirements; establish a fund for the program; authorize the cabinet to administer the fund; direct the cabinet to promulgate administrative regulations to effectuate the program; establish program requirements for employers and employees; establish requirements for both permissive and mandatory termination of the program contract;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Fischer
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 184) on 04/08/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Economic Development - Industry 4.0 Technology Grant Program (Maryland Manufacturing Innovation Act of 2022) [HB-1384]
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[Manufacturing ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Industry 4.0 Technology Grant Program in the Department of Commerce to provide grants to small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises to assist those manufacturers with implementing new Industry 4.0 technology or related infrastructure for certain purposes; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Program for fiscal year 2024 and each fiscal year thereafter; and creating the Maryland Manufacturing 4.0 Initiative Governance Committee.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Third Reading Passed (121-0) on 04/04/2022