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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Environment - Office of Recycling - Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment [HB-1226]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2027, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill; prohibiting a person from burning or incinerating a mattress as an alternative means of disposal, subject to certain exceptions; requiring certain producers of mattresses sold at retail in the State or a certain representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Mattress Stewardship Program in the Department of the Environment for approval on or before July 1, 2023; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing Canceled (environment And Transportation) on 03/09/2022
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Income Tax – Credit for Cybersecurity Measures Undertaken by Small Businesses [HB-1284]
[Taxes ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Authorizing a credit against the State income tax for a certain small business that employs 50 or fewer employees for costs incurred by the small business during the taxable year for certain cybersecurity measures undertaken by the small business; and making the credit refundable.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Hearing Canceled on 03/09/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to radon testing and mitigation and making an appropriation therefor. [HB-484]
[Environmental ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Amend KRS 199.894 to adjust statutory range; create a new section of KRS 199.892 to 199.8996 to require licensed child-care centers to be tested for radon at least once every five years as part of their initial licensure and license renewal; encourage that specific radon measurement devices be used when licensed child-care centers are tested for radon; require the most current report to be posted in a public place within the child-care center; amend KRS 211.9105 to establish new duties for the Radon Program Advisory Committee related to financial
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Sponsored by: Rep. Josie Raymond
Introduced In House on 02/10/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Prince George's County - Recreation Blue Ribbon Workgroup PG 406-22 [HB-1057]
[Recreation ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishing the Prince George's County Recreation Blue Ribbon Workgroup to study and make recommendations to the Prince George's County Council on improving access to certain programming, facilities, and opportunities, the potential costs, benefits, and advantages of transferring the responsibility for certain operations from the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to another entity; and requiring the Workgroup to submit its recommendations to the Prince George's County Council by April 11, 2023.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 218 on 04/21/2022
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MUSIC Act [HB-6701]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
To make companies that support venues and events eligible for grants under the shuttered venue operators grant program, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lloyd Smucker
Introduced In House on 02/09/2022
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Kayden’s Law Keeping Children Safe From Family Violence Act SANE Act Supporting Access to Nurse Exams Act Fairness for Rape Kit Backlog Survivors Act of 2022 Bree’s Law Choose Respect Act Closing the Law Enforcement Consent Loophole Act of 2022 NICS Denial Notification Act of 2022 SIMARRA Act Stop Infant Mortality And Recidivism Reduction Act Ramona Brant Improvement of Conditions for Women in Federal Custody Act Abby Honold Act [S.3623]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 268. on 02/10/2022
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One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2022 [S.3595]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Agriculture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create a centralized website for compliance guides, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Reported By Senator Cardin Without Amendment. Without Written Report. on 05/25/2022
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American Agriculture Dominance Act American Promise Act Dream Act Legal Workforce Act Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act H–2B Returning Worker Exception Act American Dream and Promise Act Border Security for America Act [HB-6637]
[Agriculture ]
[Immigration ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 11/01/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Workgroup on the Post-COVID-19 Crisis Economic Transition [SB-782]
[Economic Development ]
[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 of its findings and recommendations on or before December 1, 2023, to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/07/2022
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United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022 [S.3591]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[Economic Development ]
[Human Rights ]
A bill to strengthen the bilateral partnership between the United States and Ecuador in support of democratic institutions and rule of law, sustainable and inclusive economic growth, and conservation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine
Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Menendez With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 04/04/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Maryland Equity Investment Fund - Established [SB-885]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Investments ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Small Business ]
Establishing the Maryland Equity Investment Fund in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation; providing for the investment of certain General Fund surplus in certain private equity and venture capital in the State for a certain purpose through the Fund; and altering, for fiscal year 2024, the distribution of certain unappropriated General Fund surplus.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 391 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Cannabis Reform [SB-833]
[Cannabis ]
[Small Business ]
[Crime ]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission to conduct a baseline study of cannabis use in the State; establishing the Cannabis Business Assistance Fund in the Department of Commerce to provide assistance to small, minority, and women-owned businesses entering the adult-use cannabis industry; altering certain provisions relating to penalties, charging procedures, expungement, shielding, and sentencing for certain marijuana-related offenses; legalizing the use and possession of marijuana under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Third Reading Passed (29-17) on 04/01/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans – Use of Minority Business Enterprises [HB-909]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Small Business ]
[Investments ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring the Board of Trustees of the Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans to consider using minority business enterprises for investment advisor and fund manager services; requiring the Board to use the Office of State Procurement's website and the State's electronic procurement system to provide notice to potential providers; and requiring the Board, in consultation with a certain office, to identify entities that have been certified as minority business enterprises.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brooke Lierman
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Economic Development - Western Maryland Economic Future Investment Board and Senator George C. Edwards Fund - Establishment [HB-838]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
Establishing the Western Maryland Economic Future Investment Board; establishing the Senator George C. Edwards Fund to provide grant or loan funding to capital infrastructure and business development projects that improve the economic conditions in the region; requiring the Board to develop criteria to review, evaluate, and rate certain proposals for funding, to distribute certain funding, and to monitor and track the progress of certain projects that have received funding; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 62 on 04/12/2022
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Blockchain Solutions for Small Businesses Act [HB-6597]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to conduct a study on the state of blockchain technology and its use in consumer protection, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ro Khanna
Introduced In House on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Cannabis Reform [HB-837]
[Cannabis ]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission, in consultation with certain stakeholders, to conduct a baseline study of cannabis use in the State by March 1, 2023; altering certain provisions relating to penalties, charging procedures, expungement, shielding, and sentencing for certain offenses involving cannabis; legalizing the use and possession of a certain quantity of cannabis by an individual who is at least 21 years old; establishing the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council and a Cannabis Public Health Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 26 on 04/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Prince George’s Financial Services Corporation – Funding [SB-657]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Governor, for fiscal year 2024, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $420,000 to the Department of Commerce to be used to provide an operating grant to the Prince George's Financial Services Corporation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - Small Business and Nonprofit Health Insurance Subsidies Program - Workgroup [SB-632]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Insurance ]
[Nonprofit ]
Requiring the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange to convene a workgroup to study and make recommendations relating to the establishment of a Small Business and Nonprofit Health Insurance Subsidies Program to provide subsidies to small businesses and nonprofit employers and their employees for the purchase of health benefit plans; and requiring the workgroup to submit its report to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by October 1, 2022.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 483 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Department of General Services - Study on Procurement Preferences for Businesses in Historically Underutilized Business Zones [SB-644]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Requiring the Department of General Services, in consultation with the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, to study the feasibility and impacts of establishing a State procurement preference for businesses located in historically underutilized business zones.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 518 on 05/29/2022
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Kentucky 2022 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to minimum wage for essential workers and declaring an emergency. [HB-425]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Inflation ]
[Economic Development ]
Amend KRS 337.010 to define "essential employee"; amend KRS 337.275 to set a minimum wage for essential employees; EMERGENCY.
Sponsored by: Rep. Attica Scott
Floor Amendment (1) Filed on 02/22/2022