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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Housing and Community Development - Food Deserts - Small Loans [HB-1492]
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[Food ]
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[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to meet the funding obligations for sustainable communities and food deserts by using any specified financial assistance available to the Department; authorizing the Department to provide small loans under the Business Development Program that are not more than $50,000 per loan to approved entities for assistance in providing better access to healthy food in food deserts; and authorizing the Department to work with intermediaries to administer the specified small loans.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maggie McIntosh
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 636 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program and Fund - Bridge Loans [HB-1517]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Small Business ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
Renaming the Maryland Not-For-Profit Development Center Program and the Maryland Not-For-Profit Development Center Program Fund to be the Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program and the Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program Fund; establishing the Nonprofit, Interest-Free, Micro Bridge Loan (NIMBL) Account within the Fund; authorizing the Governor to transfer specified funds by June 30, 2017, to the NIMBL Account; requiring the Department of Commerce to submit a specified report on the bridge loans by December 31, 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl Glenn
Hearing 3/29 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/29/2018
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Government - Office of Minority Affairs and Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Minority Affairs - Renaming [HB-1506]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Renaming the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs to be the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs; renaming the Special Secretary for the Office of Minority Affairs to be the Special Secretary for the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs; renaming the Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Minority Affairs to be the Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 633 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Income Tax - Research and Development Credit - Start-Up Businesses [HB-1176]
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[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Altering the calculation of a specified credit against the State income tax for Maryland qualified research and development expenses incurred by an individual or a corporation so as to allow the individual or corporation, subject to specified limitations, a credit in an amount equal to 5% of the Maryland qualified research and development expenses paid to a specified start-up business or paid or incurred by the individual or corporation during the taxable year, if the individual or corporation is a specified start-up business; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means; Withdrawn on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Video Lottery Facilities - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account - Targeted Areas [HB-1196]
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Requiring the Board of Public Works to procure, on or before June 30, 2018, the services of at least one eligible fund manager that is based in specified targeted areas surrounding a video lottery facility for purposes of the Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account; requiring the Board to report specified information to the General Assembly on or before June 30, 2018, under specified circumstances; requiring that specified funds in the Account be allocated in a certain manner to certain targeted areas; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Unfavorable Report By Ways And Means; Withdrawn on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Table Games Proceeds - Distribution and Recreational Facilities [HB-1138]
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[Recreation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
Altering the distribution of specified table game proceeds paid to Baltimore City for specified purposes; providing that the proceeds of table games paid to Baltimore City to be used for recreational facilities may be used only to supplement and not supplant existing expenses or obligations related to recreational facilities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/30/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Enterprise Zone and Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone Programs - Small Business Entities [HB-1051]
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[Small Business ]
[Property Tax ]
[Economic Development ]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for specified small business entities located in an enterprise zone or a Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise (RISE) zone; allowing a small business entity to claim the credit as a credit for the payment to the Comptroller of specified taxes; altering the definition of "qualified property" for purposes of a specified property tax credit on a specified assessment of specified real property located in a RISE zone so as to include specified personal property; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Job Reinvestment Act of 2017 [SB-1021]
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[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for specified small business entities located in an enterprise zone or a Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise (RISE) zone; allowing a small business to claim the credit if the business hired or retained at least one new employee for at least 6 months; allowing a small business to claim the credit for each employee who is hired that results in a net increase in the number of employees hired and retained by the business; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 4/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/05/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Income Tax Credit - Wages Paid to Qualified Veteran Employees (Hire Our Veterans Act of 2017) [SB-807]
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[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for specified wages paid by specified small businesses to specified qualified veteran employees; prohibiting a small business from claiming the credit for a qualified veteran employee who is hired to replace a laid-off or striking employee; requiring the Department of Commerce, on application of a small business, to issue a tax credit certificate under specified circumstances; providing that the total amount of credit certificates issued may not exceed $500,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 180 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Income Tax - Film Production Activity Tax Credit - Small or Independent Film Entities [SB-723]
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[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Authorizing a Maryland small or independent film entity to qualify as a film production entity under specified circumstances; altering a specified audit requirement to apply only to an entity with total direct costs that exceed $500,000; altering the amount of specified tax credit certificates that the Secretary of Commerce may issue under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Government - Office of Minority Affairs and Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Minority Affairs - Renaming [SB-700]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Renaming the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs to be the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs; renaming the Special Secretary for the Office of Minority Affairs to be the Special Secretary for the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs; renaming the Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Minority Affairs to be the Interdepartmental Advisory Committee on Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 634 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Task Force to Study the Feasibility of and Impact on Small and Minority Businesses in Maryland Conducting Business Internationally [SB-508]
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[Economic Development ]
[International ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Establishing the Task Force to Study the Feasibility of and Impact on Small and Minority Businesses in Maryland Conducting Business Internationally; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations regarding the challenges of and the opportunities for small and minority businesses engaged in international business, and the feasibility of partnerships between small and minority businesses in Maryland and businesses in other countries; requiring the Task Force to report to the General Assembly by December 31, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Business Relief and Tax Fairness Act of 2017 [HB-615]
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Prohibiting the State Department of Assessments and Taxation from imposing a fee for the filing of specified documents by corporations or business entities with 10 or fewer employees; requiring specified corporations to compute Maryland taxable income using a specified combined reporting method; requiring, subject to specified regulations, specified groups of corporations to file a combined income tax return reflecting the aggregate income tax liability of all the members of the group; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tawanna Gaines
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Video Lottery Terminals - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account - Transfer of Authority [SB-498]
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[Economic Development ]
Transferring the authority for the administration of the Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account from the Board of Public Works to the Department of Commerce; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 453 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Finance and Procurement - Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprises - Definitions and Penalties [HB-587]
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[Veterans ]
[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Defining "veteran" and altering the definition of "veteran-owned small business enterprise" for the purpose of specified provisions of law relating to the structure of a unit's procurement procedures; and authorizing specified penalties to be applied to a person that willfully misrepresents a business as a veteran-owned small business enterprise.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 708 on 05/25/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
State Finance and Procurement - Small and Minority Business Participation [HB-433]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Clarifying what constitutes good cause for the purposes of removal of a certified minority business enterprise after the execution of a contract; prohibiting the failure of a certified minority business to provide a specified bond from being considered nonperformance; altering a requirement that specified units structure specified procurement procedures to achieve a specified minimum percentage of the unit's total dollar value of specified contracts to be made directly to small businesses; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/01/2018
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Business Relief and Tax Fairness Act of 2017 [SB-357]
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[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Prohibiting the State Department of Assessments and Taxation from imposing a fee for the filing of specified documents by corporations or business entities with 10 or fewer employees; requiring specified corporations to compute Maryland taxable income using a specified combined reporting method; requiring, subject to specified regulations, specified groups of corporations to file a combined income tax return reflecting the aggregate income tax liability of all the members of the group; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Income Tax Credit - Wages Paid to Qualified Veteran Employees (Hire Our Veterans Act of 2017) [HB-349]
[Taxes ]
[Veterans ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for specified wages paid by small businesses to qualified veteran employees; prohibiting a small business from claiming the credit for a qualified veteran employee who is hired to replace a laid-off or striking employee; requiring the Department of Commerce, on application of a small business, to issue a tax credit certificate under specified circumstances; providing that the total amount of credit certificates issued may not exceed $500,000; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Hixson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 181 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Office of Supplier Diversity and Inclusion and Minority Business Enterprise Program MC/PG 106-17 [HB-319]
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[Economic Development ]
Continuing until July 1, 2022, specified provisions relating to procurement from minority business enterprises by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission; and altering the name of the Office of Small, Local, and Minority Business Enterprise in the Commission to be the Office of Supplier Diversity and Inclusion.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 562 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Personal Property Tax and Annual Report Filing Fee - Exemption [HB-268]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
Exempting from the personal property tax persons with personal property assessed at $2,500 or less; exempting persons who qualify for the personal property tax exemption under the Act from a specified fee for filing a specified annual report; requiring a person to apply annually to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation for the personal property tax exemption under the Act; applying the Act to the taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/16/2017