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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Empowering New Energy Resources and Green Initiatives Toward a Zero-Emission (ENERGIZE) Maryland Act [SB-434]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
Renaming the "renewable energy portfolio standard" to be the "clean energy portfolio standard"; altering the minimum required percentage of energy that must be derived from clean energy sources in certain years under the clean energy portfolio standard; altering the contents of and approval criteria for an application for an offshore wind project; establishing a process for the Public Service Commission to review and approve an application for a proposed nuclear energy generation project; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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Gettr Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Procurement Reform Act of 2025 [HB-500]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Infrastructure ]
Authorizing the Secretary of General Services to delegate certain powers and duties to the Chief Procurement Officer; altering the authority of the Department of General Services to engage in or control procurement of certain equipment and services; requiring the Department of Information Technology to establish a technical procurement team; altering the authority of the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority to engage in procurement for certain supplies and services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 601 on 05/20/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renaming and Alterations [HB-505]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
Renaming the "renewable energy portfolio standard" to be the "clean energy portfolio standard"; altering the minimum required percentage of energy that must be derived from clean energy sources in certain years under the clean energy portfolio standard; and applying the Act retroactively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Third Reading Passed (131-3) on 04/07/2025
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Relating To The Small Business Regulatory Review Board. [HB-1024]
[Small Business ]
Amends the quorum requirements to do business and validate acts of the Small Business Regulatory Review Board.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nadine Nakamura
Introduced And Pass First Reading. on 01/23/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act [HB-498]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Requiring the Department of Commerce to evaluate the potential employment and economic growth of the State's industry sectors and establish a certain list of industry sectors and activities to be considered for additional support; repealing the Maryland Economic Development Commission and Commerce Subcabinet; altering the designation, administration, and purposes of and eligibility for certain economic development programs; altering eligibility for and the calculation of certain economic development incentives; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing Canceled (ways And Means) on 02/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act [SB-427]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Film Production ]
[Taxes ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Altering the designation, administration, and purposes of and eligibility for certain economic development programs; redesignating the Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority to be the Maryland Economic Competitiveness Fund; repealing the Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority and certain related Funds; making the film production activity tax credit transferable; authorizing a qualified film production entity to amend its application for the tax credit under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Rereferred To Ways And Means And Appropriations on 04/07/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Procurement Reform Act of 2025 [SB-426]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing the Secretary of General Services to delegate certain powers and duties to the Chief Procurement Officer; altering the authority of the Department of General Services to engage in or control procurement of certain equipment and services; altering the authority of the Department of Transportation and the Maryland Transportation Authority to engage in procurement for certain supplies and services for transportation related activities; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing Canceled on 01/30/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Economic Development - Business Resource Initiative for Developmental Growth and Empowerment (BRIDGE) Program - Establishment [SB-377]
[Economic Development ]
[Small Business ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Establishing the Business Resource Initiative for Developmental Growth and Empowerment (BRIDGE) Program and Fund in the Department of Commerce to provide grants to certain business entities to establish certain business incubators.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/30/2025
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Relating To The Minimum Wage. [SB-505]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism's Research and Economic Analysis Division to conduct a comprehensive study to assess the impacts of minimum wage increases on small businesses and the overall economic health of the State. Requires a report to the Legislature. Makes an appropriation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lynn Decoite
Referred To Edt/lbt, Wam. on 01/21/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Abundant Affordable Clean Energy - Procurement and Development (AACE Act) [HB-398]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring each electric company in the State to submit to the Public Service Commission by certain dates plans for the construction or procurement of distribution-connected energy storage devices and to construct or procure the devices in accordance with the plan; providing for the creation of zero-emission credits by beneficial nuclear facilities; requiring the Commission to pursue certain coordinated approaches to offshore wind energy transmission development; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
First Reading Economic Matters on 01/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Incentive Program - Alterations [SB-302]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Repealing certain provisions of law specifying certain limitations on awards or investments provided to certain small businesses under the Maryland Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Incentive Program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 201 on 04/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Abundant Affordable Clean Energy - Procurement and Development (AACE Act) [SB-316]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring each electric company in the State to submit to the Public Service Commission by certain dates plans for the construction or procurement of distribution-connected energy storage devices and to construct or procure the devices in accordance with the plan; providing for the creation of zero-emission credits by beneficial nuclear facilities; requiring the Commission to pursue certain coordinated approaches to offshore wind energy transmission development; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/27/2025
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Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Relating To Income Tax Credits. [HB-81]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishes a telework tax credit for small business employers who allow telework for at least 30% of their employees. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/24.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sam Kong
Referred To Ecd, Fin, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/21/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Employment and Insurance Equality for Service Members Act [SB-279]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
[Veterans ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of interpretation for "veteran"; and altering the application of certain provisions of law governing the regulation of business, economic development, insurance, and labor and employment to apply to all uniformed services, rather than only the armed forces.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 5 on 04/08/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to workplace harassment. [SB-51]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 338 to define "political matters" and "religious matters"; require an employer to post notice of employees' rights; provide an employer shall not subject or threaten to subject any employee to discipline or discharge for refusal to attend employer-sponsored meetings to communicate employer's opinion concerning religious or political matters or listen to speech or view communications of which the primary purpose of which is to communicate the employer's religious or political matters; permit an employee to bring
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Sponsored by: Sen. Casey Chambers Armstrong
To Judiciary (s) on 01/09/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to employment advertising. [HB-57]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to prohibit employers from publishing job postings for ghost jobs; amend KRS 337.990 to establish a penalty for violations.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
To Economic Development & Workforce Investment (h) on 02/04/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to home-based food processors. [HB-89]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Amend KRS 217.015 to expand the definition of "home-based processor" to include roasted coffee beans in the list of foods a home-based processor may produce.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Riley
To Health Services (h) on 02/04/2025
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Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to heat injury prevention. [SB-49]
[Agriculture ]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 338 to define terms; require employers who provide services in agriculture, construction, landscaping, and transportation to maintain a written heat illness prevention plan informing employees of policies and procedures to be followed when an employee is suffering from a heat illness; establish a penalty for a violation.
Sponsored by: Sen. David Yates
To Judiciary (s) on 01/09/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Manufacturing Business Personal Property Tax - Exemption [HB-168]
[Manufacturing ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Property Tax ]
[Economic Development ]
Exempting all personal property in the possession of a person engaged in a manufacturing business that is a small- or medium-sized enterprise from the personal property tax.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Housing and Community Development - Project Restore Program - Establishment [HB-90]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Project Restore Program within the Department of Housing and Community Development; authorizing the Department to distribute Program funds to certain place-based community development organizations and units of local governments; requiring certain recipients of Program funds to distribute subgrants to certain qualified entities; and specifying the eligible uses of Program funds.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 1/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/09/2025