Small Business
Maryland 2024 Regular Session
State Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program - Goals and Outreach Program [SB-673]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Increasing the participation goal for certain small businesses for certain procurement contracts from 15% to 20%; requiring the certification agency, in consultation with the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, to develop an outreach program to increase the participation of small businesses that are owned by economically disadvantaged participants in the Small Business Reserve Program and to issue a certain annual report to certain units; and altering the content of certain unit reports.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nick Charles
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 582 on 05/09/2024
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Gettr Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024) [HB-694]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Governor's Office for Children and the Special Secretary of the Governor's Office for Children as the head of the Office; requiring the Special Secretary to establish the ENOUGH grant program, subject to certain requirements; requiring the Office to assign certain staff for a certain purpose; establishing certain reporting and evaluation requirements; establishing the ENOUGH Grant Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring the Governor to appropriate $15,000,000 to the fund for fiscal year 2026; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing Canceled (appropriations) on 02/27/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Thermal Energy Network Systems - Authorization and Establishment (Working for Accessible Renewable Maryland Thermal Heat (WARMTH) Act) [SB-570]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
Requiring certain gas companies and authorizing certain gas companies to develop a plan for a pilot thermal energy network system or systems by October 1, 2024; requiring a gas company that serves at least 75,000 customers in its distribution territory to submit either one or two proposals for a pilot system to the Public Service Commission for approval by July 1, 2025; authorizing a municipal corporation, county, or community organization to submit neighborhoods to gas companies for consideration as part of a pilot system; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 563 on 05/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Energy Generation Projects - Labor and Minority Business Enterprise Requirements [HB-682]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the developer of a covered project, on the approval of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of a certain generating station or qualified generator lead line or approval for the construction of a certain generating station, to meet certain labor standards and reporting requirements; establishing certain labor standards and certain certification, reporting, and record-keeping requirements related to the construction of a covered project; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2024
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Small Business. [HB-2645]
[Small Business ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation for the Maui Business Bridge Grants Program to assist businesses that have been impacted by the 2023 Maui wildfires.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elle Cochran
Referred To Wal/ecd, Fin, Referral Sheet 3 on 01/26/2024
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To The Small Business Regulatory Review Board. [SB-3043]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Clarifies that the Small Business Regulatory Review Board has the authority to review legislation affecting small businesses in response to a request from small business owners. (SD1)
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Kouchi
The Committee On Jdc Deferred The Measure. on 02/27/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024) [SB-482]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing the Governor's Office for Children and the Special Secretary of the Governor's Office for Children as the head of the Office; requiring the Special Secretary to chair the Children's Cabinet; requiring the Office to staff the Children's Cabinet; requiring the Children's Cabinet to meet not less than four times each year; requiring the Accountability and Implementation Board, in consultation with certain departments, to submit a certain recommendation to the General Assembly by December 1, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 408 on 05/09/2024
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To The Small Business Regulatory Review Board. [HB-2354]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Clarifies that the Small Business Regulatory Review Board has the authority to review legislation affecting small businesses in response to requests from small business owners. (CD1)
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Saiki
Act 067, 06/21/2024 (gov. Msg. No. 1168). on 06/24/2024
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Small Business. [SB-2984]
[Small Business ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishes the Hawaii Capital Loan Revolving Fund to be used to make loans to businesses located in nationally-declared disaster areas relating to the 2023 Maui wildfires and to, in part, administer the Maui Business Bridge Grants Program. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Makes an appropriation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joy San Buenaventura
Referred To Eet, Wam. on 01/26/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to animals. [HB-335]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disabilities ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Amends KRS 258.335 to make unlawful the misrepresentation of a dog as an assistance dog to obtain public accommodation; amends KRS 258.500 to define “person” as a person who has an ongoing therapeutic relationship with a health care provider and to stipulate who can be a health care provider under the definition, to define additional terms, to exclude from therapeutic relationship fee-based transactions for disability documentation absent a face-to-face consultation with a health care provider, to establish requirements for an assistance dog to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Rudy
Signed By Governor (acts Ch. 140) on 04/09/2024
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Income Tax Credits. [HB-2126]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishes a tax credit for small businesses who provide bonuses for their employees.
Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Nishimoto
Referred To Ecd, Fin, Referral Sheet 2 on 01/24/2024
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Research Activities. [HB-1957]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Repeals the provision that made references to the base amount in the Internal Revenue Code inapplicable to the research activities tax credit and allowed credits for all qualified research expenses to be taken without regard to previous years expenses. Narrows the qualifying criteria for research activities tax credits to applicants who are small businesses registered in the State. Increases the maximum amount of tax credits that can be certified per year. Extends the sunset date of the research activities tax credit by five years. Effective 7/1/3000.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Holt
Referred To Eet, Wam. on 03/07/2024
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Income Tax Credits. [HB-1910]
[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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gene Ward
Referred To Ecd, Fin, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/24/2024
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Small Business. [HB-1909]
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[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishes the Maui small business rent subsidization grant program to assist small businesses displaced by the 2023 Maui wildfires to pay rent at new locations on Maui. Appropriates moneys. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gene Ward
Referred To Ecd,fin, Referral Sheet 1 on 01/24/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2024 [HB-352]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Taxes ]
Altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; altering the funding formula for community colleges and the State aid program for private nonprofit institutions of higher education; authorizing or altering the distribution of certain revenue; requiring interest earnings for certain special funds to accrue to the General Fund of the State for fiscal years 2024 through 2028; authorizing the transfer of certain funds; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/27/2024
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Hawaii 2024 Regular Session
Relating To Income Tax Credits. [HB-513]
[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.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lauren Matsumoto
Carried Over To 2024 Regular Session. on 12/11/2023
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2024 [SB-362]
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[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
Altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; altering, from December 1, 2024, to January 15, 2027, the date by which the Accountability and Implementation Board has to conduct and submit a certain independent evaluation; altering the sales and use tax rate on certain electronic smoking devices; repealing a certain small business relief tax credit; requiring interest earnings for certain special funds to accrue to the General Fund of the State during certain fiscal years; etc.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 717 on 05/16/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Utilities – Thermal Energy Network Systems – Authorization and Establishment (Working for Accessible Renewable Maryland Thermal Heat (WARMTH) Act) [HB-397]
[Energy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Climate Change ]
Requiring gas companies serving at least 75,000 customers in their distribution territories and authorizing gas companies serving fewer than 75,000 customers to develop a plan for a pilot thermal energy network system or systems on or before October 1, 2024; requiring certain gas companies to submit a certain proposal or proposals to the Public Service Commission for approval on or before July 1, 2025; authorizing certain entities or a community organization to submit neighborhoods for consideration as part of a pilot system; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 564 on 05/09/2024
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Kentucky 2024 Regular Session
AN ACT relating to family care leave. [HB-195]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amend KRS 337.010 to define "family care leave," "family member," "health care provider," "same employer," and "serious health condition"; create a new section of KRS Chapter 337 to prohibit employers from refusing to grant a qualified employee family care leave; entitle an employee to family care leave for the birth of a child or to take care of a family member and establish parameters.
Sponsored by: Rep. George Brown
Introduced In House on 01/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
General Provisions – Commemorative Month – Small Business Month [HB-122]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Requiring the Governor annually to proclaim the month of May as Small Business Month; and requiring the proclamation to urge citizens and organizations to observe Small Business Month properly with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024