1999 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 185

File Code: Economic and Community Development Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 136
Sponsored By:
The Speaker (Administration)
Entitled:
Maryland Competitive Advantage Financing Fund

Synopsis:

Creating the Maryland Competitive Advantage Financing Fund as a nonlapsing fund to provide financial assistance for the development and expansion of small businesses in the State; specifying the status, funding sources, and use of the Fund; specifying how applicants for loans are to be evaluated and selected; specifying how loans are to be made; providing that the Fund is a growth-related project; requiring various reports from specified entities; requiring that a specified study panel convene during the 1999 Interim; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/1
First Reading Economic Matters
Hearing 2/9 at 1:00 p.m.
3/2

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order 3/4 (Delegate Schisler) Adopted
3/4
Special Order 3/5 (Delegate Busch) Adopted
3/5
Floor Amendment (Delegate Busch) Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/9
Third Reading Passed (122-15)
4/11
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (119-13)
Passed Enrolled
5/27
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
Senate Action
3/10
First Reading Budget and Taxation
4/12
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
4/10
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Motion 2rdgs same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Middleton) Adopted
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Speaker of the House of Delegates
Administration
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- ENTERPRISE ZONES;SMALL BUS.
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
LOANS
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SMALL BUSINESS
SUNSET
TREASURERS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 83A Department of Business and Economic Development
( 5-1301 , 5-1302 , 5-1303 , 5-1304 , 5-1305 )
State Finance and Procurement
( 5-7B-01 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 123989/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 3, 1999   at: 10:27 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 843313/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 5, 1999   at: 11:38 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 369020/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 12, 1999   at: 8:42 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 9, 1999: Third Reading Passed (122-15)
April 11, 1999: Third Reading Passed (119-13)
Senate
April 10, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-0)