CHAPTER NUMBER: 228 
File Code: Economic and Community Development
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 148  
- Sponsored By: 
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Delegates Conway, Harrison, Anderson, Benson, Branch, Burns,
Cane, Carter, C. Davis, D. Davis, Doory, Fulton, Gaines, Goodwin,
Griffith, Haynes, Holmes, Howard, Jones, Kelley, Kirk, Krysiak,
Marriott, McIntosh, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Parker,
Patterson, Proctor, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn
 
- Entitled: 
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Economic Development - Maryland Small Business Development Financing
Authority
 
Altering the maximum amount of loan guarantees from the Contract
Financing Fund by the Maryland Small Business Development Financing
Authority (MSBDFA); altering the maximum amounts of surety guarantees
and bonds of MSBDFA under the Small Business Surety Bond Program;
altering the scope of businesses that MSBDFA may assist under the
Equity Participation Investment Program; establishing and altering
limitations for investments by MSBDFA under that Program; etc.
House Action
- 2/7
 - First Reading Economic Matters
 - 2/9
 - Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/15
 - Hearing cancelled
 -      Hearing 2/23 at 10:30 a.m.
 - 2/22
 - Hearing cancelled
 -      Hearing 2/23 at 11:30 a.m.
 - 3/7
 - Favorable Report by Economic Matters
 - 3/8
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/10
 - Third Reading Passed (134-0)
 - 3/30
 - Returned Passed
 
Senate Action
- 3/11
 - First Reading Finance
 - 3/16
 - Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/31
 - Favorable Report by Finance
 -      Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/1
 - Third Reading Passed (46-0)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 4/26
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 228
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Norman H. Conway, District 38B
 - Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
 - Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
 - Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
 - Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
 - Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
 - Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
 - Delegate Clarence Davis, District 45
 - Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
 - Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
 - Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
 - Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
 - Delegate Marshall T. Goodwin, District 40
 - Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
 - Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
 - Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
 - Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
 - Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
 - Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
 - Delegate Darryl A. Kelley, District 26
 - Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
 - Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
 - Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
 - Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
 - Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
 - Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
 - Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
 - Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
 - Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
 - Delegate Obie Patterson, District 26
 - Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
 - Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
 - Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
 - Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
 - Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
 - BONDS -see also- COUNTY & BALTIMORE CITY BONDS; STATE BONDS.
 - BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
 - COMMERCE AND BUSINESS -see also- DEALERS; TRADERS; etc
 - CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
 - INVESTMENTS -see also- SECURITIES
 - LOANS -see also- MORTGAGES
 - SECURITIES
 - SMALL BUSINESS
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 83A Department of Business and Economic Development
 - (
 5-502 ,
 5-1009 ,
 5-1022 ,
 5-1024 ,
 5-1035 ,
 5-1042 ,
 5-1043 ,
 5-1045 ,
 5-1046 ,
 5-1049 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered
 - Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 10, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (134-0)
 
Senate
- April 1, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (46-0)