2005 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 239

File Code: Taxes - Income Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 626
Sponsored By:
Senators Jones, Britt, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hogan, Hughes, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Munson, and Ruben
Entitled:
Pilot Program for the Long-Term Employment of Qualified Ex-Felons

Synopsis:

Creating a Pilot Program for the Long-Term Employment of Qualified Ex-Felons; requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to establish the pilot program in consultation with the Governor's Workforce Investment Board; requiring the Department to purchase specified bonds for a specified number of qualified ex-felons each year and to provide bonds to specified one-stop career centers; requiring that the pilot program be implemented in two workforce investment areas; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/26
First Reading Finance
1/27
Re-assigned Budget and Taxation
2/23
Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
3/28
Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/29
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House Action
3/27
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
4/4
Re-referred Economic Matters & Ways and Means
4/5
Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator Patrick J. Hogan, District 39
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
Senator Donald F. Munson, District 2
Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

BONDS -see also- COUNTY & BALTIMORE CITY BONDS; STATE BONDS.
COMPTROLLER
EX-OFFENDERS
INCOME TAX
JOB TRAINING
LABOR, LICENSING, AND REGULATION, DEPARTMENT OF
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SUNSET
TAX CREDITS -see also- CIRCUIT BREAKER
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Labor and Employment
( 11-701 , 11-702 , 11-703 , 11-704 , 11-705 )
Tax - General
( 10-205 , 10-205 , 10-306 , 10-306 , 10-704.10 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 29, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)