2007 Regular Session
Small Business
Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 39
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Morhaim, Walker, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Kipke, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, and Tarrant
- Entitled
- Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program - Sunset Extension
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hammen, Krysiak, and McHale
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Jonestown Entrepreneur Center
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Caroline County Delegation
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Old Caroline High School
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Appropriations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Rudolph
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Wellness Activities - Discount
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 288
Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hixson, Hubbard, Nathan-Pulliam, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conaway, Dumais, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, N. King, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Manno, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, and Walker
- Entitled
- Healthy Maryland Initiative
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Feldman, Ali, Barkley, Bronrott, Dumais, Gilchrist, Haddaway, Hecht, Jameson, N. King, Kramer, Lawton, Lee, Levi, Manno, Mathias, Miller, Morhaim, Myers, Rice, Taylor, Vaughn, Walkup, Bartlett, Cardin, George, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Krebs, McKee, Olszewski, Ross, Stukes, and F. Turner
- Entitled
- Property Tax - Credit for Property Used as a Publicly Sponsored Business Incubator
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Costa, Boteler, Bromwell, Impallaria, Kach, Kaiser, J. King, Kipke, McDonough, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Weldon, Beitzel, Benson, Donoghue, Elliott, Hammen, Hubbard, Kullen, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Riley, and Tarrant
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Health Benefit Plans - Rates
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
HB 477
Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Costa
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Limited Health Benefit Plan - Modifications
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Tarrant, Bromwell, Harrison, Hucker, Jones, Kirk, Lawton, Mathias, Rice, Riley, Walker, Hammen, Benson, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, V. Turner, and Weldon
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Authorization of Additional Products and Small Group Administrative Discounts and Study
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
- Entitled
- Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Minority and Local Small Business Enterprise Programs MC/PG 104-07
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
- Entitled
- Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Local Small Business Enterprise Program - Eligibility Criteria MC/PG 105-07
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
HB 694
Status as of February 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation
- Entitled
- Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Minority Business Enterprise Program MC/PG 118-07
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 742
Status as of March 23, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Love, Kramer, and Manno
- Entitled
- Procurement - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Hammen, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Braveboy, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Elmore, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Gilchrist, Glenn, Goldwater, Griffith, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, N. King, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Levi, Love, Manno, McHale, McIntosh, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Robinson, Rosenberg, Ross, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Vallario, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, Weir, Lee, Valderrama, and V. Turner
- Entitled
- Children and Working Families Health Care Act of 2007
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Vaughn, Anderson, Barnes, Braveboy, Davis, Feldman, Howard, Ivey, Levi, Love, Manno, Minnick, Proctor, Rice, Ross, Taylor, Valderrama, and Walker
- Entitled
- Department of Business and Economic Development - Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority - Small Business Investment Companies
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Stein, Cardin, V. Clagett, George, Lawton, Mizeur, and Morhaim
- Entitled
- Maryland Energy Administration - Renewable Energy Small Business Grant Program
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Harrison, Branch, and Conway
- Entitled
- Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority - Financing Limitations
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Economic Matters
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Feldman
- Entitled
- Biotechnology Investment Tax Credits
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Rosenberg, Sophocleus, Ali, Beidle, V. Clagett, Glenn, Healey, Holmes, Hucker, Lafferty, Lawton, Malone, Shewell, Stein, and Weir
- Entitled
- Real Property - Condemnation - Procedures and Compensation
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
HB 1068
Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Eckardt, Dwyer, Frank, George, Haddaway, McComas, Schuh, Shank, and Smigiel
- Entitled
- Consumer Health Open Insurance Coverage Act of 2007
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1279
Status as of March 30, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegate Kach
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Public Health Plans - Education and Disclosure Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
HB 1388
Status as of March 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Delegates Vaughn, Benson, Carter, Kirk, Oaks, Robinson, and Tarrant
- Entitled
- Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Program - Policy Statements
- Committee
Assignments -
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators DeGrange, Miller, Astle, Currie, Della, Garagiola, Gladden, Hogan, Kasemeyer, Kelley, Kramer, Pugh, Raskin, and Stone
- Entitled
- Real Property - Condemnation - Procedures and Compensation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
House: Environmental Matters
- Sponsored By
- Senators Conway, Britt, and Kelley
- Entitled
- Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program - Sunset Extension
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Della and McFadden
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Jonestown Entrepreneur Center
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
SB 149
Status as of March 27, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Exum, Garagiola, Gladden, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, Pugh, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Maryland Health Care Access Act of 2007
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, and Zirkin
- Entitled
- Healthy Maryland Initiative
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Exum, Britt, Conway, Currie, Della, Garagiola, Gladden, Jones, Kelley, Klausmeier, McFadden, Middleton, Muse, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority - Financing Limitations
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Economic Matters
SB 380
Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators DeGrange, Astle, Brinkley, Currie, Dyson, Edwards, Garagiola, Klausmeier, Raskin, and Robey
- Entitled
- Procurement - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Participation
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Middleton and Astle
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Authorization of Additional Products and Small Group Administrative Discounts and Study
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Senators Colburn and Pipkin
- Entitled
- Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Old Caroline High School
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senators Pipkin, Jacobs, and Munson
- Entitled
- Consumer Health Open Insurance Coverage Act of 2007
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
- Sponsored By
- Senator Forehand
- Entitled
- Property Tax - Credit for Property Used as a Publicly Sponsored Business Incubator
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
House: Ways and Means
- Sponsored By
- Senator Middleton
- Entitled
- Health Care Expansion Program
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
SB 862
Status as of March 5, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senator Pugh
- Entitled
- Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Program - Policy Statements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- Sponsored By
- Senators Astle, Della, Edwards, Exum, Garagiola, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, and Pugh
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Public Health Plans - Education and Disclosure Requirements
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
- Sponsored By
- Senators Middleton and Madaleno
- Entitled
- Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Choice of Policies for Sole Proprietors
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Finance
House: Health and Government Operations
- Sponsored By
- Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Transportation)
- Entitled
- Relocation Assistance Program - Reestablishment Expenses
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsored By
- Senator Currie
- Entitled
- Prince George's County - Property Tax - Credit for Property Used as a Business Incubator
- Committee
Assignments -
Senate: Budget and Taxation
