File Code: State Government - Procurement
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Conway and Gladden
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Task Force on the Minority Business Enterprise Program and Equity Investment
Capital
 
Establishing a Task Force on the Minority Business Enterprise Program
and Equity Investment Capital; providing for the composition and
staffing of the Task Force; requiring the Task Force to study how to
facilitate the acquisition of investment equity capital by minority
business enterprises in Maryland in a specified manner; requiring the
Task Force to report its recommendations and draft legislation to the
Governor and General Assembly on or before December 1, 2009; and
providing for the termination of the Act.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/11
 - First Reading Senate Rules
 - 2/18
 - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 2/20
 - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/21
 - Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 -      Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/22
 - Third Reading Passed (45-0)
 - 4/2
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 3/22
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 3/28
 - Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/4
 - Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 3/29
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 3/30
 - Third Reading Passed (138-0)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/13
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 463
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
 - Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Traders; etc
 - Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
 - Investments -see also- Securities
 - Legislation -see also- Corrective Leg; Curative Leg
 - Minorities -see also- Women
 - Reports
 - Small Business
 - Sunset
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments:
None offered
 - Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 22, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (45-0)
 
House 
- March 30, 2008: Third Reading Passed  (138-0)