Business and Economic Development, Department of

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 20

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  HB 141

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 499

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Feldman

  Entitled

  Life Sciences Advisory Board - Purpose and Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 277

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 489

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Walker, Vaughn, Pendergrass, Costa, Cullison, Hubbard, A. Kelly, Morhaim, Murphy, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  State Government - Brokerage and Investment Management Services - Use of Minority Business Enterprises - Application

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation

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  HB 441

  Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hucker, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Cardin, Frush, Hubbard, Jones, Mizeur, Ross, Stein, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 943

  Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit - Qualified Research and Development Expenses - Small Business Refund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 965

  Status as of March 29, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barve and Branch

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit - General Services Administration Schedules Program - Preparation Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 994

  Status as of April 2, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Maryland Small Business Resources Workgroup

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1012

  Status as of April 4, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Braveboy, and Nathan-Pulliam

  Entitled

  Ex-Offender Business Development Program Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 1216

  Status as of February 22, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Walker

  Entitled

  Partnership for Student Education and Community Investment Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1234

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Serafini

  Entitled

  Regulations Affecting Small Businesses - Extensions for Compliance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1248

  Status as of April 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Ross, Beidle, Bohanan, James, Luedtke, Rudolph, and Valentino-Smith

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit - Security Clearances - Employer Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 1304

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 429

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Agriculture)

  Entitled

  Department of Agriculture - Animal Waste Technology Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1380

  Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rudolph and James

  Entitled

  Task Force to Implement the Northeastern Maryland University Research Park

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  SB 296

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 478

  Sponsored By

  Senators Manno, Miller, Astle, Benson, Brinkley, Colburn, Conway, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Forehand, Garagiola, Glassman, Jacobs, Jones-Rodwell, Kasemeyer, King, Klausmeier, Mathias, McFadden, Peters, Pipkin, Pugh, Ramirez, Reilly, Robey, Stone, and Young

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit - Security Clearances - Employer Costs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 343

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 488

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Benson, Conway, Forehand, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, King, McFadden, Montgomery, Muse, Peters, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  State Government - Brokerage and Investment Management Services - Use of Minority Business Enterprises - Application

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 405

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 498

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Garagiola, Forehand, Kelley, Madaleno, and Montgomery

  Entitled

  Life Sciences Advisory Board - Purpose and Membership

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 535

  Status as of April 4, 2012: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Benson, Conway, Currie, Gladden, Jones-Rodwell, Kelley, McFadden, Muse, Ramirez, Robey, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Ex-Offender Business Development Program Study

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Judiciary

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  SB 570

  Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senators King, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, and Young

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit - Qualified Research and Development Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 651

  Status as of March 12, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Ramirez, Ferguson, Forehand, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Klausmeier, Manno, Montgomery, Rosapepe, and Stone

  Entitled

  Economic Development - Green Business Incentive Zones

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance
  

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  SB 844

  Status as of March 15, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators DeGrange, Astle, Brinkley, Colburn, Dyson, McFadden, and Peters

  Entitled

  Partnership for Student Education and Community Investment Tax Credit

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 1066

  Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kasemeyer, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Edwards, Jones-Rodwell, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, and Peters

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Film Production Credit - Extension and Increase

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means