SMALL BUSINESS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 29

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  HB 2

  Status as of March 30, 2003: Bill is in the House - House Conference Committee Appointed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Busch, Hurson, Benson, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hammen, Haynes, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Small Business Health Insurance Affordability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 103

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 408

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Harrison, Rawlings, Burns, Conroy, Feldman, Fulton, Glassman, Kirk, Krebs, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Parrott, Taylor, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Business and Economic Development - Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority - Guaranty Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 395

  Status as of March 26, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Anderson, Aumann, Benson, Carter, Kelley, Quinter, Stocksdale, F. Turner, Vaughn, Bates, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Hammen, Haynes, Hurson, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Procurement - Contract Claim Disputes - Alternative Dispute Resolution Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 599

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer, Boteler, Costa, Elliott, McDonough, Oaks, Shank, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Coverage - Preexisting Conditions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 600

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer, Boteler, Bates, Boutin, Costa, Elliott, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Shank, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan - Cost-Sharing

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 627

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Redmer, Bates, Boteler, Boutin, Cane, Costa, Elliott, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Shank, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Basic Health Benefit Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 726

  Status as of March 14, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hubbard, Barkley, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Conroy, D. Davis, Frush, Goldwater, Gordon, Gutierrez, Holmes, Kaiser, Kelley, Lee, Madaleno, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Pendergrass, Ramirez, Rosenberg, F. Turner, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 785

  Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt, Bates, Dwyer, Elliott, Glassman, Jennings, Kach, Mitchell, Parrott, Shank, Stocksdale, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Insurance Reform Act - Modifications - Health Reimbursement Account Plan - Reinsurance Pool

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 792

  Status as of March 10, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hurson

  Entitled

  Individual Health Insurance Availability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 935

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 203

  Sponsored By

  The Minority Leader (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2003

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 942

  Status as of April 7, 2003: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Caroline County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Old Schoolhouse Redevelopment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 1029

  Status as of March 22, 2003: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Donoghue

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Employers - Individual Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1109

  Status as of May 13, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 353

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Patterson, Murray, Taylor, Benson, Bobo, Branch, Burns, C. Davis, D. Davis, Fulton, Griffith, Healey, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Jones, Marriott, Menes, Niemann, Oaks, Proctor, Ramirez, Rawlings, Ross, F. Turner, Vaughn, Hurson, Hammen, Bates, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Haynes, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Redmer, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Procurement - Minority Business Enterprises - Effect of Personal Net Worth on Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1162

  Status as of March 12, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Howard, Elmore, James, and G. Clagett

  Entitled

  Maryland Transportation Authority - Transportation Public-Private Partnership Agreements

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  SB 51

  Status as of May 22, 2003: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum, Astle, Britt, Conway, Della, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lawlah, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Business and Economic Development - Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority - Guaranty Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 58

  Status as of January 22, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Britt, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Small Businesses - Commercial Vehicles

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 82

  Status as of February 27, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Mooney

  Entitled

  Procurement - Minority Business Opportunity - Hispanic-Owned Businesses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 164

  Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Coverage - Preexisting Conditions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 166

  Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan - Cost-Sharing

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 382

  Status as of February 20, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Basic Health Benefit Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 477

  Status as of April 22, 2003: Became Law - Chapter 93

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Small Business Health Insurance Affordability Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 526

  Status as of April 2, 2003: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Britt, Currie, Exum, Lawlah, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Economic Development Financial Assistance - Minority Business Enterprise Procurement Goals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 527

  Status as of March 19, 2003: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Jacobs, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Minority Business Participation Advisory Committee

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 533

  Status as of March 4, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden

  Entitled

  State Debt - Enabling Acts - Goal for Minority Business Enterprise Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 534

  Status as of February 19, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-assigned Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Giannetti, Gladden, Grosfeld, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, and McFadden

  Entitled

  General Assembly - Joint Committee on Fair Practices - Oversight - Minority Business Enterprise Activities

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 557

  Status as of March 24, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pinsky, Forehand, and Grosfeld

  Entitled

  Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 609

  Status as of March 3, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Harris

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Insurance Reform Act - Modifications - Health Reimbursement Account Plan - Reinsurance Pool

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 657

  Status as of February 12, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration)

  Entitled

  Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2003

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 750

  Status as of March 6, 2003: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Colburn and Pipkin

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Old Schoolhouse Redevelopment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation