SMALL BUSINESS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 39

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  HB 169

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 299

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Cane, Goodwin, Hubbard, Oaks, Shewell, Weldon, Barve, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Pendergrass, Rudolph, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Procurement - Security Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 220

  Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt, Haddaway, Smigiel, Sossi, and Walkup

  Entitled

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

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 300

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 309

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vaughn (Co-Chair, Task Force on Lending Equity Within Financial Institutions Providing State Depository Services) and Delegates Branch, Haddaway, and Taylor

  Entitled

  State Treasurer - Designation of Financial Institution for Banking Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 441

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hixson, Benson, Bobo, Bronrott, Cardin, Dumais, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Harrison, Heller, Howard, Hubbard, Kelley, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McIntosh, Menes, Murray, Niemann, Oaks, Parker, Patterson, Quinter, Rosenberg, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Healthy Maryland Initiative

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 476

  Status as of April 8, 2006: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Bronrott, Burns, Cardin, Conroy, Feldman, Frush, Gilleland, Heller, Hubbard, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Lee, Madaleno, Mandel, McDonough, McHale, Moe, Morhaim, Murray, Niemann, Pugh, Ramirez, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Community Energy and Economic Development Grant Program and Solar Energy Grant Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 577

  Status as of March 14, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kullen, Bozman, Haynes, Jameson, Love, McMillan, Minnick, Niemann, Sossi, F. Turner, Vaughn, Walkup, and Weir

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Self-Employed Individuals and Sole Proprietors

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 608

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Kach, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Joint Legislative Task Force on Small Group Market Health Insurance - Report and Modification of Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 688

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 342

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Murray, Branch, Franchot, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, Madaleno, Marriott, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Stern, F. Turner, Vaughn, Benson, Kullen, Mandel, Pendergrass, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program - Reporting

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 784

  Status as of April 4, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Barkley, Bronrott, Cryor, Dumais, Feldman, Kaiser, King, Lawton, Lee, Montgomery, and Stern

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Germantown Life Sciences Incubator

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 803

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pugh, Carter, C. Davis, Doory, Goodwin, Hammen, Haynes, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Miller, Murray, Oaks, and Paige

  Entitled

  Eminent Domain - Moving, Relocation, and Reestablishment Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 805

  Status as of February 15, 2006: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Governor's Office of Minority Affairs and Transportation)

  Entitled

  Procurement - Minority Business Enterprise Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 869

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 359

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Morhaim, Delegate Hammen, Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Governor's Office of Minority Affairs and Transportation) and Delegates Cane, Love, Busch, Brown, Anderson, Harrison, McIntosh, D. Davis, Vallario, Hixson, Conway, Zirkin, Cardin, Barve, Burns, Jones, Oaks, Benson, Mandel, Nathan-Pulliam, Bromwell, Murray, Donoghue, V. Turner, Hubbard, Kach, Frank, Pendergrass, Rudolph, Weldon, Boteler, Costa, Elliott, Goldwater, Kohl, Bobo, Aumann, Bohanan, Bozman, Branch, Bronrott, Cadden, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conroy, Cryor, C. Davis, DeBoy, Doory, Dumais, Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Glassman, Goodwin, Gordon, Griffith, Gutierrez, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, James, Jameson, Kaiser, Kelley, King, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Kullen, Lawton, Lee, Leopold, Levy, Madaleno, Malone, Marriott, Mayer, McComas, McHale, McKee, Menes, Minnick, Moe, Montgomery, Niemann, Paige, Parrott, Patterson, Petzold, Proctor, Pugh, Quinter, Ramirez, Rosenberg, Ross, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Sophocleus, Stern, Taylor, Trueschler, F. Turner, Vaughn, Weir, Wood, Heller, and McDonough

  Entitled

  Procurement - Minority Business Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 962

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Holmes

  Entitled

  Condemnation - Moving and Relocation Assistance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 971

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Environmental Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hogan, Bartlett, Cluster, Elliott, Glassman, Haddaway, Jennings, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, Miller, Stull, and Weir

  Entitled

  Real Property - Condemnation Proceedings - Compensation for Business Owners

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 1087

  Status as of March 28, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Minority and Local Small Business Enterprise Programs PG/MC 119-06

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1209

  Status as of March 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Small Employer - Size of Employee Group

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1256

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Local Small Business Enterprise Program - Eligibility Criteria PG/MC 105-06

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1317

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Murray, Benson, Carter, Dumais, Feldman, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Kirk, Lee, Madaleno, Marriott, Oaks, Ramirez, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Business Regulation - Representation of Business Affiliations with Small Businesses and Certified Minority Business Enterprises

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1412

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Eckardt and Haddaway

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Internet-Based Intermediary Pilot Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1416

  Status as of March 22, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Smigiel

  Entitled

  Consumer Health Open Insurance Coverage Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1431

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 396

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vaughn, Anderson, Benson, C. Davis, Goodwin, Haynes, Howard, Oaks, Paige, Patterson, Ramirez, V. Turner, Burns, Conroy, D. Davis, Doory, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, McHale, Moe, Parrott, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Linked Deposit Program - State Depository Financial Institutions - Loans to Minority Business Enterprises

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1501

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Jones, Bohanan, Anderson, Branch, Cane, Doory, Haynes, Jameson, Levy, Mayer, O'Donnell, Paige, Proctor, and Wood

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Morgan State University and St. Mary's College of Maryland - Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1510

  Status as of March 21, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hubbard

  Entitled

  Public-Private Partnership for Health Coverage for All Marylanders

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1525

  Status as of April 10, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates D. Davis, Doory, McHale, Burns, Harrison, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Moe, Taylor, Vaughn, and Stern

  Entitled

  Electric Industry Restructuring - Standard Offer Service

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1538

  Status as of March 25, 2006: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve

  Entitled

  Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1610

  Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman, Barkley, Bromwell, Brown, Cadden, Cryor, Doory, Dumais, Franchot, Frank, Goldwater, Haddaway, Heller, Jameson, Kach, Kaiser, Kelly, King, Krebs, Lee, Love, McHale, Minnick, Moe, Myers, O'Donnell, Simmons, and Wood

  Entitled

  Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program - Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  SB 171

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones (Co-Chair, Task Force on Lending Equity Within Financial Institutions Providing State Depository Services) and Senators DeGrange, Gladden, and Hooper

  Entitled

  State Treasurer - Designation of Financial Institution for Banking Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 175

  Status as of April 7, 2006: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments

  Sponsored By

  Senators Middleton, Britt, Exum, Gladden, Green, Grosfeld, Kelley, Klausmeier, Pinsky, Teitelbaum, Hooper, and Kramer

  Entitled

  Community Energy and Economic Development Grant Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 325

  Status as of April 6, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 26

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Della, Exum, Gladden, Hafer, Hooper, Kelley, Klausmeier, Middleton, Pipkin, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Joint Legislative Task Force on Small Group Market Health Insurance - Report and Modification of Duties

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 391

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Grosfeld and Haines

  Entitled

  Procurement - Security Requirements

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 444

  Status as of May 2, 2006: Became Law - Chapter 255

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Higher Education - Morgan State University and St. Mary's College of Maryland - Authority

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 526

  Status as of February 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Stone

  Entitled

  Eminent Domain - Moving, Relocation, and Reestablishment Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 530

  Status as of March 13, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Consumer Health Open Insurance Coverage Act of 2006

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 604

  Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading 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
  

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  SB 633

  Status as of March 1, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senator Forehand

  Entitled

  Property Tax - Exemption for Property Used as a Business Incubator

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 652

  Status as of February 27, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Hogan, Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Kramer, Ruben, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Montgomery County - Germantown Life Sciences Incubator

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 884

  Status as of May 26, 2006: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jones (By Request - Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland and the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs) and Senators Britt, Conway, Currie, Exum, Frosh, Gladden, Hollinger, Hughes, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, and Ruben

  Entitled

  Procurement - Minority Business Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 947

  Status as of March 20, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Astle

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Self-Employed Individuals and Sole Proprietors

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 978

  Status as of March 8, 2006: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola and Astle

  Entitled

  Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program - Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs