Small Business

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 39

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  HB 28

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  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

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  HB 111

  Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Hammen, Krysiak, and McHale

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Jonestown Entrepreneur Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 120

  Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Appropriations

  Sponsored By

  Caroline County Delegation

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Caroline County - Old Caroline High School

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  

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  HB 262

  Status as of April 6, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Rudolph

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Wellness Activities - Discount

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  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
  

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  HB 327

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 573

  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

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  HB 339

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 600

  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

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  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
  

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  HB 579

  Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 243

  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

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  HB 691

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 621

  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

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  HB 692

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 622

  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

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  HB 754

  Status as of March 20, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  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

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  HB 958

  Status as of March 24, 2007: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  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
  

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  HB 978

  Status as of March 13, 2007: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable 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
  

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  HB 989

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 635

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Harrison, Branch, and Conway

  Entitled

  Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority - Financing Limitations

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1007

  Status as of February 14, 2007: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Feldman

  Entitled

  Biotechnology Investment Tax Credits

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1043

  Status as of April 9, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  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

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  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
  

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  SB 3

  Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 305

  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

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  SB 23

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 514

  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

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  SB 126

  Status as of February 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Della and McFadden

  Entitled

  Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore City - Jonestown Entrepreneur Center

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  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

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  SB 207

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  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
  

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  SB 318

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  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

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  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
  

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  SB 427

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  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

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  SB 447

  Status as of February 28, 2007: 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 Caroline High School

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 617

  Status as of February 7, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pipkin, Jacobs, and Munson

  Entitled

  Consumer Health Open Insurance Coverage Act of 2007

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 705

  Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 572

  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

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  SB 795

  Status as of February 21, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Health Care Expansion Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  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
  

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  SB 933

  Status as of March 28, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  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
  

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  SB 952

  Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 59

  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

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  SB 971

  Status as of March 2, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (By Request - Departmental - Transportation)

  Entitled

  Relocation Assistance Program - Reestablishment Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings
  

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  SB 1026

  Status as of March 16, 2007: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  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