Small Business

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 38

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  HB 4

  Status as of April 11, 2009: Bill is in the House - Third Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Manno, Minnick, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Small Business Health Insurance Expansion Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 31

  Status as of January 21, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Taylor

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Creation of a Minority Business Enterprise

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 90

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 127

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Department of the Environment - Bay Restoration Fund and Bay Restoration Fee

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 124

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 217

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Barnes, Branch, Conaway, Glenn, Harrison, Oaks, Robinson, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  State Procurement - Bundling of Procurements

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 326

  Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Weir, Burns, Holmes, McConkey, Minnick, Nathan-Pulliam, and Olszewski

  Entitled

  Procurement - Minority Business Enterprises - Retention of Certification and Status and Participation in the Minority Business Enterprise Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 345

  Status as of February 17, 2009: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Love and Beidle

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Sole Proprietors - Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 389

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 293

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Boteler, Carr, Carter, Feldman, Haynes, Hixson, Holmes, Hucker, Manno, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Shewell, Tarrant, V. Turner, Pendergrass, Benson, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Reznik

  Entitled

  Minority Business Enterprise Program - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 410

  Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Robinson, Bates, Boteler, Braveboy, Conaway, Dwyer, Glenn, Harrison, Haynes, Howard, Kirk, Levi, Oaks, Stukes, Tarrant, Vaughn, and Walker

  Entitled

  Minority Business Enterprise Program - Eligibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 428

  Status as of February 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Bates, Boteler, Bromwell, Eckardt, Haddaway, Healey, Impallaria, King, Kipke, Krebs, Mathias, McComas, McDonough, Minnick, O'Donnell, Olszewski, Robinson, Schuh, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull, Weir, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Property Tax - Semiannual Payment Schedule - Small Business Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 471

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 268

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Robinson, Walker, Weir, Barnes, Braveboy, Ivey, Levi, V. Turner, Valderrama, Benson, Donoghue, Hubbard, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Minority Business Enterprise Certification - Cap on Personal Net Worth

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 533

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 677

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim and Weldon

  Entitled

  Cooperative Purchasing Agreements - Requirements and Expansion of Use

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 594

  Status as of March 10, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Walker

  Entitled

  Minority Business Enterprise Certification - Personal Net Worth Requirement - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 674

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 578

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Krebs, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market Regulation - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 697

  Status as of March 27, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate McDonough

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Employer Health Benefit Plan Premium Subsidy Program - Local Funds

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 708

  Status as of April 13, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vaughn, Glenn, Gutierrez, Holmes, Hucker, Jones, Lafferty, Lee, Love, Manno, Oaks, Ramirez, Robinson, Valderrama, and Braveboy

  Entitled

  General Obligation Bonds for Capital Projects - Required Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 860

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hammen

  Entitled

  Healthy Maryland Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1131

  Status as of March 4, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation

  Entitled

  Prince George's County - Tax Increment Financing - Small, Local, or Minority Business Enterprises PG 406-09

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1249

  Status as of February 18, 2009: Bill is in the House - First Reading Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Feldman, Ali, Barkley, Barnes, Benson, Braveboy, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Carr, Carter, Dumais, Frush, Gaines, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Krysiak, Kullen, Lee, Levi, Love, Manno, McHale, Mizeur, Montgomery, Niemann, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuler, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, Vallario, Waldstreicher, and Weir

  Entitled

  Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Payment of Overtime - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1297

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 715

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Braveboy, Carter, Glenn, Hucker, Ivey, Levi, Ramirez, Rice, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Procurement - Minority Business Enterprises - Prime Contractors

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1300

  Status as of April 7, 2009: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Braveboy, Carter, Glenn, Haynes, Hucker, Ivey, Levi, Rice, V. Turner, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  State Procurement - Small Business Preference Program - Expansion

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1336

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 328

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Braveboy, Griffith, Pena-Melnyk, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Minority Business Enterprise Program - Report to Joint Committee on Fair Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 1416

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 463

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Small Business Pollution Compliance Loan Fund - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1554

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 740

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vaughn, Chair, Economic Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Housing and Community Development), and Delegates Barkley, Braveboy, Burns, Feldman, Haddaway, Harrison, Hecht, Impallaria, Jameson, King, Kirk, Krysiak, Love, Manno, Mathias, McHale, Miller, Minnick, Rudolph, Stifler, Taylor, and Walkup

  Entitled

  Linked Deposit Program - Loans to Minority Business Enterprises

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 84

  Status as of April 14, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 22

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Insurance Administration, Maryland)

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Medicare Coverage and Continuation Coverage - Provisions That Relate to Federal Laws and Programs

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 187

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 216

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Conway, Exum, Glassman, Harrington, Lenett, McFadden, Muse, and Peters

  Entitled

  State Procurement - Bundling of Procurements

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 297

  Status as of February 12, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Exum

  Entitled

  Workers' Compensation - Sole Proprietors - Coverage

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 355

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Exum, Currie, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, McFadden, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Minority Business Enterprise Certification - Personal Net Worth Requirement - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 489

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 267

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Currie, Harrington, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, Raskin, Exum, Lenett, and Conway

  Entitled

  Minority Business Enterprise Certification - Cap on Personal Net Worth

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 515

  Status as of February 11, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Middleton

  Entitled

  Healthy Maryland Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 568

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 283

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Currie, Exum, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, Madaleno, McFadden, Muse, Peters, and Raskin

  Entitled

  Minority Business Enterprise Program - Directory of Minority Business Enterprises

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 611

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 292

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones, Conway, Harrington, Muse, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Minority Business Enterprise Program - Prohibitions

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 633

  Status as of March 2, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Conway, Kelley, and McFadden

  Entitled

  Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Creation of a Minority Business Enterprise

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 637

  Status as of May 19, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 577

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Astle, DeGrange, Glassman, Kelley, King, Kittleman, and Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market Regulation - Modifications

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 756

  Status as of March 9, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senator Pipkin

  Entitled

  Consumer Health Open Insurance Coverage Act of 2009

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance and Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 818

  Status as of February 25, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Jones and McFadden

  Entitled

  General Obligation Bonds - Required Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 831

  Status as of February 17, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Currie, Frosh, Harrington, Madaleno, Muse, Pinsky, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Payment of Overtime - Exemptions

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 946

  Status as of May 7, 2009: Became Law - Chapter 327

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh and McFadden

  Entitled

  Minority Business Enterprise Program - Report to Joint Committee on Fair Practices

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 978

  Status as of March 30, 2009: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Mooney

  Entitled

  Procurement - Minority Business Enterprises - Goal-Setting

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs