Small Business

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 33

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  HB 32

  Status as of February 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Kach

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Small Group Market - Cap on Comprehensive Standard Health Benefit Plan

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 66

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 118

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Environmental Matters Committee (By Request - Departmental - Housing and Community Development)

  Entitled

  Department of Housing and Community Development - Neighborhood Business Development Program - Microenterprise Loans

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 68

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 653

  Sponsored By

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

  Entitled

  Department of the Environment - Grants - Small Businesses and Certified Minority Business Enterprises

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 209

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 398

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vaughn, Gutierrez, Haynes, Holmes, Hucker, Love, Oaks, Robinson, Hammen, Pendergrass, Benson, Bromwell, Donoghue, Hubbard, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  General Obligation Bonds for Capital Projects - Required Reports

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 222

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 514

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Vaughn

  Entitled

  Task Force on the Minority Business Enterprise Program and Equity Investment Capital

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 250

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 230

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Bobo, Cane, Glenn, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Shewell, Stocksdale, Tarrant, V. Turner, Walker, and Kramer

  Entitled

  Procurement - Minority Business Enterprises - Certification Process

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 251

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 232

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Morhaim, Bobo, Cane, Cardin, Conaway, Glenn, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Hubbard, Kaiser, Lafferty, Lee, Levi, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Robinson, Shewell, Stocksdale, Tarrant, V. Turner, Walker, Kramer, Pendergrass, Benson, Kullen, and Pena-Melnyk

  Entitled

  State Procurement - Minority Business Enterprises - Electronic Certification Process

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 268

  Status as of February 16, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Ali, Feldman, Kaiser, Manno, Montgomery, Reznik, and Rice

  Entitled

  Minority Business Enterprise Program and Small Business Reserve Program - Architectural and Engineering Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 359

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 508

  Sponsored By

  Delegates James, Riley, Ali, Barkley, Boteler, Burns, DeBoy, Elmore, Hixson, Kach, Kipke, Lafferty, Love, McDonough, Minnick, Mizeur, Montgomery, Robinson, Rudolph, Shewell, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stukes, F. Turner, Wood, Benson, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Jenkins, Krebs, Kullen, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, Tarrant, and V. Turner

  Entitled

  Procurement - Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 475

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 487

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Bartlett, Bobo, Bronrott, Cane, Carr, V. Clagett, Davis, Donoghue, Doory, Eckardt, Elmore, Frush, Gaines, Haddaway, Hammen, Healey, Jones, Kullen, Lafferty, McIntosh, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Stein, Barve, Cardin, Frick, George, Gilchrist, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, Murphy, Myers, Olszewski, Ross, Stukes, F. Turner, and Walker

  Entitled

  Smart, Green, and Growing - The Sustainable Communities Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Environmental Matters
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 484

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 680

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Elliott, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Boteler, Bromwell, Cardin, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elmore, Frush, George, Haddaway, Healey, Heller, Hubbard, Impallaria, Jenkins, Kach, King, Kipke, Krebs, Levy, Love, Mathias, McDonough, Minnick, Morhaim, Murphy, Myers, Olszewski, Schuh, Shank, Shewell, Sossi, Stein, Stocksdale, Stukes, Stull, Waldstreicher, Walker, Wood, Barve, Doory, Frick, Gilchrist, Hixson, Howard, Ivey, Kaiser, Rice, Ross, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Property Tax - Semiannual Payment Schedule - Small Business Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 585

  Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate V. Clagett

  Entitled

  Health Insurance - Mandated Benefits - Dental Implants

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 617

  Status as of February 3, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading Environmental Matters

  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 114-10

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  

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  HB 959

  Status as of March 23, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Anderson, Montgomery, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Procurement - Single Minority Business Enterprise Certification Agency for Local Government Procurement

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1107

  Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Robinson, Burns, Glenn, Haynes, Oaks, and Stukes

  Entitled

  Establishment of a Minority Business Registry by the Small Business Development Center Network

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1146

  Status as of March 25, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Carter, Anderson, Oaks, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Procurement - Governor's Office of Minority Affairs - Office of Minority Business Enterprise Compliance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1215

  Status as of March 25, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Taylor, Frush, Levi, and Oaks

  Entitled

  Minority Business Enterprises - Graduation Program - Architectural and Engineering Services

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1343

  Status as of March 26, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates King and Schuh

  Entitled

  Maryland Small Business Investment Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1423

  Status as of March 27, 2010: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Costa

  Entitled

  Small Group Market Health Insurance - Renewal Notice

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 1469

  Status as of March 10, 2010: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frick, Hixson, King, Feldman, and Schuh

  Entitled

  Maryland Small Business Investment Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1482

  Status as of March 25, 2010: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Prince George's County Delegation and Montgomery County Delegation

  Entitled

  Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Minority Business Enterprise Participation Goals PG/MC 117-10

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  SB 2

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 513

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway and Peters

  Entitled

  Task Force on the Minority Business Enterprise Program and Equity Investment Capital

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 38

  Status as of March 22, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Muse

  Entitled

  State Finance and Procurement - Maryland Environmental Service - Small Business Reserve Program

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 54

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 14

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Business and Economic Development) and Senators Garagiola, Klausmeier, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Business and Economic Development - Maryland Economic Adjustment Fund

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 71

  Status as of April 13, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 22

  Sponsored By

  Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - General Services)

  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 130

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 229

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Currie, Harrington, Jones, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, and Peters

  Entitled

  Procurement - Minority Business Enterprises - Certification Process

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 131

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 231

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Currie, Exum, Harrington, Jones, King, Lenett, Madaleno, Muse, Raskin, and Peters

  Entitled

  State Procurement - Minority Business Enterprises - Electronic Certification Process

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 171

  Status as of May 20, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 507

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Astle, Colburn, Conway, DeGrange, Garagiola, Harrington, Kasemeyer, Klausmeier, Lenett, Munson, Pugh, Robey, and Dyson

  Entitled

  Procurement - Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise Participation

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 285

  Status as of January 27, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Della, Exum, Forehand, Gladden, Harrington, Jones, King, Klausmeier, Lenett, Madaleno, Middleton, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, and Stone

  Entitled

  Smart, Green, and Growing - The Sustainable Communities Act of 2010

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 675

  Status as of February 12, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Kittleman and Jacobs

  Entitled

  Unemployment Insurance - Exemption from Covered Employment - Small Business Directors, Officers, and Members

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 883

  Status as of March 2, 2010: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters and Currie

  Entitled

  Maryland Small Business Investment Companies

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 1018

  Status as of May 4, 2010: Became Law - Chapter 372

  Sponsored By

  Senator DeGrange

  Entitled

  Prior Authorizations of State Debt to Fund Capital Projects - Alterations

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 1083

  Status as of April 1, 2010: Bill is in the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

  Sponsored By

  Senators DeGrange, Kasemeyer, King, Munson, Peters, Robey, and Stoltzfus

  Entitled

  Property Tax - Semiannual Payment Schedule - Small Business Property

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: House Rules and Executive Nominations