Small Business

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 24

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  HB 29

  Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegate B. Robinson

  Entitled

  Minority Business Enterprises - Not for Profit Entities and Termination Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 125

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 650

  Sponsored By

  Frederick County Delegation and Washington County Delegation

  Entitled

  Frederick County and Washington County - Property Tax Credit - Job Creation by Small Businesses

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  Senate: Budget and Taxation

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  HB 128

  Status as of February 1, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Arora, Barve, Bobo, Feldman, Washington, and Zucker

  Entitled

  Taxes - Electing Small Business Trusts State Tax Loophole Elimination Act

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 441

  Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Re-referred Finance

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Hucker, Barnes, Barve, Bobo, Cardin, Frush, Hubbard, Jones, Mizeur, Ross, Stein, and Waldstreicher

  Entitled

  Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 443

  Status as of May 2, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 152

  Sponsored By

  The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Barnes, Gaines, Griffith, Hammen, Haynes, Hucker, Jones, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, V. Turner, Waldstreicher, Hubbard, Reznik, A. Kelly, Oaks, Donoghue, Nathan-Pulliam, Cullison, and Murphy

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 456

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 539

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Reznik, Mizeur, Kipke, Donoghue, A. Kelly, and Ready

  Entitled

  Small Business Reserve Program - Definition of Small Business - Revision

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  HB 523

  Status as of April 3, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Rosenberg, Carter, Oaks, B. Robinson, and Tarrant

  Entitled

  Board of Public Works - Procurement Contracts - Economic Inclusion Plans

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 571

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 586

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Frick, Feldman, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Cardin, George, Guzzone, Hixson, Hucker, Ivey, Kaiser, A. Kelly, Kramer, Lee, Love, Luedtke, A. Miller, W. Miller, Minnick, Mizeur, Murphy, Reznik, Serafini, Stocksdale, Summers, Vaughn, Walker, Zucker, Barnes, McHale, and Olszewski

  Entitled

  Linked Deposit Program for Small Businesses - Lend Local Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 943

  Status as of February 15, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Barve

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit - Qualified Research and Development Expenses - Small Business Refund

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 994

  Status as of April 2, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Mizeur and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Maryland Small Business Resources Workgroup

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1234

  Status as of March 21, 2012: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Economic Matters

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Serafini

  Entitled

  Regulations Affecting Small Businesses - Extensions for Compliance

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  

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  HB 1254

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 712

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Vaughn, Carr, Frick, Howard, McDonough, Minnick, Mitchell, Oaks, Reznik, Sophocleus, Stukes, Summers, and F. Turner

  Entitled

  Small Business Development Center Network Fund - Minimum Appropriation

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Economic Matters
  Senate: Finance

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  HB 1265

  Status as of March 13, 2012: Bill is in the House - Re-referred Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Frush

  Entitled

  Gaming - Video Lottery Terminals and Table Games

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1327

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 719

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Lafferty

  Entitled

  Community Legacy Program - Sustainable Community Designation - Time Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Environmental Matters
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 156

  Status as of January 19, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senators Pugh, Conway, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Middleton, and Stone

  Entitled

  Minority Business Enterprises - Not for Profit Entities and Termination Extension

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 238

  Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators King, Madaleno, Manno, Montgomery, Peters, Pinsky, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Rosapepe, Kelley, Klausmeier, and Middleton

  Entitled

  Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Health and Government Operations

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  SB 266

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Vetoed by the Governor - Duplicative

  Sponsored By

  Senators Brinkley and Young

  Entitled

  Frederick County and Washington County - Property Tax Credit - Job Creation by Small Businesses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 549

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 538

  Sponsored By

  Senators Montgomery, Benson, Colburn, Mathias, Ramirez, Raskin, and Rosapepe

  Entitled

  Small Business Reserve Program - Definition of Small Business - Revision

  Committee
  Assignments

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

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  SB 570

  Status as of March 28, 2012: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senators King, Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, Garagiola, Jones-Rodwell, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, and Young

  Entitled

  Income Tax Credit - Qualified Research and Development Expenses

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 738

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Education Health and Environmental Affairs

  Sponsored By

  Senator Jennings

  Entitled

  State Real Estate Commission - Regulation of Business Brokers

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  

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  SB 792

  Status as of May 22, 2012: Became Law - Chapter 585

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Muse, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, Young, Middleton, and Astle

  Entitled

  Linked Deposit Program for Small Businesses - Lend Local Act of 2012

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters

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  SB 795

  Status as of March 7, 2012: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Garagiola, Brochin, King, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Madaleno, Manno, Mathias, Peters, Pugh, and Robey

  Entitled

  Estate Tax - Exemption for Family Farm or Small Business

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 892

  Status as of April 9, 2012: Bill is in the House - Favorable with Amendments Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Senators Peters, Colburn, King, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Robey, Klausmeier, and Ferguson

  Entitled

  Gaming - Video Lottery Terminals and Table Games

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  House: Ways and Means

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  SB 1030

  Status as of April 5, 2012: Bill is in the House - Second Reading Passed

  Sponsored By

  Senators Mathias, Colburn, Edwards, Glassman, Jones-Rodwell, Middleton, Raskin, Klausmeier, Garagiola, Kittleman, and Pugh

  Entitled

  Small Business Development Center Network Fund - Minimum Appropriation

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  House: Economic Matters