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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Income Tax - Film Production Activity Tax Credit [SB-905]
Repealing specified termination provisions for the tax credit allowed for specified film production activities; limiting the amount of film production activity tax credit certificates that the Secretary of Business and Economic Development may issue in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 to $7,500,000; establishing the Maryland Film Production Activity Tax Credit Reserve Fund; stating the intent of the General Assembly that the Governor include an appropriation to the Reserve Fund in the annual budget bill; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 486 on 05/30/2015
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Military Personnel and Veteran-Owned Small Business No-Interest Loan Program and Fund [SB-896]
Establishing the Military Personnel and Veteran-Owned Small Business No-Interest Loan Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; specifying the purpose of the Fund; requiring the Secretary of Business and Economic Development to administer the Fund; requiring the Department of Business and Economic Development, in consultation with the Department of Veterans Affairs, in making loans, to consider how to maximize the number of veterans, military reservists, and National Guard Personnel who would benefit from the loan program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 390 on 05/12/2015
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Economic Competitiveness and Commerce - Restructuring [SB-776]
Renaming the Department of Business and Economic Development to be the Department of Economic Competitiveness and Commerce; renaming the Secretary of Economic Development to be the Secretary of Commerce; establishing an Office of the Secretary of Commerce in the Office of the Governor; specifying that the Secretary is the head of economic development policy and implementation efforts in the State; transferring the Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board to the Maryland Technology Development Corporation; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 3/09 At 2:00 P.m. on 03/09/2015
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Proposed Regulations - Determination of Impact on Small Businesses [SB-775]
Establishing the Advisory Council on the Impact of Regulations on Small Businesses in the Department of Business and Economic Development; providing for the purpose, composition, chair, staffing, and meetings of the Advisory Council; prohibiting a member of the Advisory Council from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Advisory Council to take specified actions and make specified determinations about proposed regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 3/09 At 2:00 P.m. on 03/09/2015
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Office of the Business Ombudsman - State Customer Service and Business Development Efforts Training Program [SB-774]
Establishing the State Customer Service and Business Development Efforts Training Program to increase the responsiveness of and improve customer service provided by State agencies to businesses and customers in the State; requiring the Office of the Business Ombudsman to administer and oversee the program; requiring specified agencies to participate in the program; requiring the Office to develop specified customer service standards; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 3/09 At 2:00 P.m. on 03/09/2015
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State Finance and Procurement - One Maryland Blue Ribbon Commission [SB-662]
Establishing the One Maryland Blue Ribbon Commission; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Commission; requiring the Commission to review the current State procurement process and develop policy recommendations to ensure transparency and greater participation of businesses located in the State in State contracting; requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31, 2015; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 191 on 05/12/2015
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Task Force to Study the Expansion of Career and Technical Education in Maryland [SB-624]
Creating a Task Force to Study the Expansion of Career and Technical Education in Maryland; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Task Force; prohibiting a member of the Task Force from receiving compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of expenses; requiring the Task Force to study and make recommendations concerning career and technical education; requiring the Task Force to report its recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2016; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 4/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/02/2015
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Income Tax - Angel Investor Tax Credit Program [SB-584]
Allowing a credit against the State income tax for 50% of an investment, not to exceed specified amounts, made in a qualified innovation business; requiring a qualified investor to meet specified requirements in order to be eligible for the credit; requiring the Department of Business and Economic Development to administer the credit; establishing the Maryland Angel Investor Tax Credit Reserve Fund as a special continuing, nonlapsing fund; applying the Act to taxable years after 2014; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Business and Economic Development - Maryland Design Excellence Commission [SB-581]
Establishing the Maryland Design Excellence Commission; providing for the composition, chair, and staffing of the Commission; prohibiting a member of the Commission from receiving specified compensation, but authorizing the reimbursement of specified expenses; requiring the Commission to study, develop specified plans and programs, and establish specified events regarding design excellence initiatives; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Pugh
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2015 [SB-57]
Authorizing or altering the distribution of specified revenue; altering or repealing specified required appropriations; authorizing the use of specified funds for specified purposes; providing for the transfer of specified funds; repealing a specified requirement for a specified notice relating to abandoned property to be published in specified newspapers; requiring the Comptroller to maintain a specified abandoned property database; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2015
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Maryland Strong Manufacturing Development Act [SB-507]
Establishing the Manufacturing Development Zone Program to encourage business entities engaged in manufacturing outside the State to invest in manufacturing facilities within the State; authorizing specified political subdivisions to apply to have specified areas of the State designated as a manufacturing development zone; requiring a county or municipal corporation to grant a specified property tax credit; authorizing specified business entities to claim a specified credit against the State income tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Referred To Interim Study By Budget And Taxation on 04/03/2015
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Income Tax Credit - Qualified Research and Development Expenses - Credit Amounts [SB-488]
Increasing the maximum total amount of research and development tax credits that the Department of Business and Economic Development may approve; and applying the Act to all Maryland research and development tax credits certified after December 15, 2014.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ulysses Currie
Hearing 4/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/13/2015
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Maryland Education Credit [SB-405]
Providing a tax credit against the State income tax for contributions made to specified student assistance organizations; requiring the Department of Business and Economic Development to administer the tax credit; requiring specified entities to submit an application to be a student assistance organization on or before December 1 of each year; establishing the Maryland Education Tax Credit Reserve Fund; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2015
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Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research, Development, Regulation, and Privacy Act of 2015 [SB-370]
Providing that only the State may enact a law or take other action to prohibit, restrict, or regulate the testing or operation of unmanned aircraft systems; requiring the Department of Business and Economic Development, in consultation with other specified institutions, to study specified benefits and concerns; requiring specified State and local government entities and officials to review the use of unmanned aircraft systems and report their findings to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31, 2018; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 164 on 05/12/2015
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One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credit - Business Incubators [SB-365]
Altering eligibility criteria for credits under the One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credit to include persons who establish or expand a business facility that, for specified business incubators, creates at least 25 qualified positions at the facility under specified circumstances; requiring, in order to be certified as a qualified business entity for specified credits, a specified business incubator to submit specified information to the Secretary of Business and Economic Development; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2015
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Maryland Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program and Trust [SB-312]
Establishing the Maryland Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program for eligible private sector employees; establishing the Maryland Secure Choice Retirement Savings Trust; establishing the Maryland Secure Choice Retirement Savings Board to implement, maintain, and administer the Program and the Trust; requiring eligible employers to offer the Program and requiring eligible employees to participate in the Program unless written notice to opt out is provided to the employer; authorizing the Comptroller to enforce employer compliance; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 02/25/2015
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General Assembly - Mandated Reports by State Agencies [SB-220]
Repealing provisions of law that require State agencies to submit reports to the General Assembly that are deemed obsolete, duplicative, impractical, inefficient, or otherwise unnecessary; combining specified reporting requirements with other more extensive annual reports required to be submitted by State agencies; requiring the Department of Legislative Services, in consultation with agencies of the State government, to periodically review and make recommendations regarding specified reports that may no longer be warranted; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Miller
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015
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Economic Development - Rural Economic Development Program and One Maryland Tax Credit [SB-196]
Establishing the Rural Economic Development Program to encourage businesses to locate and expand in the rural counties of the State; providing that for 10 taxable years after a business is designated as a qualified business under the Program, the business is eligible for a specified property tax exemption, income tax subtraction modification, and sales and use tax exemption; establishing the Rural Economic Development Program Infrastructure Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to be used to make grants to specified counties; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2015
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Economic Competitiveness and Commerce - Restructuring [HB-943]
Renaming the Department of Business and Economic Development to be the Department of Economic Competitiveness and Commerce; renaming the Secretary of Economic Development to be the Secretary of Commerce; establishing an Office of the Secretary of Commerce in the Office of the Governor; specifying that the Secretary is the head of the economic development policy; establishing the Public-Private Partnership Marketing Corporation to create a branding strategy, attract new business to the State, and other specified purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 141 on 05/12/2015
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Office of the Business Ombudsman - State Customer Service and Business Development Efforts Training Program [HB-940]
Establishing the State Customer Service and Business Development Efforts Training Program to increase the responsiveness of and improve customer service provided by State agencies to businesses and customers in the State; requiring the Office of the Business Ombudsman to administer and oversee the program; requiring the Office to develop standards that identify best practices for providing excellent customer service; requiring each participating agency to develop and conduct customer service training for each specified employee; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 138 on 05/12/2015