HB 223

Did not advance

End Ineffective Business Subsidies Act of 2020

Sponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (District 17)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - IncomeStatus: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting the Secretary of Commerce from designating or expanding certain enterprise zones and focus areas on or after June 1, 2020; providing for the termination of the One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credit Program on January 1, 2022; applying the Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program to taxable years 2019 through 2021; prohibiting the Department of Commerce from issuing tax credit certificates to certain investors in certain biotechnology companies on or after January 1, 2022; etc.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list

FAV 10FavorableUNF 14Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gardiner, Shamoyialobbyist	ACY	Written (PDF)
FAV	GABER, COREY	BALTIMORE TEACHER'S UNION	Position only
FAV	LEROY, GREG	GOOD JOBS FIRST	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	SCHUMITZ, KALIlobbyist	MD CENTER ON ECONOMIC POLICY	Position only
FAV	Orr, Benjamin	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Fair Funding Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	BOGDAN, Henrylobbyist	Marylnd Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	smalls, cindylobbyist	afscme council 3	Position only
FAV	francaviglia, Joe	strong schools maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Palakovich Carr, Delegate Palakovich Carrlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Moyer, Chris	Cecil County Ec Dev	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	White, Douglas	Glass Jacobson Financials Group	Position only
UNF	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
UNF	Levine, Brianlobbyist	Greater Baltimore Committee	Oral
UNF	Clapsaddle, Mary	Johns Hopkins	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kinnally, Kevin	MACo	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Fish, Andy	MD Dept of Commerce	Position only
UNF	Pringle, Signe	MD Dept of Commerce	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Rosendale, Martin	MD Tech Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Fiore, Justin	MML	Written (PDF)
UNF	Griffin, Andrewlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Swanson, Tricia	Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Meinelschmidt, Cort	Washington County	Position only
UNF	alsobrooks, prince Georges executive	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACYFAV 1

afscme council 3FAV 1

BALTIMORE TEACHER'S UNIONFAV 1

Cecil County Ec DevUNF 1

Glass Jacobson Financials GroupUNF 1

GOOD JOBS FIRSTFAV 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeUNF 2

Johns HopkinsUNF 1

MACoUNF 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Fair Funding CoalitionFAV 1

Marylnd NonprofitsFAV 1

MD CENTER ON ECONOMIC POLICYFAV 1

MD Dept of CommerceUNF 2

MD Tech CouncilUNF 1

MMLUNF 1

Montgomery County Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

strong schools marylandFAV 1

Washington CountyUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGardiner, ShamoyiaACYRegistered for: Strong Schools Maryland, care of The Fund for Educational Excellence

FAVSCHUMITZ, KALIMD CENTER ON ECONOMIC POLICYRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Fair Funding CoalitionRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVBOGDAN, HenryMarylnd NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVsmalls, cindyafscme council 3Registered for: AFSCME IU

UNFLevine, BrianGreater Baltimore CommitteeRegistered for: Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce

UNFGriffin, AndrewMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce…