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SB 442

EnactedCrossfile HB 313
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Minority Business Enterprise Program – Public–Private Partnerships, Offshore Wind Projects, and Video Lottery Terminals

Sponsor: Antonio Hayes (District 40)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 553 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing, under certain circumstances, that the provisions of the Minority Business Enterprise Program apply to public-private partnerships; altering, from July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2023, the date by which certain provisions of law relating to minority business participation goals are of no effect and may not be enforced; incorporating certain findings and evidence associated with the Program; requiring certain applicants for certain wind projects to comply with the Program to a certain extent; etc.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list
FAV 15Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVAlston ii, KevinAICSOral
FAVWalters, KeonDifinitive MechanicalOral
FAVTilghman, KendrickGreater Baltimore Black Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)
FAVJackson, GlindaJackson Management GroupWritten (PDF)
FAVAmate, FlorenceLaisar Management GroupWritten (PDF)
FAVDiggs, JeffreyLynn Tyler Consulting, LLCPosition only
FAVAudena, BolaMBA Growth PartnersOral
FAVAudena, MackMBA Growth PartnersOral
FAVWard, LaTashaQED Inc.Position only
FAVVedas, BeySteele City ContractingOral
FAVBarnes, Sen. DarrylIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKopp, NancyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMurkute, ShekharIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Hayes, Senator HayeslegislatorIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWard, LaTashaIndividualOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record