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HB 790

EnactedCrossfile SB 598
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Procurement – Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs – Small Business Reserve Program and Veteran–Owned Small Business Enterprise Program

Sponsor: Delegate Young, P.Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 78 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that the Small Business Reserve Program includes certain veteran-owned small business enterprises that meet certain criteria; requiring the Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to adopt regulations to establish a certain overall percentage goal of certain procurement contracts to be made with veteran-owned small business enterprises; requiring certain solicitation documents to include certain information; altering the required contents of a certain annual report; etc.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 7Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGuibao, PatricklobbyistMD Military CoalitionOral
FAVRobertson, EllenMaryland Department of General ServicesWritten (PDF)
FAVYoung, PatMaryland House of DelegatesWritten (PDF)
FAVBishop, DavidREPP-C LLCOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPrincipe, StephenSMI CompaniesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVCoburn, MichaelIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Young, P., Delegate Young, P.legislatorIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGuibao, PatrickMD Military CoalitionRegistered for: Fleet Reserve Association