Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Financial Assistance - Use of Funds
Sponsor: Delegate HensonCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Economic and Community DevelopmentStatus: Hearing 3/11 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring an agency or unit of State government administering a certain financial assistance program authorized in response to certain disasters to authorize, notwithstanding certain provisions of law, small, minority, and women-owned businesses that are not in good standing with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to apply to the agency or unit to conditionally participate in the program; etc.
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Testimony (6)
MGA witness listFAV 5FavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Baron, Peter | Anne Arundel County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Allsup, Jacqueline | Anne Arundel County NAACP | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Birge, Ben | Anne Arundel Economic Development Corp. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Henson, Delegate Hensonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Henson, Delegate | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Higgs, Michael | SDAT | Written (PDF) |