SB 365

Enacted

Neighborhood Business Development Program - Food Desert Projects - Business Retention

Sponsor: Cory V. McCray (District 45)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Economic and Community DevelopmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 91 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Expanding the purposes of the Neighborhood Business Development Program to include retaining certain businesses and enterprises in food deserts and certain areas that serve food deserts; increasing to $100,000 the maximum amount of a certain small loan that may be provided to an approved entity for assistance in providing or maintaining access to healthy food in certain food deserts; etc.

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Testimony (27)

MGA witness list

FAV 26FavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Dougherty, Gary	American Diabetes Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Freishtat, Holly	Baltimore City- Department of Planning	Oral
FAV	Tarbert, Colin	Baltimore Development Corporation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rivkin, Deborahlobbyist	CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Robin Jessicalobbyist	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Robin Jessicalobbyist	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Daniels, Antonia	East Baltimore Development, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Klein, Marshall	Klein's ShopRite of Maryland	Oral
FAV	McCray, Cory	MGA	Written (PDF)
FAV	McCray, Cory	MGA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of Governmen	Maryland Dept. of Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of Governmen	Maryland Dept. of Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dorrien, Erinlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dorrien, Erinlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Orosz, Samantha	Maryland Rural Health Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Brocato, Barbaralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator	Individual	Oral
INFO	Pickels, Hunter	Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Diabetes AssociationFAV 1

Baltimore City- Department of PlanningFAV 1

Baltimore Development CorporationFAV 1

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldFAV 1

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 2

East Baltimore Development, Inc.FAV 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFAV 2

Klein's ShopRite of MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 2

Maryland Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentINFO 1

Maryland Dept. of HealthFAV 2

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 2

Maryland Rural Health AssociationFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

MGAFAV 2

N/AFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVRivkin, DeborahCareFirst BlueCross BlueShieldRegistered for: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

FAVClark, Robin JessicaChesapeake Bay FoundationRegistered for: Chesapeake Bay Foundation; American Heart Association; Indivior, Inc.

FAVDorrien, ErinMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FAVBrocato, BarbaraRegistered for: Acorn Health; American Physical Therapy Association Maryland - APTA MD; Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, P.C.; Associates in Radiation Medicine; League for People with Disabilities, The; Maryland Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics…