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HB 386

EnactedCrossfile SB 310
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Anne Arundel County and City of Annapolis - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account - Local State of Emergency

Sponsor: Dana Jones (District 30A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Economic DevelopmentStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 490 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Expanding the eligible uses of the Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account to include the provision of grants and the conversion of certain loan amounts into grants in Anne Arundel County and the City of Annapolis when in a declared local state of emergency; limiting to $50,000 the amount of certain grants and loan amounts converted to grants for a single business or nonprofit organization; and establishing the Workgroup to Study the Establishment of a State Disaster Relief Fund.

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Testimony (14)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPindell-Charles, RhondaAnnapolis City CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
FAVVasquez, WalterAnnapolis International MarketOral
FAVSimmons, KevinAnnapolis OEMWritten (PDF)
FAVBaron, PeterAnne Arundel CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVEmrick, PreetiAnne Arundel OEMOral
FAVHayes, JustinComptroller of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVWhitaker, DonnaCurvy Girls are ChicOral
FAVTchantchou, KevineLith Home LLCOral
FAVJanuary, BriannalobbyistMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVJones, DanaMaryland General AssemblyWritten (PDF)
FAVMehu, NatashalobbyistMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Jones, D., Delegate Jones, D.legislatorIndividualOral
FAVSmith, AkilahIndividualPosition only
INFOLaHatte, JenniferMaryland Department of CommerceWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJanuary, BriannaMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Registered for: Chamber of Progress
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.