SB 245

Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program – Nonprofit, Interest–Free, Micro Bridge Loan (NIMBL) Account – Funding

Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: GamingStatus: Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 for the Maryland Nonprofit Development Center Program Fund to be used for certain loans under the Nonprofit, Interest-Free, Micro Bridge Loan (NIMBL) Account; and requiring the Governor to include an appropriation of $1,000,000 in the annual budget bill for fiscal year 2024 if the $1,000,000 is not included in the fiscal year 2023 budget bill.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Seemann, Leon	Adventure Theatre Inc	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Easterling , Nancy	Historic Sotterley, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	JOTF	Position only
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kagan, Sen. Cheryl	Maryland State Senate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kagan, Sen. Cheryl	Maryland State Senate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brilliant, Franca	Nonprofit Montgomery	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Saltzberg, Elise	Saltzberg Consulting	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Twele, Lawrence	Howard County Economic Development Authority	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rudolph, Nick	Maryland Capital Enterprises, Inc.	Written (PDF)
INFO	LaHatte, Jennifer	Maryland Department of Commerce	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Adventure Theatre IncFAV 1

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 1

Historic Sotterley, Inc.FAV 1

Howard County Economic Development AuthorityUNF 1

JOTFFAV 1

Maryland Capital Enterprises, Inc.UNF 1

Maryland Department of CommerceINFO 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 2

Maryland State SenateFAV 2

Nonprofit MontgomeryFAV 1

Saltzberg ConsultingFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDews, ChristopherJOTFRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits