Anne Arundel County and City of Annapolis - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account - Local State of Emergency
What this bill does
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 that may be provided to a single business or nonprofit organization; establishing the Workgroup to Study the Establishment of a State Disaster Relief Fund; etc.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Vasquez, Walter | Annapolis International Market | Oral |
| FAV | Simmons, Kevin | Annapolis OEM | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Baron, Peter | Anne Arundel County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pittman, Steuart | Anne Arundel County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Emrick, Preeti | Anne Arundel OEM | Oral |
| FAV | Hayes, Justin | Comptroller of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Whitaker, Donna | Curvy Girls are Chic | Oral |
| FAV | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mehu, Natashalobbyist | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elfreth, Sarah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Elfreth, Senator Elfrethlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Elfreth, Senator Elfrethlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Geller, Rebekah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | LaHatte, Jennifer | Maryland Department of Commerce | Written (PDF) |