SB 391

Economic Development - More Jobs for Marylanders Program - Extension and Alterations

Sponsor: PresidentCommittee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Economic DevelopmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 136 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the purpose of the More Jobs for Marylanders Program; altering the circumstances under which and the period of time for which the Department of Commerce may provide a qualified business entity a certificate certifying that an eligible project is enrolled in the Program; altering eligibility for enrollment in the Program and for certain benefits under the Program; prohibiting the Department from awarding initial tax credit certificates exceeding $5,000,000 on or after June 1, 2022; etc.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 23FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Wainaina, Juliet	Bloom Services LLC	Position only
FAV	Taylor, REBEKAH	CATTLE BROKERS, INC.	Position only
FAV	Lo, William	Crystal Steel Fabricators, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Puri, Viraj	Gotham Greens	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dahbura, Thomas	Hub Labels Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	JOTF	Position only
FAV	Tchantchou, Kevine	Lith Home LLC	Oral
FAV	Voytek, Maddy	MD Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cabrera III, Eduardo	Maids To Serve, LLC	Oral
FAV	Gill, Mike	Maryland Department of Commerce	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sinfield, Lani	Maryland Department of Commerce	Oral
FAV	Sims, Deneitra	Resume Hack, LLC	Position only
FAV	Matthews, Dakota	Rural Maryland Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Aybar, Willis	Studio 87 LLC	Position only
FAV	King, Andrea	The Kingley Group	Oral
FAV	Calleri, Christine	The Strouse Corporation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kloster, Dennis	The Whalen Company	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Maslan, Andrew	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Keifferlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	President, President	Individual	Oral
FAV	Whitaker, Jakelobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
INFO	Patel, Sejal	InfoStretch Corporation	Position only

Organizations on record

Bloom Services LLCFAV 1

CATTLE BROKERS, INC.FAV 1

Crystal Steel Fabricators, Inc.FAV 1

Gotham GreensFAV 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFAV 1

Hub Labels Inc.FAV 1

InfoStretch CorporationINFO 1

JOTFFAV 1

Lith Home LLCFAV 1

Maids To Serve, LLCFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyUNF 1

Maryland Department of CommerceFAV 2

MD Chamber of CommerceFAV 1

Resume Hack, LLCFAV 1

Rural Maryland CouncilFAV 1

Studio 87 LLCFAV 1

The Kingley GroupFAV 1

The Strouse CorporationFAV 1

The Whalen CompanyFAV 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…

FAVMitchell, KeifferRegistered for: Allan Myers, MD, Inc.; Armis; Bentley Systems; Coach USA Inc; College Board; Findhelp…

FAVWhitaker, JakeRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

UNFSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy