SB 554

Maryland New Start Act of 2022

Sponsor: Senator PattersonCommittee: FinanceSubject: Economic DevelopmentStatus: Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Maryland New Start Grant Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to provide grants to organizations to create or support existing entrepreneurship development programs to provide assistance to certain formerly imprisoned individuals; establishing the Maryland New Start Microloan Program in the Department of Commerce to provide loans to certain individuals participating in those programs; establishing the Maryland New Start Microloan Program Fund to provide certain loans to covered individuals; etc.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Washington, Ryanlobbyist	Apartment and Office Building Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Washington, Ryanlobbyist	Apartment and Office Building Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beskid, Jennifer	Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Quarles, Antoin	Helping Oppressed People Excel (H.O.P.E.)	Position only
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	JOTF	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Freeman, Iman	People's Commission to Decriminalize MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Pica, Johnlobbyist	Pica & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Patterson, Senator Pattersonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Patterson, Senator Pattersonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FWA	McDermott, Eliza	JOTF - Witness	Oral
FWA	Hanson - Mundell, Nicole	Out for Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Hanson-Mundell, Nicole	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	McWilliams, Elaina	Individual	Oral
FWA	Patterson, Senator	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Beskid, Jennifer	Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Apartment and Office Building AssociationFAV 2

Department of Public Safety and Correctional ServicesFAV 1INFO 1

Helping Oppressed People Excel (H.O.P.E.)FAV 1

JOTFFAV 1

JOTF - WitnessFWA 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 2

Out for JusticeFWA 1

People's Commission to Decriminalize MDFAV 1

Pica & Associates, LLCFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWashington, RyanApartment and Office Building AssociationRegistered for: AOBA; National Apartment Association; Apartment & Office Building Association

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

FAVPica, JohnPica & Associates, LLCRegistered for: Allied Universal; Automated Health Systems; Benelli USA c/o Pica & Associates, LLC; Beretta USA; Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, Inc.; Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company…