Department of General Services - Study on Procurement Preferences for Businesses in Historically Underutilized Business Zones
Sponsor: Johnny Ray Salling (District 6)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 518 (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Department of General Services, in consultation with the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs, to study the feasibility and impacts of establishing a State procurement preference for businesses located in historically underutilized business zones.
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Testimony (11)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Openshaw, David | Ligon & Ligon, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frazier, Wayne | Md. Washington Minority Companies Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | salling, johnny | senator | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | salling, johnny | senator | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frazier, Wayne | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Salling, Senator Sallinglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Salling, Senator Sallinglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Burnett, Michelle | HUBZone Contractors National Council Inc | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Jones, Tony | Riverboat on the Potomac | Oral |
| INFO | Rhee, Jimmy | Governor's Office of Small Minority & Women's Business Affairs | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Rhee, Jimmy | Governor's Office of Small Minority & Women's Business Affairs | Written (PDF) |