State Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program
Sponsor: Senator PattersonCommittee: Budget and TaxationSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the definition of 'small business' for the purposes of the Small Business Reserve Program by adding a requirement that the principal office of the business must be located in the State; increasing from 15% to 30% the minimum percentage of a unit's procurements that, to the extent practicable, are to be made directly from small businesses; and altering the intervals within which certain standards and guidelines for participation in the Small Business Reserve Program are to be established to at least every 5 years.
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Testimony (6)
MGA witness listFAV 3FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Franklin, Mel | County Council Member At-Large, Prince George's County | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McIntyre, Kerry | WarrenBuilds | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Patterson, Senator Pattersonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Robertson, Ellen | Maryland Department of General Services | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Rhee, Jimmy | Governor's Office of Small Minority & Women's Business Affairs | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Westervelt, Patricia | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |