Entrepreneurial Equity Act
Sponsor: Brian Chisholm (District 31)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Business RegulationStatus: Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Secretary of Labor and certain professional licensing boards to waive certain license and registration fees imposed on certain persons establishing a new business under certain circumstances; requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to waive certain recording and filing fees imposed on a person establishing a new business under certain circumstances; etc.
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Testimony (25)
MGA witness listFAV 23FavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kleinschmidt, Mark | Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | League, Liz | GSPACC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Willey, Amy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Maryland Chamber of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pulliam, Dawn | N/A | Oral |
| FAV | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Chisholm, Delegate Chisholmlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Grill, Jason | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Phelps, Mary | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Baldau, Gretchen | American Legislative Exchange Council | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Robertson, Ellen | Maryland Department of General Services | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVGriffin, AndrewMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce…