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Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Business Diversity Incubator Program and Fund - Establishment

Sponsor: Antonio Hayes (District 40)Committee: FinanceSubject: Economic DevelopmentStatus: Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Business Diversity Incubator Program and Fund in the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to provide grants to qualified incubators to establish diverse and effective business incubators; authorizing the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 for the Fund in fiscal year 2025; requiring the Corporation to submit an annual report to the General Assembly beginning December 31, 2024, on the number and amount of grants awarded and the names and locations of each grantee; etc.

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Testimony (30)

MGA witness list
FAV 17FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 11Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGreenberg, JoshuaBaltimore CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVGreenberg, JoshuaBaltimore CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVSmith, ColbyBlack Steel, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVTilghman, KendrickGreater Baltimore Black Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)
FAVHayes, TreGreenPage LLCOral
FAVBall, CalvinHoward County Office of the County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVLawrence, MarkInncuvateWritten (PDF)
FAVLawrence, MarkInncuvateWritten (PDF)
FAVDews, ChristopherlobbyistJOTFOral
FAVAgarin, UfuomaLegislative Black Caucus of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVAgarin, UfuomaLegislative Black Caucus of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVLeMaile-Stovall, TroyTEDCOWritten (PDF)
FAVHayes, AntonioIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHunter, MichaelIndividualOral
FAVSenator Hayes, Senator HayeslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Hayes, Senator HayeslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVWiggins, GrasonlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFWilley, AmyIndividualPosition only
UNFWieland, TomRitchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.Position only
UNFElbourn, JamesIndividualPosition only
UNFKatz, JanetIndividualPosition only
UNFKolakoski, VirginiaIndividualPosition only
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
UNFLove, WilliamIndividualPosition only
UNFPedersen, StacyIndividualPosition only
UNFSirkel, RobinIndividualPosition only
UNFWilliams, PeggyIndividualPosition only
UNFsirkel, jessIndividualPosition only
FWATilghman, KendrickGreater Baltimore Black Chamber of CommerceOral
FWALeMaile-Stovall, TroyTEDCOOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

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
FAVWiggins, GrasonRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce; United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.; Madison Marquette Property Investments LLC; Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; Family Tree, The; OVG Facilities