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SB 510

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Procurement – Minority Business Enterprises and Veteran–Owned Small Business Enterprises – Participation Goal Scorecard

Sponsor: Arthur Ellis (District 28)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: State Government - ProcurementStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 214 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to develop a scorecard to evaluate units of State government on the units' performance toward meeting certain participation goals under the Minority Business Enterprise Program and the Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise Program; establishing a certain grading scale for the scorecard; and requiring grades achieved by each unit to be published each year on the Office's website.

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Testimony (12)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSTEVENSON, DONNAEarly Morning Software, Inc.Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVGardner, DavonGovernor's Office of Small, Minority and Women Business Affairs (GOSBA)Written (PDF)
FAVLevine, BrianlobbyistMontgomery County Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)
FAVMuldrow, AdrianT.A.M.E AdvocacyPosition only
FAVBenedetti, AdreaVessels for HumanityPosition only
FAVEllis, ArthurIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Ellis, Senator EllislegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Ellis, Senator EllislegislatorIndividualOral
UNFDuffy, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
UNFmcavoy, vinceIndividualPosition only
FWAGardner, DavonGovernor's Office of Small, Minority and Women Business Affairs (GOSBA)Written (PDF)
INFOCopper, NicolaelobbyistEvans & Associates, LLCWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVLevine, BrianMontgomery County Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
INFOCopper, NicolaeEvans & Associates, LLCRegistered for: Maryland Transportation Builders and Materials Association; Prince George's County Council; Maryland Asphalt Association; BingoRama, Inc.; Chimes, The; Verizon Communications