Economic Development - Industry 4.0 Technology Grant Program
Sponsor: Jim Rosapepe (District 21)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Economic DevelopmentStatus: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing the Industry 4.0 Technology Grant Program in the Department of Commerce to provide grants to certain small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises to assist those manufacturers with implementing new Industry 4.0 technology or related infrastructure for certain purposes; establishing the Industry 4.0 Technology Grant Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; and requiring the Governor to include in the budget bill for fiscal years 2025 through 2028 an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Fund.
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Testimony (31)
MGA witness listFAV 14FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 15Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Sanchez, Kenneth | Chesapeake Specialty Products, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bennett, Tylerlobbyist | Compass GR on behalf of MAJ | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McColgan, Kylelobbyist | Greater Washington Board of Trade | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kelleher, Mike | MD Manufacturing Extension Partnership | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Levine, Brianlobbyist | Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ghazarian, Berj | RMI | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Budzynski, Quynh | Regional Manufacturing Industry of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Crouch, Mike | Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delgado, Tony | Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Moyer, Melanie | Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Smith, Stacey | Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gianotti, Amanda | https://Allogram.com | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Rosapepe, Senator Rosapepelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Vetter, Drew | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Kevin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Sadowski, J. Thomas | MEDCO | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | LaHatte, Jennifer | Maryland Department of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVBennett, TylerCompass GR on behalf of MAJRegistered for: AGC; American Fidelity; Bamboo Health; Brigit, Inc; CFG Health Network; Circular Action Alliance…
FAVLevine, BrianMontgomery County Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce