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HB 397

EnactedCrossfile SB 363
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Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation - Oyster Shucking House Loan Program

Sponsor: Delegate Jones, D.Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Economic DevelopmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 173 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering a certain loan program to authorize the Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation to provide loans in an amount up to $25,000 for certain seasonal full-time jobs; and reducing, from 5 years to 3 years, the number of years that a person must have been a licensed seafood dealer in order to be eligible to receive financing under the loan program.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVStegman, MattChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVWilson, EmilyDepartment of Natural ResourcesWritten (PDF)
FAVMcHenry, StephenEx. Dir. NARBICOOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJones, DanaMaryland General AssemblyWritten (PDF)
FAVCole, MollilobbyistRural Maryland CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Jones, D., Delegate Jones, D.legislatorIndividualOral
UNFWieland, TomRitchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.Position only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCole, MolliRural Maryland CouncilRegistered for: Maryland Troopers Association; Older Adults Technology Services