HB 498

Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act

Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Economic DevelopmentStatus: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of Commerce to evaluate the potential employment and economic growth of the State's industry sectors and establish a certain list of industry sectors and activities to be considered for additional support; repealing the Maryland Economic Development Commission and Commerce Subcabinet; altering the designation, administration, and purposes of and eligibility for certain economic development programs; altering eligibility for and the calculation of certain economic development incentives; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 44FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Ihenacho, Chibueze	ARMR Systems, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Meritt, Brian	BSM Consulting, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Matthews, Todd	Bailey & Glasser, LLP	Oral
FAV	Kontz Carr, Amanda	Baltimore County Administration	Position only
FAV	Gardner, William	BioInnovatise	Position only
FAV	January, Briannalobbyist	Chamber of Progress	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carolan, Howard	CoapTech	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Community Development Network of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cornish, Tasha	Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hemingway, Deborah	Ecphora Capital	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Riismandel, Chris	Epoch, Inc	Oral
FAV	Thomas, Mark Anthonylobbyist	Greater Baltimore Committee	Oral
FAV	Clay, Orin	JBOR GROUP, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scott, Samantha	JuneBrain Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Henninger, Nick	MEDCO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sadowski, Tom	MEDCO	Oral
FAV	Jabin, Drew	Maryland Association of Community Colleges	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coker, Harry	Maryland Department of Commerce	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sadowski, Tom	Maryland Economic Development Corporation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schulz, Kelly	Maryland Tech Council	Oral
FAV	Schaefer, Steven	Mi-Helper, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Attavar, AJ	NPS, Inc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hennessie, Bradley	NextStep Robotics INC.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pais, Andrea	Novel Microdevices, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tomaszewski, Jamie	Office of State Procurement	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Atencia, Javier	Pathotrak inc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Austin, Alexander	Prince George's Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fallon, Brad	Secretary of Labor	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Winder, Jason	Sonogen Medical, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Neil	TCP Venture Capital	Written (PDF)
FAV	LeMaile-Stovall, Troy	TEDCO	Oral
FAV	Lehman, Mindy	TEDCO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hughes, Senior VP Jim	University of Maryland, Baltimore	Oral
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carney, Doug	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clark, Andy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hopkins, Sam	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Morrow, Beth	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Renz, Lauren	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Saragnese, Daniel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Speaker, Speaker	Individual	Oral
FAV	Vetter, Drew	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Hough, Tylerlobbyist	Maryland Farm Bureau	Written (PDF)
FWA	Fiore, Justin	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FWA	Tinelli, Heather	QAC Economic Development	Oral
FWA	Jarrell, Stephanie	Queen Anne's County Commissioners	Written (PDF)
INFO	Tinelli, Heather	Maryland Counties Economic Development Partnership	Written (PDF)
INFO	Mason, Michaellobbyist	Providence Strategies LLC	Written (PDF)
INFO	Libber, Matt	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ARMR Systems, Inc.FAV 1

Bailey & Glasser, LLPFAV 1

Baltimore County AdministrationFAV 1

BioInnovatiseFAV 1

BSM Consulting, LLCFAV 1

Chamber of ProgressFAV 1

CoapTechFAV 1

Community Development Network of MarylandFAV 1

Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.FAV 1

Ecphora CapitalFAV 1

Epoch, IncFAV 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFAV 1

JBOR GROUP, LLCFAV 1

JuneBrain Inc.FAV 1

Maryland Association of Community CollegesFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Counties Economic Development PartnershipINFO 1

Maryland Department of CommerceFAV 1

Maryland Economic Development CorporationFAV 1

Maryland Farm BureauFWA 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFWA 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Tech CouncilFAV 1

MEDCOFAV 2

Mi-Helper, Inc.FAV 1

NextStep Robotics INC.FAV 1

Novel Microdevices, Inc.FAV 1

NPS, IncFAV 1

Office of State ProcurementFAV 1

Pathotrak incFAV 1

Prince George's Chamber of CommerceFAV 1

Providence Strategies LLCINFO 1

QAC Economic DevelopmentFWA 1

Queen Anne's County CommissionersFWA 1

Secretary of LaborFAV 1

Sonogen Medical, Inc.FAV 1

TCP Venture CapitalFAV 1

TEDCOFAV 2

University of Maryland, BaltimoreFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJanuary, BriannaChamber of ProgressRegistered for: Chamber of Progress

FAVThomas, Mark AnthonyGreater Baltimore CommitteeRegistered for: Greater Baltimore Committee

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FWAHough, TylerMaryland Farm BureauRegistered for: Maryland Farm Bureau

INFOMason, MichaelProvidence Strategies LLCRegistered for: AIA Maryland; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Association of Independent Maryland and D.C. Schools; Experience Prince George's; Kaiser Permanente…