Department of Commerce - Complaint Portal and Annual Report
Sponsor: Joe Vogel (District 17)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Department of Commerce to create and maintain a complaint portal for reporting when a governmental unit takes longer than 60 days to process an application for a license, form, certificate, certification, permit, or registration for a business or nonprofit organization; and requiring the Department, by September 15, 2025, and each September 15 thereafter, to submit an annual report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the complaints filed through the portal.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Price, Sarahlobbyist | Maryland Retailers Alliance | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Vogel, Delegate Vogellegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Popescu, Stefan | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Vogel, Joe | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Anderson, Karrington | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AllianceRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association
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…