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Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Long COVID Innovation Grant and Loan Program

Sponsor: Nancy J. King (District 39)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Technology Development Corporation to establish a grant and loan program to provide grants and loans for Long COVID innovation; requiring the Corporation to contract with an independent review committee composed of scientific experts in the field of Long COVID; establishing the Maryland Long COVID Research Fund to promote State-funded life sciences research, development, commercialization, and manufacturing related to Long COVID; authorizing the Governor to include an appropriation to the Fund in the annual budget bill; etc.

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Testimony (32)

MGA witness list
FAV 29FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVCollins, Bridget#MEAction MarylandOral
FAVLin, ChristieIndependent Medical Device EntrepreneurOral + Written (PDF)
FAVOConnor, EllenMEAction NCWritten (PDF)
FAVSchulz, KellyMaryland Tech CouncilOral
FAVZirkle, AndrewlobbyistMaryland Tech CouncilOral
FAVFrey, LeslieMontgomery CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVLazell-Fairman, MattN/AWritten (PDF)
FAVHanlon, WilliamPatient AdvocateWritten (PDF)
FAVRomatowski, CatherinePatient-Led Research CollaborativeWritten (PDF)
FAVCamenzind, MarkIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVFraser, EmilyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHONJO, NORIOIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKeating, SamuelIndividualOral
FAVKing, Senator NancyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLent, MichaelIndividualPosition only
FAVLevin, TobyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLohman, CherylIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMcCrea, GillianIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMcHugh, MatthewIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMisko, AlexisIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRichey-Stavrand, EmilyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRichey-Stavrand, ScottIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRoy, YlanIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVS, MelanieIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator King, Senator KinglegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSmith, JoshuaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSolomon, AmeliaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVVetter, DrewIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVYesenofski, ChristinaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFPrice, SuzanneConcerned CitizenPosition only
UNFRosa, RichardIndividualPosition only
INFOLehman, MindyTEDCOWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVZirkle, AndrewMaryland Tech CouncilRegistered for: Technology Council of Maryland, Inc.