Maryland House Bill 493 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-31 - Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishing the Office of Climate Change Assistance for Small Businesses in the Department of Commerce; authorizing the Office to assist small businesses with issues related to a transition to advanced clean energy and to development of certain climate resilience strategies; and requiring the Office to identify industries impacted by a transition to advanced clean energy, identify certain areas of concern to small businesses, and report its findings to the Governor, the Secretary, and the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2024.

Department of Commerce - Office of Climate Change Assistance for Small Businesses - Establishment

Del. Sheila Ruth [D]	Del. Nick Allen [D]	Del. Heather Bagnall [D]	Del. Sandy Bartlett [D]
Del. Lorig Charkoudian [D]	Del. Mark Edelson [D]	Del. Kris Fair [D]	Del. Linda Foley [D]
Del. David Fraser-hidalgo [D]	Del. Mary Lehman [D]	Del. Lesley Lopez [D]	Del. Aletheia McCaskill [D]
Del. David Moon [D]	Del. Julie Palakovich Carr [D]	Del. Cheryl Pasteur [D]	Del. Karen Simpson [D]
Del. Vaughn Stewart [D]	Del. Jen Terrasa [D]	Del. Melissa Wells [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
2023-01-30	House	First Reading Ways and Means and Economic Matters

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Economic Development	1	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Economic Development	10	801	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Economic Development	3	701	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Economic Development	3	702	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Economic Development	3	703	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0493?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0493f.pdf