Maryland House Bill 853 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Passed on April 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-13 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 116
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Expanding the eligible uses of the Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account to include the provision of certain grants and the conversion of certain loan amounts into grants in areas declared to be federal disaster areas or subject to a federal or State declaration of emergency; limiting to $50,000 the amount of certain grants and loan amounts converted to grants that may be provided to a single business; and limiting to $10,000,000 the aggregate total of certain financial assistance that may be provided in a fiscal year.

Small, Minority, and Women–Owned Businesses Account – Alterations

House Ways and Means Committee

2021-04-01 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 132 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2021-03-29 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-04 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 131 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-13	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 116
2021-04-01	House	Passed Enrolled
2021-04-01	House	Third Reading Passed (132-0)
2021-04-01	House	House Concurs Senate Amendments
2021-03-29	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2021-03-26	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-03-26	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {217677/1 Adopted
2021-03-26	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2021-03-17	Senate	Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
2021-03-05	Senate	Referred Finance
2021-03-04	House	Third Reading Passed (131-0)
2021-03-03	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-03-03	House	Favorable with Amendments {945065/1 Adopted
2021-03-02	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
2021-01-29	House	Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-01-29	House	First Reading Ways and Means

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Economic Development	5	1501	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0853?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0853f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0853t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0853e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_116_hb0853e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0003/hb0853_94506501.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0003/hb0853_21767701.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0853_fin.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/0270.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/0729.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/0928.pdf