Maryland House Bill 943 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-2-1)
Status: Passed on May 12 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-05-12 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 141
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Renaming the Department of Business and Economic Development to be the Department of Economic Competitiveness and Commerce; renaming the Secretary of Economic Development to be the Secretary of Commerce; establishing an Office of the Secretary of Commerce in the Office of the Governor; specifying that the Secretary is the head of the economic development policy; establishing the Public-Private Partnership Marketing Corporation to create a branding strategy, attract new business to the State, and other specified purposes; etc.

Economic Competitiveness and Commerce - Restructuring

Del. The Speaker [?]	Del. Wendell Beitzel [R]	Del. Dereck Davis [D]	Del. Adrienne Jones [D]
Del. Christopher Adams [R]	Del. Charles Barkley [D]	Del. Talmadge Branch [D]	Sen. Benjamin Brooks [D]
Del. Ned Carey [D]	Del. Luke Clippinger [D]	Del. William Frick [D]	Del. Cheryl Glenn [D]
Del. Sally Jameson [D]	Sen. Benjamin Kramer [D]	Del. Mary Ann Lisanti [D]	Del. Kriselda Valderrama [D]
Del. Michael Vaughn [D]	Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher [D]	Del. C.T. Wilson [D]

2015-04-08 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (100-39) (Y: 100 N: 39 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2015-04-07 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (39-6) (Y: 39 N: 6 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-03-29 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (44-2) (Y: 44 N: 2 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-19 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (105-32) (Y: 105 N: 32 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-12	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 141
2015-04-13	House	Passed Enrolled
2015-04-13	Senate	Third Reading Passed (39-6)
2015-04-13	Senate	Conference Committee Report Adopted
2015-04-13	House	Third Reading Passed (100-39)
2015-04-13	House	Conference Committee Report Adopted
2015-04-09	Senate	Senators Pugh, Middleton, and Jennings
2015-04-09	Senate	Conference Committee Appointed
2015-04-09	Senate	Senate Refuses to Recede
2015-04-08	House	Delegates Kramer, Mautz, and Davis
2015-04-08	House	Conference Committee Appointed
2015-04-08	House	House Requests Senate Recede
2015-04-08	House	House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
2015-04-03	Senate	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (44-2)
2015-04-02	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2015-04-02	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {897478/1 Report Adopted
2015-04-02	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2015-03-23	Senate	First Reading Finance
2015-03-20	House	Third Reading Passed (105-32)
2015-03-19	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2015-03-19	House	Floor Amendment (Delegate Kramer) {453025/1 Adopted
2015-03-19	House	Special Order until next session (Delegate Kittleman) Adopted
2015-03-19	House	Favorable with Amendments {533892/1 Report Adopted
2015-03-19	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2015-03-09	House	Hearing 3/09 at 2:00 p.m.
2015-03-09	House	Hearing cancelled
2015-03-09	House	Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-02-18	House	Hearing cancelled
2015-03-06	House	Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-02-13	House	First Reading Economic Matters

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0943?ys=2015rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0943f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0943t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0943e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/Chapters_noln/CH_141_hb0943e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0003/hb0943_45302501.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0003/hb0943_53389201.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0003/hb0943_89747801.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0003/hb0943_85362201.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0003/hb0943_83362401.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/fnotes/bil_0003/hb0943.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0943_ecm.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0943_fin.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/ag_letters/hb0943.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0943,h-0468&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0943,s-0729&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0943,s-1110&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0943,h-1139&stab=02&ys=2015RS