| MD | HB894 | Pass | Providing for the automatic designation of certain transit-oriented developments as enterprise zones, subject to certain conditions; requiring the Maryland Economic Development Corporation to prioritize certain redevelopment projects when making loan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 592 |
| MD | SB388 | Pass | Altering the designation, administration, and purposes of and eligibility for certain economic development programs; altering the distribution of certain video lottery terminal proceeds; providing for certain requirements relating to the Small, Minor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 351 |
| MD | HB798 | Pass | Authorizing the Department of Commerce to authorize an eligible fund manager to receive, use, and retain a certain management fee; and authorizing the Department to set an annual cap on the cumulative amount of certain management fees an eligible fun...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 391 |
| MD | HB898 | Pass | Altering the designation, administration, and purposes of and eligibility for certain economic development programs; providing for certain requirements relating to the administration of the Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account; providi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 352 |
| MD | SB757 | Pass | Requiring the Department of Commerce to develop and maintain a searchable online database, to be known as the Maryland Local Sourcing Portal, to connect businesses in the State with local sources for supplies and inventory; and requiring the Departme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 423 |
| MD | SB920 | Pass | Authorizing the Department of Commerce to authorize an eligible fund manager to receive, use, and retain a certain management fee; and authorizing the Department to set an annual cap on the cumulative amount of certain management fees an eligible fun...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 392 |
| MD | HB640 | Pass | Modifying certain reporting requirements, boards, and commissions for practicability and efficiency; repealing certain reporting requirements that are unnecessary, obsolete, or duplicative; repealing as obsolete the Renewable Fuels Incentive Board, C...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 171 |
| MD | HB413 | Pass | Altering the membership of the Maryland-Ireland Trade Commission and extending the termination of the Commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 37 |
| MD | SB363 | Pass | Altering the membership of the Maryland-Ireland Trade Commission and extending the termination of the Commission.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 36 |
| MD | SB247 | Engross
Sine Die | Converting the Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit to be the Biotechnology Investment Incentive Grant Program in the Department of Commerce; requiring the Department to disburse a grant within 90 days of determining that the investment has ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
Third Reading Passed (111-20) |
| MD | SB389 | Engross
Sine Die | Providing for the automatic designation of certain transit-oriented developments as enterprise zones, subject to certain conditions; requiring the Maryland Economic Development Corporation to prioritize certain redevelopment projects when making loan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hayes, Beidle and Hershey) |
| MD | SB867 | Engross
Sine Die | Expanding the purpose of the Maryland Aerospace and Technology Commission by promoting innovation in space science, space technology, and aeronautics; altering the membership, duties, and staff responsibilities of the Commission; requiring the Commis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | SB284 | Pass | Altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; authorizing the Secretary of Health to establish the retention ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 6 |
| MD | SB69 | Engross
Sine Die | Repealing a termination provision relating to provisions of law establishing a nonprofit organizations navigator within the Department of Commerce; etc.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-26
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | HB983 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the Enterprise Zone Program; altering and repealing certain credits, exemptions, and deductions to the State income, motor fuel, sales and use, tobacco, and property taxes; providing an addition modification under the Maryland income tax for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-13
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | SB884 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain licenses to certain qualified applicants to conduct or participate in certain Internet skill-based gaming operations in the State; requiring the Commission to regulate Inter...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-13
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB392 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering eligibility for certain programs; providing certain mo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-20
To House Appropriations Committee |
| MD | HB1206 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring the Department of Social and Economic Mobility, in collaboration with the Department of Commerce, to establish the DBE Reevaluation Assistance Program to provide certain services to eligible businesses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-19
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | HB1240 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the definition of "sporting event" for purposes of provisions of law governing sports wagering to include historical horse races; authorizing certain sports wagering facility licensees to accept wagers on historical horse races that are made...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB1371 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing the Maryland-Africa and the Caribbean Investment and Development Program in the Department of Commerce to study and promote certain trade relations; establishing an Advisory Board to conduct certain studies and make recommendations to th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | SB853 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting certain individuals from entering into a nondisclosure agreement with a person involved in an economic development activity, including establishing or operating a data center; including public service companies as an instrumentality of th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB826 | Intro
Sine Die | Allowing a credit against the State income tax for 25% of an investment made in qualified Maryland companies up $1,000,000; providing that investments in companies engaging in certain emergent technology may qualify for the tax credit subject to cert...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-13
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee |
| MD | HB1128 | Intro
Sine Die | Allowing a credit against the State income tax for 25% of an investment made in qualified Maryland companies up to $1,000,000; providing that investments in companies engaging in certain emergent technology may qualify for the tax credit subject to c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-12
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB1343 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain licenses to certain qualified applicants to conduct or participate in certain Internet gaming operations in the State; requiring the Commission to regulate Internet gaming a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-12
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB1256 | Intro
Sine Die | Allowing a credit against the State income tax for 33% of an investment made in qualified Maryland companies, not to exceed $250,000 except in certain counties; requiring the Department of Commerce to maintain an online portal providing information a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-12
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | SB885 | Intro
Sine Die | Authorizing the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission to issue certain licenses to certain qualified applicants to conduct or participate in certain Internet gaming and online bingo operations in the State; requiring the Commission to regulate ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-11
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee |
| MD | SB639 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering the definition of "sporting event" for purposes of provisions of law governing sports wagering to include historical horse races; authorizing certain sports wagering facility licensees to accept wagers on historical horse races that are made...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-05
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee |
| MD | HB400 | Intro
Sine Die | Converting the Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit to be the Biotechnology Investment Incentive Grant Program in the Department of Commerce; requiring the Department to disburse a grant within a certain time period; allowing a subtraction m...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-22
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB147 | Intro
Sine Die | Repealing a termination provision relating to provisions of law establishing a nonprofit organizations navigator within the Department of Commerce.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-21
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | HB179 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 b...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-19
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB317 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring certain persons that receive certain State economic development assistance to make a certification each year that the person was not the subject of a certain final adverse determination and is not currently failing to comply with certain o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-19
To House Economic Matters Committee |
