Maryland Senate Bill 861

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-05 - Reassigned to Budget and Taxation Finance
Pending: Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Altering the composition of the Western Maryland Economic Future Investment Board; providing that the Executive Director serves as a nonvoting member of the Board; altering the purpose of the Senator George C. Edwards Fund to provide grant or loan funding to create jobs and significant economic development opportunities in the region; extending, through fiscal year 2031, the fiscal years in which the Governor is required to include an appropriation of at least $10,000,000 in the annual budget bill to the Fund; etc.

Economic Development - Western Maryland Economic Future Investment Board and Senator George C. Edwards Fund - Alterations

Sen. Paul Corderman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-05	Senate	Reassigned to Budget and Taxation Finance
2025-02-03	Senate	First Reading Finance and Budget and Taxation

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Economic Development	13	737	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Economic Development	13	739	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Economic Development	13	740	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0861?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0861f.pdf