HB 960 — Economic Development - Federal Employee-to-Entrepreneur Program - Establishment
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-06
Establishing the Federal Employee to Entrepreneur Program in the Department of Commerce to provide former or transitioning federal employees with the training, tools, and mentorship necessary for successfully transitioning to entrepreneurship; and requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $400,000 for the Program.
Latest action: — In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters; Withdrawn
Sponsors (11)
- Denise Roberts (D, MD-25) — sponsor · 2026-02-06
- Gabriel Acevero (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Marlon Amprey (D, MD-40) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Edith J. Patterson (D, MD-28) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- N. Scott Phillips (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Kym Taylor (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Veronica Turner (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Jennifer White Holland (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Jheanelle K. Wilkins (D, MD-20) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Greg Wims (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
- Jamila J. Woods (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-02-06
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Committee Report — Withdrawn
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House appropriations | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House economic matters | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denise Roberts (D, state_lower MD-25) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Edith J. Patterson (D, state_lower MD-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Gabriel Acevero (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Greg Wims (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jamila J. Woods (D, state_lower MD-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jennifer White Holland (D, state_lower MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jheanelle K. Wilkins (D, state_lower MD-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Kym Taylor (D, state_lower MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Marlon Amprey (D, state_lower MD-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | N. Scott Phillips (D, state_lower MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Veronica Turner (D, state_lower MD-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House appropriations · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House economic matters · md-leg