In Session – Economic Development
Economic Development – Project Restore Program and Fund
SB0393 (HB0414)
Sponsored by: The President (By Request – Administration) and Senators Bailey, Carozza, Cassilly, Corderman, Eckardt, Edwards, Elfreth, Gallion, Hershey, Hester, Hough, Jennings, Ready, Salling,
Simonaire, and West
Synopsis
Establishing the Project Restore Program within the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide financial incentives for small businesses and commercial developers to revitalize certain vacant retail and commercial space; authorizing the award of certain grants to certain businesses and developers under certain circumstances; establishing the Project Restore Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund in the Department; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; etc.
Public Health – Cottage Food Businesses – Annual Revenues
HB0178
Sponsored by: Delegates Chang and Krimm
Synopsis
Altering the definition of “cottage food business” for the purpose of increasing from $25,000 to $100,000 the cap on the annual revenue from the sale of cottage food products that a cottage food business may earn.