# Maryland SB 0377: Economic Development - Business Resource Initiative for Developmental Growth and Empowerment (BRIDGE) Program - Establishment

Maryland SB 0377, Economic Development - Business Resource Initiative for Developmental Growth and Empowerment (BRIDGE) Program - Establishment, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Alonzo T. Washington (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-01-30 (Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0377
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Economic Development - Business Resource Initiative for Developmental Growth and Empowerment (BRIDGE) Program - Establishment
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-01-30, Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: Alonzo T. Washington (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Economic Development, Accountants, Appropriations, Budgets -see also- Capital Budgets, Civil Rights and Social Equity, Commerce and Business -see also- ElectrComm; ForeignTr; etc., Commerce, Department of, Community Development, Contracts -see also- Procurement, Corporations -see also- Municipal Corps; Public Corps & Inst, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Enterprise Zones, Equipment -see also- Charging; Med. Equip.; MV Equip; etc., Forms, Governor, Grants, Industry and Technology, Investments -see also- Securities, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Mentors, Minority Business Enterprises, Nonprofit Organizations, Privatization, Real Estate -see also- Agents and Brokers, Recruitment and Hiring, Reports, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Rules and Regulations, Securities, Small Business, State Employees, Sunset
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alonzo T. Washington (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-30: Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-01-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0377f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0377f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0377-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).