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HB 402

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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority - Sovereign Immunity - Employee Whistleblower Protection

Sponsor: Delegate BarronCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 193 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that certain whistleblower protections for certain employees of the State apply to the employees of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority contingent on certain action by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia; specifying certain whistleblower protection laws that the General Assembly considers similar for the purpose of a certain provision of law; establishing the intent of the General Assembly to waive the sovereign immunity of the State for certain purposes; etc.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVFord, YaidaAttorneyPosition only
FAVtosi, jeffmdotWritten (PDF)
FAVBarron, ErekIndividualPosition only
FAVDelegate Barron, Delegate BarronlegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVDelegate Barron, Delegate BarronlegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVSimpson, GeoffreyIndividualOral
FAVSimpson, GeoffreyIndividualOral
FAVSimpson, GeoffreyIndividualPosition only
UNFScott, CharlieWMATAOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

mdotFAV 1
WMATAUNF 1