Racing and Community Development Act of 2020
Sponsor: SpeakerCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Horse RacingStatus: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (44-1) (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the State Racing Commission to establish the Equine Health, Safety, and Welfare Advisory Committee; requiring the owner of the Bowie Race Course Training Center to convey the property to the City of Bowie in a certain manner; authorizing, subject to the approval of the Board of Public Works, the Maryland Stadium Authority to issue up to $375,000,000 of bonds for the redevelopment of certain racing facilities, including Laurel Park and Pimlico; establishing certain funds for certain purposes; etc.
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Testimony (74)
MGA witness listFAV 36FavorableFWA 37Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Pittman, CE Steuart | Anne Arundel County | Position only |
| FAV | BLENDY, NICHOLAS | BALTIMORE CITY | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schleifer, Councilmember Isaac "Yitzy" | Baltimore City Council | Oral |
| FAV | Olszewski, CE Johnny | Baltimore County | Position only |
| FAV | Libit, Howardlobbyist | Baltimore Jewish Council | Position only |
| FAV | Budlow, Lisa | CHAI | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Budlow, Lisa | CHAI | Oral |
| FAV | McCarthy, CE Alan | Cecil County | Position only |
| FAV | Middleton Green, Councilmember Sharon | Chair, Baltimore City Council | Oral |
| FAV | Cole, Bill | City of Baltimore | Oral |
| FAV | Young, Mayor Jack | City of Baltimore | Position only |
| FAV | Fry, Donald | Greater Baltimore Committee | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Glassman, CE Barry | Harford County | Position only |
| FAV | Ball, CE Calvin | Howard County | Position only |
| FAV | Nathanson, Marthalobbyist | LifeBridge Health | Oral |
| FAV | Foreman, Alan | MD Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association | Oral |
| FAV | Cricket Goodall, Dr. Michael Harrison | MHBA | Position only |
| FAV | Enten, Bob | MTHA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Keefe, Tim | MTHA | Position only |
| FAV | Bryce, Joe | Manis Canning for MD Jockey Club | Oral |
| FAV | Ferguson, Colby | Mary`Farm Bureau | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Agate, Neil | Md. Horse Council | Position only |
| FAV | Mack, John | Mt Washington Improvement Association | Oral |
| FAV | Jiggetts, Yolanda | Park Heights Renaissance | Oral |
| FAV | Gralla, Todd | Populous | Oral |
| FAV | Johansen, Mike | RWL, MD Jockey Club & Stronach Group | Oral |
| FAV | Fravel, Craig | Racing Operations, The Stronach Group | Oral |
| FAV | Dahn, Aheshmahk | The City Ranch | Position only |
| FAV | Pons, Michael and Josh | owner/breeder country life farm | Position only |
| FAV | 41st, 41 District Delegation | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Barrett, Miriam | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gaines, Michael | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Mitchell, George | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Randall, Pastor Troy | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Scott, Brandon | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Speaker, Speaker | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Breaux, Dr. Aminta | Bowie State University | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Adams, Timothy J. | City of Bowie | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Boafo, Councilmember & Mayor Pro Tem Adrian | City of Bowie | Position only |
| FWA | Esteve, Councilmember Michael | City of Bowie | Position only |
| FWA | Harrison, Councilmember Ingrid | City of Bowie | Position only |
| FWA | Gross, Joyce | Patuxent Riding Club | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Alsobrooks, Angela | Prince George's County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Ahorn, Michael | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Becker, Fred | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Becker, Marie | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Cabala, John | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Carter, Alita | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Crutchfield, Sabrina | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Dantone, Vincent | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Davenport, Winston | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Eley, Dwayne | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Glynn, Joan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Jones, Tanya | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kanausenberger, Janice | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lancaster, Erica | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lang, Andrew | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Lange, Danny | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lattimore, Kraig | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | McMillion, Kim | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1
BALTIMORE CITYFAV 1
Baltimore CountyFAV 1
Cecil CountyFAV 1
CHAIFAV 2
City of BaltimoreFAV 2
City of BowieFWA 4
Harford CountyFAV 1
Howard CountyFAV 1
LifeBridge HealthFAV 1
Mary`Farm BureauFAV 1
Md. Horse CouncilFAV 1
MHBAFAV 1
MTHAFAV 2
Patuxent Riding ClubFWA 1
PopulousFAV 1
The City RanchFAV 1