Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Single-Occupancy Public Restrooms - Availability (The Accessible to All Act)
Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Counties - GenerallyStatus: Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters; Withdrawn (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring that a single-occupancy public restroom be marked with certain gender-inclusive signage in certain places of public accommodation and certain public buildings; authorizing certain places of public accommodation to use certain gender-inclusive signage that was in use before October 1, 2020; providing that a county or municipality is responsible for enforcing the signage requirement in place of public accommodation; etc.
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Testimony (18)
MGA witness listFAV 12FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 4Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Peterson, Matt | Baltimore Jewish Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Culotta, Vincent | Cured Restaurant | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist | LeadingAge MD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gallardo, Silvie | Parent | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rice, Mat | People on the Go | Position only |
| FAV | Aksentiev, Ino | Red Emma Restaurant | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kolp, Ande | The Arc of MD | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hilley, Derek | Tsunami Restaurant | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | philip, diana | naral pro choice maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | hutchins, jay | ppm | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Spielberger, Joe | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | WALMSLEY, KEITHlobbyist | MD DDC | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Fiore, Justin | Maryland Municipal League | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Dove, Spencer | MCCR | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Thompson, Melvinlobbyist | MD Restaurants Association | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Locklair, Caileylobbyist | MD Retailers Association | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Hall, Elizabeth | Maryland Department of Disabilities | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Cured RestaurantFAV 1
LeadingAge MDFAV 1
MCCRINFO 1
MD DDCFWA 1
MD Retailers AssociationINFO 1
ParentFAV 1
People on the GoFAV 1
ppmFAV 1
Red Emma RestaurantFAV 1
The Arc of MDFAV 1
Tsunami RestaurantFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVGreenfield, AaronLeadingAge MDRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…
FWAWALMSLEY, KEITHMD DDCRegistered for: Bank of America Corporation; CarMax, Inc.; Carfax, Inc.; Christiana Care; Consumer Data Industry Association; Fiserv…
INFOLocklair, CaileyMD Retailers AssociationRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association