HB 1319

Enacted

Wicomico County – Alcoholic Beverages – Board of License Commissioners

Sponsor: Delegate AndertonCommittee: Economic MattersSubject: Alcoholic Beverages - Local BillsStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 459 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Governor to appoint five members of the Board of License Commissioners for Wicomico County; requiring that members of the Board be nominated in a certain manner; requiring that three members of the Board be residents of the City of Salisbury, nominated jointly by the County Executive and the Mayor of Salisbury; staggering the terms of member of the Board in a certain manner; and specifying the expiration of the terms of certain members of the Board.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableUNF 7Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Norton, Jeremy	Business Owner	Position only
FAV	Scott, Alex	Business owner	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Chambers, Bill	Chamber of Commerce, CEO	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	groncki, john	Former Chief liquor license inspector, Wicomico	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dunn, Mike	Greater Salisbury Committee, CEO	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Day, Jacob	Mayor of the City of Salisbury	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	boda, muir	VP Salisbury City Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hastings, Joshua	Wicomico County Councilman (Salisbury)	Written (PDF)
FAV	petition, Favorable	various	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Anderton, Delegate Andertonlegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sample-Hughes, Delegate Sheree	Individual	Position only
UNF	ewalt, don	chairman Wicomico county liquor control board	Position only
UNF	collis, justin	gen manager Wicomico county liquor control board	Position only
UNF	strausburg, wayne	wicomico county director of Administration	Written (PDF)
UNF	duvall, richard	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	ellington, paullobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	laws, victor	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	stern, john	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Business ownerFAV 1

Business OwnerFAV 1

chairman Wicomico county liquor control boardUNF 1

Chamber of Commerce, CEOFAV 1

Former Chief liquor license inspector, WicomicoFAV 1

gen manager Wicomico county liquor control boardUNF 1

Greater Salisbury Committee, CEOFAV 1

Mayor of the City of SalisburyFAV 1

variousFAV 1

VP Salisbury City CouncilFAV 1

Wicomico County Councilman (Salisbury)FAV 1

wicomico county director of AdministrationUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFellington, paulRegistered for: Wicomico County, MD Executive Office; Greater Crisfield Action Committee; Glenn L Martin Maryland Aviation Museum; Maryland Aviation Council; Worcester County Maryland; Optimize Renewables…