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Business Occupations and Professions - Master Electricians Guaranty Fund - Establishment

Sponsor: Senator ReillyCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Business Regulation and OccupationsStatus: Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Board of Master Electricians to establish a Master Electricians Guaranty Fund; requiring the State Board to maintain the Fund at a level of $250,000, submit a certain report, deposit certain money into the Fund, and administer the Fund; requiring applicants for a State license to provide electrical services to pay a $100 fee into the Fund; requiring the State Board to charge State licensees an additional $50 fee if the Fund falls below the $250,000 level; limiting awards from the Fund to $20,000 per claimant; etc.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 1FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSenator Reilly, Senator ReillylegislatorIndividualPosition only
UNFZinsmeister, RobertAssociated Builders and Contractors, Inc.Written (PDF)
UNFGraf, LorilobbyistMBIAWritten (PDF)
UNFthompson, gilbertelectric league of marylandPosition only
UNFo'keeffe, kevinlobbyistiec chesapeakeOral + Written (PDF)
UNFshmelzer, grantiec chesapeakePosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFGraf, LoriMBIARegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association
UNFo'keeffe, keviniec chesapeakeRegistered for: Eva Group LLC; IEC Chesapeake; PepsiCo; W.W. Grainger, Inc.