Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System
Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 376 (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering references to the terms '9-1-1 fee' and 'additional charge', respectively, to be 'State 9-1-1 fee' and 'county 9-1-1 fee', respectively, and altering the definition of 'public safety answering point' for purposes of provisions of law concerning the 9-1-1 emergency telephone system; renaming the Emergency Number Systems Board to be the Maryland 9-1-1 Board; requiring a certain report by the Department of General Services by June 30, 2020; etc.
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Testimony (18)
MGA witness listFAV 13FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Sierra, Anna | Caroline County Emergency Services | Position only |
| FAV | Brooks III, Richard | Cecil County Fire Department | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Looney, Sean | Comcast | Position only |
| FAV | Looney, Sean | Comcast NBCUniversal | Oral |
| FAV | Souder, Steve | Fairfax County PSAP | Position only |
| FAV | Kinnally, Kevin | MACo | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kinnally, Kevin | MACo | Position only |
| FAV | Roth, Johnie | Maryland State Firemen's Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Morningstar, Sara | MoCo | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ferretti, Bill | Montgomery County Department of Police | Position only |
| FAV | Flaherty, Charlynn | Prince George's County Office of Homeland Security | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Flaherty, Char | Prince George's County PSAP | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Kagan, Senator Kaganlegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Delbridge, MD, Ted | MIEMSS | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Gainer, Patricia | MIEMSS | Position only |
| FWA | Cary, Alice | University of Maryland, Baltimore | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Sessa, Rachel | DPSCS | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Williams, Tom | Maryland State Police | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
ComcastFAV 1
Comcast NBCUniversalFAV 1
DPSCSINFO 1
Fairfax County PSAPFAV 1
MACoFAV 2
Maryland State PoliceINFO 1
MIEMSSFWA 2
MoCoFAV 1