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SB 878

EnactedEmergency billCrossfile HB 1493
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Worcester County - Special Event Zones - Prohibitions

Sponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (District 38)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Vehicle Laws - Rules of the RoadStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 623 (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a person from engaging in exhibition driving within a special event zone in Worcester County; prohibiting a person from committing certain violations of the Maryland Vehicle Law within a special event zone in Worcester County; defining 'exhibition driving' to include the operation of a vehicle in a manner that produces abrupt acceleration or deceleration, skidding, swerving, raucous engine noise, gear grinding, or wheels losing contact with the ground; establishing certain penalties for violations of the Act; etc.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list
FAV 22Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMansfield, AndrealobbyistMD Chiefs and SheriffsWritten (PDF)
FAVMorris, Chief DaveMD Chiefs of PoliceOral
FAVMcDonald, Major TimMD State PoliceOral
FAVStarner, Lieutenant EarlMD State PoliceOral
FAVSLATER, GREGMDOT SECRETARYWritten (PDF)
FAVPursel, MelanieOC ChamberOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDeLuca, Councilman AnthonyOC CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVGehrig, Councilman JohnOC CouncilOral
FAVJones, SusanOC HMRAWritten (PDF)
FAVAbbott, DonnaOC TourismWritten (PDF)
FAVIrwin, GlennOCDCWritten (PDF)
FAVBuzzuro, Chief RossOCPDOral
FAVMeehan, Mayor RichardOcean CityOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJones, MattPrincess Bayside HotelWritten (PDF)
FAVWaters, JessicaTown of OCWritten (PDF)
FAVCrisafulli, Sheriff MathewWorcester Co SheriffsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVtoomey, ruthmd tourism coalitionPosition only
FAVpurcell, melanieocean city chamber of commercePosition only
FAVBereano, BrucelobbyistIndividualOral
FAVMitrecic, JosephIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVPolice, Maryland StateIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Carozza, Senator CarozzalegislatorIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and SheriffsRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.
FAVBereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.