Department of Labor – Electricians – State Licensing Workgroup
Sponsor: Cory V. McCray (District 45)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Business Regulation and OccupationsStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 591 (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to convene a workgroup to study certain issues regarding the provision of electrical services and low-voltage electrical services in the State; requiring the workgroup to include certain representatives; requiring the Department to provide certain notice of certain meetings to certain persons; requiring the Department to submit a report on the findings of the workgroup to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2020; etc.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 4FavorableFWA 8Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Looney, Sean | Comcast NBCUniversal | Oral |
| FAV | shmelzer, grant | iec chesapeake | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | SHIP, BRAD | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | GRAF, Lorilobbyist | Maryland Building Industry Association | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | popham, brysonlobbyist | mdv-seia | Oral |
| UNF | hunley, vernon | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | BERG, EMILY | ADT, AT&T, DISH NETWORK | Oral |
| FWA | BOSTON, FRANK | ADT, AT&T, DISH NETWORK | Oral |
| FWA | foy, william | BICSI | Oral |
| FWA | Reaman, Darrenlobbyist | CEDIA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | KIDDOO, DAVID | COMMUNICATIONS CABLE & CONNECTIVITY ASSO | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Barzinji, Zaki | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | harrison, wayne | chesapeake systems service | Oral |
| FWA | jones, chad | cisco | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFGRAF, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association
UNFpopham, brysonmdv-seiaRegistered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health…