HB 289

Peace Orders - Workplace Violence

Sponsor: Delegate AtterbearyCommittee: JudiciarySubject: Civil Actions and ProceduresStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 341 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Making certain provisions of law relating to the filing, issuance, and modification of certain peace orders and to the shielding of certain court records of certain peace order proceedings apply to certain peace orders filed by certain employers on the basis of certain acts committed against certain employees at the employees' workplace; requiring an employer to notify an employee before the employer files a certain petition; etc.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list

FAV 21FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Teague, Dean	CalvertHealth Medical Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tenney, Lisa	Emergency Nurses Assoc, MD Chapter	Oral
FAV	McClarty, Leonardo	Howard County Chamber	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peters, Sarahlobbyist	Husch Blackwell Strategies	Written (PDF)
FAV	Paine, Lori	JHU System, Representing MHA	Oral
FAV	Wood, Dr. Charlotte	MD Nurses Assoc, President	Oral
FAV	Griffin, Andrewlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	Maryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Witten, Jenniferlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Position only
FAV	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Townsend, Pegeen A.lobbyist	MedStar Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Faulkner, Rachael	Public Policy Partners	Oral
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Engle, Greta	USI Insurance Services, MD Society for HR Management State Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Atterbeary, Delegate Atterbearylegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Rhya	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Howe, Joshlobbyist	Compass Gov't. Relations obo MD Association for Justice (MAJ)	Oral

Organizations on record

CalvertHealth Medical CenterFAV 1

Compass Gov't. Relations obo MD Association for Justice (MAJ)FWA 1

Emergency Nurses Assoc, MD ChapterFAV 1

Howard County ChamberFAV 1

Husch Blackwell StrategiesFAV 1

JHU System, Representing MHAFAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceFAV 1

Maryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland Retailers AssociationFAV 1

MD Nurses Assoc, PresidentFAV 1

MedStar HealthFAV 1

Public Policy PartnersFAV 1

Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.FAV 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

USI Insurance Services, MD Society for HR Management State CouncilFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPeters, SarahHusch Blackwell StrategiesRegistered for: Action Now Initiative, LLC; Alibaba; Ameresco; American Diabetes Association; Apartment & Office Building Association; Barwood Taxi Service…

FAVGriffin, AndrewMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce…

FAVMansfield, AndreaMaryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' AssociationRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…

FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

FAVWitten, JenniferMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.

FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

FAVPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

FAVTownsend, Pegeen A.MedStar HealthRegistered for: MedStar Health

FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…

FAVKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…

FWAHowe, JoshCompass Gov't. Relations obo MD Association for Justice (MAJ)Registered for: Maryland Association for Justice, LLC.; American Massage Therapy Association - MD Chapter; National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Maryland (NAMI MD); NexAmp, Inc.; JJF Management Services, Inc.; Maryland State Perfusion Society, Inc.