HB 836

COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing, and Vaccination Act of 2021

Sponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (District 21)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring, on or before June 1, 2021, the Maryland Department of Health, in collaboration with local health departments of the State and the Maryland State Department of Education, to adopt and implement a 2-year plan to respond to the outbreak of COVID-19; requiring the plan to address the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on underserved and minority communities in the State; establishing the Maryland Public Health Modernization Workgroup to assess the current public health infrastructure and resources in the State; etc.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	DeMattos, Joseph	Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Peña-Melnyk, Joseline	MGA Delegate Pena-Melnyk	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stallings, Nicolelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Heavner, Brad	Maryland PIRG	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cann, Bennard	PGCMA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elliott, Richard DeShay	Prince George's County Young Democrats	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.	Position only
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Strong Future Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Berger, Zackary	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Pena-Melnyk, Delegate Pena-Melnyklegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Celentano, Matthewlobbyist	Funk & Bolton, P.A.	Oral
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
FWA	Sadusky, Dr. Bernard	Maryland Association of Community Colleges (MACC)	Written (PDF)
FWA	O'Connor, Patricia	Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Health Education and Advocacy Unit (HEAU)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Oral
INFO	Sanderson, Michael	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
INFO	Bennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of Governmen	Maryland Dept. of Health	Written (PDF)
INFO	Fidler, Sara	Maryland Independent College and University Association	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Funk & Bolton, P.A.UNF 1

Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)FAV 1

Maryland Association of Community Colleges (MACC)FWA 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)INFO 1

Maryland Dept. of HealthINFO 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Independent College and University AssociationINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Health Education and Advocacy Unit (HEAU)FWA 1

Maryland PIRGFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MGA Delegate Pena-MelnykFAV 1

PGCMAFAV 1

Prince George's County Young DemocratsFAV 1

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

Strong Future MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVStallings, NicoleMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association

FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FAVWilkerson, AliceStrong Future MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland

FAVGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…

UNFCelentano, MatthewFunk & Bolton, P.A.Registered for: 38 Degrees North; Advanced Energy United; Alliance of Maryland Dental Plans; Allstate Insurance Company; America's Health Insurance Plans; American Council of Life Insurers…

FWAElliott, 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…

FWAKauffman, 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…