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HB 990

EnactedCrossfile SB 658
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Maryland Department of Emergency Management – Establishment and Transfer of Maryland 9–1–1 Board

Sponsor: Delegate KrebsCommittee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 287 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Renaming the Maryland Emergency Management Agency to be the Maryland Department of Emergency Management; establishing the Department as a principal department of the Executive Branch of State government; providing that the head of the Department is the Secretary of Emergency Management; requiring the Secretary to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; transferring the Maryland 9-1-1 Board from the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to the Department; etc.

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Testimony (8)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVTROXELL, STEPHANIEHODOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVBall, CalvinOffice of Howard County Executive Calvin BallWritten (PDF)
FAVBratt, JonathanIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Krebs, Delegate KrebslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVKrebs, SusanIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVMarkey, JackIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
INFOKelly, CatherineMaryland Military DepartmentWritten (PDF)

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