HB 1011

Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Local Law Authorization

Sponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (District 41)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Business Regulation and OccupationsStatus: Hearing 2/24 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a county or municipality to enact and enforce local laws regulating the sale and distribution of cigarettes, other tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices, subject to certain exceptions.

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Testimony (33)

MGA witness list

FAV 26FavorableUNF 7Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Collins, Jocelynlobbyist	American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hale, Lauralobbyist	American Heart Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Baron, Peter	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Anne Arundel County Executive	Oral
FAV	Sweat, Dyotha	Charles County NAACP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenberg, Samuel	House of Delegates	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McIntosh, Shawn	LOCAL Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Torton, Brooke	Legal Resource Center for Public Health Policy	Oral
FAV	Sweat, Dyotha	MSC NAACP Youth & College Division	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sanderson, Michael	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Office of Governmental Affairs, Maryland Department of Health	Maryland Dept. of Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams, MD, Joseph	Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hucker, Tom	Montgomery County Council	Oral
FAV	Tolson, Danita	NAACP	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Little, Rev. Kobi	NAACP Maryland	Oral
FAV	Ball, Calvin	Office of Howard County Executive Calvin Ball	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Conner, Charleslobbyist	Office of the Baltimore County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Turner, Todd	Prince George's County Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bates, Ronald	Prince George's County Health Department	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Reed, Joseph	Prince George's County NAACP	Oral
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Casper, Alekslobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Rosenberg, Delegate Rosenberglegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hessler, Thereselobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoke, Kathleen	Individual	Oral
UNF	Robins, Debbie	Century Distributors	Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Roddy, Pat	RWL	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Helmuth, Finnie	The Humidour Cigar Shoppe	Oral
UNF	Webber, Scott	Vaping Awareness Public Education Society	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	McCauley, Kirk	WMDA/CAR	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Bereano, Brucelobbyist	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkFAV 1

American Heart AssociationFAV 1

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFAV 1

Century DistributorsUNF 1

Charles County NAACPFAV 1

House of DelegatesFAV 1

Legal Resource Center for Public Health PolicyFAV 1

LOCAL MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland Dept. of HealthFAV 1

Maryland Retailers AssociationUNF 1

Maryland-DC Society of Addiction MedicineFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Montgomery County CouncilFAV 1

MSC NAACP Youth & College DivisionFAV 1

NAACPFAV 1

NAACP MarylandFAV 1

Office of Howard County Executive Calvin BallFAV 1

Office of the Baltimore County ExecutiveFAV 1

Prince George's County CouncilFAV 1

Prince George's County Health DepartmentFAV 1

Prince George's County NAACPFAV 1

RWLUNF 1

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

The Humidour Cigar ShoppeUNF 1

Vaping Awareness Public Education SocietyUNF 1

WMDA/CARUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCollins, JocelynAmerican Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; Bard College; Campaign to Protect Patient Health d/b/a Value of Care Coalition; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; HealthCare Access Maryland…

FAVHale, LauraAmerican Heart AssociationRegistered for: American Heart 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.…

FAVConner, CharlesOffice of the Baltimore County ExecutiveRegistered for: MedStar Health

FAVCasper, AleksRegistered for: American Lung Association

FAVHessler, ThereseRegistered for: City of Gaithersburg; Elevate Recovery Centers; Evolve Kids Care; Evolve Life Centers; High Roller Technologies; Laila's Gift…

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

UNFBereano, 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.…