HB 1071

Health - Health and Wellness Standards - Correctional Facilities and Health Care Facilities

Sponsor: Terri L. Hill (District 12A)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Secretary of Public Safety and Correctional Facilities, with the advice of the Secretary of Health, to update certain minimum mandatory standards for inmate food services to reflect certain practices and guidelines, by January 1, 2022, and at least every 5 years thereafter; requiring that certain minimum standards include a procedure for an inmate to elect to change to certain food and beverage options without requiring a certain exception; etc.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Stevenson, Christopher	1199SEIU	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kilpatrick, Lancelobbyist	AFSCME Council 3	Written (PDF)
FAV	Doggette, Jackson	Allegheny East Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist	Written (PDF)
FAV	Altema-Johnson, Daphene	Center for Livability	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murry, Tracey	Coppin State University	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kathuria, Kanav	Farm to Prison Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Montgomery, Dr. Baxter	HBCU College of Plant-Based Lifestyle Medicine	Oral
FAV	Saint-George, Jo	Maryland Plant-Based Advocates Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Akers, Timothy	Morgan State University	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Ross, Robert	NAACP - Prince George's County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bussard, Dr. Brooke	Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine	Oral
FAV	Miski, Dr. Pinar	Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine	Oral
FAV	West, Dr. Adele	Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine	Oral
FAV	Robbins, Michael	Plant-Based Food Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weissman, Adam	Thrive Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hill, Terri	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Klang, Matthew	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Coble, Annie	Johns Hopkins	Written (PDF)
UNF	Frazee, Brianlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Kahl, Catherine	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

1199SEIUFAV 1

AFSCME Council 3FAV 1

Allegheny East Conference of the Seventh-Day AdventistFAV 1

Center for LivabilityFAV 1

Coppin State UniversityFAV 1

Farm to Prison ProjectFAV 1

HBCU College of Plant-Based Lifestyle MedicineFAV 1

Johns HopkinsUNF 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Plant-Based Advocates CoalitionFAV 1

Morgan State UniversityFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

NAACP - Prince George's CountyFAV 1

Physicians Committee for Responsible MedicineFAV 3

Plant-Based Food AssociationFAV 1

Prince George's County ExecutiveFAV 1

Thrive BaltimoreFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKilpatrick, LanceAFSCME Council 3Registered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

UNFFrazee, BrianMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association