HB 1123

Local Health Departments – Funding

Sponsor: Delegate ReznikCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Specifying the amount of funding required to be included in the State budget for local health services for certain fiscal years; altering the purposes for which local health department funding may be used to include protective equipment for certain health care personnel and materials appropriate to prepare for potential communicable disease emergencies; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to conduct a certain evaluation by December 1, 2021; requiring the Department to submit a certain report by December 15, 2021; etc.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gilmore , Deniselobbyist	AFSCME Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baron, Peter	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kalyanaraman, Nilesh	Anne Arundel County Department of Health	Oral
FAV	Gardner, Jan	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sanderson, Michael	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of Governmen	Maryland Dept. of Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dorrien, Erinlobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lybarger, Summer	Maryland Public Health Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Orosz, Samantha	Maryland Rural Health Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Oral
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Conner, Charleslobbyist	Office of the Baltimore County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Reznik, Delegate Rezniklegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AFSCME MarylandFAV 1

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Anne Arundel County Department of HealthFAV 1

Frederick County ExecutiveFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland Dept. of HealthFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Public Health AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Rural Health AssociationFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

Office of the Baltimore County ExecutiveFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3

FAVDorrien, ErinMaryland 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.…

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

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…