Minority Participation in the Alcoholic Beverages Industry - Study
Sponsor: Senator PattersonCommittee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Alcoholic Beverages - Statewide BillsStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Governor's Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs to conduct a study of the participation of minority-owned businesses in the alcoholic beverages industry in the State; providing for the inclusion of certain issues in the study; requiring the Office to conduct the study in consultation and cooperation with certain agencies and interests; requiring the Office to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by January 1, 2022; etc.
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Testimony (6)
MGA witness listFAV 5FavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Boyd, Gerald | Legacy Partners Distribution, LLC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Douglas, Bob | Licensed Beverage Distributors of Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | MANIS, NICK | Manis Canning & Associates | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Patterson, Senator Pattersonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Wise, Steve | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Westervelt, Patricia | Maryland Department of Transportation | Written (PDF) |