SB 410

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

Sponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (District 19)Committee: FinanceSubject: Business Regulation and OccupationsStatus: Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 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 (29)

MGA witness list

FAV 23FavorableUNF 6Unfavorable

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	Kissell, Meghan	Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sweat, Dyotha	Charles County NAACP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Parker, Ashiah S	Faith and Community Against Flavored Tobacco	Written (PDF)
FAV	McIntosh, Shawn	LOCAL Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sweat, Dyotha	MSC NAACP Youth & College Division	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jabin, Drew	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of Governmen	Maryland Dept. of Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams, MD, Joseph	Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blackburne, Faith	NAACP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tolson, Danita	NAACP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Little, Rev. Kobi	NAACP Maryland	Oral
FAV	Dashiell, Brante	NAACP Wicomico County Branch 7028B	Written (PDF)
FAV	Parker, Ashiah	No Boundaries Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ball, Calvin	Office of Howard County Executive Calvin Ball	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bates, Ronald	Prince George's County Health Department	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ashley-Williams, Wandralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Casper, Alekslobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoke, Kathleen	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lloyd, Harold	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Kramer, Senator Kramerlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Bohle, Matthew	RWL	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Parsons Jr, Fred	The George J. Falter Co.	Written (PDF)
UNF	McCauley, Kirk	WMDA/CAR	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bereano, Brucelobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	Valentino, Ellen	Individual	Position only
UNF	Ward, Ronald	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkFAV 1

American Heart AssociationFAV 1

Campaign for Tobacco-Free KidsFAV 1

Charles County NAACPFAV 1

Faith and Community Against Flavored TobaccoFAV 1

LOCAL MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland Dept. of HealthFAV 1

Maryland-DC Society of Addiction MedicineFAV 1

MSC NAACP Youth & College DivisionFAV 1

NAACPFAV 2

NAACP MarylandFAV 1

NAACP Wicomico County Branch 7028BFAV 1

No Boundaries CoalitionFAV 1

Office of Howard County Executive Calvin BallFAV 1

Prince George's County Health DepartmentFAV 1

RWLUNF 1

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

The George J. Falter Co.UNF 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

FAVAshley-Williams, WandraRegistered for: Climate XChange

FAVCasper, AleksRegistered for: American Lung 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.…