SB 563

Local Health Departments - Funding

Sponsor: Senator GriffithCommittee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Public HealthStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 805 (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 (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Baron, Peter	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardner, Jan	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bashura, MPH, BS, Jason	Howard County Board of Health, Chair	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rossman, Maura	Howard County Health Department	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sanderson, Michael	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	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	Eck, Raimee	Maryland Public Health Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Conner, Charleslobbyist	Office of the Baltimore County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carter, Ernest	Prince Georges County Health Department	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Griffith, Senator Griffithlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
FWA	Sharfstein, Joshua	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Hoyle, Alexander	Individual	Position only
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Frederick County ExecutiveFAV 1

Howard County Board of Health, ChairFAV 1

Howard County Health DepartmentFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Dept. of HealthFAV 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Public Health AssociationFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Office of the Baltimore County ExecutiveFAV 1

Prince Georges County Health DepartmentFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

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…