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SB 714

EnactedCrossfile HB 989
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Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System - Alterations

Sponsor: Cheryl C. Kagan (District 17)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 379 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring that certain providers of a 9-1-1-accessible service provide notice to certain entities in the event of a certain service outage lasting more than 30 minutes and affecting more than 600,000 user minutes; altering responsibilities and standards of the Maryland 9-1-1 Board to include support for certain 9-1-1 specialist recruitment activities; altering the purposes of the 9-1-1 Trust Fund to include funding for 9-1-1 specialist recruitment activities; prohibiting the Fund from being used for a certain purpose; etc.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list
FAV 11FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSierra, AnnaCaroline County Department of Emergency ServicesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVMansfield, AndrealobbyistMaryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVKagan, Sen. CherylMaryland State SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVChiaramonte, JohnMission Critical PartnersWritten (PDF)
FAVScott, SeanSecuLore SolutionsWritten (PDF)
FAVJackson, MichaelSenate of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVTrone, Rep. DavidU.S. Congress (MD-6)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVSouder, SteveVice Chair, Next Generation 9-1-1 CommissionOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGerman, TracyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Kagan, Senator KaganlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFBotstein, ClaraBard Early CollegeWritten (PDF)
UNFLestock, JakeCTIAWritten (PDF)
FWAMacAlister, JamesMaryland Association for Justice (MAJ)Oral
FWAClark, RachellobbyistVerizonPosition only
FWAHarvey, TiffanylobbyistVerizonWritten (PDF)
FWALooney, SeanIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMansfield, AndreaMaryland Chiefs of Police and Maryland Sheriffs' AssociationRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.
FWAClark, RachelVerizonRegistered for: Accenture LLP; Arundel Amusements/Bingo World; Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence; CALSTART; Carvana; Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 89
FWAHarvey, TiffanyVerizonRegistered for: Allied Universal; Baltimore Orioles; CPower; Capital One; Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Comcast Cable Communications LLC