SB 741

COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing, and Vaccination Act of 2021

Sponsor: Jim Rosapepe (District 21)Committee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring, on or before June 1, 2021, the Maryland Department of Health, in collaboration with local health departments of the State and the Maryland State Department of Education, to adopt and implement a 2-year plan to respond to the outbreak of COVID-19; requiring the plan to address the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on underserved and minority communities in the State; establishing the Maryland Public Health Modernization Workgroup to assess the current public health infrastructure and resources in the State; etc.

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Testimony (35)

MGA witness list

FAV 19FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 8Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gilmore , Deniselobbyist	AFSCME Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dzirasa , Letitia	Baltimore City Health Department	Oral
FAV	DeMattos, Joseph	Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	DeMattos, Joseph	Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coble, Annie	Johns Hopkins	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stallings, Nicolelobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connor, Patricia	Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Health Education and Advocacy Unit (HEAU)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Heavner, Brad	Maryland PIRG	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.	Position only
FAV	Wilkerson, Alicelobbyist	Strong Future Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Purnell, Vanessa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Rosapepe, Senator Rosapepelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Rosapepe, Senator Rosapepelegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Celentano, Matthewlobbyist	Funk & Bolton, P.A.	Oral
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
FWA	Coble, Annie	Johns Hopkins	Written (PDF)
FWA	Sadusky, Dr. Bernard	Maryland Association of Community Colleges (MACC)	Written (PDF)
FWA	O'Connor, Patricia	Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Health Education and Advocacy Unit (HEAU)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	Individual	Oral
INFO	Sanderson, Michael	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
INFO	Sanderson, Michael	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
INFO	Bennardi, Maryland Department of Health /Office of Governmen	Maryland Dept. of Health	Written (PDF)
INFO	Office of Governmental Affairs, Maryland Department of Health	Maryland Dept. of Health	Written (PDF)
INFO	Fidler, Sara	Maryland Independent College and University Association	Written (PDF)
INFO	Hogan, Patricklobbyist	University System of Maryland	Written (PDF)
INFO	Clark, Andy	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AFSCME MarylandFAV 1

Baltimore City Health DepartmentFAV 1

Funk & Bolton, P.A.UNF 1

Health Facilities Association of Maryland (HFAM)FAV 2

Johns HopkinsFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland Association of Community Colleges (MACC)FWA 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)INFO 2

Maryland Dept. of HealthINFO 2

Maryland Hospital AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Independent College and University AssociationINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2

Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Health Education and Advocacy Unit (HEAU)FAV 1FWA 1

Maryland PIRGFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

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

Strong Future MarylandFAV 1

University System of MarylandINFO 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVStallings, NicoleMaryland 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.…

FAVWilkerson, AliceStrong Future MarylandRegistered for: Advance Maryland

FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…

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…

UNFCelentano, MatthewFunk & Bolton, P.A.Registered for: 38 Degrees North; Advanced Energy United; Alliance of Maryland Dental Plans; Allstate Insurance Company; America's Health Insurance Plans; American Council of Life Insurers…

FWAElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…

FWAKauffman, DannaRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…

INFOHogan, PatrickUniversity System of MarylandRegistered for: ALS Association, The; Adobe Inc.; Amgen, Inc.; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP; Capital One…