SB 824

Economic Development - Broadband Providers - Joint Trenching and Fee (Building Out Broadband Act of 2021)

Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: FinanceSubject: Economic and Community DevelopmentStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 633 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a county or municipal corporation to adopt certain policies to advance progress of infrastructure, equipment, and systems needed to extend certain broadband access to underserved areas; requiring the Department of Transportation and units of local government to allow joint trenching by broadband providers under certain circumstances; exempting counties and municipal corporations within the jurisdiction of the Washington Suburban Sanitary District from certain requirements; etc.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bresnahan, Tammy	AARP Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baron, Peter	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Guy, Randy	Commissioners of St. Mary's County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Franchot, Comptroller	Comptroller of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sadusky, Dr. Bernard	Maryland Association of Community Colleges (MACC)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jabin, Drew	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Walmsley, Keithlobbyist	Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jorch, Bill	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	May, Lisalobbyist	Maryland REALTORS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Orosz, Samantha	Maryland Rural Health Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry Hester, Katie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Hester, Senator Hesterlegislator	Individual	Oral
FWA	Davis, Charlotte	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Looney, Sean	Individual	Oral
INFO	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AARP MarylandFAV 1

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Commissioners of St. Mary's CountyFAV 1

Comptroller of MarylandFAV 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFAV 1

Maryland Association of Community Colleges (MACC)FAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFAV 1

Maryland REALTORSFAV 1

Maryland Rural Health AssociationFAV 1

Prince George's County ExecutiveFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWalmsley, KeithMaryland Developmental Disabilities CouncilRegistered for: Bank of America Corporation; CarMax, Inc.; Carfax, Inc.; Christiana Care; Consumer Data Industry Association; Fiserv…

FAVMay, LisaMaryland REALTORSRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors