HB 248

Legionnaires' Disease Prevention Act

Sponsor: Vaughn Stewart (District 19)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of the Environment, by October 1, 2022, to adopt regulations requiring an owner or operator of a public building to establish and implement a water management program to prevent the growth and spread of Legionella pneumophila in a building water system to reduce the risk for Legionnaires' disease.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Porcari, Emily	ASHRAE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Root, Patsy	IDEXX Water	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ragain, Lisa	Metro Washington Council of Governments	Oral
FAV	Mayhew, Kim	Perry White Ross & Jacobson	Written (PDF)
FAV	Young, Meilin	Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Waite, Andrew	Whitman Requardt and Associates	Oral
FAV	Clancy, Jennifer	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Stewart, Delegate Stewartlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	LeChevallier, Mark	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ragain, Lisa	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Vaughn	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Popham, Brysonlobbyist	Bryson F. Popham, P.A.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
UNF	Nibber, D'Paullobbyist	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Wiggins, Grasonlobbyist	Maryland Multi-Housing Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Crow, David	Garratt-Callahan	Written (PDF)
INFO	Abbott, Tyler	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
INFO	Paddy, Michaellobbyist	Maryland Hospital Association	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ASHRAEFAV 1

Bryson F. Popham, P.A.UNF 1

Garratt-CallahanFWA 1

IDEXX WaterFAV 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationUNF 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)UNF 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentINFO 1

Maryland Hospital AssociationINFO 1

Maryland Multi-Housing AssociationUNF 1

Metro Washington Council of GovernmentsFAV 1

Perry White Ross & JacobsonFAV 1

Pulmonary & Critical Care MedicineFAV 1

Whitman Requardt and AssociatesFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFPopham, BrysonBryson F. Popham, P.A.Registered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health…

UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

UNFNibber, D'PaulMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Registered for: American Heart Association

UNFWiggins, GrasonMaryland Multi-Housing AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce; United Way of Central Maryland, Inc.; Madison Marquette Property Investments LLC; Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund; Family Tree, The; OVG Facilities…

INFOPaddy, MichaelMaryland Hospital AssociationRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; Campaign to Protect Patient Health d/b/a Value of Care Coalition; Chase Brexton Health System; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition; Gaudenzia, Inc.; Gilead Sciences, Inc.…