HB 794

Enacted

Public Health – Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council

Sponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (District 41)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 270 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council in the Maryland Department of Health to provide specific findings and recommendations regarding the allocation of money from the Opioid Restitution Fund; and altering the permissible uses for the Fund and the requirement that the Governor consult with certain persons to identify recommended appropriations from the Fund.

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Testimony (28)

MGA witness list

FAV 21FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Jefferson , Staceylobbyist	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hale, Terry	Cecil County Councils Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Torsch, Toni	Daniel Carl Torsch Foundation	Oral
FAV	Rosenberg, Samuel	House of Delegates	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenberg, Samuel	House of Delegates	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nibber, D'Paullobbyist	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Geddes, Annlobbyist	Maryland Coalition of Families	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Schmidt, Beth	Maryland Coalition of Families	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Scott, Tiffinee	Maryland Peer Advisory Council (MPAC)	Oral
FAV	Adams, MD, Joseph	Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Allen, Emily	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pompa, Susan	NCADD-Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wireman, Kim	Powell Recovery Center, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wireman, Kim	Powell Recovery Center, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Webster, Marcus	Voices of Hope	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Rosenberg, Delegate Rosenberglegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Rosenberg, Delegate Rosenberglegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Whaley, Sara	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Whaley, Sara	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Diefenbach, Linda	Individual	Position only
UNF	Williams, Peggy	Individual	Position only
FWA	January, Briannalobbyist	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Jorch, Bill	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
INFO	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	State of, Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)