HB 897

Enacted

Economic Development - Sports Entertainment Facilities and Events, Prince George's County Blue Line Corridor Facilities, and Racing Facilities

Sponsor: Chair, Appropriations CommitteeCommittee: AppropriationsSubject: Economic DevelopmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 61 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Maryland Stadium Authority to issue certain bonds to finance site acquisition, design, and construction of any portion of a certain sports entertainment facility, subject to certain limitations; authorizing the Authority to issue certain bonds to finance the planning, design, and construction of certain Prince George's County Blue Line Corridor facilities, subject to certain limitations; etc.

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Testimony (37)

MGA witness list

FAV 31FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Anne Arundel County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shallcross, Brian	Bowie Baysox	Oral
FAV	Hornberger, Danielle	Cecil County Government	Oral
FAV	Hogan, P.J.	Cornerstone Government Affairs	Oral
FAV	Bitters, Christopher	Delmarva Shorebirds	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Glassman, Barrylobbyist	Harford County Government - County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Voytek, Maddy	MD Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Voytek, Maddy	MD Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hasseltine, Terrance	Maryland Sports/Maryland Stadium Authroity	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hasseltine, Terrance	Maryland Sports/Maryland Stadium Authroity	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frenz, Michael	Maryland Stadium Authority	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Frenz, Michael	Maryland Stadium Authority	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kelso, Thomas	Maryland Stadium Authority	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kelso, Thomas	Maryland Stadium Authority	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McGuigan, Gary	Maryland Stadium Authority	Written (PDF)
FAV	Enten, Robert	Md Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Assoc	Oral
FAV	Johansen, Michaellobbyist	RWL	Oral
FAV	Lavoie, John	Southern Maryland Blue Crabs	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Meehan, Richard	Town of Ocean City	Oral
FAV	Miller, Steve	Wicomico County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, Steve	Wicomico County	Oral
FAV	Mitrecic, Joe	Worcester County Commissioners	Oral
FAV	Abdur-Rahman, Dawud	Individual	Oral
FAV	Chair, Appropriations Committee, Chair, Appropriations Committee	Individual	Oral
FAV	Chair, Appropriations Committee, Chair, Appropriations Committee	Individual	Oral
FAV	Coates, Thomasina	Individual	Oral
FAV	Libber, Matt	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Libber, Matt	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGean, Terence	Individual	Oral
UNF	Fink, Nelda	Individual	Position only
FWA	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Graham, Jack	Ripken Professional Baseball LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Amendment, Sponsor	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Raith, David	Maryland Stadium Authority	Position only
INFO	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Oral

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFAV 1

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 1

Bowie BaysoxFAV 1

Cecil County GovernmentFAV 1

Cornerstone Government AffairsFAV 1

Delmarva ShorebirdsFAV 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFAV 1FWA 1

Harford County Government - County ExecutiveFAV 1

Maryland Sports/Maryland Stadium AuthroityFAV 2

Maryland Stadium AuthorityFAV 5INFO 1

MD Chamber of CommerceFAV 2

Md Thoroughbred Horsemen’s AssocFAV 1

Prince George's County ExecutiveINFO 1

Ripken Professional Baseball LLCFWA 1

RWLFAV 1

Southern Maryland Blue CrabsFAV 1

Town of Ocean CityFAV 1

Wicomico CountyFAV 2

Worcester County CommissionersFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGlassman, BarryHarford County Government - County ExecutiveRegistered for: AFT Maryland; Aligned Data Centers; Associated Builders & Contractors; Baltimore Industrial Group; Center for Ecosystem Recovery; Earth Funeral Group, Inc.…

FAVJohansen, MichaelRWLRegistered for: 1/ST Racing MD LLC; ASC Engineered Solutions; Access Holdings Management Company, LLC; Alterwood Health, Inc.; Ashley, Inc.; Baltimore Streetcar Museum…