HB 918

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Montgomery County - Landlord and Tenant - Tenant Access to Cable Television Systems and Equipment MC 01-22

Sponsor: Montgomery County DelegationCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Business RegulationStatus: Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) and Hearing canceled (Finance) (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing requirements for the installation and removal of cable television systems within the individual dwelling units of leased residential property in Montgomery County; authorizing a tenant, landlord, or cable television company to bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction and a county to adopt local laws, ordinances, or regulations to enforce the provisions of the Act.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list

FAV 12FavorableUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bain-Cosby, Arwen	Astound Broadband	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fox, Jamal	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stewart, Kate	City of Takoma Park	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Carr, Al	Maryland General Assembly	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carr, Al	Maryland General Assembly	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Susskind, Danielle	MoCo Board of Education	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Perry, Chris	Montgomery County Renters Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Losak, Matthew	Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Montgomery County Delegation, Montgomery County Delegation	Individual	Oral
FAV	Montgomery County Delegation, Montgomery County Delegation	Individual	Oral
UNF	Elalamy, Sara	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Pelz, Suzanne	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Washington, Ryanlobbyist	Apartment and Office Building Association	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Apartment and Office Building AssociationINFO 1

Astound BroadbandFAV 1

City of Takoma ParkFAV 2

Maryland General AssemblyFAV 2

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

MoCo Board of EducationFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

Montgomery County Renters AllianceFAV 1

Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.FAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFGreenfield, 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…

INFOWashington, RyanApartment and Office Building AssociationRegistered for: AOBA; National Apartment Association; Apartment & Office Building Association