HB 1052

Enacted

Public Safety - Natural Gas and Liquefied Propane Piping Systems - Construction Requirements (Flynn and Laird Act)

Sponsor: Marvin E. Holmes, Jr. (District 23)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 140 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting the use of non-arc-resistant jacketed corrugated stainless steel tubing in any building that uses certain fuel gas piping systems; and applying the Act prospectively.

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Testimony (38)

MGA witness list

FAV 28FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Skinner, Thomas	Baltimore Fire Officers	Position only
FAV	Nash, Katielobbyist	Energy Advocacy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Stephen	Frederick County Career Firefighters Association IAFF Local 3666	Oral
FAV	Gardner, Jan	Frederick County Executive	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardner, Jan	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Coe, Tom	Frederick County Fire & Rescue Services	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Coe, Tom	Frederick County Fire & Rescue Services	Oral
FAV	Nowaczyk, Margaret	Frederick County IAFF Local 3666	Oral
FAV	Rubeling, Abbey	Howard County Delegation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wallace, Gordon	Howard County Department of Fire & Rescue Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wallace, Gordon	Howard County Department of Fire & Rescue Services	Oral
FAV	Matthews, Craig	Howard County Fire and Rescue	Oral
FAV	Lynch, Meghan	Howard County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruehl, Richard	Howard County Professional Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 2000	Oral
FAV	Holmes, Marvin	MD Fire-EMS Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Custer, CFEI, Michael S.	Maryland Fire Marshals Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Burkhardt, Scott	National Capital Federal Fire Fighters - IAFF Local F-121	Position only
FAV	Buddle, Jeffrey	Professional Fire Fighters of Maryland	Position only
FAV	Bragg, Melissa	Professional Firefighters of Maryland	Position only
FAV	Delegate Holmes, Delegate Holmeslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Holmes, Delegate Holmeslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Laird, Nathan	Individual	Oral
FAV	Matheson, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ridgely, Charles	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ridgely, Charles	Individual	Oral
FAV	Walker, Grant	Individual	Position only
UNF	Guido, Jeffrylobbyist	Baltimore DC Building Trades Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ascher, Jasonlobbyist	Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Schulze, Dana	USAF Veteran	Position only
FWA	Guido, Jeffrylobbyist	Baltimore DC Building Trades Council	Written (PDF)
FWA	Phillips, Robert	Maryland State Firefighter's Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Phillips, Robert	Maryland State Firefighter's Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Torbin, Bob	Omega Flex	Written (PDF)
FWA	Torbin, Robert	OmegaFlex	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Jones, Stephen	Frederick County Career Firefighters	Written (PDF)
INFO	Coe, Thomas	Frederick County Division of Fire & Rescue Services	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore DC Building Trades CouncilFWA 1UNF 1

Baltimore Fire OfficersFAV 1

Energy AdvocacyFAV 1

Frederick County Career FirefightersINFO 1

Frederick County Career Firefighters Association IAFF Local 3666FAV 1

Frederick County Division of Fire & Rescue ServicesINFO 1

Frederick County ExecutiveFAV 2

Frederick County Fire & Rescue ServicesFAV 2

Frederick County IAFF Local 3666FAV 1

Howard County DelegationFAV 1

Howard County Department of Fire & Rescue ServicesFAV 2

Howard County Fire and RescueFAV 1

Howard County GovernmentFAV 1

Howard County Professional Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 2000FAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 2

Maryland Fire Marshals CommitteeFAV 1

Maryland State Firefighter's AssociationFWA 2

MD Fire-EMS CoalitionFAV 1

Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades AssociationUNF 1

National Capital Federal Fire Fighters - IAFF Local F-121FAV 1

Omega FlexFWA 1

OmegaFlexFWA 1

Professional Fire Fighters of MarylandFAV 1

Professional Firefighters of MarylandFAV 1

USAF VeteranUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVNash, KatieEnergy AdvocacyRegistered for: Jenoptik; Career Firefighter Association of Frederick County; Vistra Corporate Services Company; Ivory Investments, LLC; Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.; Sunrun, Inc.…

UNFGuido, JeffryBaltimore DC Building Trades CouncilRegistered for: Consulting by JLG

UNFAscher, JasonMid-Atlantic Pipe Trades AssociationRegistered for: Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association; UA Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 486

FWAGuido, JeffryBaltimore DC Building Trades CouncilRegistered for: Consulting by JLG