Maryland Bedbug Detection and Treatment Act
Sponsor: Marvin E. Holmes, Jr. (District 23)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation; Withdrawn (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a tenant to notify the tenant's landlord if the tenant knows or reasonably suspects the tenant's dwelling unit contains bedbugs; requiring a landlord receiving notice from a tenant to provide for the inspection and, if necessary, treatment of the tenant's dwelling unit and contiguous units; imposing on a tenant certain requirements relating to access to and treatment of the tenant's dwelling unit; prohibiting a landlord from offering a dwelling unit the landlord knows or reasonably suspects to contain bedbugs; etc.
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Testimony (10)
MGA witness listFAV 4FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Carnohan, Lucas | MD State Pest Control Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Campbell, Brittany | NPMA | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Holmes, Delegate Holmeslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lent, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Countess, Gregory | Maryland Legal Aid | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Castelli, Williamlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Washington, Ryanlobbyist | Apartment and Office Building Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Wilpone-Welborn, Kira | Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Hill, Matt | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFCastelli, WilliamRegistered for: ASC Engineered Solutions; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, MD; Brown Advisory; Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.; Colonial Pipeline Company…
FWAWashington, RyanApartment and Office Building AssociationRegistered for: AOBA; National Apartment Association; Apartment & Office Building Association
FWAGreenfield, 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…