SB 99

Cigarettes, Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices – Local Law Authorization

Sponsor: Benjamin F. Kramer (District 19)Committee: FinanceSubject: Business RegulationStatus: Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a county or municipality to enact and enforce local laws regulating the sale and distribution of cigarettes, other tobacco products, and electronic smoking devices, except for the issuance of certain licenses or the imposition of certain taxes.

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Testimony (40)

MGA witness list

FAV 26FavorableUNF 14Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Collins, Jocelynlobbyist	American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hale, Lauralobbyist	American Heart Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Baron, Peter	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tolson, Danita	Coppin State University	Oral
FAV	Nibber, D'Paullobbyist	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Shek, Heather	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Eck, Raimee	Maryland Public Health Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams, MD, Joseph	Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Flowers , Willie	NAACP - Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Harrison-Edwards, Tonya	NAACP, Prince Georges Branch; Political Action Committee Chair	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stremba, Cynthia	PAVe	Oral
FAV	Willard, Linda	Parents Against Vaping and E-Cigarettes	Written (PDF)
FAV	Reinhard, Julie	Parents Against Vaping and e-Cigarettes, MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bressler, Shellie	Parents Against Vaping e-cigs	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Turner, Todd	Prince George's County Council	Oral
FAV	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Oral
FAV	Thomas, Linda	Prince George's County NAACP	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ashley-Williams, Wandralobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Casper, Alekslobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gally, Ericlobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hoke, Kathleen	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Kramer, Senator Kramerlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Robins, Debbie	Century Distributors	Oral
UNF	Meyer, Isaac	Compass Government Relations Partners	Written (PDF)
UNF	Seney, Mark	James Kurtz Inc	Oral
UNF	Castro, Stephen	Maryland Premium Cigar Retailers	Oral
UNF	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Association	Oral
UNF	O'Halloran, Mike	NFIB	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bohle, Matthew	RWL	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Brown, Breahna	Royal Farms	Oral
UNF	Kemp, Shelby	Royal Farms	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Parsons Jr, Fred	The George J. Falter Co.	Oral
UNF	Wills, Julian	The Wills Group, Inc. dba Dash In Convenience Stores	Written (PDF)
UNF	McCauley, Kirk	WMDA/CAR	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Bereano, Brucelobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	Valentino, Ellen	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

American Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkFAV 1

American Heart AssociationFAV 1

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 1

Century DistributorsUNF 1

Compass Government Relations PartnersUNF 1

Coppin State UniversityFAV 1

James Kurtz IncUNF 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland Department of HealthFAV 1

Maryland Premium Cigar RetailersUNF 1

Maryland Public Health AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Retailers AssociationUNF 1

Maryland-DC Society of Addiction MedicineFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

NAACP - MarylandFAV 1

NAACP, Prince Georges Branch; Political Action Committee ChairFAV 1

NFIBUNF 1

Parents Against Vaping and E-CigarettesFAV 1

Parents Against Vaping and e-Cigarettes, MDFAV 1

Parents Against Vaping e-cigsFAV 1

PAVeFAV 1

Prince George's County CouncilFAV 1

Prince George's County ExecutiveFAV 1

Prince George's County NAACPFAV 1

Royal FarmsUNF 2

RWLUNF 1

The George J. Falter Co.UNF 1

The Wills Group, Inc. dba Dash In Convenience StoresUNF 1

WMDA/CARUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCollins, JocelynAmerican Cancer Society Cancer Action NetworkRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; Bard College; Campaign to Protect Patient Health d/b/a Value of Care Coalition; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; HealthCare Access Maryland…

FAVHale, LauraAmerican Heart AssociationRegistered for: American Heart Association

FAVNibber, D'PaulMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Registered for: American Heart Association

FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…

FAVAshley-Williams, WandraRegistered for: Climate XChange

FAVCasper, AleksRegistered for: American Lung Association

FAVGally, EricRegistered for: American Heart Association; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Chesapeake Bay Trust; Earthjustice; Forever Maryland, Inc.; Gally Public Affairs, Inc.…

UNFPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

UNFBereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…