SB 359

State Finance - Prohibited Appropriations - Magnetic Levitation Transportation System

Sponsor: Senator PinskyCommittee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Transportation - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting the State and certain units and instrumentalities of the State from using any appropriation for a magnetic levitation transportation system in the State; and providing that the prohibition does not apply to certain expenditures for salaries.

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Testimony (32)

MGA witness list

FAV 19FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 12Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Jordan, Emmett	City of Greenbelt	Oral
FAV	Kunze, Jenniferlobbyist	Clean Water Action	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartolomeo, Kathleen	GCAN, MCRT	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wessner, Brian	Indivisible Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tulkin, Joshlobbyist	MD Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pinsky, Paul	Maryland Senate	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hart, Kyle	National Parks Conservation Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fine, Maureen	Salutation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kranz, Rhonda	Takoma Park Mobilization Environment Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	James, Takisha	Town of Bladensburg	Oral
FAV	Barnett, Susan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Diez, George	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ettus, Heather	Individual	Position only
FAV	Fischler, Benjamin	Individual	Position only
FAV	Jackman, Patricia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McCutchen, Susan	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Pinsky, Senator Pinskylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Tobey, Elizabeth	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Guido, Jeff	Balt DC Bldg Trades Council	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rogers, Wayne	Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Clark, Rachellobbyist	Evans & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tilghman, Kendrick	Greater Baltimore Black Chamber of Commerce	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
UNF	Voytek, Maddy	MD Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sakata, Michael	MTBMA	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Manno, Rogerlobbyist	Manno & Associates LLC	Written (PDF)
UNF	McCulloch, Champe	Maryland AGC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Trujillo Esmeral, Daniel	Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Stacy	Ministers' Conference Empowerment Center CDC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mclaurin, Jerry	PFC Black Chamber of Commerce Inc	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Balt DC Bldg Trades CouncilUNF 1

Baltimore-Washington Rapid RailUNF 1

City of GreenbeltFAV 1

Clean Water ActionFAV 1

Evans & Associates, LLCUNF 1

GCAN, MCRTFAV 1

Greater Baltimore Black Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeUNF 1

Indivisible Howard CountyFAV 1

Manno & Associates LLCUNF 1

Maryland AGCUNF 1

Maryland Hispanic Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFWA 1

Maryland SenateFAV 1

MD Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

MD Sierra ClubFAV 1

Ministers' Conference Empowerment Center CDCUNF 1

MTBMAUNF 1

National Parks Conservation AssociationFAV 1

PFC Black Chamber of Commerce IncUNF 1

SalutationFAV 1

Takoma Park Mobilization Environment CommitteeFAV 1

Town of BladensburgFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKunze, JenniferClean Water ActionRegistered for: Clean Water Action

FAVTulkin, JoshMD Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action

UNFClark, RachelEvans & Associates, LLCRegistered for: Accenture LLP; Arundel Amusements/Bingo World; Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence; CALSTART; Carvana; Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 89…

UNFManno, RogerManno & Associates LLCRegistered for: CAUSE; Constellation; Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35; Mechanical Contractors Association of Metro Washington; Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association; Payactiv…