State and Local Government - Proof of Vaccination for Employees and Applicants for Employment - Prohibition (Vaccination by Choice Act)
Sponsor: Matthew Morgan (District 29A)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: State Government - PersonnelStatus: Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting the State and the political subdivisions in the State from requiring an applicant for employment or an employee to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition for employment.
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Testimony (125)
MGA witness listFAV 36FavorableFWA 85Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Kimathi, Ayo | Brothers of the DMV | Oral |
| FAV | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | MONTGOMERY, MEGAN | Love Maryland PAC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Levi, Retsef | MIT | Oral |
| FAV | Mangat, Harpal | Mangat and Kaur inc. | Oral |
| FAV | Thompson, Tara | Moms For Liberty | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wallskog, Joel | React19.org | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Borek, Valerie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cox, Valerie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Morgan, M., Delegate Morgan, M.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | HERCHE, HANNAH | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hopp, Deborah | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hunt, Christine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ichijo, Frances | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Katz, Janet | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Kimball, Katie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lee, Mickey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lozzi, Melinda | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | MANOHAR, KRISHNA | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | McCullough, Karen | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Mercier, Ellie | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Montgomery, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Pratta, Kim | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Smith, Bernadette | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Vernon, Michael | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Wenstrup, Michelle | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Zwart, Will | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Pipkin, Matthewlobbyist | Maryland Judiciary | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Goldstein, Mathew | Secular Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Muldrow, Adrian | T.A.M.E Advocacy | Position only |
| UNF | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Krug, Allison | Artemis Biomedical Communications LLC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Wax, Dr. Craig | Craig M. Wax, DO, LLC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kory, Pierre | Front Line Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Burns, Melissa | Health Choice Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Tarsel, Emily | Health Choice Maryland.org | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kelly, John | MD Citizen | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Hartman, Laura | N/A | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Utter, Michelle | N/A | Oral |
| FWA | Wastila, Linda | N/A | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Baden-Mayer, Alexis | Organic Consumers Association | Oral |
| FWA | Marks, Julia | React 19 | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Milakovich, Lynette | React19 | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Arnold, Andrew | Salisbury University | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Woods, Michelle | Select or enter | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Karpishpan, Sonya | Walter Johnson HS | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Hudson, Cody | none | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Hudson, Heather | none | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Quaerna, Stephanie | self | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Arnold, Dianna | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
Brothers of the DMVFAV 1
Concerned CitizenFAV 1
Love Maryland PACFAV 1
Mangat and Kaur inc.FAV 1
Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1
MD CitizenFWA 1
MITFAV 1
Moms For LibertyFAV 1
N/AFWA 3
noneFWA 2
React 19FWA 1
React19FWA 1
React19.orgFAV 1
Salisbury UniversityFWA 1
Secular MarylandUNF 1
Select or enterFWA 1
selfFWA 1
T.A.M.E AdvocacyUNF 1
Walter Johnson HSFWA 1
YearFWA 1