HB 788

Commission to Advance and Strengthen Fire Fighting Within Maryland

Sponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (District 41)Committee: AppropriationsSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 3/16 at 5:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Commission to Advance and Strengthen Fire Fighting Within Maryland to study and make recommendations regarding the effectiveness and viability of certain incentives, offerings, or practices employed in other states to attract, support, and retain individuals in fire fighting roles; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2023.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 21FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Baron, Peter	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenberg, Joshua	Baltimore County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Allen, Twana	Baltimore County Fire Department	Oral
FAV	Rund, Joanne	Baltimore County Fire Department	Oral
FAV	Coe, Tom	Frederick County Fire & Rescue Services	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosenberg, Samuel	House of Delegates	Written (PDF)
FAV	Winston, Louis	Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue	Oral
FAV	Ball, Calvin	Howard County Office of the County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Engel, Jeremy	Maryland Association of Counties	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Woods, Harve	Maryland Fire Chief's Association	Oral
FAV	Delbridge, Theodore	Maryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dayton, Jonathan	Maryland Rural Health Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phillips, Robert	Maryland State Firefighter's Association	Oral
FAV	McCrea, Joel	Maryland State Firemen's Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Bonnette, Dwayne	Prince George's County Fire/EMS	Oral
FAV	Gallaher, Patrick	Prince George's County Office of the County Executive	Oral
FAV	Delegate Rosenberg, Delegate Rosenberglegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Rosenberg, Delegate Rosenberglegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Walker, Grant	Individual	Oral
FWA	Breeding, President, J. Travis	Caroline County Commissioners	Written (PDF)
FWA	Bailey Thupari, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Baltimore CountyFAV 1

Baltimore County Fire DepartmentFAV 2

Caroline County CommissionersFWA 1

Frederick County Fire & Rescue ServicesFAV 1

House of DelegatesFAV 1

Howard County Department of Fire and RescueFAV 1

Howard County Office of the County ExecutiveFAV 1

Maryland Association of CountiesFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland Fire Chief's AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS)FAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFWA 1

Maryland Rural Health AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State Firefighter's AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State Firemen's AssociationFAV 1

N/AFAV 1

Prince George's County Fire/EMSFAV 1

Prince George's County Office of the County ExecutiveFAV 1