HB 900

Occupational Safety and Health - Public Buildings - Indoor Air Quality

Sponsor: Kenneth Kerr (District 3)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Public HealthStatus: Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Secretary of the Environment, the Secretary of Health, and the Director of the Maryland Energy Administration, to adopt a comprehensive indoor air quality standard for public buildings on or before October 31, 2025; requiring the Commissioner to establish a technical advisory committee to make certain recommendations regarding the development of the comprehensive indoor air quality standard; etc.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list

FAV 14FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Smalls, Cindylobbyist	AFSCME	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Leneski, Rhonda	AFSCME Local 1072	Oral
FAV	Coleman, Phyllis	AFSCME Local 3644	Oral
FAV	Mehboob, Farooq	ASHRAE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rouse, Anne	Maryland General Assembly	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gobel, Christianlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Salcedo, Eunice	NEA/MSEA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	McPhaul, Kathleen	University of Maryland School of Public Health-College Park	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Sara	retired	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alexander, Darryl	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Kerr, Delegate Kerrlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
UNF	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
UNF	January, Briannalobbyist	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Bailey Thupari, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FWA	Scheffer, Erika	Carrier Corporation	Written (PDF)
FWA	Burns, Dr. Richard	John Hopkins Center for Health Security	Written (PDF)
INFO	Robertson, Ellen	Maryland Department of General Services	Written (PDF)
INFO	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Clark, Andy	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AFSCMEFAV 1

AFSCME Local 1072FAV 1

AFSCME Local 3644FAV 1

ASHRAEFAV 1

Carrier CorporationFWA 1

John Hopkins Center for Health SecurityFWA 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationUNF 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)UNF 1

Maryland Department of General ServicesINFO 1

Maryland General AssemblyFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueUNF 1

Maryland State & DC AFL-CIOFAV 1

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 1

NEA/MSEAFAV 1

retiredFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

University of Maryland School of Public Health-College ParkFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSmalls, CindyAFSCMERegistered for: AFSCME IU

FAVGobel, ChristianMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

UNFJanuary, BriannaMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Registered for: Chamber of Progress