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SB 327

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Hunting, Wildlife Conservation, and Outdoor Recreation - Funding, Promotion, Management, Licenses, Permits, and Stamps

Sponsor: Senator ElfrethCommittee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Hunting and FishingStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 543 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the purpose of the Heritage Conservation Fund to include acquiring interests in land that can be used by the general public for hunting; establishing the Wildlife Conservation, Education, and Outreach Program to provide outreach and foster an interest in outdoor recreation and stewardship, hunting, and wildlife conservation; establishing a stamp for hunting sika deer; authorizing a nonresident attending a college or university in the State to purchase a resident hunting license; etc.

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Testimony (33)

MGA witness list
FAV 21FavorableFWA 10Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPeebles, JuliaCatch More Mentor AcademyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMiddleton, ThomaslobbyistCornerstone Government AffairsOral
FAVGhorpade, NikkiDucks UnlimitedWritten (PDF)
FAVEverly, Dr. GeorgeJohns Hopkins UniversityOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBond, TomLiving in RecoveryWritten (PDF)
FAVFerguson, ColbyMaryland Farm BureauWritten (PDF)
FAVLevi, GwenMaryland Justice ProjectOral
FAVHolt, StephenMaryland Sportsmen's FoundationOral
FAVWagner, CarlMaryland Sportsmen's FoundationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRadov, LisaMaryland Votes for Animals, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVMiller, TorinNational Deer AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVBoyles Griffin, StephanieThe Humane Society of the United StatesOral + Written (PDF)
FAVWilliamson, HarveyWilliamson OutfittersOral
FAVBailey, JackIndividualOral
FAVBailey, TaftIndividualOral
FAVElfreth, SarahIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKerr, CaitIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVPeditto, PaulIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRodney, CharlesIndividualOral
FAVSenator Elfreth, Senator ElfrethlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVShaw, NateIndividualOral
UNFFink, NeldaIndividualPosition only
UNFThompson, JaredIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAMarvel, ThomasChesapeake Guide ServiceOral
FWABaird, CyrusDelta Waterfowl FoundationWritten (PDF)
FWAKlauber, JamesHagerstown Community CollegeWritten (PDF)
FWAFithian, RonnieKent County GovernmentWritten (PDF)
FWAWebster, JenniferMaryland Association for Wildlife ConservationWritten (PDF)
FWAClagett, ChristyMaryland Horse CouncilOral
FWASeigler, JaneMaryland Horse CouncilOral + Written (PDF)
FWAJohnson, WebbMaryland guide and outfitters association and Quakerneck OutfittersOral + Written (PDF)
FWAHeller, PeterIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAHoltz, JacobIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMiddleton, ThomasCornerstone Government AffairsRegistered for: Wonderful Company, The; Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association; Susan G. Komen; Manufacturers' Alliance of Maryland (MAM); Maryland Farm Bureau; Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute