Natural Resources – Licensed Tree Experts – Alterations
Sponsor: Katie Fry Hester (District 9)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Natural Resources - GenerallyStatus: Hearing 3/02 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a person from engaging in the work of the treatment, care, or removal of certain trees for compensation under a tree expert's license unless the person is employed by the licensed tree expert; increasing a certain penalty for operating a tree expert business without a license; requiring a licensed tree expert to carry, show proof of, and maintain valid workers' compensation insurance for the period the license is in effect; etc.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Dudek, Frank | Arbor Valley Tree Service | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dubois, James | Dubois Tree Service, INC. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Remines, Charles | Forest Valley Tree & Turf | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bartolomeo, Kathleen | GCAN, MCRT | Position only |
| FAV | Mead, Robert | Mead Tree & Turf Care, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Villafuerte, Nelson | Nelson Tree Specialist, Inc | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wolff, Benjamin | Wolff Tree and Landscape, LLC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bogash, Kaitlyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Miller, John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Hester, Senator Hesterlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Wolfe, Paul | Integrated Plant Care Inc. | Oral |
| UNF | Bauer Farace , Danielle | Maryland Arborist Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Graf, Lorilobbyist | Maryland Building Industry Association | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Wilson, Emily | Department of Natural Resources | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
GCAN, MCRTFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWAGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association