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Bills/2023 Regular Session

SB 650

EnactedCrossfile HB 789
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Public Safety - State Disaster Recovery Fund

Sponsor: Senator ElfrethCommittee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 549 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the State Disaster Recovery Fund to provide disaster recovery assistance to units of local government for individuals and families and for the repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement of public facilities, low-interest or no-interest loans to businesses and nonprofits when a federal disaster declaration is not received, and disaster-related assistance for the unmet needs of individuals and families after a federal disaster declaration or in the event of a certain denial of federal assistance; etc.

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Testimony (31)

MGA witness list
FAV 28FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSimmons, KevinAnnapolis OEMOral
FAVSimmons, KevinAnnapolis OEMOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJ Simmons, KevinAnne Arundel County - Office of Emergency ManagmentWritten (PDF)
FAVPittman, SteuartAnne Arundel County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVPittman, SteuartAnne Arundel County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVEmrick, PreetiAnne Arundel OEMOral + Written (PDF)
FAVEmrick, PreetiAnne Arundel OEMOral
FAVGreenberg, JoshuaBaltimore CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVHale, TerryCecil County Councils OfficeWritten (PDF)
FAVPindell Charles, RhondaCity of Annapolis City Council AlderpersonOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMeyd, ChristopherCity of Annapolis Office of Emergency ManagementOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMeyd, ChristopherCity of Annapolis Office of Emergency ManagementPosition only
FAVhinson, michaelHoward CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVHinson, MichaelMaryland Association of CountiesWritten (PDF)
FAVKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVEby, ChasMaryland Department of Emergency ManagementOral
FAVSierra, AnnaMaryland Department of Emergency ManagementOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAssociation, Maryland Emergency ManagementMaryland Emergency Management AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVAssociation, Maryland Emergency ManagementMaryland Emergency Management AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVFiore, JustinMaryland Municipal LeagueWritten (PDF)
FAVFiore, JustinMaryland Municipal LeagueWritten (PDF)
FAVCaruso, MichellelobbyistMontgomery County Food CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVRedding, NicholaslobbyistPreservation MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Elfreth, Senator ElfrethlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Elfreth, Senator ElfrethlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Elfreth, Senator ElfrethlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSquires, NettaIndividualOral
FWASierra, AnnaMaryland Department of Emergency ManagementWritten (PDF)
FWAStrickland, RussellMaryland Department of Emergency ManagementOral
FWAElfreth, SarahIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Annapolis OEMFAV 2
Anne Arundel County - Office of Emergency ManagmentFAV 1
Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFAV 2
Anne Arundel OEMFAV 2
Baltimore CountyFAV 1
Cecil County Councils OfficeFAV 1
City of Annapolis City Council AlderpersonFAV 1
City of Annapolis Office of Emergency ManagementFAV 2
Howard CountyFAV 1
Maryland Association of CountiesFAV 1
Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 2
Maryland Department of Emergency ManagementFAV 2FWA 2
Maryland Emergency Management AssociationFAV 2
Maryland Municipal LeagueFAV 2
Montgomery County Food CouncilFAV 1
Preservation MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCaruso, MichelleMontgomery County Food CouncilRegistered for: Montgomery County Food Council, Inc.
FAVRedding, NicholasPreservation MarylandRegistered for: Preservation Maryland