HB 238

Public Health - Clean Indoor Air Act - Revisions

Sponsor: Chair, Economic Matters CommitteeCommittee: Economic MattersSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 754 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting vaping in certain indoor areas and places of employment and certain mass transportation; requiring that certain signs be posted in each public indoor area and each public entrance to an indoor area where smoking or vaping is prohibited; requiring the convening of a workgroup to study the issuance of alcoholic beverages licenses to tobacconists; and prohibiting the issuance of a local alcoholic beverages license to a tobacconist from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2026, both inclusive.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list

FAV 18FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Curtian , Donald	AA County Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hale, Lauralobbyist	American Heart Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ward, Lindsay	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Position only
FAV	Polsky, Larry	Maryland Association of County Health Officers	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Herrera Scott, Laura	Maryland Department of Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Clifford	Maryland Department of Health	Oral
FAV	Olateju, Oluwatosin	Maryland Public Health Association (MdPHA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Adams, MD, Joseph	Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kernan, Colleen	University of Maryland, Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Casper, Alekslobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chair, Economic Matters Committee, Chair, Economic Matters Committee	Individual	Oral
FAV	Fink, Nelda	Individual	Position only
FAV	Hoke, Kathleen	Individual	Oral
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Moncrief, Dana	Individual	Oral
UNF	Conley, Gregory	American Vapor Manufacturers Association	Oral
UNF	Ward, Ronald	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AA County HealthFAV 1

American Heart AssociationFAV 1

American Vapor Manufacturers AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Association of County Health OfficersFAV 1

Maryland Department of HealthFAV 2

Maryland Public Health Association (MdPHA)FAV 1

Maryland-DC Society of Addiction MedicineFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)FAV 1

University of Maryland, BaltimoreFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHale, LauraAmerican Heart AssociationRegistered for: American Heart Association

FAVCasper, AleksRegistered for: American Lung Association

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…