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HB 770

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Operating a Vessel While Under the Influence of Alcohol - Enforcement (Nick's Law)

Sponsor: Stuart Michael Schmidt, Jr. (District 33B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Natural Resources - GenerallyStatus: First Reading Senate Rules (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the time period within which a court may prohibit a person convicted under certain circumstances of operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol from operating a vessel on the waters of the State; requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in coordination with the Natural Resources Police Force, to establish and maintain a database of persons prohibited from operating a vessel on the waters of the State due to a certain conviction for operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol; etc.

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Testimony (8)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGrammas, CarolynnAnne Arundel County State's Attorney's OfficeOral
FAVMiller, LindaMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
FAVGilbert, PatrickMaryland State's Attorneys' AssociationOral
FAVGoldstein, IanlobbyistMothers Against Drunk DrivingOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBarton, MarieIndividualOral
FAVDelegate Schmidt, Delegate SchmidtlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVbarton, edwardIndividualOral
FWABehler, DylanMaryland Department of Natural ResourcesOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGoldstein, IanMothers Against Drunk DrivingRegistered for: Mothers Against Drunk Driving; Verde Environmental Technologies