Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act
Sponsor: Bernice Mireku-North (District 14)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - MiscellaneousStatus: Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Imposing an excise tax on certain gross receipts of certain firearms dealers derived from the sales of firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition in the State; etc.
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Testimony (58)
MGA witness listFAV 26FavorableUNF 30UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Wolcott, Clinton | Critical Issues Forum | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | SAKRAN, JOSEPH | John Hopkins Hospital | Oral |
| FAV | Huber, Michaellobbyist | Johns Hopkins | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Avila, Jason | Legislative Latino Caucus | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Steffen, Ben | MHCC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cobb, Madelyn | March for Our Lives | Oral |
| FAV | Delbridge, Theodore | Maryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shapiro, Melanielobbyist | Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Benjamin, Peter | Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence | Oral |
| FAV | Scalea, Thomas | R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma | Oral |
| FAV | gannon, james | TraumaNet | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Egan, Ashleylobbyist | UULM-MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gallagher, E. Flannery | University of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice Reform | Position only |
| FAV | Warnken, Heather | University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform | Position only |
| FAV | Ruth, Laure | Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caplan, Jason | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Curtin, Madelyn | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Mireku-North, Delegate Mireku-Northlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Dietz, Phyllis | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Herren, Karenlobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Juberg, Arielle | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mireku-North, Bernice | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosenberg, Adam | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Josselyn, Johnlobbyist | 2A Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Gallagher, George | ICQ | Position only |
| UNF | Plaut, Arilobbyist | Law Offices of Boston and Plaut | Oral |
| UNF | Schneider, Mark | Maryland Licensed Firearm Dealers Association & Atlantic Guns, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Worthy, Donna | Maryland Licensed Firearms Dealer Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Pennak, Mark | Maryland Shall Issue, Inc. | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Wright, Cathylobbyist | Maryland State Rifle & Pistol Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | McKee, Taylorlobbyist | NRA | Oral |
| UNF | Pica, Johnlobbyist | Pica & Associates, LLC | Oral |
| UNF | Wink, Jamie | Somerset County Government | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Winter, Joseph | Washington County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Fracchia, Bryan | Woodbourne Center | Oral |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Atkins, Robert | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Boston, Frank | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Gross, Kenneth | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Kasuba, Thomas | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Potter, David | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sharpless, Bradford | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | consoli, angelo | FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Fang, Raymond | Maryland TraumaNet | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
2A MarylandUNF 1
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
ICQUNF 1
Johns HopkinsFAV 1
March for Our LivesFAV 1
Maryland TraumaNetINFO 1
MHCCFAV 1
NRAUNF 1
TraumaNetFAV 1
UULM-MDFAV 1
Woodbourne CenterUNF 1
YearFAV 1UNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
UNFJosselyn, John2A MarylandRegistered for: 2A Maryland; Baltimore County Game & Fish Protective Association
UNFPlaut, AriLaw Offices of Boston and PlautRegistered for: ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3; CoinFlip; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC…
UNFWright, CathyMaryland State Rifle & Pistol AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Rifle & Pistol Assoc
UNFPica, JohnPica & Associates, LLCRegistered for: Allied Universal; Automated Health Systems; Benelli USA c/o Pica & Associates, LLC; Beretta USA; Center for the Visual and Performing Arts, Inc.; Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company…