HB 1032

Enacted

Highways – Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program

Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Transportation - HighwaysStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 458 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program to create a system of supplemental guide signs to direct motorists to eligible individual attractions by directing the motorists first to groups of attractions; requiring the State Highway Administration and the Department of Commerce to develop standards and procedures for determining the eligibility of an attraction for a sign; requiring the Administration to notify certain committees of the General Assembly at least 30 days before amending the Program; etc.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list

FAV 18FavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Giganti, Pamela	61 Vineyard	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Giganti, Pamela	61 Vineyard	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rezendes, Victor	Allegany Museum	Written (PDF)
FAV	Poulin, Bradley	Brewers Association of MD	Position only
FAV	Dudeck, Kelly	Cultivate + Craft	Written (PDF)
FAV	Helsing, Stephanie	Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Windon, Jaime	MARYLAND DISTILLERS GUILD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Toomey, Ruth	Maryland Tourism Coalition	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mason, Michaellobbyist	Providence Strategies LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cole, Mollilobbyist	Rural Maryland Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pearce, Monica	Tenth Ward Distilling Company	Oral
FAV	Callis, Damon	The Urban Winery	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ziedelis, Dave	Visit Frederick	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Haddaway, Amanda	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Solomon, Jared	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Solomon, Jared	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Helm, Pilar	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
INFO	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

61 VineyardFAV 2

Allegany MuseumFAV 1

Brewers Association of MDFAV 1

Cultivate + CraftFAV 1

Greater Silver Spring Chamber of CommerceFAV 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 2

MARYLAND DISTILLERS GUILDFAV 1

Maryland Tourism CoalitionFAV 1

Providence Strategies LLCFAV 1

Rural Maryland CouncilFAV 1

Tenth Ward Distilling CompanyFAV 1

The Urban WineryFAV 1

Visit FrederickFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMason, MichaelProvidence Strategies LLCRegistered for: AIA Maryland; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Association of Independent Maryland and D.C. Schools; Experience Prince George's; Kaiser Permanente…

FAVCole, MolliRural Maryland CouncilRegistered for: Maryland Troopers Association; Older Adults Technology Services