Business Regulation - Restaurants and Traders - Licensing Requirements
Sponsor: Andrea Fletcher Harrison (District 24)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Business RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 641 (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering an exception for licensed restaurants to the requirement that a person who does business as a trader or an exhibitor have a trader's license to apply only to restaurants that generate 10% or less of their annual sales from nonfood items.
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Testimony (10)
MGA witness listFAV 6FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | El Amin, Mahasin | Clerk of the Circuit Court | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Poyer, Scott | Clerk of the Circuit Court | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeWees, Heather | Maryland Circuit Court Clerks' Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Harrison, Delegate Harrisonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Harrison, Delegate Harrisonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Harrison, Delegate Andrea | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Thompson, Melvinlobbyist | Restaurant Association of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Harrison, Delegate Andrea | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Thompson, Melvinlobbyist | Restaurant Association of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWAThompson, MelvinRestaurant Association of MarylandRegistered for: Restaurant Association of Maryland
INFOThompson, MelvinRestaurant Association of MarylandRegistered for: Restaurant Association of Maryland