HB 1197

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Business Regulation - Electronic Smoking Devices Manufacturers - Certifications

Sponsor: Mike Rogers (District 32)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Business RegulationStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a tobacco product manufacturer and a certain electronic smoking devices manufacturer to pay a certification fee of $1,000; authorizing the Executive Director of the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission and the Attorney General to take certain action relating to the licensure of certain electronic smoking devices manufacturers, wholesalers, importers, and retailers and vape shop vendors in certain circumstances; requiring the Attorney General to develop and make available to the public a certain directory; etc.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 9FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 8Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Delegate Rogers, Mikelegislator	MD House of Delegates	Written (PDF)
FAV	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Feldman, Kyle	National Convenience Distributors	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mayor, Vincent J	Northeast Wholesalers Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gott, Breanna	The Gott Company / Fastop	Oral
FAV	Lance, Kayla	The Gott Company / Fastop	Oral
FAV	Sandy, Stacy	The Gott Company / Fastop	Oral
FAV	Delegate Rogers, Delegate Rogerslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	O'Halloran, Mike	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Bennett, Tylerlobbyist	Compass Advocacy	Written (PDF)
UNF	Gott, Candice	Maryland Vapor Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Webber, Scott	Vaping Awareness Public Education Society	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Frit, Eric	Vapor Worldwide LLC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kleykamp, Bethea (Annie)	self	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hendrix, Melissa	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Milby, Matthew	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ward, Ronald	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Muthukrishnan, Aravind	Office of the Attorney General	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Compass AdvocacyUNF 1

Maryland Retailers AllianceFAV 1

Maryland Vapor AllianceUNF 1

MD House of DelegatesFAV 1

National Convenience DistributorsFAV 1

Northeast Wholesalers AssociationFAV 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralFWA 1

selfUNF 1

The Gott Company / FastopFAV 3

Vaping Awareness Public Education SocietyUNF 1

Vapor Worldwide LLCUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AllianceRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

UNFBennett, TylerCompass AdvocacyRegistered for: AGC; American Fidelity; Bamboo Health; Brigit, Inc; CFG Health Network; Circular Action Alliance…