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HB 1293

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Maryland Department of Health - Public Education Campaign on Prostate, Lung, and Breast Cancer Prevention

Sponsor: Jamila J. Woods (District 26)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 813 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop and implement a 3-year public education campaign on prostate, lung, and breast cancer prevention that targets communities disproportionately impacted by prostate, lung, and breast cancer on or before December 1, 2026; requiring the Department to implement the public education campaign on or before January 1, 2027; requiring the Governor to appropriate, in certain fiscal years, certain funding to the Department for the public information campaign from the Cigarette Restitution Fund; etc.

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Testimony (16)

MGA witness list
FAV 12FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVEvans, GerardlobbyistEvans & Associates, LLCWritten (PDF)
FAVKess, NaShonalobbyistMaryland NAACPOral
FAVKess, NaShonalobbyistMaryland NAACPOral
FAVPaul, SarahMaryland Rural Health AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVCross, CashennaNAACPPosition only
FAVMabry, MichaelRadNetWritten (PDF)
FAVLegislative Black Caucus of Maryland, Legislative Black Caucus of MarylandThe Maryland House of DelegatesWritten (PDF)
FAVOMalley, CatherineWomen's Law CenterPosition only
FAVMorrow, EricZERO Prostate CancerOral
FAVBrown, RenaudIndividualPosition only
FAVDelegate Woods, Delegate WoodslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVHarris, Mrs.IndividualPosition only
FWAKilpatrick, LancelobbyistACS-CANOral + Written (PDF)
FWAHerrera Scott, LauraMaryland Department of HealthOral
FWACaplan, JasonIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAKrone, ChristinelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVEvans, GerardEvans & Associates, LLCRegistered for: Academy Bus; Accenture LLP; Arundel Amusements/Bingo World; Atmosphere DC Dickerson Property Owners LLC; Beltway Fine Wine; Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
FAVKess, NaShonaMaryland NAACPRegistered for: NAACP Maryland State Conference of Branches
FAVKess, NaShonaMaryland NAACPRegistered for: NAACP Maryland State Conference of Branches
FWAKilpatrick, LanceACS-CANRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network
FWAKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network