HB 1446

Railroads - Safety Requirements (Maryland Railway Safety Act of 2024)

Sponsor: Dana Stein (District 11B)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing requirements and prohibitions related to the operation of railroads in the State, including provisions related to the size of the crew, wayside detectors, and investigations by railroad labor union representatives; and requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to establish and maintain a database regarding the transportation of hazardous materials and waste by rail in the State.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 7FavorableFWA 6Favorable with amendmentsUNF 11UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Wilkinson, nanci	Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elaine, Arndt	SELF	Position only
FAV	Arndt, Dave	Individual	Position only
FAV	Delegate Stein, Delegate Steinlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Stein, Dana	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
UNF	Hammock, Brianlobbyist	CSX Transportation	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Grunstra, Cliff	Delmarva Central Railroad	Written (PDF)
UNF	Arbona, Joe	Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Oral
UNF	Rice Moore, Justin	ICSC Maryland Government Relations Committee	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	White, Joshlobbyist	KO Public Affairs	Written (PDF)
UNF	Allen, Hannahlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Partlow, Jeanette	Maryland Chemical Company, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Helm, Pilar	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
UNF	McPherson, Lydialobbyist	Norfolk Southern	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Martin, Ed	Sports Betting Regulators Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Emrick, Preeti	MACo EM	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kasecamp, Larry	SMART Transportation Division	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Cahill, Tom	Individual	Oral
FWA	Garris, Brittany	Individual	Oral
FWA	Pendleton, Davidlobbyist	Individual	Oral
INFO	Mann, Lawrence	Alper & Mann	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Alper & MannINFO 1

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

CSX TransportationUNF 1

Delmarva Central RailroadUNF 1

Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, IncUNF 1

Harris Jones & MaloneUNF 1

ICSC Maryland Government Relations CommitteeUNF 1

KO Public AffairsUNF 1

MACo EMFWA 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Chemical Company, Inc.UNF 1

Maryland Department of TransportationUNF 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Norfolk SouthernUNF 1

SELFFAV 1

SMART Transportation DivisionFWA 1

Sports Betting Regulators AssociationUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFHammock, BrianCSX TransportationRegistered for: CSX Transportation, Inc; CSX Transportation

UNFWhite, JoshKO Public AffairsRegistered for: Definium Therapeutics US, Inc.; Glaxo Smith Kline; IWP (Injured Workers Pharmacy); Maryland Legal Aid; Maryland Sickle Cell Disease Association; Mobile Voting Project…

UNFAllen, HannahMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce

UNFMcPherson, LydiaNorfolk SouthernRegistered for: Norfolk Southern Corporation

FWAPendleton, DavidRegistered for: SMART Transportation Division