HB 1524

Enacted

Horse Racing - Racing Facility Ownership and Construction - Racing Operations

Sponsor: Chair, Ways and Means CommitteeCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Horse RacingStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 410 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the location, type, and ownership of horse racing facilities that the Maryland Stadium Authority is authorized to finance; increasing the amount of debt that the Maryland Stadium Authority may issue for certain purposes in connection with certain racing facilities; requiring the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority to prepare certain financial statements; requiring the Authority to submit a copy of any lease of the Pimlico racing facility to the Legislative Policy Committee for review and comment; etc.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list

FAV 12FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Williams, Justin	City of Baltimore	Oral
FAV	Monteiro, Paul	Department of Service and Civic Innovation	Oral
FAV	Broady, Marc	Executive Director of the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority	Oral
FAV	Witten, Jenniferlobbyist	LifeBridge Health	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murray, Kent	Maryland Horse Breeders Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cross, Greg	Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Holloway, Henry	The Mill	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alston, Bryanlobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Weintraub, Jasonlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weintraub, Jasonlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	music, meg	Individual	Oral
UNF	roberts, jonathan	Cloverleaf standardbred owners association	Oral
UNF	Garagiola, Rob	Compass Advocacy	Oral
UNF	Hall, Michael	Ocean Downs	Oral
UNF	jones, bobbi	Ocean Downs Casino and Racetrack	Oral
UNF	Rickman, Williamlobbyist	Ocean Downs Racetrack	Oral
UNF	McCloud, Jackie	Individual	Oral
UNF	Wise, Steve	Individual	Oral
FWA	Jiggetts, Yolanda	Park Heights Renaissance	Oral
FWA	Parker, Ellen	Park Heights Renaissance	Oral
FWA	Wiseman, Elizabeth	Pimlico Compact Board	Oral
FWA	Randall, Troy	Individual	Oral
INFO	Witten, Jenniferlobbyist	LifeBridge Health	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

City of BaltimoreFAV 1

Cloverleaf standardbred owners associationUNF 1

Compass AdvocacyUNF 1

Department of Service and Civic InnovationFAV 1

Executive Director of the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating AuthorityFAV 1

LifeBridge HealthFAV 1INFO 1

Maryland Horse Breeders AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating AssociationFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Ocean DownsUNF 1

Ocean Downs Casino and RacetrackUNF 1

Ocean Downs RacetrackUNF 1

Park Heights RenaissanceFWA 2

Pimlico Compact BoardFWA 1

The MillFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWitten, JenniferLifeBridge HealthRegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.

FAVAlston, BryanRegistered for: Maryland Alliance of State Aided Organizations; Baltimore City Community College; CHA, Inc. dba Mary & Main Dispensary; Bon Secours Community Works; B-360 Baltimore; GEDCO (Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation)…

FAVWeintraub, JasonRegistered for: AFSCME Council 3; Albertsons Companies, Inc.; American Property Casualty Insurance Association; COPT Defense Properties; CVS Health; CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield…

UNFRickman, WilliamOcean Downs RacetrackRegistered for: Casino at Ocean Downs

INFOWitten, JenniferLifeBridge HealthRegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.