Maryland Protecting Opportunities and Regional Trade (PORT) Act
What this bill does
Establishing the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Program and the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Fund; authorizing the Secretary of Labor to exempt an individual from the requirement to be actively seeking work for unemployment insurance benefits eligibility; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor and the Department of Commerce to establish certain temporary relief programs to provide assistance to individuals and certain entities impacted by a certain closure of the Port of Baltimore; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (14)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Faison, Chad | American Council of Engineering Companies of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pittman, Steuart | Office of the Anne Arundel County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Clippinger, Delegate Clippingerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Luedtke, Eric | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Anderson, Kevin | Maryland Department of Commerce | Oral |
| INFO | LaHatte, Jennifer | Maryland Department of Commerce | Oral |
| INFO | Bridges, Tony | Maryland Department of Transportation | Oral |
| INFO | Hartman, Jaclyn | Maryland Department of Transportation | Oral |
| INFO | Birrane, Kathleen | Maryland Insurance Administration | Oral |