United States of America - District of Columbia - Statehood
Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: Rules and Executive NominationsSubject: State Government - General AssemblyStatus: Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Declaring the State of Maryland's support of and consent to admitting Washington, D.C. to the Union as a state of the United States of America.
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Testimony (35)
MGA witness listFAV 16FavorableUNF 18UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Spaccasi, Olivia | ACLU-MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | STRAUSS, US SENATOR PAUL | District of Columbia Office of Statehood Congressional Delegation | Oral |
| FAV | Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist | FreeState Justice | Position only |
| FAV | Adams, Kelsye | Long Live GoGo | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Edwards, Donna | Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Stauffer, Anne | Self | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Grodzins, Carol | Third Act | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stopak, Noam | self | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Renaud | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Hamilton, Wendy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jain, Ankit | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Soreng, Nancy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Thomas, Andria | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Benhoff, Jean | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | McShane, Jolie | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
ACLU-MDFAV 1
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
FreeState JusticeFAV 1
Long Live GoGoFAV 1
N/AFAV 1
selfFAV 1
SelfFAV 1
Third ActFAV 1