SB 85

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Corporations and Associations - Limited Worker Cooperative Associations - Authorization (Maryland Limited Cooperative Association Act)

Sponsor: Mary Washington (District 43)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Corporations and AssociationsStatus: Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the formation of limited worker cooperative associations; and establishing rules and procedures for the formation, governance, conversion, and dissolution of limited worker cooperative associations.

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Testimony (79)

MGA witness list

FAV 75FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ibik, Peter	Anytime Taxi	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ibik, Peter	Anytime Taxi	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Meredith	BRED	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zubek, Rachel	BRED Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vigil, Bernardo	Baltimore Bicycle Works	Oral
FAV	Ramos, Councilwoman Odette	Baltimore Councilwoman Odette Ramos	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ramos, Councilwoman Odette	Baltimore Councilwoman Odette Ramos	Written (PDF)
FAV	Villegas, Margarita	Baltimore Creatives Acceleration Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Walinskas, Alex	Baltimore Development Corporation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pinder, Lynn	Baltimore Green Justice Workers Cooperative (BGJWC)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Daring, Christa	Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Daring, Christa	Baltimore Roundtable for Economic Democracy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sussman, Gabrielle	Baltimore Transformative Learning Collective	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Alisha	Baltimore Vertical Farming Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Burton, Evan	Bred Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Geller, Stephanie	Community Wealth Builders	Written (PDF)
FAV	Geller, Stephanie	Community Wealth Builders	Written (PDF)
FAV	Geiss, Michelle	Impact Hub Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Giszpenc, Noemi	Keystone Development Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Giszpenc, Noemi	Keystone Development Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Perry, Ness	LEDC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Washington, Mary	Maryland General Assembly	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Washington, Mary	Maryland General Assembly	Position only
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lerman, Emily	Mera Kitchen Collective	Oral
FAV	Lerman, Emily	Mera Kitchen Collective	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baker, Molly	Metta Integrative Wellness Cooperative	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siddiq, Sana	Muslims for Just Futures	Written (PDF)
FAV	Holland, Zreda	No Boundaries Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Levine, Daniel	None	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodwin, Davidlobbyist	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodwin, Davidlobbyist	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woo Kee, Emily	Public Justice Center	Oral
FAV	Khatib, Kate	Red Emma's Cooperative	Oral
FAV	Smith IX, Karmen	Rising Housing	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Amber	Self	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smeeton, Sean	Taharka Brothers Ice Cream Corporation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Green, Vincent	Taharka brothers	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ferreira-Mathews, Nani	Thread Coffee Roasters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ferreira-Mathews, Nani	Thread Coffee Roasters	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hatcher, Renee	University of Illinois Chicago School of Law	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lidz, David	WaterBottle Worker Owned Cooperative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lidz, David	WaterBottle Worker Owned Cooperative	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bacon, Kelsey	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bacon, Kelsey	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barrantes, Johanna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Barrantes, Johanna	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Berger, Zackary	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Ty	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carter, Sarah	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Christensen, Scott	Individual	Position only
FAV	Collins, Jeremy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Charlotte	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dorsey, Ryan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dorsey, Ryan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Du, Jaqueline	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Du, Jaqueline	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Duda, John	Individual	Written (PDF)