Public Health - Clean Indoor Air Act - Revisions
What this bill does
Prohibiting vaping in certain indoor areas and places of employment and certain mass transportation; requiring that certain signs be posted and maintained in a certain manner in certain indoor areas and certain public entrances; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to convene a workgroup to study the issuance of alcoholic beverages licenses to tobacconists and report its findings on or before July 1, 2025; and prohibiting a local alcoholic beverage license from being issued to a tobacconist from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2026.
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 (23)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Curtian , Donald | AA County Health | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hale, Lauralobbyist | American Heart Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Levy, Lauren | Health Officer, Cecil County Health Dept. | Oral |
| FAV | Ward, Lindsay | MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) | Position only |
| FAV | Kalyanaraman, Nilesh | Maryland Department of Health | Oral |
| FAV | Mitchell, Clifford | Maryland Department of Health | Oral |
| FAV | Adams, MD, Joseph | Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Caplan, Jason | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Casper, Alekslobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chair, Finance Committee, Chair, Finance Committee | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Chair, Finance Committee, Chair, Finance Committee | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Daffin, Christopher | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hoke, Kathleen | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Krone, Christinelobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Moncrief, Dana | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Ward, Jr., Esq., Ronald A. | Owner, The Vapers' Edge | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kilpatrick, Lancelobbyist | ACS-CAN | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lynch, Meghan | Maryland Department of Health | Written (PDF) |