SB 532

Commission to Advance Lithium–Ion Battery Safety in Maryland

Sponsor: Jason C. Gallion (District 35)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Commercial Law - GenerallyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 949 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland; requiring the Commission to study and make legislative, regulatory, programmatic, and other recommendations regarding certain best practices, standards, and guidelines; and requiring the Commission to submit an interim report of its progress and status to the Legislative Policy Committee on or before December 1, 2024, and a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2025.

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Testimony (28)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableFWA 8Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Cyphers, Moiralobbyist	American Clean Power	Oral
FAV	Hale, Terry	Cecil County Councils Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fitzwater, Jessica	Frederick County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Miller, Chaz	Maryland Recycling Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Paul, Sarah	Maryland Rural Health Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phillips, Robert	Maryland State Firefighter's Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Navolis, Robert	Mid-Atlantic Sports Turf Managers Association - MASTMA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Browning, Ivan	Montgomery County (MD) Fire and Rescue Service	Oral
FAV	Lanzarotto, Katie	Pepco and Delmarva Power	Written (PDF)
FAV	Oldendorf, Kristyn	Solid Waste Assoc of North America	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Swaim, Robert	www.HowItBroke.com	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Renaud	Individual	Position only
FAV	Davlin, Sharon	Individual	Position only
FAV	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McKay, Mike	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Gallion, Senator Gallionlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Taylor, Tom	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Fisher, Joshualobbyist	Alliance for Automotive Innovation	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kress, Williamlobbyist	Kress Hammen	Oral
FWA	Borkoski, John	MD Public Service Commission	Oral
FWA	Hoover, Frederick	Maryland PublicService Commission	Written (PDF)
FWA	Lapp, David	Office of People's Counsel	Written (PDF)
FWA	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Bereano, Brucelobbyist	Individual	Oral
FWA	Gallion, Senator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Alliance for Automotive InnovationFWA 1

American Clean PowerFAV 1

Cecil County Councils OfficeFAV 1

Frederick County ExecutiveFAV 1

Kress HammenFWA 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland PublicService CommissionFWA 1

Maryland Recycling NetworkFAV 1

Maryland Rural Health AssociationFAV 1

Maryland State Firefighter's AssociationFAV 1

MD Public Service CommissionFWA 1

Mid-Atlantic Sports Turf Managers Association - MASTMAFAV 1

Montgomery County (MD) Fire and Rescue ServiceFAV 1

Office of People's CounselFWA 1

Pepco and Delmarva PowerFAV 1

Solid Waste Assoc of North AmericaFAV 1

www.HowItBroke.comFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCyphers, MoiraAmerican Clean PowerRegistered for: American Clean Power; American Clean Power Association (ACP)

FWAFisher, JoshuaAlliance for Automotive InnovationRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation

FWAKress, WilliamKress HammenRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation; Amazon.com Services, LLC; Apple Inc.; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC; Coalition of Maryland Title Insurers…

FWABagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…

FWABereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…