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SB 740

EnactedCrossfile HB 770
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Operating a Vessel While Under the Influence of Alcohol - Enforcement (Nick's Law)

Sponsor: Dawn Gile (District 33)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Natural Resources - GenerallyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 418 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the time period within which a court may prohibit a person convicted under certain circumstances of operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol from operating a vessel on the waters of the State; requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in coordination with the Natural Resources Police Force, to establish and maintain a database of persons prohibited from operating a vessel on the waters of the State due to a certain conviction for operating a vessel while under the influence of alcohol; etc.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list
FAV 16FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGrammas, CarolynnAnne Arundel County State's Attorney's OfficeOral
FAVBehler, DylanMaryland Department of Natural ResourcesWritten (PDF)
FAVMiller, LindaMaryland JudiciaryWritten (PDF)
FAVGilbert, PatrickMaryland State's Attorneys' AssociationOral
FAVGoldstein, IanlobbyistMothers Against Drunk DrivingOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGoldstein, IanlobbyistMothers Against Drunk DrivingWritten (PDF)
FAVCross, CashennaNAACPOral
FAVBarton, MarieIndividualOral
FAVGile, SenatorIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGile, SenatorIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVHarris, Mrs.IndividualPosition only
FAVHarris, Mrs.IndividualPosition only
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Gile, Senator GilelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Gile, Senator GilelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVbarton, edwardIndividualOral
FWABehler, DylanMaryland Department of Natural ResourcesOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGoldstein, IanMothers Against Drunk DrivingRegistered for: Mothers Against Drunk Driving; Verde Environmental Technologies
FAVGoldstein, IanMothers Against Drunk DrivingRegistered for: Mothers Against Drunk Driving; Verde Environmental Technologies