SB 896

Baltimore Convention and Tourism Redevelopment and Operating Authority Task Force

Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: FinanceSubject: Economic DevelopmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 635 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Baltimore Convention and Tourism Redevelopment and Operating Authority Task Force to study and make recommendations concerning the membership, purpose, and function of an entity or strategy to govern the renovation, revitalization, financing, and ongoing maintenance and management of the Baltimore Convention site and certain surrounding areas; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Mayor of Baltimore City, the Governor, and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2024.

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Testimony (26)

MGA witness list

FAV 20FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Campbell, Mac	Baltimore Convention Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Campbell, Mac	Baltimore Convention Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Walinskas, Alex	Baltimore Development Corporation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Justin	City of Baltimore	Oral
FAV	Stokes, Shelonda	Downtown Partnership of Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thomas, Mark Anthonylobbyist	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Howard, Michael	Hyatt Place Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sadowski, J. Thomas	MEDCO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Anderson, Kevin	Maryland Department of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rohrer, Amylobbyist	Maryland Hotel Lodging Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kess, NaShonalobbyist	Maryland NAACP	Oral
FAV	Frenz, Michael	Maryland Stadium Authority	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frenz, Michael	Maryland Stadium Authority	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	Carter, Jill	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegation, Baltimore City House	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Libber, Matt	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Raine, James	Individual	Position only
FWA	Gilmore , Deniselobbyist	AFSCME Maryland	Written (PDF)
FWA	Anderson, Kevin	Maryland Department of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FWA	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
FWA	Blom, Mia	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Jones, Lisalobbyist	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

AFSCME MarylandFWA 1

Baltimore Convention CenterFAV 2

Baltimore Development CorporationFAV 1

City of BaltimoreFAV 1

Downtown Partnership of BaltimoreFAV 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFAV 1

Hyatt Place BaltimoreFAV 1

Maryland Department of CommerceFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland Department of TransportationFWA 1

Maryland Hotel Lodging AssociationFAV 1

Maryland NAACPFAV 1

Maryland Stadium AuthorityFAV 2

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

MEDCOFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVThomas, Mark AnthonyGreater Baltimore CommitteeRegistered for: Greater Baltimore Committee

FAVRohrer, AmyMaryland Hotel Lodging AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association

FAVKess, NaShonaMaryland NAACPRegistered for: NAACP Maryland State Conference of Branches

FWAGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3

FWAJones, LisaRegistered for: Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Associated Black Charities; Associated Builders & Contractors; Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) on behalf of National Strategies, LLC; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC…