SB 1060

Railroads - Safety Requirements (Maryland Railway Safety Act of 2024)

Sponsor: Arthur Ellis (District 28)Committee: FinanceSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing requirements and prohibitions related to the operation of railroads in the State, including provisions related to the size of the crew, the blocking of highway grade crossings, wayside detectors, and investigations by railroad labor union representatives; and requiring the Commission of Labor and Industry to establish and maintain a database regarding the transportation of hazardous materials and waste by rail in the State.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list

FAV 9FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 11UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasecamp, Larry	SMART Transportation Division	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cahill, Tom	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ellis, Arthur	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Garris, Brittany	Individual	Oral
FAV	Pendleton, Davidlobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Ellis, Senator Ellislegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
UNF	Hammock, Brianlobbyist	CSX Transportation	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Barnes, Paul	Canton Railroad Company	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Grunstra, Cliff	Delmarva Central Railroad	Written (PDF)
UNF	Arbona, Joe	Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, Inc	Written (PDF)
UNF	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Oral
UNF	Rice Moore, Justin	ICSC Maryland Government Relations Committee	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	White, Joshlobbyist	KO Public Affairs	Written (PDF)
UNF	Allen, Hannahlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Partlow, Jeanette	Maryland Chemical Company, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	McPherson, Lydialobbyist	Norfolk Southern	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Martin, Ed	Sports Betting Regulators Association	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
INFO	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Canton Railroad CompanyUNF 1

CSX TransportationUNF 1

Delmarva Central RailroadUNF 1

Genesee & Wyoming Railroad Services, IncUNF 1

Harris Jones & MaloneUNF 1

ICSC Maryland Government Relations CommitteeUNF 1

KO Public AffairsUNF 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Chemical Company, Inc.UNF 1

Maryland Department of TransportationINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Norfolk SouthernUNF 1

SMART Transportation DivisionFAV 1

Sports Betting Regulators AssociationUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPendleton, DavidRegistered for: SMART Transportation Division

UNFHammock, BrianCSX TransportationRegistered for: CSX Transportation, Inc; CSX Transportation

UNFWhite, JoshKO Public AffairsRegistered for: Definium Therapeutics US, Inc.; Glaxo Smith Kline; IWP (Injured Workers Pharmacy); Maryland Legal Aid; Maryland Sickle Cell Disease Association; Mobile Voting Project…

UNFAllen, HannahMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce

UNFMcPherson, LydiaNorfolk SouthernRegistered for: Norfolk Southern Corporation