SB 1092

Enacted

Emergency Services - Funding

Sponsor: Guy Guzzone (District 13)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Public HealthStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 719 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Increasing the motor vehicle registration emergency medical system surcharge to $40.00 per year for certain motor vehicles; altering certain provisions of law related to the Maryland Trauma Physician Services Fund, including provisions related to the contents and sources of the funding and the determination of eligibility for disbursements; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2026, to include an annual appropriation of at least $16,500,000 to the Senator William H. Amoss Fire, Rescue, and Ambulance Fund; etc.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Huber, Michaellobbyist	Johns Hopkins	Written (PDF)
FAV	Westerband, Dany	Johns Hopkins University and Medicine	Oral
FAV	Witten, Jenniferlobbyist	LifeBridge Health	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Steffen, Ben	MHCC	Oral
FAV	Cox, Michael	Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute at the University of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delbridge, Theodore	Maryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delbridge, Theodore	Maryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Phillips, Robert	Maryland State Firefighter's Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Phillips, Robert	Maryland State Firefighter's Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Office of the Anne Arundel County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Office of the Anne Arundel County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scalea, Thomas	R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McKay, Mike	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McKay, Mike	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Guzzone, Senator Guzzonelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Guzzone, Senator Guzzonelegislator	Individual	Oral
UNF	Raine, James	Individual	Position only
UNF	Rosa, Richard	Individual	Position only
FWA	Fritzeen, Jennifer	Children's National Hospital	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	quinn, brianlobbyist	Venable LLP	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Children's National HospitalFWA 1

Johns HopkinsFAV 1

Johns Hopkins University and MedicineFAV 1

LifeBridge HealthFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute at the University of MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Institute for EMS Systems (MIEMSS)FAV 2

Maryland State Firefighter's AssociationFAV 2

MHCCFAV 1

Office of the Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFAV 2

R Adams Cowley Shock TraumaFAV 1

Venable LLPFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHuber, MichaelJohns HopkinsRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

FAVWitten, JenniferLifeBridge HealthRegistered for: Lifebridge Health, Inc.

FWAquinn, brianVenable LLPRegistered for: AES Warrior Run; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Public Markets Corporation; Chesapeake Utilities Corporation; David S. Brown Enterprises, Ltd.…