Maryland Protecting Opportunities and Regional Trade (PORT) Act
What this bill does
Establishing the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Program and the Fallen Transportation Workers Scholarship Fund to provide tuition assistance to a student who was a dependent or is the surviving spouse of a fallen transportation worker; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor and the Department of Commerce to establish programs to assist individuals and certain entities impacted by the reduced operations of the Port of Baltimore; authorizing the Secretary of Labor to alter certain unemployment eligibility requirements; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (12)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Amador, Ninfa | CASA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Holding, Sonny | Congressman David Trone, MD06 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schumitz, Kalilobbyist | Maryland Center on Economic Policy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Campion, Louislobbyist | Maryland Motor Truck Association | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pittman, Steuart | Office of the Anne Arundel County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ferguson, Senator | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kraska, Jennylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Salling, Senator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Ferguson, Senator Fergusonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Luedtke, Eric | Individual | Written (PDF) |