Use of Nuclear Weapons
Sponsor: Senator CarterCommittee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Public SafetyStatus: Hearing 3/08 at 9:00 a.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Stating that the General Assembly joins seven other state legislative bodies and over 75 municipalities and counties in passing a Back from the Brink resolution on reducing the possibility of the use of nuclear weapons; urging members of the State's Congressional Delegation who have not yet done so to cosponsor House Resolution 77 relating to the use of nuclear weapons; and urging the U.S. President and the U.S. Senate to endorse the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
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Testimony (43)
MGA witness listFAV 24FavorableUNF 18UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Pentz Gunter, Linda | Beyond Nuclear | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carrington, Darrell | Carrington & Associates, LLC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DuBois, Gwen | Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fitzgerald, Terrence | Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Searcy, Talisha | City of Takoma Park | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cooper, Charlie | Get Money Out -- Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Thuronyi, Victor | Marylanders for End-of-Life Options | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Britt, Adiena | N/A | Position only |
| FAV | Mostello, Lucille | Pax Christi Metro DC-Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fellerath-Lowell, Ronnie | Pax Christi USA | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hall, Daniel | Prevent Nuclear War Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Morhaim, Dan | none | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Brown, Renaud | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Carter, Jill | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Crooms, Andrea | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Diefenbach, Klaus | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Gardner, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jasen, Debi | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Krone, Christinelobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Milholland, Arthur | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Carter, Senator Carterlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Soreng, Nancy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wagner, James | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | becker, stan | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Monroe, Sharlene | Self; lifelong Maryland resident. | Position only |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | D’Orazio , Daniela | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kasuba, Thomas | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kolakoski, Virginia | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | brenner, loretta | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
Beyond NuclearFAV 1
City of Takoma ParkFAV 1
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
N/AFAV 1
noneFAV 1
Pax Christi USAFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…