Multifamily Dwellings - Smoking Policies
Sponsor: Chao Wu (District 9A)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the governing body of a common ownership community to develop a smoking policy that applies to all common areas of the property if the property subject to the control of the governing body is a multifamily dwelling.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 7FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Straughn, Karen | Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Powers, Ryan | None | Position only |
| FAV | Thompson, Shani | Spring Parc Tenants Committee | Position only |
| FAV | Webster, Phil | UULM-MD | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Adams, MD, Joseph | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Wu, Delegate Wulegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Collins, Hillary | MD LAC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bohle, Matthew | RWL | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bereano, Brucelobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Torton, Brooke | Legal Resource Center for Public Health Policy | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lynch, Meghan | Maryland Department of Health | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Webber, Scott | Vaping Awareness Public Education Society | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Johnson, Audrey | Office of Social Equity | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFBereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…