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Task Force to Study Fencing for Bodies of Water and Playgrounds - Established

Sponsor: Edith J. Patterson (District 28)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: DisabledStatus: Hearing 3/10 at 11:30 a.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

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Official synopsis

Establishing the Task Force to Study Fencing for Bodies of Water and Playgrounds; requiring the Task Force to review best practices for fencing bodies of water, assess how fencing and similar environmental interventions can be used to prevent injuries and fatalities that occur in or around bodies of water and playgrounds, examine data and research related to incidents of wandering and drowning, and make recommendations on possible interventions to fence bodies of water and playgrounds; and requiring the Task Force to report by July 1, 2026.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 4FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDelegate Patterson, Delegate PattersonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVEaston, MarcIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKolp, AndeIndividualOral
FAVPlantz, DorothyIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFRosa, RichardIndividualPosition only
FWABaucum Colbert, JordanM-NCPPCWritten (PDF)
FWAPatterson, EdithIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
INFORodriguez-Roldan, VictoriaMaryland Department of DisabilitiesOral

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