SB 89

Enacted

Department of the Environment - Notation of Veteran Status

Sponsor: Bryan W. Simonaire (District 31)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 249 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Department of the Environment to establish a certain process in collaboration with one or more boards under the Department's direction and control that requires a board to include a notation indicating veteran status on a professional license or certificate.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 17Favorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Campbell, James	AARP	Written (PDF)
FAV	Campbell, James	AARP	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cross, Dr Cashenna A	Councilwoman At-Large, Glenarden	Oral
FAV	Murphy, Morgan	Dept. of Veterans and Military Families	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, Morgan	MD Dept of Veterans Affairs	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baker, Jeremy D	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FAV	Baker, Jeremy D	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dragics, DAVIDlobbyist	Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dragics, DAVIDlobbyist	Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Contino, Kara	Office of Senator Simonaire	Written (PDF)
FAV	Contino, Kara	Office of Senator Simonaire	Written (PDF)
FAV	Heredia, David	The American Legion	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Brooks, Benjamin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Simonaire, Senator Simonairelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Simonaire, Senator Simonairelegislator	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

AARPFAV 2

Councilwoman At-Large, GlenardenFAV 1

Dept. of Veterans and Military FamiliesFAV 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentFAV 2

Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)FAV 2

MD Dept of Veterans AffairsFAV 1

Office of Senator SimonaireFAV 2

The American LegionFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDragics, DAVIDMaryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)Registered for: Maryland Military Coalition