Cannabis Licensees - Bona Fide Labor Organizations and Labor Peace Agreements
Sponsor: Arthur Ellis (District 28)Committee: FinanceSubject: CannabisStatus: Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Maryland Cannabis Administration to consider certain factors in determining if a labor organization is a 'bona fide labor organization'; requiring a cannabis licensee, under certain circumstances, to execute a certain labor peace agreement and to maintain and abide by the agreement; authorizing a certain labor organization to file a protest with the Administration against the renewal of a cannabis license; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 12FavorableUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Gobel, Christianlobbyist | AFSCME Maryland Council 3 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bobo, Elizabethlobbyist | Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cano, Christopherlobbyist | SEIU Local 500 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Clark, Victoria | UFCW | Oral |
| FAV | Frink, Zack | UFCW | Oral |
| FAV | Saundry, Matthew | UFCW | Oral |
| FAV | Mock, Kaylalobbyist | UFCW 400 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chorpenning, Jason | United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local No 27 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hedrick, Jeffrey | United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local No 27 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hill, Nelson | United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local No 27 | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ellis, Arthur | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Ellis, Senator Ellislegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Blum, Danna | Carroll County Chamber of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Butler, Brandonlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Butler, Alison | MD Cannabis Administration | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Boecker, Kaitlyn | Reason Foundation | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…
UNFButler, BrandonRegistered for: Cecil County Government; Center for Election Science; DelFest, LLC; International Responder Systems; Maryland Workforce Association; Toro Management, LLC…