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Name	Organization	Position	Testimony	Committee
Senator Brooks, Senator Brooks		FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony	EEE
Simon, Robert	Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home	FAV	SB 781_Maryland Catholics for Our Common Home_FAV.	EEE
Kinsey, Kathy	Mobilize Frederick	FAV	MF_SB 780:781_CHERISH Act.pdf	EEE
Arndt, Dave		FAV	No Testimony	EEE
Pearce, Alison		FAV	No Testimony	EEE
Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	FAV	SB0781_Environmental Permits_CHERISH_Act_FAV.pdf	EEE
Lefstein, Gita		FAV	Testimony on Senate Bill 0781.pdf	EEE
Hinz, Andrew		FAV	SB780-781 Testimony - Andrew Hinz.pdf	EEE
McGilvray, Laurie	Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition	FAV	SB781_CHERISH _MDE_EEE_CJW_FAV.pdf	EEE
Wilkinson, nanci	Climate Mobilization Montgomery County	FAV	No Testimony	EEE
Dahl, Elizabeth		FAV	SB0781_Dahl_Fav.pdf	EEE
Greene, Susan	Nabbs/Stoney Creek resident	FAV	SB_780_781_2026_testimony.pdf	EEE
McIlwain, Serena	Maryland Department of the Environment	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony	EEE
Atkinson, Aneca	Maryland Department of the Environment	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony	EEE
Tulkin, Josh	MD Sierra Club	FAV	sb781_mdsierraclub_fav-3mar2026_CHERISH-MDE.docx.p	EEE
O'Halloran, Mike		UNF	In Person - Oral Testimony SB781_MAPDA_unf (2026).pdf	EEE
Guilfoil, Mona	MD Third Act or Marylanders for Data Center Reform	FAV	No Testimony	EEE
Girdner, Linnie		FAV	Testimony FOR SB0781 - LG.pdf	EEE
Street, Debra		FAV	No Testimony	EEE
Stewart, Frances	Elders Climate Action Maryland	FAV	ECA testimony SB0781 - CHERISH (MDE).pdf	EEE
Porter, Phylicia	Baltimore City Council District 10	FAV	SB0781 Written Testimony_ CHERISH Our Communities	EEE
Smith, Virginia	IndivisibleHoCoMD	FAV	SB0781_IndivisibleHoCo_FAV_Smith.pdf	EEE
Valdivia, Kathleen	St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church	FAV	Bill___SB 0781_ CHERISH Our Communities Act.pdf	EEE
Bautista, Katie		FAV	SB781_Katie Bautista_FAV_CHERISH Act.pdf	EEE
O'Brien, Laura		FAV	No Testimony	EEE
Hunt, Kelly	Riviera Beach	FAV	kelly hunt testimony.pdf	EEE
Orellana, Marta		FAV	SB781_Marta Orellana_FAV_CHERISH ACT.pdf	EEE
Elaine, Arndt	SELF	FAV	No Testimony	EEE
Gasca, Veronica		FAV	SB781_Veronica Gasca_Fav_Cherish act.pdf	EEE
Kamita Gray, Karyn Sonu or	Brandywine \| TB Southern Region Neighborhood Coalition / Executive Community Citizen's Board (ECCB)	UNF	Virtual - Oral Testimony 2026_HB1268 \| SB0781_BillReview_01b(FSub).pdf	EEE
Martinez, Sandra		FAV	SB781_Sandra Martinez_FAV_CHERISH.pdf	EEE
Boies, Sharon	Protect Our Streams	FAV	No Testimony	EEE
Dieguez, Andy		FAV	SB781_Andy Dieguez_Fav_CHERISH ACT.pdf	EEE
McCarthy, Angie	Nature Forward	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony SB 7081_CHERISH_Nature Forward__Fav Testimony.docx	EEE
Sliviak, Gregory	Rock Creek	FAV	cherish bill greg (003).pdf	EEE
Singer, Elizabeth	Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Howard County	FAV	SB0780:0781.EEE.CHERISH.pdf	EEE
Dievler, Anne		FAV	No Testimony	EEE
Krieger, Betsy	Be the Change Bmore	FAV	Position.pdf	EEE
Ostdahl, Maggie	National Aquarium	FAV	SB 781 - National Aquarium - Support.pdf	EEE
Bucic, Sarah	Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE)	FAV	CHERISH_Maryland_2026 SB0781_MDE.pdf	EEE
Smith, Glenn	Reconnecting Communities in West Baltimore Coalition, Corporation	FAV	Support for SB 0781 copy.pdf	EEE
Demiray, Sonia	Climate Communications Coalition	FAV	SB0781_CHERISH_FAV_ClimateCC.pdf	EEE
Bartock, Laura	Maryland Climate Partners	FAV	SB781 CHERISH Act (MDE) - Maryland Climate Partner	EEE
Mansour, Erinn Camp	Patapsco Friends Meeting	FAV	CHERISH Act-SB0781-HB1288 FAV FFM.pdf	EEE
Thompson, Tiffany	Community of Curtis Bay Association	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony Testimony in Strong Support of SB0781 – The CHERIS	EEE
Sliviak, Ruth	Rock Creek Neighborhood	FAV	SB Cherrish Sliviak Ruth.pdf	EEE
Wills-Karp, Marsha	Johns Hopkins University	FAV	WIlls-Karp Testimony-_SB0781March2026.pdf	EEE
Manzanares, Jaylyn	MDLCV	FAV	SB781_Jaylyn Manzanares_FAV_CHERISH ACT.pdf	EEE
Cruz, Kobe	MDLCV	FAV	SB781_Kobe Cruz_FAV_CHERISH ACT.pdf	EEE
Novey, Joelle	Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA)	FAV	IPL-DMV FAV Testimony for SB 781.pdf	EEE
Ibarra, Gabriela	Chispa	FAV	SB781_Gabriela Ibarra_FAV_CHERISH ACT.pdf	EEE
Smith, Tim	Maryland Asphalt Association	UNF	SB 781_MAA_UNF.pdf	EEE
Ochsenhirt, Lisa	Maryland Association of Municipal Wastewater Agencies	UNF	In Person - Oral Testimony 2026-02-27 MAMSA Ltr OPP SB 781.pdf 2026-02-27 MAMWA Letter OPP SB 781.pdf	EEE
Middleton, Grayson	Delmarva Chicken Association	UNF	SB 781- CHERISH Our Communities Act - Oppose.pdf	EEE
Gately, Ursula	Chesapeake Physicians for Social Responsibility	FAV	SB0781 CPSR Cherish Act Testimony.pdf	EEE
Held, Karl		FAV	SB0781 – CHERISH Our Communities Act - MDE - EEE	EEE
Hession, Melody	Delaware-Maryland Synod of the ELCA	FAV	SB781.docx.pdf	EEE
Cano, Felicita		FAV	SB781_Felicita Cano_Fav_Cherish Act.pdf	EEE
Johnson III, Frederick		FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony	EEE
Clark, Tiffany	Office of the Attorney General	INFO	2026_03_03 HB 781 CHERISH Act.pdf	EEE
Gonzalez, Clara		FAV	SB781_Clara Gonzalez_Fav_CHERISH ACT.pdf	EEE
Webster, Phil	Legislative body for the Unitarian Universalist faith, C/O Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis	FAV	SB 781 CHERISH DoE - Support-Phil Webster-UULM-MD.	EEE
Brown, Jim	Audubon Mid-Atlantic	FAV	SB781_EEE_CHERISH.Audubon.FAV.pdf	EEE
Wainer, Allie		FAV	2026 RSPPI CLF testimony SB781 - to submit.pdf	EEE
Hegarty, Dawn	Myself	FAV	Dawn Hegarty Testimony Support SB0780 SB0781.pdf	EEE
Sakata, Michael	MTBMA	UNF	SB 781_MTBMA_UNF.pdf	EEE
Wang, Michelle		FAV	SB0781_Testimony in Support_17FPJ.pdf	EEE
Hough, Tyler	Maryland Farm Bureau	UNF	MDFB - Oppose - SB 781 - CHERISH Our Communities A	EEE
Feighner, Liz	Liz Feighner, self	FAV	No Testimony	EEE
Lopez, Roberto	MDLCV	FAV	SB781_Roberto Lopez_FAV_CHERISH ACT.pdf	EEE
De Leon Cabrera, Casandra	MDLCV	FAV	SB781_Casandra De Leon Cabrera_Fav_CHERISH ACT.pd	EEE
Escobar, Cinthia	MDLCV	FAV	SB781_Cinthia Escobar_Fav_CHERISH ACT.pdf	EEE
Alvarez, Carlos	MDLCV	FAV	SB781 _Carlos Alvarez_Fav_CHERISH ACT.pdf	EEE
Burke, Camille	Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities	FAV	CEJSC Letter of Support SB0781_HB1268.docx.pdf	EEE
Vetter, Drew		UNF	SB0781_UNF_NWRA_Env. Permits - Req. Burden Analysi	EEE
Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	FAV	SB 781 - CBF - FAV.pdf	EEE
Montufar, Nathaly	MDLCV	FAV	SB781_Nathaly Montufar_FAV_CHERISH ACT.pdf	EEE
Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	FAV	Testimony in support of SB0781 - CHERISH Our Commu	EEE
Wainwright, Tamie		FAV	No Testimony	EEE
Sanchez, Carlos		FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony CHERISH Testimony - Support.pdf	EEE
Hunter, Casey	League of Women Voters of Maryland	FAV	LWVMD - SB 781 - CHERISH (MDE).pdf	EEE
Butchko, Dominic	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	UNF	In Person - Oral Testimony SB0781-EEE_MACo_OPP.pdf	EEE
Baker, Brittany	Chesapeake Climate Action Network	FAV	SB0781_Fav_CCANAF.pdf	EEE
Habib, Iman	Progressive Maryland	FAV	SB0781_FAV_Iman_Habib.pdf	EEE
Campbell, Shashawnda	South Baltimore Community Land Trust	FAV	SBCLT ORG Testimony in Support of SB0781 & SB0780 Shashawnda Campbell Testimony.pdf	EEE
Graf, Lori	Maryland Building Industry Association	UNF	In Person - Oral Testimony MBIA Letter of Opposition SB 781.pdf	EEE
Rehr, Rebecca	Maryland League of Conservation Voters	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony Maryland LCV_FAV_SB 781 CHERISH Act.pdf	EEE
Chandar, Subha		FAV	CEHPAC_Senate Bill 781_ House Bill 1268_LetterofSu	EEE
pool, walkiria	Centro de Apoyo Familiar	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony	EEE
Amalphy, Madeline		FAV	No Testimony	EEE
Molina, Paulina		FAV	SB781_Paulina Molina_FAV_CHERISH ACT.pdf	EEE
Ballentine, Tom	NAIOP Maryland	UNF	In Person - Oral Testimony SB 781- Environmental Permits - Impact Burden Anal	EEE
Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	UNF	SB0781-EEE-OPP.pdf	EEE
Kranz, Rhonda		FAV	SB0781 CHERISH Act Favorable Kranz 3-3-26.pdf	EEE
Varma, Nikhil		FAV	Varma_Written Testimony for SB0780 and SB0781.pdf	EEE
McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	FAV	No Testimony	EEE
Smith, Justin		FAV	Justin Smith CHERISH Our Communities Act 2026 Writ	EEE
Allen, Hannah	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	UNF	In Person - Oral Testimony SB 781_MDCC_CHERISH Our Communities Act_UNFAV (1).	EEE
Tucker, Walter	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony SB781 CHERISH Favorable Written 2026.pdf	EEE
N/A, Healthy Climate Maryland	Healthy Climate Maryland	FAV	Draft SB 781- CHERISH our Communities 2026 Testimo	EEE
Tosi, Jeff	Maryland Environmental Service	FWA	In Person - Oral Testimony SB 781 MES SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS.pdf	EEE
Garofolo, John		FAV	John Garofolo Written Testimony for SB0780 and SB0	EEE
Bogdan, Henry	Maryland Nonprofits	FAV	No Testimony	EEE
Johnson, Jeffrey		FAV	Cherish ACT SB0781 Johnson 2026.pdf	EEE
Heaney, Christopher	Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony 2026HeaneyLabrutoSLCEJCPCHERISHActStatementSenateC	EEE
Duckett-Randolph, Neka	Out 4 Justice	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony SB781 - Fav .pdf	EEE
Laurens, Matthew	Matthew Laurens	FAV	Laurens Senate Bills 0780 and 0781.pdf	EEE
Baker, Jeremy D	Maryland Department of the Environment	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony SB 781	EEE
Brooks, Benjamin	Maryland State Senate	FAV	SB781_BrooksB.pdf	EEE
Dunning, Bryan	Center for Progressive Reform	FAV	SB7081 CHERISH MDE.pdf	EEE
Norton, Ruth Ann	Green & Healthy Homes Initiative	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony GHHI 0781 Testimony - Signed.pdf	EEE
Aubourg, Matthew	On behalf of Johns Hopkins Environmental Health and Engineering Students and Postdocs	FAV	CHERISH Senate Testimony_MAA+BS.pdf	EEE
Casteel, Rachel	Sentinels of Eastern Shore Health	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony Testimony Supporting SB0781.pdf	EEE
Middleton, Michael	SB7 Coalition	FAV	In Person - Oral Testimony	EEE
Alvarenga, Jose		FAV	Cherish Act 2026 Testimony SB0781.pdf	EEE
Little, Kathryn		FAV	Written Testimony - SB0781.pdf	EEE
Schoppert Devereux, Christina	Community Law Center, Inc.	FAV	0781.pdf	EEE
Kunze, Jennifer	Clean Water Action	FAV	Virtual - Oral Testimony SB0781 CHERISH Our Communities Act 84 organization SB0781 Clean Water Action Favorable.pdf	EEE
Hoon, Evelyn		FAV	EvelynHoon_SB0781_WrittenTestimony.pdf	EEE
Wilson, Sacoby	CEEJH INC	FWA	In Person - Oral Testimony	EEE
Agarin, Ufuoma O.	Legislative Black Caucus Of Maryland	FAV	SB 781	EEE
Testimony, All		N/A	Merged Testimony as of 3-3-2026 at 1051 AM	EEE

Committee Testimony and Witness Signup

SB0781 - Environmental Permits - Requirements for Burden Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative Harms for Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act)

Education, Energy, and the Environment 3/3/2026 1:00:00 PM