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The Maryland Chamber’s subject-matter policy committees bring a wealth of expertise and experience to the Maryland Chamber’s legislative efforts. These committees help guide the Maryland Chamber’s agenda for subjects ranging from health care to civil liability and business law.
This committee addresses legislative and regulatory issues affecting daily operational activities of business.
LEARN MOREThis committee meets every Friday during session at 9:30 a.m. via conference call.
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This committee covers all issues related to tort reform and civil liability of businesses, including opposing efforts to expand exposure to liability and damages (including punitive and non-economic damages) and weaken defenses available to businesses.
LEARN MOREThis committee meets during legislative session as needed via conference call.
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This committee covers issues related to growing and retaining biotechnology, cybersecurity, and other high-tech business innovators, including a focus on industry infrastructure needs.
LEARN MOREThis committee meets during session every Friday at 10:30 a.m. via conference call.
This committee covers issues addressing both education and workforce development that seek to address the need for Maryland’s students to have affordable access to quality educational and skills-training systems that prepare them for college or career, and the need for Maryland’s trades and businesses to hire and retain workers with the right skills and qualifications.
LEARN MOREThis committee meets every Friday during session at noon via conference call.
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This committee covers all energy and environmental issues.
LEARN MOREThis committee meets via conference call at 8:30 a.m. on the first Thursday of the month outside of legislative session, and every Thursday during session.
This committee has 3 subcommittees: Air Quality, Water Quality and Land Use and Natural Resources.
The committee holds an annual meeting with the MDE secretary and senior staff, usually in late November or early December.
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This committee covers all healthcare issues, including cost factors, mandated health benefit demands, and regulatory oversights and requirements relative to improving Maryland’s current market-based health care system to control costs and improve affordable access to coverage. Additionally, this committee will address issues regarding legislative interaction in the pharmacological discovery and development processes and related areas.
LEARN MOREThis committee meets during legislative session via conference call on Fridays from 11:30-12 p.m.
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This committee covers all employment law and workplace regulation issues.
LEARN MOREThis committee meets every Thursday morning during legislative session at 9:30 a.m. via conference call. Outside of session, the committee generally meets once or twice in-person, in the early fall.
As needed, the committee can form ad-hoc workgroups/subcommittees to work on specific employment issues.
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This committee develops the Maryland Chamber’s position on legislation affecting the business community.
LEARN MOREThe committee meets every Monday at 3 p.m. during legislative session, and at least twice in the fall. All meetings are in-person.
This committee is an invitation-only committee that shall not exceed 48 members at any given time.
This committee covers all taxation issues impacting Maryland’s tax climate with the goal of strengthening the state’s competitive tax climate to help attract and retain businesses, workers, and investment.
LEARN MOREThis committee meets every Friday during legislative session at 8:30 a.m. via conference call.
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This committee covers all transportation issues, coordinating a broad-based coalition of businesses, trade groups, and associations to advance short- and long-term solutions to state-wide transportation and transit needs.
LEARN MOREThis committee meets during legislative session as needed via conference call.
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This committee covers all workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance issues.
LEARN MOREThis committee meets during session as needed via conference call.
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