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Shiloh summarized the current three pathways to licensure described in the bill testimony: (1) an applicant who graduates from a state-board-approved engineering program typically needs a four-year degree, four years of satisfactory work and passage of both exams; (2) a graduate from a non-approved program needs eight years of work and both exams; and (3) an experience-only applicant (no college degree) currently can qualify after 12 years of experience under a licensed professional engineer but historically was required to pass only the Principles of Engineering exam. SB529 would align the examination requirement so all three pathways require passage of both the FE and PE exams going forward.

Greg Morgan, representing the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers (MDSPE), asked the committee for a favorable report and said the bill does not add experience or education requirements, it simply requires equal examination standards for all applicants. \"This bill does not add any additional experience or educational requirements. It simply makes equal to examination requirements for all candidates for licensure as a professional engineer in Maryland,\" Morgan said.

Tory Pierce, legislative chair for MDSPE and principal at Frederick Ward Associates, told the committee the FE exam now focuses on discipline-specific fundamentals and that requiring the FE for the experience pathway would improve reciprocal licensing opportunities in other states. Witnesses noted that current licensees who already earned licenses under the experience-only pathway would be grandfathered; the change would apply to applicants moving forward.

Delegate Harrison asked clarifying questions about timing and the sequence of exams; witnesses explained applicants may take the FE at any time during the experience period but cannot take the PE until the prerequisite education or experience has been completed. Committee members did not record a vote in the transcript; the hearing concluded after questions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","ECM Committee Session, 4/1/2025 #1","oneSentenceSummary","Kimberly Shiloh, chief of staff for Senator Ben Brooks, and representatives of the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers asked the Economic Matters Committee to report favorably on SB529, which would require all professional engineer licensure applicants in Maryland to pass both the Fundamentals of Engineering and Principles of Engineering exams.","taxTitle","Economic Matters Committee, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative, Maryland","taxId",15059,"location","Maryland","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6619426,"Senate staffer asks committee to extend Copper Mine Cafe’s Baltimore liquor license until July 1, 2026",81,158000,239000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2836288-f03621cacc7376b4ce4f0ff7f1b02b91&start=158&end=239","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2836288-f03621cacc7376b4ce4f0ff7f1b02b91/thumbnail_158000.jpg","/articles/6619426/Maryland/Senate-staffer-asks-committee-to-extend-Copper-Mine-Cafes-Baltimore-liquor-license-until-July-1-2026","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6619426-fd4477e1afde7c77de02d20b0b7c76cb/orig.mp4?Expires=1775403301&Signature=fj75oFi861QZD9~z7ngkfTlT7OQZ~o4k22OvP1qaDIw0OJze8aUz3kY8OdVMK4wlamV6oKKgX59TfmZ69cMjuY5TH4eRr-bE1HG~Z6KdkybnlyZGTyNBIXVDSMWl3SniIK81QAkSxUEVIPtvRiH0LSC4fLiKh20QYxizNFYTh3Eou6SSTYWsdDzKp4hqhrmd88q43MDhFAWb9TUv3L5g6x6MrSHTENYkbVFUdbpAsqEfETGVDvpJ0hPeCoR3ygI5kCe~uZlPwgF1sy4pATg60ImpsMsdE893BEPuL3xCde~Fyp-7WHzo0BZ3JnfJNUW8OhaNv~7FNn0SO8BbV1XTHw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sandy Rosenbluth, chief of staff for Senator Attar, asked the Maryland Economic Matters Committee on behalf of Senator Attar to grant a temporary extension to the Class BD7 alcoholic beverages license held for Copper Mine Cafe at 5736 Falls Road in Baltimore City. Rosenbluth said Senate Bill 1013 would move the license’s expiration date to July 1, 2026, to allow completion of a transfer of ownership and a renewal at the same location.

Rosenbluth told the committee that Copper Mine Cafe acquired the BD7 license in 2023 from a prior establishment, The Curb Shop, and then undertook substantial renovations. She said the management intentionally did not open for public service during the renovation period and that by March 2024 the license was considered expired after more than 180 days of inactivity without alcoholic beverage purchases.

\"This bill would ensure that the license does not expire until 07/01/2026 for the purpose of completing a transfer of ownership and renewal at the same location,\" Rosenbluth said. \"I respectfully urge you to support this bill to allow Copper Mine Cafe to continue to operate and thrive in our community.\"

Committee members did not take a vote during the hearing. The record shows the sponsor’s representative presented background and asked for a favorable report; no formal action or amendment was recorded in the transcript before the committee closed the item and moved to the next bill.

If enacted as written in the testimony, SB1013 would change only the license expiration date for the named BD7 license at the stated address to allow a transfer and renewal; the hearing record did not specify additional regulatory or enforcement changes.","Sandy Rosenbluth, chief of staff for Senator Attar, asked the Maryland Economic Matters Committee on behalf of Senator Attar to extend a Class BD7 alcoholic beverages license for Copper Mine Cafe at 5736 Falls Road in Baltimore City to July 1, 2026, so a transfer of ownership and renewal can be completed.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6619418,"Dealers and consumer advocates back bill letting dealerships say online a lower showroom price may be available; manufacturers oppose",2286,938000,3224000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2836288-f03621cacc7376b4ce4f0ff7f1b02b91&start=938&end=3224","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2836288-f03621cacc7376b4ce4f0ff7f1b02b91/thumbnail_938000.jpg","/articles/6619418/Maryland/Dealers-and-consumer-advocates-back-bill-letting-dealerships-say-online-a-lower-showroom-price-may-be-available-manufacturers-oppose","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6619418-d667459f5f5b894682e3e4ef10e030ac/orig.mp4?Expires=1775403301&Signature=SV9aKytEse3Urt9X7UTyGT8aRdxn5mSzpcJ0wx6kdhX~PsYKvMhXy3aPUuElPv-dHt6y10N60NwEmjfQJgYfNvVsaMHrBqGlrL8ipbjozGiMFBSAkVYVL6x3VWEuPvYm2S3U0U~OUTrPJ1k9xMJQha6~KqoYeUhNRRmGGwZyeMqo4vEFO8CpI8NhgQ3IFATqqSTdZbt6P~5MX8myPQUkO5Sc6XJ28Tc7fhJpc06A3WtrbGM7Q6zOTImP05FK6vcje5qFEqmmgWhPzp0BzoMBjuelDPqpop3AI07AA9MhkoO7OUNmLnqTrX72pB~qOMRfyb2DWIoXEfrGLmqEWUopHg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Proponents of Senate Bill 834 told the Economic Matters Committee that modest website disclosures would improve price transparency for car buyers and help dealers who compete on price. Franz Schneiderman of Consumer Auto Maryland and Rob Smith, president of Fitzgerald Automalls, testified that manufacturers’ minimum advertised price (MAP) or minimum allowable advertised price (MAAP) restrictions often force dealers to display online prices that are $1,000 to $1,500 higher than actual transaction prices available on the showroom floor.

\"This bill is about transparency and price competition and access to better information about price discounts,\" Franz Schneiderman said. Rob Smith said Fitzgerald Automalls’ practice is \"the price you see is the price you pay,\" and described MAP rules as an Internet-specific constraint that can force dealers to advertise a higher online price while permitting different in-showroom negotiation.

Josh Fisher and Bill Kress, representing the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, urged an unfavorable report, saying manufacturers and dealers often participate in cooperative regional advertising programs in which manufacturers contribute money and expect uniform advertising rules in return. Fisher said the Alliance proposed an amendment that would let dealers disclose a lower showroom price except when they have signed an agreement to receive advertising benefits under a program, in which case the dealer must follow that program’s rules. Witnesses said the amendment was proposed but the sponsor rejected it.

Committee members asked a range of questions: whether the bill contains criminal penalties (a committee member identified language in the draft appearing to create a misdemeanor with up to two months’ jail time), how cooperative advertising agreements function, whether dealers that accept advertising funds could still advertise different prices, and how the change could affect small dealerships. The sponsor’s representative said she would relay the committee’s concern about criminal penalties back to the sponsor.

Neither side presented a committee vote in the hearing record. Supporters said the bill does not prevent manufacturers from maintaining MAP rules or punish fraud and that it narrowly allows dealers to indicate that lower prices may be available in person. Opponents warned that if manufacturers end cooperative advertising programs in response, small dealers could lose advertising support and be disadvantaged. The hearing concluded with no recorded committee action in the transcript.","Proponents told the Economic Matters Committee that Senate Bill 834 would allow Maryland car dealers to say on their websites that a lower price may be available in the showroom despite manufacturers’ minimum advertised price rules; automakers urged an unfavorable report, saying the change would undermine cooperative advertising programs.","actionData","errors"]

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