HB 872

Sheila E. Hixson Behavioral Health Services Matching Grant Program for Service Members and Veterans - Establishment

Sponsor: Delegate CharlesCommittee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 785 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Sheila E. Hixson Behavioral Health Services Matching Grant Program for Service Members and Veterans to provide funds to local nonprofit organizations to establish and expand community behavioral health programs to serve members, veterans, and their families; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to administer the Program and to establish a statewide system to assess the services provided by the nonprofit organizations; authorizing the Governor to provide $2,500,000 in the annual budget bill for the Program; etc.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Howe, Joshlobbyist	Compass Gov't. Relations obo MD Association for Justice (MAJ)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vandenbroek, Anneke	Easterseals of DC MD VA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tompsett, Thomas	Harris Jones & Malone	Written (PDF)
FAV	Charles, Delegate Nick	House of Delegate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cosgrove, Jewelyn	Melwood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Allen, Emily	Mental Health Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Swanson, Tricia	Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Farrar , Danny	Platoon 22	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Faulkner, Rachael	Public Policy Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.	Position only
FAV	Hunter, Lynne	State Farm Insurance Companies	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Graves, Melvin	The American Legion	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Charles, Delegate Charleslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hall, Mai	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Maskaleris, Sue	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Compass Gov't. Relations obo MD Association for Justice (MAJ)FAV 1

Easterseals of DC MD VAFAV 1

Harris Jones & MaloneFAV 1

House of DelegateFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

MelwoodFAV 1

Mental Health Association of MarylandFAV 1

Montgomery County Chamber of CommerceFAV 1

Platoon 22FAV 1

Public Policy PartnersFAV 1

Schwartz, Metz & Wise, P.A.FAV 1

State Farm Insurance CompaniesFAV 1

The American LegionFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHowe, JoshCompass Gov't. Relations obo MD Association for Justice (MAJ)Registered for: Maryland Association for Justice, LLC.; American Massage Therapy Association - MD Chapter; National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Maryland (NAMI MD); NexAmp, Inc.; JJF Management Services, Inc.; Maryland State Perfusion Society, Inc.