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HB 142

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State Government - Veterans and Military Families Ombudsman - Establishment

Sponsor: April Miller (District 4)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Veterans and Military Families Ombudsman within the Department of Veterans and Military Families; establishing the purpose of the Ombudsman is to serve as a resource to provide information and support to veterans and military families regarding their rights and access to services; requiring the Ombudsman to be a veteran; requiring the Ombudsman to arrange for a toll-free telephone number to assist any individual seeking information or advice about available services; and requiring the Ombudsman to submit an annual report.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 8FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSmith, Sarah JoanlobbyistBryson F. Popham, P.A.Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Rogers, MikelegislatorMD House of DelegatesWritten (PDF)
FAVDragics, DAVIDlobbyistMaryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVCampbell, JamesVeterans Committee of AARPOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Miller, Delegate MillerlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVMaxey, AdamIndividualOral
UNFMurphy, MorganMD Dept of Veterans AffairsWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSmith, Sarah JoanBryson F. Popham, P.A.Registered for: Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); Insurance Agents and Brokers of Maryland (IAB); Maryland Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (MAMIC); Maryland Defense Research Coalition (MDR-C); National Association of Benefits Insurance Professionals (NABIP MD)
FAVDragics, DAVIDMaryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)Registered for: Maryland Military Coalition