SB 172

Enacted

Maryland Veterans Trust - Board of Trustees - Membership

Sponsor: Bryan W. Simonaire (District 31)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 267 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the membership of the Board of Trustees of the Maryland Veterans Trust to include the Secretary of Disabilities or the Secretary's designee.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Murphy, Morgan	MD Dept of Veterans Affairs	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, Morgan	MD Dept of Veterans Affairs	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blackfield, Anne	Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blackfield, Anne	Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dragics, DAVIDlobbyist	Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dragics, DAVIDlobbyist	Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Contino, Kara	Office of Senator Simonaire	Written (PDF)
FAV	Leber, Verna	Senator Simonaire's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brooks, Benjamin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brooks, Benjamin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	Senator Simonaire, Senator Simonairelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Simonaire, Senator Simonairelegislator	Individual	Oral
INFO	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD)FAV 2

Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)FAV 2

MD Dept of Veterans AffairsFAV 2

Office of Senator SimonaireFAV 1

Senator Simonaire's OfficeFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVDragics, DAVIDMaryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)Registered for: Maryland Military Coalition