State Aid - Nonprofits - Status
Sponsor: Kathy Szeliga (District 7A)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: Operating BudgetStatus: Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting a unit of State government or other State entity that provides State aid from providing State aid to a nonprofit entity unless the nonprofit is current with certain obligations under federal, State, and local law.
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Testimony (25)
MGA witness listFAV 12FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Szeliga, Kathy | Maryland House of Delegates | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goldstein, Mathew | Secular Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Davis, Stacey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Decker, Russell | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Szeliga, Delegate Szeligalegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Hamilton, Rebecca | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Phelan, Thomas | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Phillips, Michael | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Roth-Gormley, Shana | Community Law Center | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Grandpre, Lawrence | Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle | Oral |
| UNF | Ruth, Laure | Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bogdan, Henrylobbyist | Maryland Nonprofits | Position only |
| UNF | OMalley, Catherine | Women's Law Center | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Blalock, Jennifer | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Brown, Charles | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elliott, Robynlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Finzel, Michelle | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Rodriguez, Jason | People Empowered By The Struggle | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Davidson, Noah | Howard County Republican Committee | Position only |
| INFO | Wilson, Andrew | Maryland Department of Planning | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | ODell, Robert | Individual | Position only |
Organizations on record
Community Law CenterUNF 1
Concerned CitizenFAV 1
Maryland NonprofitsUNF 1
Secular MarylandFAV 1
Women's Law CenterUNF 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…