HB 420

Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act

Sponsor: Mike Rogers (District 32)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing active service members and spouses, under certain circumstances, to practice in the State under an occupational or professional license issued in another state; and altering the definition of 'eligible veteran' for purposes of certain provisions of law governing occupational or professional licensing processes to include former service members who have been discharged from active duty before the date on which the license application, renewal, or changed of status is submitted.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 9FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7UnfavorableINFO 4Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Westrick, Saralobbyist	AARP Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rothstein, Ed	DVMF	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, Morgan	MD Dept of Veterans Affairs	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Rogers, Mikelegislator	MD House of Delegates	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ham, Nikki	MSCA	Oral
FAV	Livingston, Lindsay	Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dragics, DAVIDlobbyist	Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McGee, Christalobbyist	Maryland Realtors	Written (PDF)
FAV	Collins, Jocelynlobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Leboe, William	MSDA	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Vormelker, Will	Maryland Judiciary	Written (PDF)
UNF	Dargan, Stephen	Maryland State Dental Association	Oral
UNF	Doring, Charles	Maryland State Dental Association	Oral
UNF	Doherty, Daniel	Maryland State Dental Association, Maryland Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Wise, Steve	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jackson, Samiralobbyist	MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.	Written (PDF)
FWA	Tran, Michael	Maryland Board of Physicians	Oral
FWA	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Maryland, State of	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	State of, Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Miele, Christian	Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems	Written (PDF)
INFO	Clark, Tiffany	Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
INFO	da Silva-Gonzalez, Joana	The Knee Regulatory Research Center	Written (PDF)
INFO	Mowbray, Breanna	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AARP MarylandFAV 1

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

DVMFFAV 1

Maryland Board of PhysiciansFWA 1

Maryland Department of Veterans and Military FamiliesFAV 1

Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services SystemsINFO 1

Maryland JudiciaryUNF 1

Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)FAV 1

Maryland RealtorsFAV 1

Maryland State Dental AssociationUNF 2

Maryland State Dental Association, Maryland Society of Oral & Maxillofacial SurgeonsUNF 1

MD Dept of Veterans AffairsFAV 1

MD House of DelegatesFAV 1

MD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.FWA 1

MSCAFAV 1

MSDAUNF 1

Office of the Attorney GeneralINFO 1

Public Policy PartnersFAV 1

The Knee Regulatory Research CenterINFO 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWestrick, SaraAARP MarylandRegistered for: AARP Maryland

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

FAVMcGee, ChristaMaryland RealtorsRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors

FAVCollins, JocelynPublic Policy PartnersRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; Bard College; Campaign to Protect Patient Health d/b/a Value of Care Coalition; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; HealthCare Access Maryland…

FWAJackson, SamiraMD Police Chiefs Assoc. and MD Sheriffs Assoc.Registered for: Critical Response Group; Dell Technologies Inc.; Empower; Forward Financing; HDR Engineering, Inc.; Maryland Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs…