Registered lobbyist
Jason Ascher
Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades · 410-290-3890 · on file 2022 to 2026
Clients on file
2
1 in Nov 2025 - Oct 2026
Reported compensation
$107,027
all years on file
Bills testified on
75
55 for · 21 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
53%
40 of 75 decided bills
Who they are and whom they represent
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Testimony on record
2026 Regular Session13 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 120 Moratorium on Construction of New Data Centers - Co-Location and Generation Contingency | UNFPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| HB 188 Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2026 | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| HB 299 Fraud Prevention, Prevailing Wage, and Living Wage - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| HB 560 Sales and Use Tax and Property Tax - Exemptions for Data Centers - Repeal | UNFPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| HB 862 Railroads - Required Crew for Movement of Freight | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
| HB 864 Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act) | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
| HB 997 State Finance and Procurement - Prevailing Wage Rate - Calculation | UNFPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Withdrawn |
| HB 1165 State Procurement - Apprenticeship Program Accountability and Completion | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
| HB 1253 Gas Companies - Infrastructure Investments - Cost Recovery and Customer Notification (Break STRIDE Act) | UNFPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| SB 3 Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2026 | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| SB 60 Fraud Prevention, Prevailing Wage, and Living Wage - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| SB 143 Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act) | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| SB 673 State Procurement - Apprenticeship Program Accountability and Completion | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
2025 Regular Session19 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 92 Heating, Ventilation, Air–Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors – License Restoration | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
| HB 270 Data Center Impact Analysis and Report | UNFPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Vetoed |
| HB 321 Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | UNFPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| HB 501 Registered Apprenticeship Investments for a Stronger Economy (RAISE) Act | FWAPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| HB 554 Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2025 | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| HB 850 Workgroup on the Creation of a Data Dashboard for Public Work Contracts and Apprentices - Establishment | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
| HB 850 Workgroup on the Creation of a Data Dashboard for Public Work Contracts and Apprentices - Establishment | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
| HB 1035 Electricity and Gas - Emissions Reductions, Rate Regulation, Cost Recovery, Infrastructure, Planning, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, and Energy Assistance Programs (Next Generation Energy Act) | FWAPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
| HB 1036 Public Utilities - Generating Stations - Generation and Siting (Renewable Energy Certainty Act) | FWAPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
| HB 1096 Fraud Prevention and Worker Protections - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| HB 1217 Natural Gas Generating Facilities - Authorization | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| SB 116 Data Center Impact Analysis and Report | UNFPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Vetoed |
| SB 316 Abundant Affordable Clean Energy - Procurement and Development (AACE Act) | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| SB 431 Registered Apprenticeship Investments for a Stronger Economy (RAISE) Act | FWAPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
| SB 688 Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act) | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| SB 716 Public Utilities - Nuclear Energy - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Procurement (Decarbonization Infrastructure Solutions Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| SB 855 Railroads - Safety Requirements (Maryland Railway Safety Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| SB 937 Electricity and Gas - Emissions Reductions, Rate Regulation, Cost Recovery, Infrastructure, Planning, Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard, and Energy Assistance Programs (Next Generation Energy Act) | FWAPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
| SB 938 Fraud Prevention and Worker Protections - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session6 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 397 Public Utilities – Thermal Energy Network Systems – Authorization and Establishment (Working for Accessible Renewable Maryland Thermal Heat (WARMTH) Act) | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
| HB 465 Workplace Fraud and Prevailing Wage - Violations - Civil Penalty and Referrals | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
| HB 579 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals – Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| HB 905 Sales and Use Tax Exemption – Qualified Data Center Personal Property – Eligibility | UNFPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| HB 1276 Public Works Contracts – Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act) | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Withdrawn |
| SB 436 Workplace Fraud and Prevailing Wage - Violations - Penalties and Referrals | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session7 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 61 Utility Contractors - Employment and Licensure - Requirements and Application | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| HB 132 Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Services - Journeyman License - Qualifications | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
| HB 1097 State and Private Construction Contracts - Prompt Payment Requirements | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Withdrawn |
| SB 170 Energy Generation Projects – Required Labor Standards | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| SB 453 State and Private Construction Contracts – Prompt Payment Requirements | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| SB 689 Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions - Alterations and Requirements | UNFPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| SB 838 Workplace Fraud and Prevailing Wage - Violations - Referrals | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session13 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 365 Public School Construction - Fossil Fuel-Based Energy System Costs - Prohibition (Green School Construction Act of 2022) | UNFPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| HB 388 Prevailing Wage – University System of Maryland, Morgan State University, and St. Mary’s College of Maryland – Applicability | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| HB 526 Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Plumbing and Fuel Gas Services - Licenses and Penalties PG/MC 109-22 | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
| HB 611 Procurement - Prevailing Wage - Applicability | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Vetoed |
| HB 806 Building Standards and Emissions Reductions – High Performance, State, and Local Government Buildings, State Operations, and Eligible Projects | UNFPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| HB 831 Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Commercial and Residential Buildings | UNFPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| HB 977 Prevailing Wage Rate – Public School Construction – Moratorium | UNFPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| HB 1052 Public Safety - Natural Gas and Liquefied Propane Piping Systems - Construction Requirements (Flynn and Laird Act) | UNFPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
| SB 1 State Finance and Procurement – Prevailing Wage – Stop Work Orders | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
| SB 259 Procurement - Prevailing Wage - Applicability | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
| SB 418 Energy Generation Projects - Required Community Benefit Agreement and Labor Standards | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| SB 528 Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 | UNFPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
| SB 552 Environment - Climate Crisis Plan - Requirement (Better Together to Save Our Weather Act of 2022) | UNFPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session11 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 20 Maryland Stadium Authority – Applicability of Prevailing Wage | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| HB 37 Procurement - Prevailing Wage - Applicability | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
| HB 40 Maryland Energy Administration Study on Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems and Geothermal Energy Workgroup | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Withdrawn |
| HB 64 Labor and Employment - Occupational Safety and Health - Handwashing Facilities on Construction Sites | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Withdrawn |
| HB 174 Public Utilities – Investor–Owned Utilities – Prevailing Wage | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Vetoed |
| HB 520 State Buildings – Geothermal Energy Systems – Requirement | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Withdrawn |
| HB 583 Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021 | UNFPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Did not advance |
| HB 1007 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
| SB 35 Procurement – Prevailing Wage – Applicability | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Enacted |
| SB 95 Public Utilities - Investor-Owned Utilities - Prevailing Wage | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Vetoed |
| SB 414 Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021 | UNFPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades Association | Passed both chambers |
2020 Regular Session7 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 163 Labor and Employment - Labor Organizations - Right to Work | UNFPDF | MAPT | Did not advance |
| HB 722 Labor and Employment - Occupational Safety and Health - Heat Stress Standards | FAVPDF | MAPT | Enacted |
| HB 1545 Electric Generation - Transition From Fossil Fuels - Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rate and Transition Account | UNFPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades | Did not advance |
| HJ 7 2026 FIFA World Cup - Protection of Human Rights | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades | Did not advance |
| SB 434 Labor and Employment - Occupational Safety and Health - Heat Stress Standards | FAVPDF | MAPT | Did not advance |
| SB 746 State Fire Marshal – Sprinkler Systems Enforcement | FAVPDF | Mid-Atlantic Pipe Trades | Enacted |
| SB 887 Electric Generation - Transition From Fossil Fuels - Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rate and Transition Account | UNFPDF | MAPT | Did not advance |