Registered lobbyist
Barbara M Brocato
Brocato & Shattuck · 410-269-1503 · on file 2022 to 2026
Clients on file
21
15 in Nov 2025 - Oct 2026
Reported compensation
$0
all years on file
Bills testified on
106
91 for · 12 against · 9 info
Got their outcome
53%
54 of 102 decided bills
Who they are and whom they represent
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Testimony on record
2025 Regular Session8 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 418 Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers - Reimbursement Rate | FAVPDF | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Withdrawn |
| HB 745 State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Behavior Analysts - Licensure Applications | FAVPDF | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Enacted |
| HB 745 State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Behavior Analysts - Licensure Applications | FAVPDF | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Enacted |
| HB 938 Continuing Care Providers - Governing Bodies - Membership | FAV | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Enacted |
| HB 938 Continuing Care Providers - Governing Bodies - Membership | FAV | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Enacted |
| HB 1480 Child Advocacy Centers - Continuity of Care Standards for Health Care Professionals and Reports of Violations | FAV | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Did not advance |
| HB 1480 Child Advocacy Centers - Continuity of Care Standards for Health Care Professionals and Reports of Violations | FAVPDF | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Did not advance |
| SB 437 Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers - Reimbursement Rate | FAVPDF | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session12 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 68 Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Transparency, Grievances, and Unit Reoccupancy | FAVPDF | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Enacted |
| HB 464 Health Occupations – Practice Audiology – Definition | UNFPDF | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Enacted |
| HB 570 Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers - Reimbursement Rate | FAVPDF | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Did not advance |
| HB 767 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Adult and Pediatric Dental Services - Reimbursement Rates | FAVPDF | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Did not advance |
| HB 1006 Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Facilities - Surgical Technologists | FAV | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Withdrawn |
| HB 1036 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maternal Fetal Medicine Services - Reimbursement | FAVPDF | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Did not advance |
| HB 1100 Health - Child Advocacy Centers - Reporting Requirements and Investigations | FAV | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Did not advance |
| SB 76 Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Transparency, Grievances, and Unit Reoccupancy | FAV | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Enacted |
| SB 487 Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers - Reimbursement Rate | FAVPDF | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Did not advance |
| SB 716 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maternal Fetal Medicine Services - Reimbursement | FAVPDF | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Did not advance |
| SB 795 Health Occupations - Practice Audiology - Definition | UNFPDF | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Enacted |
| SB 874 Hospitals and Ambulatory Surgical Facilities - Surgical Technologists | FAV | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Withdrawn |
2023 Regular Session7 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 401 Maryland Audiology, Hearing Aid Dispensing, Speech-Language Pathology, and Music Therapy Act - Definitions and Application | UNFPDF | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Enacted |
| HB 762 Criminal Procedure - Child Advocacy Centers - Care Providers | FAV | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Did not advance |
| HB 1146 Maryland Department of Health and Maryland Health Care Commission - Dental Services - Survey and Regional Needs Assessment | FAVPDF | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Enacted |
| SB 449 Maryland Audiology, Hearing Aid Dispensing, Speech-Language Pathology, and Music Therapy Act - Definitions and Application | FWA | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Enacted |
| SB 503 Criminal Procedure - Child Advocacy Centers - Care Providers | FAV | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Did not advance |
| SB 714 State Board of Certified Interior Designers - Sunset Extension | FAVPDF | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Enacted |
| SB 714 State Board of Certified Interior Designers - Sunset Extension | FAVPDF | Brocato & Shattuck Consulting | Enacted |
2022 Regular Session18 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 55 Health Occupations - Nurse Anesthetists - Drug Authority | INFOPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 55 Health Occupations - Nurse Anesthetists - Drug Authority | INFOPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 84 Education – Crimes on School Grounds – Application | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 97 Workgroup on Black, Latino, Asian American Pacific Islander, and Other Underrepresented Behavioral Health Professionals | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 752 Public Schools - School Psychologist Recruitment Program | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 830 State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Physician Members - Repeal | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 968 Health Occupations – Dental Assistants – Certification and Regulation | INFOPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1029 Maryland Higher Education Commission – Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee – Establishment | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1148 Health Insurance - Two-Sided Incentive Arrangements and Capitated Payments - Authorization | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 2 Mental Health Law – Petitions for Emergency Evaluation – Electronic Record | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 28 Home- and Community-Based Services Waiver - Participation and Applications | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 195 State Board of Examiners of Psychologists - Sunset Extension | FAVPDF | Passed both chambers | |
| SB 209 State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners - Sunset Extension | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 241 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services - 9-8-8 Trust Fund | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 714 Health Occupations - Dental Assistants - Certification and Regulation | INFOPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 725 Health Insurance - Physical Therapy - Copayments, Coinsurance, and Deductibles | FAV | Did not advance | |
| SB 834 Health Insurance - Two-Sided Incentive Arrangements and Capitated Payments - Authorization | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 1011 Health Occupations - Nurse Anesthetists - Drug Authority | INFOPDF | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session58 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 9 Family Law - Mandatory Reporter Training | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 9 Family Law - Mandatory Reporter Training | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 25 Catastrophic Health Emergencies – Health Care Providers – Definition and Immunity (Maryland Health Care Heroes Protection Act) | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 28 Public Health – Implicit Bias Training and the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 78 Public Health - Maryland Commission on Health Equity (The Shirley Nathan-Pulliam Health Equity Act of 2021) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 123 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021 | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 210 State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners - Temporary Licenses to Practice Physical Therapy and Limited Physical Therapy | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 219 Naturopathic Doctors - Formulary Council Membership, Formulary Content, and Scope of Practice | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 231 Crimes - Mitigation and Defense - Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, Gender Identity, or Sexual Orientation | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 237 State Department of Education - Early Literacy and Dyslexia Practices - Guidance and Assistance | FWAPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 244 Task Force to Study Access to Mental Health Care in Higher Education | FWAPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 255 Department of Aging - Grants for Aging-in-Place Programs - Funding | FAVPDF | Withdrawn | |
| HB 276 Congregate Care Facilities - Visitation | FAVPDF | Withdrawn | |
| HB 288 Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact | UNFPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 303 Long-Term Care Insurance - Prohibition on Premium Increases (Long Term Stability for Seniors Act) | FAVPDF | Withdrawn | |
| HB 309 Public Health - Data - Race and Ethnicity Information | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 442 Suicide Treatment Improvements Act | INFOPDF | Withdrawn | |
| HB 463 Maryland Health Equity Resource Act | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 508 COVID-19 Claim - Civil Immunity | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 548 Human Services - Trauma-Informed Care - Commission and Training (Healing Maryland's Trauma Act) | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 551 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance – Coverage and Reimbursement of Telehealth Services | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 701 Child Abuse and Neglect - Training of Health Care Professionals | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 771 Public Schools - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Surveys - Revisions | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 783 Workgroup on Screening Related to Adverse Childhood Experiences | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 831 Maryland Food System Resiliency Council | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 851 Corrections - Restrictive Housing - Serious Mental Illness | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 891 Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Established | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 910 Health Insurance – Hearing Aids for Adults – Coverage | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 915 Workgroup on Black, Latino, Asian American Pacific Islander, and Other Underrepresented Behavioral Health Professionals | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1121 Juvenile Services - Workgroup to Develop Evidence-Based, Research-Based, and Culturally Competent Practices | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1243 Behavioral Health Services and Voluntary Placement Agreements – Children and Young Adults – Report Modifications | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1344 Mental Health Law - Reform of Laws and Delivery of Service | INFOPDF | Withdrawn | |
| HB 1349 Public Health – Maryland Prenatal and Infant Care Grant Program Fund | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 3 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021 | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 5 Public Health - Implicit Bias Training and the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 46 Crimes - Mitigation and Defense - Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, Gender Identity, or Sexual Orientation | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 47 Health Facilities – Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Programs – Essential Caregivers | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 126 State Department of Education - Early Literacy and Dyslexia Practices - Guidance and Assistance | FWAPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 139 Interstate Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 161 Task Force to Study Access to Mental Health Care in Higher Education | FWAPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 172 Maryland Health Equity Resource Act | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 183 Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact | UNFPDF | Vetoed | |
| SB 184 Maryland Transit Administration – Reduced Fare Program for Opioid Treatment Program Patients – Program Requirements | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 299 Human Services - Trauma-Informed Care - Commission and Training (Healing Maryland's Trauma Act) | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 311 Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Health Care Providers - Definition and Immunity (Maryland Health Care Heroes Protection Act) | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 365 Neighborhood Business Development Program - Food Desert Projects - Business Retention | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 393 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage and Reimbursement of Telehealth Services | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 398 Mental Health Law - Petitions for Emergency Evaluation - Procedures | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 399 Maryland Transit Administration - Disabled Reduced Fare Program for Opioid Treatment Program Patients - Modifications | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 411 Long-Term Care Insurance - Premium Rate Increases - Restriction (Equity in Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums Act) | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 517 State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners - Temporary Licenses to Practice Physical Therapy and Limited Physical Therapy | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 548 Public Schools - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Surveys - Revisions | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 557 Suicide Treatment Improvements Act | INFOPDF | Withdrawn | |
| SB 767 Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Established | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 777 Public Health - Maryland Prenatal and Infant Care Grant Program Fund | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 842 Workgroup to Study the Assessment, Treatment, and Available Resources for Female Youth in Contact With the Justice System | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 905 Juvenile Services - Workgroup to Develop Evidence-Based, Research-Based, and Culturally Competent Practices | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 923 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Eligibility | FAVPDF | Enacted |
2020 Regular Session9 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 576 Health Occupations - Athletic Training - Revisions | FWAPDF | APTA MD | Did not advance |
| HB 1440 Maryland Transit Administration - Disabled Reduced Fare Program - Opioid Treatment Program Patients | FAV | Did not advance | |
| SB 22 Election Law - Polling Places at Continuing Care Retirement Communities | FAVPDF | MaCCRA | Did not advance |
| SB 40 Sales and Use Tax - Diapers - Exemption | FAVPDF | MaCCRA | Did not advance |
| SB 255 Correctional Services - Pregnant Incarcerated Individuals - Substance Abuse Assessment and Treatment | FAVPDF | CMDS | Did not advance |
| SB 416 Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact | INFOPDF | MD Society of Otolaryngology | Did not advance |
| SB 692 Health Occupations - Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants - Qualifications | FAVPDF | APTA MD | Enacted |
| SB 705 Maryland Transit Administration – Disabled Reduced Fare Program – Opioid Treatment Program Patients | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 732 Health Occupations - Athletic Training - Revisions | FWAPDF | APTA MD | Enacted |
