Registered lobbyist
Virginia Gardner Crespo
Maryland Retired School Personnel Association · 410-551-1517 · on file 2022 to 2026
Clients on file
1
1 in Nov 2025 - Oct 2026
Reported compensation
$0
all years on file
Bills testified on
110
75 for · 44 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
61%
72 of 118 decided bills
Who they are and whom they represent
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Testimony on record
2026 Regular Session11 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 73 Public Schools - Water Safety and Swimming Course - Established | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 278 Human Services - Department of Aging and Commission on Aging (The Longevity Ready Maryland Act) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 462 Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 943 State Board of Education - Financial Literacy - Graduation Requirement | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1015 Developmental Disabilities Services - Expedited Eligibility Determinations for Recently Relocated Individuals (Ralph's Act) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1138 State Retirement and Pension System – Cost–of–Living Adjustments – Clarification | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1202 Public Schools – Content Standards, Curriculum, and Bullying Policies – Culture and History of Palestine | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1437 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 44 State Retirement and Pension System - Forfeiture of Benefits | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 567 Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 721 Developmental Disabilities Services - Expedited Eligibility Determinations for Recently Relocated Individuals (Ralph's Act) | FAVPDF | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session20 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 67 Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Signature Requirements and Verification | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 91 Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 115 Election Law - Polling Places - Establishing Voter Identity (Voter Privacy Act of 2025) | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 327 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (Long-Term Care Relief Act of 2025) | FWAPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 424 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 869 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 869 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 993 Education - Public Middle Schools - Course on Consequences of a Felony Murder Conviction | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1033 State Retirement and Pension System - Reemployment Earnings Limitations - Maximum Average Final Compensation | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1323 Education - Public Schools - Asian American History Curriculum Requirement | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HJ 4 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - The American Dream | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 155 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (Long-Term Care Relief Act of 2025) | FWAPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 357 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 357 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 372 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 372 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 388 State Retirement and Pension System – Forfeiture of Benefits | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 466 Criminal Law - Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable and Senior Adults | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 916 Education - Curriculum Standards - Requirements (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SJ 3 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - The American Dream | FAVPDF | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session35 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 9 State Retirement and Pension System - Forfeiture of Benefits | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 32 Income Tax - Caregiver Tax Credit | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 71 Education - Holocaust Education Assistance Grant Program - Established | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 192 Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 202 Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Signature Requirements and Verification | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 218 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (Long-Term Care Relief Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 340 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits and Funding (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs For All Marylanders Now Act) | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 369 Income Tax - Senior Tax Credit - Alterations | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 675 Primary and Secondary Education - Education Savings Account Program - Established (Maryland Universal School Choice Act) | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 704 Primary and Secondary Education – Education Savings Account Program – Established | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 730 Education - Public Middle Schools - Instructive Program on Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Conviction | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 791 Operating Budget - Funding - Scholarships for Nonpublic School Students | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 795 Education – Curriculum Content Standards – Peace and Conflict Studies (Peace and Conflict Studies Education Act) | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 814 Juvenile Law - Reform | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1143 Emergency Medical Services - Maryland Emergency Department Wait Time Reduction Commission - Establishment | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1143 Emergency Medical Services - Maryland Emergency Department Wait Time Reduction Commission - Establishment | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1181 Education – Curriculum Standards – Antihate and Holocaust Education (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1339 Health Insurance - Hearing Aids for Adults - Coverage | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1344 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1363 Education - Public Schools - Asian American History Curriculum Requirement | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1386 Education - School Employee Antibias Training - Requirements | UNFPDF | Enacted | |
| HJ 1 Affirming the Federal Equal Rights Amendment | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 143 Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 143 Teachers' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 202 Department of Aging - Caregiver Expense Grant Program - Established | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 219 Senior Prescription Drug Assistance Program – Sunset Extension | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 388 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits and Funding (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 498 Income Tax - Senior Tax Credit - Alterations | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 552 Operating Budget - Funding - Scholarships for Nonpublic School Students | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 744 Juvenile Law - Reform | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 778 Health Insurance - Hearing Aids for Adults - Coverage | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 880 State Retirement and Pension System - Average Final Compensation - Compensation Adjustments | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 980 Education - Computer Science - Content Standards and Requirements | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 1058 Education - Curriculum Standards - Antihate and Holocaust Education (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SJ 1 Affirming the Federal Equal Rights Amendment | FAVPDF | Enacted |
2023 Regular Session28 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 35 Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 119 County Boards of Education - Curriculum Guides and Courses of Study - Requirements | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 271 9–8–8 Trust Fund – Funding | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 274 Task Force on Reducing Emergency Department Wait Times | FAVPDF | Passed both chambers | |
| HB 551 Office of Statewide Broadband - Study of Broadband Expansion Incentives | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 774 Assisted Living Programs - Unlicensed Programs - Resident Abuse, Exploitation, and Neglect (The Senator Delores Kelley Residents of Unlicensed Programs Protection Act) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 880 Education - Public Middle Schools - Course on Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Conviction | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 960 Education - Public Schools - Asian American History Curriculum Requirement | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1105 Public Schools – Water Safety and Swimming Course – Established | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1110 Education - Peace and Conflict Studies - High School Course | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1164 Public Schools - Expanded American History - Development of Content Standards and Implementation | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1185 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1202 Public Schools - Curriculum and Instructional Materials | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 3 9–8–8 Trust Fund – Funding | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 108 Health Insurance – Annual Behavioral Health Wellness Visits – Coverage and Reimbursement | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 137 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (Long-Term Care Relief Act of 2023) | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 149 Education - Curriculum - Unit of Instruction on September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 199 Primary and Secondary Education - Comprehensive Health Education Framework - Established | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 238 Public High Schools – Financial Literacy – Curriculum, Graduation Requirement, and Professional Development | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 316 Education - Public High Schools - Financial Literacy Curriculum | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 344 Income Tax - Caregiver Tax Credit | FWAPDF | Withdrawn | |
| SB 461 Retirement Tax Elimination Act of 2023 | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 534 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2023 | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 547 Office of Statewide Broadband - Study of Broadband Expansion Incentives | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 567 Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 665 Assisted Living Programs - Unlicensed Programs - Resident Abuse, Exploitation, and Neglect (The Senator Delores Kelley Residents of Unlicensed Programs Protection Act) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 665 Assisted Living Programs - Unlicensed Programs - Resident Abuse, Exploitation, and Neglect (The Senator Delores Kelley Residents of Unlicensed Programs Protection Act) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 750 Election Law - Voting - Proof of Identity | UNFPDF | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session13 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 62 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (Long-Term Care Relief Act of 2022) | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 113 Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 161 Criminal Law - Exploitation of Vulnerable Adult or Elderly Individual - Undue Influence | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 161 Criminal Law - Exploitation of Vulnerable Adult or Elderly Individual - Undue Influence | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 421 Out–of–State Health Care Practitioners – Provision of Behavioral Health Services via Telehealth – Authorization | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 892 State Prescription Drug Benefits - Retirees | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1237 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 58 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (Long-Term Care Relief Act of 2022) | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 300 Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 398 Out-of-State Health Care Practitioners - Provision of Behavioral Health Services via Telehealth - Authorization | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 532 Election Law – Polling Places – Proof of Identity | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 738 Secure Elections Act of 2022 | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 994 Public Health - Mental Health Advance Directives - Awareness and Statewide Database | FAVPDF | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session2 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 255 Department of Aging - Grants for Aging-in-Place Programs - Funding | FAVPDF | Withdrawn | |
| HB 347 Criminal Law - Exploitation of Vulnerable Adult or Elderly Individual - Undue Influence | FAVPDF | Did not advance |
2020 Regular Session10 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 745 Office of the Attorney General - Senior and Vulnerable Adult Asset Recovery Unit | FAVPDF | MRSPA | Did not advance |
| HB 1095 Public Health - Prescription Drug Affordability Board and Fund | FAVPDF | MRSPA | Vetoed |
| HB 1300 Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Implementation | FAV | MRSPA | Vetoed |
| HB 1300 Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Implementation | FAVPDF | MRSPA | Vetoed |
| HB 1365 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums | FAV | MD Retired School Personnel Assoc (MRSPA) | Did not advance |
| HB 1365 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums | FAVPDF | MRSPA | Did not advance |
| SB 153 Criminal Law - Abuse or Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult - Causing Severe Emotional Distress | FAVPDF | Md Retired School Personnel Assoc | Did not advance |
| SB 481 State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy – Annual Report – Crimes of Violence | FAVPDF | Md Retired School Personnel Assoc | Did not advance |
| SB 725 Maryland Department of Health - Public Health Outreach Programs - Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, and Other Types of Dementia | FAVPDF | MRSPA | Did not advance |
| SB 786 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums | FAVPDF | MRSPA | Did not advance |
