Registered lobbyist
Paul D Ellington
State and Local Advisors · on file 2022 to 2023
Clients on file
7
7 in Nov 2022 - Oct 2023
Reported compensation
$0
all years on file
Bills testified on
83
68 for · 14 against · 2 info
Got their outcome
51%
42 of 82 decided bills
Who they are and whom they represent
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Testimony on record
2025 Regular Session59 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 60 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement Income (Keep Our Heroes Home Act) | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 77 Commission to Study African American Civil War Sailors in Maryland | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Withdrawn |
| HB 90 Housing and Community Development - Project Restore Program - Establishment | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 104 Maryland Farms and Families Fund – Purpose and Use – Alterations | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| HB 131 Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Septic System Upgrade Program | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| HB 140 Agriculture - Soil Conservation and Water Quality Plan - Uses of Information | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 141 Task Force on Loneliness and Isolation | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 145 Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 151 County Income Tax - Rate and Income Brackets - Alterations | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 209 State Finance and Procurement - Local Cybersecurity Preparedness and Response Plan and Assessment - Repeal | FWA | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| HB 235 State Government - Information Technology - Cybersecurity Revisions | FWA | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| HB 246 Human Services - Adult Protective Services | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| HB 279 Municipalities - Annexation Resolutions - Submission to Department of Planning | FWA | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| HB 286 Local Comprehensive Planning and State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy - Planning Principles | FWA | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| HB 345 Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| HB 424 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| HB 505 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renaming and Alterations | UNF | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 630 County Boards of Education - Student Cellular Phone Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act) | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 631 Eminent Domain - Agricultural and Conservation Easements - Prohibited Taking | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 735 Certificate of Need - Psychiatric Health Care Facilities and Psychiatric and Mental Health Services - Exemption | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 871 Health Services Cost Review Commission - Community Benefits - Community Health Worker Workforce Program | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| HB 959 School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 973 Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2025) | UNF | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 1062 Department of the Environment - Community Water and Sewerage Systems - Cybersecurity Planning and Assessments | UNF | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 1103 Local Government - Accommodations Intermediaries - Hotel Rental Tax Collection by Comptroller | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 1111 Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems - Systems Located on or Over Water Retention Ponds, Quarries, or Brownfields | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| HB 1128 Land Bank Authorities - Powers and Authority | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 1142 Public Health - Maryland Interested Parties Advisory Group - Establishment | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| HB 1146 Maryland Behavioral Health Crisis Response System – Integration of 9–8–8 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Network and Outcome Evaluations | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| HB 1149 Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 1351 Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Credentialing for Behavioral Health Care Professionals | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1414 Building Energy Performance Standards - Public Safety, Emergency, and Public Utility Buildings - Exclusion (Safe Solutions Now Act of 2025) | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 1474 State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Temporary Telehealth Licenses - Establishment | FAV | Enacted | |
| SB 7 Department of Transportation – Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act) | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| SB 13 Commission to Study African American Civil War Sailors in Maryland | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Withdrawn |
| SB 42 Environment - Interjurisdictional Watersheds - Flood Management | UNF | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| SB 111 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Step Therapy, Fail-First Protocols, and Prior Authorization - Prescription to Treat Serious Mental Illness | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| SB 223 Department of Aging - Senior Call-Check and Social Connections Program | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| SB 226 Maryland Farms and Families Fund - Purpose and Use - Alterations | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| SB 234 Housing and Community Development - Homeless Shelter Certification Program - Establishment | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| SB 235 Housing and Community Development - Project Restore Program - Establishment | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| SB 238 Department of Housing and Community Development - Maryland Housing Rehabilitation Program - Local Rehabilitation Program Administration | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| SB 245 Municipalities - Annexation Resolutions - Submission to Department of Planning | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| SB 247 Housing and Community Development - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions - Issuance of Loans and Achievement of Targets | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| SB 266 Local Comprehensive Planning and State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy - Planning Principles | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| SB 340 Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation | UNF | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| SB 409 Economic Development - County or Municipal Corporation Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| SB 479 Building Energy Performance Standards - Public Safety, Emergency, and Public Utility Buildings - Exclusion | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| SB 512 Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| SB 741 Forensic Mental Health Treatment | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| SB 776 Workgroup to Study the Rise in Adverse Decisions in the State Health Care System - Establishment | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| SB 779 Climate Solutions Now Act Affordability Act of 2025 | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| SB 804 Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2025) | UNF | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| SB 807 Environment - Local Building Energy Performance Standards - Authorization | UNF | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| SB 820 Municipalities - Enforcement of Ordinances and Resolutions | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| SB 871 Department of the Environment - Community Water and Sewerage Systems - Cybersecurity Planning and Assessments | UNF | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| SB 920 Public Health - Maryland Interested Parties Advisory Group - Establishment | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| SB 962 Municipalities - Legislative Audit - Exemption | FAV | State and Local Advisors | Enacted |
| SB 976 Collective Bargaining - Local Government Employees and Public Employee Relations Act | UNF | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session17 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 56 Motor Home and Recreational Trailer Shows - Out-of-State Dealers | FAV | State & Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 449 Comprehensive Flood Management Grant Program - Funding for Underserved and Overburdened Communities | FAV | State & Local Advisors | Enacted |
| HB 514 Commercial Law - Statutory Liens - Motor Vehicles Towed or Removed From Parking Lots | FAV | State & Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 557 Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Aircraft Parts and Equipment - Repeal of Reporting Requirement and Extension of Sunset | FAVPDF | State & Local Advisors | Enacted |
| HB 899 Higher Education - Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship - Alterations | FAV | State & Local Advisors | Enacted |
| HB 1064 Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Death Benefits – Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters | FAV | State & Local Advisors | Enacted |
| HB 1281 Economic Development - Tourism Zones - Designation and Benefits | FAV | State & Local Advisors | Enacted |
| HB 1282 Corporate Income Tax - Rate Reduction (Economic Competitiveness Act of 2024) | FAV | State & Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 1296 Electricity - Offshore Wind Projects - Alterations | UNF | State & Local Advisors | Enacted |
| HB 1319 Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation | UNF | State & Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 1405 Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Program | FAV | State & Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| SB 60 Motor Home and Recreational Trailer Shows – Out–of–State Dealers | FAV | State & Local Advisors | Vetoed |
| SB 107 Commercial Law - Statutory Liens - Motor Vehicles Towed or Removed From Parking Lots | FAV | State & Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| SB 148 Comprehensive Flood Management Grant Program - Funding for Underserved and Overburdened Communities | FAV | State & Local Advisors | Enacted |
| SB 574 Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Aircraft Parts and Equipment - Repeal of Reporting Requirement and Extension of Sunset | FAVPDF | State & Local Advisors | Enacted |
| SB 738 Freedom to Read Act | UNF | State & Local Advisors | Enacted |
| SB 897 Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Death Benefits – Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters | FAV | State & Local Advisors | Enacted |
2023 Regular Session4 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 194 Local Government Tort Claims Act - Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc. | FAV | Did not advance | |
| HB 1214 Residential Retail Electricity - Green Power - Renewable Energy Credits and Marketing Claims | UNFPDF | State and Local Advisors LLC | Did not advance |
| SB 30 Study on Statewide 2-1-1 and 3-1-1 Systems | INFO | Did not advance | |
| SB 30 Study on Statewide 2-1-1 and 3-1-1 Systems | INFOPDF | Worcester Co | Did not advance |
2020 Regular Session4 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 16 Sales and Use Tax - Aircraft Parts and Equipment - Exemption | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1023 Sales and Use Tax - Licensed Statewide Caterers - Exemption | FAVPDF | State and Local Advisors | Did not advance |
| HB 1319 Wicomico County – Alcoholic Beverages – Board of License Commissioners | UNF | Enacted | |
| SB 843 Sales and Use Tax - Licensed Caterers - Exemption | FAV | Enacted |
