Registered lobbyist
Laura Howell
MD Association of Community Services · 410-740-5125 · on file 2022 to 2026
Clients on file
1
1 in Nov 2025 - Oct 2026
Reported compensation
$188,603
all years on file
Bills testified on
27
24 for · 2 against · 3 info
Got their outcome
42%
11 of 26 decided bills
Who they are and whom they represent
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Testimony on record
2026 Regular Session2 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1015 Developmental Disabilities Services - Expedited Eligibility Determinations for Recently Relocated Individuals (Ralph's Act) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 742 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Home- and Community-Based Services Eligibility Determinations (Maryland Protecting People With Disabilities Act) | FAVPDF | Enacted |
2025 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1244 Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Waiver Advisory Council - Establishment | FWAPDF | Enacted |
2024 Regular Session4 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 525 Employment Discrimination - Use of Cannabis Products | FWAPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1475 Health Facilities - Delegation of Inspection Authority - Related Institutions and Nursing Homes | FWAPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 513 Employment Discrimination - Use of Cannabis Products | FWAPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 825 Health Facilities - Delegation of Inspection Authority - Nursing Homes | FWAPDF | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session12 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 40 Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Gender-Inclusive Signage | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 504 Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council - Establishment | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 549 Fair Wage Act of 2023 | FWAPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 907 Public Safety - Out-of-Service Elevators - Repair Contract | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 907 Public Safety - Out-of-Service Elevators - Repair Contract | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 988 Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Modifications | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1148 Behavioral Health Care - Treatment and Access (Behavioral Health Model for Maryland) | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 555 Fair Wage Act of 2023 | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 622 Medicaid Waiver Programs – Waitlist and Registry Reduction (End the Wait Act) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 828 Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Modifications | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 828 Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Modifications | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 934 State Department of Education - Division of Rehabilitation Services - Funding and Staffing | FAVPDF | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 721 Labor and Employment - State Minimum Wage Rate - Acceleration | FWAPDF | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session4 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 247 Election Law - Accommodations for Voters in Need of Assistance | FAVPDF | Maryland Association of Community Services | Did not advance |
| HB 581 Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act) | UNFPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 923 Labor and Employment – Worker Safety and Health – Injury and Illness Prevention Program | INFOPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 727 Maryland Healthy Working Families Act – Revisions and Public Health Emergency Leave | UNFPDF | Did not advance |
2020 Regular Session5 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 839 Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment | INFOPDF | MACS | Did not advance |
| HB 984 Developmental Disabilities Administration - Program Changes and Required Reports | FAVPDF | MACS | Did not advance |
| SB 539 Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment | INFOPDF | MACS | Did not advance |
| SB 547 Health Care Facilities - Hospitals and Related Institutions - Discrimination Protections | FWAPDF | MACS | Did not advance |
| SB 796 Developmental Disabilities Administration - Program Changes and Required Reports | FAVPDF | MACS | Vetoed |