Registered lobbyist
Neal Karkhanis
Verano Holdings, LLC · on file 2022 to 2025
Clients on file
21
1 in Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Reported compensation
$443,445
all years on file
Bills testified on
48
25 for · 24 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
71%
35 of 49 decided bills
Who they are and whom they represent
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Testimony on record
2024 Regular Session5 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 990 Environment - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions - Manufacturers | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 990 Environment - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions - Manufacturers | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1008 Fossil Fuel Transportation Fee and Mitigation Fund (Climate Pollution Reduction Fund Act) | UNFPDF | Heidelberg Materials | Did not advance |
| HB 1100 Health - Child Advocacy Centers - Reporting Requirements and Investigations | UNF | Did not advance | |
| SB 384 Maryland Energy Administration - Carbon Capture Opportunity Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session5 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 855 Criminal Law - Cannabis Limits | FAV | Did not advance | |
| HB 903 Insurance - Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Assessments | FWA | Did not advance | |
| HB 980 Criminal Procedure - Probation, Parole, and Pretrial Release Violations - Cannabis Use | FAV | Did not advance | |
| SB 148 Victim Services Programs - Supplementing Federal Funding and Support (Victim Services Stabilization Act) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 530 Insurance – Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund – Assessments | FWA | Enacted |
2022 Regular Session10 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 305 Financial Institutions - Presumption of Property Abandonment - Revisions | FWA | Enacted | |
| HB 492 Sales and Use Tax - Oral Hygiene Products - Exemption | FAV | Enacted | |
| HB 517 Consumer Health Access Program for Mental Health and Addiction Care - Establishment | FWA | Did not advance | |
| HB 935 Health and Health Insurance - Behavioral Health Services - Expansion (Behavioral Health System Modernization Act) | FWA | Did not advance | |
| SB 11 Workgroup on Online Consumer Personal Information Privacy | UNF | Did not advance | |
| SB 164 Insurance – Annuities – Nonforfeiture – Interest Rate | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 173 Health Insurance - Nonprofit Health Service Plan - Board of Directors | FAV | Enacted | |
| SB 207 Insurance Carriers and Managed Care Organizations - Cybersecurity Standards | FWA | Enacted | |
| SB 355 HIV Prevention Drugs - Prescribing and Dispensing by Pharmacists and Insurance Requirements | UNF | Did not advance | |
| SB 460 Health - Insurance Coverage Information | FWA | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session6 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 148 Commercial Law - Personal Information Protection Act - Revisions | UNF | Did not advance | |
| HB 219 Naturopathic Doctors - Formulary Council Membership, Formulary Content, and Scope of Practice | UNF | Did not advance | |
| SB 100 Task Force on Oral Health in Maryland | FAV | Enacted | |
| SB 273 Electronic Smoking Device Regulation Act of 2021 | FWA | Did not advance | |
| SB 290 Health Insurance - Out-of-Pocket Maximums and Cost-Sharing Requirements - Calculation | UNF | Did not advance | |
| SB 411 Long-Term Care Insurance - Premium Rate Increases - Restriction (Equity in Long-Term Care Insurance Premiums Act) | UNFPDF | Did not advance |
2020 Regular Session23 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 141 Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Corporation Act - Revisions | FAV | USAA | Enacted |
| HB 237 Commercial Law - Personal Information Protection Act - Revisions | UNFPDF | League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland, AHIP, USAA, ACLI | Did not advance |
| HB 267 Private Passenger Automobile Insurance – Use of Telematics | UNF | USAA | Did not advance |
| HB 333 Homeowner's Insurance - Weather-Related Claims and Notice of Cancellation or Nonrenewal | UNF | USAA | Did not advance |
| HB 431 Motor Vehicle and Homeowner's Insurance - Use of Claim History in Rating Policies | UNF | USAA | Did not advance |
| HB 448 Health Care Practitioners – Telehealth and Shortage | FWA | League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland | Enacted |
| HB 656 Pharmacists – Administration of Self–Administered Medications and Maintenance Injectable Medications
(The Christopher King Access to Treatment Act) | UNF | League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 784 Consumer Protection - Online Privacy - Study | UNF | League/Amerigroup/AHIP/NAMIC/USAA | Did not advance |
| HB 905 Prescription Drug Benefits - Use of Real-Time Benefit Check Technology | FWA | League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland | Withdrawn |
| HB 937 Naturopathic Doctors - Formulary Council Membership, Formulary Content, and Scope of Practice | UNF | League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 1341 Insurance - Product and Service Offerings | FAV | League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland/USAA | Did not advance |
| HB 1365 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums | FAV | League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 1628 Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reduction and Services | UNF | ACLI | Did not advance |
| SB 17 Motor Vehicle Insurance - Use of Credit History in Rating Policies | UNF | USAA | Did not advance |
| SB 111 Insurance - Universal and Variable Life Insurance - Notice | FWA | League of Life and Health Insurers | Enacted |
| SB 201 Commercial Law - Personal Information Protection Act - Revisions | UNF | League, ACLI, USAA | Did not advance |
| SB 345 Homeowner's Insurance - Weather-Related Claims and Notice of Cancellation or Nonrenewal | UNF | League, ACLI, USAA | Did not advance |
| SB 402 Health Care Practitioners – Telehealth and Shortage | UNF | League of Life & Health Insurers | Enacted |
| SB 470 Motor Vehicle and Homeowner's Insurance - Use of Claim History in Rating Policies | UNF | League, ACLI, USSA | Enacted |
| SB 545 Pharmacists - Administration of Self-Administered Medications and Maintenance Injectable Medications | UNF | League of Life & Health Insurers | Did not advance |
| SB 556 Insurance - Product and Service Offerings | FWA | League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland/ACLI | Did not advance |
| SB 727 Insurance Law - Application to Direct Primary Care Agreements - Exclusion | UNF | League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 957 Maryland Online Consumer Protection Act | UNFPDF | League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland/ACLI/AHIP/USAA | Did not advance |
