Registered lobbyist
NaShona Kess
NAACP Maryland State Conference of Branches · on file 2023 to 2024
Clients on file
1
1 in Nov 2023 - Oct 2024
Reported compensation
$26,168
all years on file
Bills testified on
86
78 for · 14 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
41%
37 of 91 decided bills
Who they are and whom they represent
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Testimony on record
2024 Regular Session92 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 15 Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause | UNFPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 27 No–Knock Warrants | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 73 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Completion of Sentence | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 311 Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 320 Criminal Procedure - Stops and Searches - Cannabis Odor and Admission of Evidence (Drug-Free Roadways Act of 2024) | UNFPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 328 Hospitals - Financial Assistance Policies - Revisions | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| HB 340 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits and Funding (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs For All Marylanders Now Act) | FAV | Maryland State Conference of the NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 373 Election Law - Voting Age - Board of Education Elections | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 392 Evidence - Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Fair Housing Testing | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 404 Public Safety - Wellness Checks - Requirements (Gabriel's Law) | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| HB 412 General Assembly – Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 428 Community Schools - Rental Assistance for Community School Families Program and Fund - Establishment | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| HB 436 Election Law - Voter Registration - Age and Notification to Minors | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 477 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination Provisions | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 523 Criminal Procedure – Expungement of Records – Good Cause | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 525 Employment Discrimination - Use of Cannabis Products | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 533 County Police Accountability Boards – Investigation of Complaints of Police Misconduct | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 550 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Vendor Contracts | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 627 Election Law - Automatic Voter Registration - State Correctional Facilities | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 658 Criminal Procedure – Automated Expungement, Waiting Periods, and Adverse Actions (Clean Slate Act of 2024) | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 673 Real Property - Contract Liens - Medical Debt | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 696 Primary and Secondary Education - Breakfast and Lunch Programs - Universal Expansion Report | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 707 Public Safety – Law Enforcement – Use of Body–Worn Cameras | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 728 Health Insurance - Qualified Resident Enrollment Program (Access to Care Act) | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| HB 748 State Government – Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention – Code of Conduct | UNFPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 763 Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention - Membership | UNFPDF | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| HB 763 Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention - Membership | UNFPDF | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| HB 771 Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Support Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 805 Cannabis - Licensee Locations - Restrictions | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| HB 897 Baltimore Convention and Tourism Redevelopment and Operating Organization Task Force | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 964 Landlords and Prospective Tenants - Residential Leases - Criminal History Review (Maryland Fair Chance in Housing Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 970 Real Property - Residential Leases - Rent Increase Prohibition | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 987 State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency - Modifications | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 1114 Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 1117 Landlord and Tenant - Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects - Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| HB 1181 Education – Curriculum Standards – Antihate and Holocaust Education (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) | FWAPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 1248 Juvenile Law - Questioning of a Juvenile - Crime of Violence or Crime Involving a Firearm | UNF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 1259 Health Insurance - Breast and Lung Cancer Screening - Coverage Requirements | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| HB 1274 Landlord and Tenant – Failure to Pay Rent – Evidence of Notice to Tenant | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 1293 Maryland Department of Health - Public Education Campaign on Prostate, Lung, and Breast Cancer Prevention | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| HB 1293 Maryland Department of Health - Public Education Campaign on Prostate, Lung, and Breast Cancer Prevention | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| HB 1295 Real Property - Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirements | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HB 1386 Education - School Employee Antibias Training - Requirements | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| HB 1386 Education - School Employee Antibias Training - Requirements | FWAPDF | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| HB 1429 Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting the Admissibility of Creative Expression (PACE Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HJ 1 Affirming the Federal Equal Rights Amendment | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HJ 2 Supporting a Long-Term Ceasefire in Israel and Palestine | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| HJ 5 Commitment to Free Speech, Academic Freedom, and Open Public Discourse | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 50 Human Relations - Commission on Civil Rights - Appeal of Final Orders | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| SB 52 Juvenile Justice Restoration Act of 2024 | UNF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 57 Evidence - Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Fair Housing Testing | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 120 Juvenile Law - Custodial Interrogation - Parental Consultation | UNF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 162 Landlord and Tenant - Termination of Residential Lease - Limitation of Liability for Rent | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| SB 174 Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Passed both chambers |
| SB 314 Juvenile Law - Willful Misconduct of a Minor - Civil Liability of a Parent, Legal Guardian, or Custodian (Parental Accountability Act) | UNF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 326 Juvenile Law - Questioning of a Juvenile - Crime of Violence or Crime Involving a Firearm | UNF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 370 Community Schools - Rental Assistance for Community School Families Program and Fund - Establishment | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| SB 370 Community Schools - Rental Assistance for Community School Families Program and Fund - Establishment | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| SB 481 Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024 | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 513 Employment Discrimination - Use of Cannabis Products | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 525 Labor and Employment – Equal Pay for Equal Work – Wage Range Transparency | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| SB 537 Cannabis - Licensee Locations - Restrictions | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 554 Criminal Procedure - Not Criminally Responsible Verdict - Term of Commitment | UNF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 602 Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement, Waiting Periods, and Adverse Actions (Clean Slate Act of 2024) | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 620 Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| SB 620 Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| SB 623 Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| SB 630 Real Property - Contract Liens - Medical Debt | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 635 Landlords and Prospective Tenants - Residential Leases - Criminal History Review (Maryland Fair Chance in Housing Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 644 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Just Cause Termination Provisions | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 660 Maryland Voting Rights Act of 2024 - Counties and Municipalities | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 662 Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Admissibility of Creative Expression | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 699 Cannabis – Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund – Distribution and Use of Funds for Baltimore City | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 705 Health Insurance - Qualified Resident Enrollment Program (Access to Care Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| SB 741 Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Policy Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Support Act) | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 744 Juvenile Law - Reform | UNFPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 744 Juvenile Law - Reform | UNF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 766 Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2024 | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 792 Juvenile Law - Juvenile Justice Reform - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction | UNF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 815 Cannabis - Community Reinvestment Impact Districts - Establishment | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 885 Residential Leases - Termination Due to Medical Conditions - Limitation of Liability for Rent | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 896 Baltimore Convention and Tourism Redevelopment and Operating Authority Task Force | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| SB 938 Maryland Department of Health - Public Education Campaign on Prostate, Lung, and Breast Cancer Prevention | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| SB 946 Landlord and Tenant - Failure to Repair Serious and Dangerous Defects - Tenant Remedies (Tenant Safety Act of 2024) | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 986 State Board of Pharmacy - Prohibition on Discrimination Against 340B Drug Distribution | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 1029 Election Law - Registered Voter List and Petitions (Ballot Petition Modernization Act) | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 1030 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 1031 Civil Actions - Lead Poisoning - Liability and Statute of Limitations (Maryland Lead Poisoning Compensation Act) | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 1056 Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions (Tobacco Retail Modernization Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| SB 1058 Education - Curriculum Standards - Antihate and Holocaust Education (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) | FWAPDF | Maryland NAACP | Did not advance |
| SB 1059 Maternal Health – Assessments, Referrals, and Reporting (Maryland Maternal Health Act of 2024) | FAV | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
| SB 1105 Income Tax - Individual Income Tax Credit Eligibility Awareness Campaign | FAVPDF | Maryland NAACP | Enacted |
