Registered lobbyist
William Allen Kress
Kress Hammen Government Affairs · 443-321-9988 · on file 2022 to 2026
Clients on file
51
27 in Nov 2025 - Oct 2026
Reported compensation
$0
all years on file
Bills testified on
133
89 for · 49 against · 5 info
Got their outcome
57%
78 of 137 decided bills
Who they are and whom they represent
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Testimony on record
2026 Regular Session19 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 77 Consumer Protection - Sale and Resale of Event Tickets - Registration and Regulation | UNF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 306 Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Prices Listed on Dealer Websites (Jack Fitzgerald Price Transparency Act) | UNF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 431 Real Property - Recordation and Printing of Subdivision Plats - Alterations | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 431 Real Property - Recordation and Printing of Subdivision Plats - Alterations | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 466 Civil Actions - Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Vulnerable Individuals - Comparative Negligence | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 716 Land Surveyors and Property Line Surveyors - Private Property Access - Prohibition | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 997 State Finance and Procurement - Prevailing Wage Rate - Calculation | FAV | Kress Hammen | Withdrawn |
| HB 1214 Vehicle Manufacturers and Dealers - Dealer and Manufacturer Associations - Administrative Hearings | UNF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 1295 Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles | FWA | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 1558 State Board of Physicians - Anesthesiologist Assistants - Licensing | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 297 Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Prices Listed on Dealer Websites (Jack Fitzgerald Price Transparency Act) | UNF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 345 Vehicle Manufacturers and Dealers - Dealer and Manufacturer Associations - Administrative Hearings | FWAPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| SB 345 Vehicle Manufacturers and Dealers - Dealer and Manufacturer Associations - Administrative Hearings | UNF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| SB 545 Land Surveyors and Property Line Surveyors - Private Property Access - Prohibition | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 594 Cannabis - Advertising - Alterations | FWAPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| SB 795 Health Insurance - Vision Benefits - Regulation of Insurers and Vision Benefit Managers | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 890 Insurance - Captive Insurers - Premium Receipts Tax Study | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| SB 909 Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles | FWA | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 951 State Board of Physicians – Anesthesiologist Assistants – Licensing | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session33 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 19 Health Occupations - Nursing - Loan Repayment, Education, and Sunset Extension (Building Opportunities for Nurses Act of 2025) | FWAPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 39 Public Health - Repeal of Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Carlton R. Smith Act) | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 95 Health Care Providers - Assisted Reproductive Treatment - Informed Consent and Fraud | FAV | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 134 Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 206 Vehicle Laws - Bus Obstruction Monitoring Systems and Bus Stop Zones | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 321 Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 334 Workgroup on Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Services - Establishment | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 367 Health Occupations Boards - English Proficiency Requirements and Licensure by Endorsement for Nursing | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 439 Vehicle Laws – Fully Autonomous Vehicles – Human Safety Operators and Reporting Requirements | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 456 Civil Actions - Child Nonsexual Abuse and Neglect - Damages and Statute of Limitations | UNFPDF | MABE | Did not advance |
| HB 496 Income Tax - Credits for Nursing Program Preceptors in Areas With Health Care Workforce Shortages - Alterations | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 672 School Health and Wellness Personnel Assessment and Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 783 Health Occupations - Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 905 Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2025) | INFOPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 905 Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2025) | INFOPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 1023 Environment - Wetlands - Landward Boundaries | FAV | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 1086 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Anesthesia - Prohibiting Time Limitations | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 1086 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Anesthesia - Prohibiting Time Limitations | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 1096 Fraud Prevention and Worker Protections - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 1194 Public Schools - Injury Incidents - Requirements for Tracking and Reporting | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 1489 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 1503 State Personnel - Paid Family and Medical Leave | FWAPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| SB 72 Health Occupations Boards - English Proficiency Requirements and Licensure by Endorsement for Nursing | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| SB 216 Health Occupations - Nursing - Loan Repayment, Education, and Sunset Extension (Building Opportunities for Nurses Act of 2025) | FWAPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 458 Health Occupations - Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 486 School Health and Wellness Personnel Assessment and Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 686 Environment - Extended Producer Responsibility for Batteries and Battery-Containing Products (Battery Stewardship Act) | FWA | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 834 Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Prices Listed on Dealer Websites | UNF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 834 Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Prices Listed on Dealer Websites | FWA | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 876 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 938 Fraud Prevention and Worker Protections - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement | FAV | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 949 Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles | FAV | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 959 Environment - Wetlands - Landward Boundaries | FAV | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session22 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 382 Criminal and Civil Trespass - Professional Land Surveyors - Exception | FAV | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 695 Consumer Protection - Notice to Consumers by Manufacturers and Dealers of Motor Vehicles | UNF | Kress Hammen | Withdrawn |
| HB 701 Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Sale and Resale of Tickets | FWA | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 726 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 888 Corporations and Associations - Ratification of Defective Corporate Acts - Alterations | UNF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 889 Building Code - Construction and Significant Renovation of Housing Units - Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces | FAV | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 1119 Algorithmic Addiction Fund - Establishment | FWA | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 1247 Environment – Advanced Clean Cars II Program – Application and Enforcement | INFO | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 1273 Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Delivery of Vehicles | FAV | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 1388 Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses for Veterinary and Health Care Professionals and Study of the Health Care Market | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 1388 Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses for Veterinary and Health Care Professionals and Study of the Health Care Market | FAV | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 1447 Motor Vehicles - Autonomous Vehicles - Standards, Requirements, and Prohibited Acts | UNF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 167 Physician Assistants - Revisions (Physician Assistant Modernization Act of 2024) | FWA | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| SB 359 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 532 Commission to Advance Lithium–Ion Battery Safety in Maryland | FWA | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| SB 539 Commercial Law – Consumer Protection – Sale and Resale of Tickets | UNF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| SB 626 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 695 Building Code - Construction and Significant Renovation of Housing Units - Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces | FAV | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 739 Algorithmic Addiction Fund - Establishment | FWA | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 968 Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Standing of Dealer Associations | UNF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 1003 Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Delivery of Vehicles | FWA | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| SB 1063 Environment - Advanced Clean Cars II Program - Application and Enforcement | INFOPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session21 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 382 Maryland Department of Health and Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Managed Care Organizations and Prescription Drug Claims - Study | UNF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 513 Investor-Owned Utilities - Prevailing Wage - Enforcement | FAV | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 513 Investor-Owned Utilities - Prevailing Wage - Enforcement | FAV | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 590 Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Offset and Study | FWA | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 830 Residential Construction - Electric Vehicle Charging | FAV | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 834 Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure - Requirements (Electric Vehicle Charging Reliability Act) | FAV | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 955 Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Allocation of Vehicles | UNF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 1172 Medical Cannabis - Visiting Qualifying Patients | FAV | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 1193 Consumer Protection - Motor Vehicles - Right to Repair | UNF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 1208 Vehicle Laws – Manufacturers – Dealer Compensation | UNF | Kress Hammen | Withdrawn |
| SB 170 Energy Generation Projects – Required Labor Standards | FAV | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 213 Health Occupations - Clinical Nurse Specialists - Prescribing | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| SB 288 Criminal and Civil Trespass - Professional Land Surveyors - Exception | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 288 Criminal and Civil Trespass - Professional Land Surveyors - Exception | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 377 Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Offset and Study | FWAPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| SB 439 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 475 Workgroup on the Maryland 529 Prepaid College Trust Program | FWA | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 477 Residential Construction - Electric Vehicle Charging | FAV | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 516 Cannabis Reform | FAV | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| SB 671 Medical Cannabis – Visiting Qualifying Patients | FAV | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 686 Civil Actions - Child Sexual Abuse - Definition, Damages, and Statute of Limitations (The Child Victims Act of 2023) | INFO | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
2022 Regular Session16 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 55 Health Occupations - Nurse Anesthetists - Drug Authority | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 55 Health Occupations - Nurse Anesthetists - Drug Authority | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 79 Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 276 Health Occupations - Clinical Nurse Specialists - Prescribing Authority | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 295 Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Online Marketplace Disclosure Requirements (INFORM Consumers Act of 2022) | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 569 Energy Generation, Transmission, and Storage Projects - Required Community Benefit Agreement and Labor Standards | FAV | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 622 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Renewable Energy Credits - Offshore Wind | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Passed both chambers |
| HB 624 Electricity - Standard Offer Service - Renewable Energy | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Withdrawn |
| SB 154 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 334 Long-Term Power Purchase Agreements for Renewable Energy Workgroup and Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Businesses Study | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 418 Energy Generation Projects - Required Community Benefit Agreement and Labor Standards | FAV | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 513 Health Occupations - Clinical Nurse Specialists - Prescribing Authority | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 526 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Renewable Energy Credits - Offshore Wind | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| SB 610 Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Online Marketplace Disclosure Requirements (INFORM Consumers Act of 2022) | UNF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 886 Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Incentives | UNF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 1011 Health Occupations - Nurse Anesthetists - Drug Authority | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session23 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 32 Cannabis - Legalization and Regulation (Inclusion, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Act of 2021) | FWAPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 95 Health Occupations – Nurses – Delegation of Tasks | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 397 Electricity and Gas - Energy Suppliers - Supply Offers | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 473 Electricity - Change of Address - Maintenance of Subscriptions and Contracts | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 581 Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act) | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 606 Electricity and Gas - Limited-Income Mechanisms and Assistance | FWA | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 684 Professional Land Surveyors - Surveying Practice - Definition and Licensing Exception | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 706 Medical Cannabis – Dispensary Grower–Processor License | FWAPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| HB 768 Montgomery County - Community Choice Energy - Pilot Program MC 17-21 | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 768 Montgomery County - Community Choice Energy - Pilot Program MC 17-21 | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 1007 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems | FWA | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| HB 1199 Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – COVID–19 | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 31 Electricity and Gas - Energy Suppliers - Supply Offers | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| SB 392 Electricity and Gas - Limited-Income Mechanisms and Assistance | FWA | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| SB 476 Health Occupations - Nurses - Delegation of Tasks | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Enacted |
| SB 486 Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act) | FAVPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 595 Residential Electricity and Gas Supply Billing Information - Reports | UNFPDF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 653 Labor and Employment - Healthy Working Families Act - Application | FAV | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 725 Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – COVID–19 | UNF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 756 Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – COVID–19 | UNF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 812 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - COVID-19 | UNF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 813 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - COVID-19 | UNF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
| SB 860 Workers' Compensation - COVID-19 Occupational Disease Presumption - Public School Employees | UNF | Kress Hammen | Did not advance |
2020 Regular Session9 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 36 Juvenile Proceedings - Fines, Fees, and Costs | FAV | yourh advocate programs | Enacted |
| HB 158 Vehicle Laws - Equipment and Inspections - Standards and Requirements | FWAPDF | Alliance of Automotive Innovation | Enacted |
| HB 260 Residential Electricity and Gas Supply Billing Information - Reports | UNFPDF | RESA | Did not advance |
| HB 561 Electric Industry - Community Choice Energy - Pilot Program | UNF | RESA | Did not advance |
| SB 168 Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass | FWAPDF | Cube Hydro | Did not advance |
| SB 178 Vehicle Laws – Manufacturers and Dealers – Prices Listed on Dealer Websites | UNFPDF | Alliance of Automotive Innovation | Did not advance |
| SB 265 Clean and Renewable Energy Standard (CARES) | FAV | cube hydro | Did not advance |
| SB 277 Clean Cars Act of 2020 - Extension, Funding, and Reporting | FWAPDF | WGL RESA | Did not advance |
| SB 686 Residential Electricity and Gas Supply Billing Information - Reports | UNFPDF | RESA WGL | Did not advance |
