Registered lobbyist
Brett Stewart Lininger
Kress Hammen Government Affairs · 443-321-9988 · on file 2022 to 2026
Clients on file
36
23 in Nov 2025 - Oct 2026
Reported compensation
$0
all years on file
Bills testified on
136
85 for · 60 against · 1 info
Got their outcome
62%
88 of 142 decided bills
Who they are and whom they represent
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Testimony on record
2026 Regular Session13 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 466 Civil Actions - Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Vulnerable Individuals - Comparative Negligence | UNF | Did not advance | |
| HB 476 Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 918 Baltimore City - Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Enforcement and Licensure | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1151 Maryland Department of Health - Study on Maryland Medical Assistance Program Reimbursement of Hospice Room and Board Services | FAV | Passed both chambers | |
| HB 1298 Third-Party Litigation Financing - Licensing and Regulation | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1387 Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Fund Producer Commission Rate | UNFPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1472 Better Small Business Employee Benefit Act of 2026 | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 279 Baltimore City - Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Enforcement and Licensure | UNFPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 474 Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 637 Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Fund Producer Commission Rate | UNFPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 643 Natural Resources - Hunting - Management | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 779 Better Small Business Employee Benefit Act of 2026 | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 894 Third-Party Litigation Financing - Licensing and Regulation | FAVPDF | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session21 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 17 Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation | FWAPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 113 Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 321 Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 321 Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 327 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (Long-Term Care Relief Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 718 Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission - Established | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 718 Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission - Established | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 902 Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Fees, Coordinating Committee, and Regulations | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1098 Insurance - Automobile Insurance - Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund and Affordability Study | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1159 Insurance - Property and Casualty Insurance - Minimum Acceptable Loss Ratio and Premium Refunds | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1194 Public Schools - Injury Incidents - Requirements for Tracking and Reporting | UNF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1276 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1439 Better Small Business Employee Benefit Act of 2025 | FWAPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1554 Sales and Use Tax - Taxable Business Services - Alterations | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 155 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (Long-Term Care Relief Act of 2025) | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 250 Department of the Environment - Fees, Penalties, Funding, and Regulation | UNFPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 425 Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Fees, Coordinating Committee, and Regulations | UNFPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 760 Better Small Business Employee Benefit Act Of 2025 | FWAPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 956 Health Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policies - Insurance Producer Commission | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 956 Health Insurance - Medicare Supplement Policies - Insurance Producer Commission | INFOPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 1045 Sales and Use Tax - Taxable Business Services - Alterations | UNFPDF | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session14 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 218 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (Long-Term Care Relief Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 265 Insurance - Producer Licensing Requirements - Education and Experience | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 726 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 910 Deep Creek Lake - Lower Lake Levels - Requirement and Impact Study | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1227 Condominiums - Mandatory Insurance Coverage - Detached Units | UNFPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1256 Electricity – Tariffs, Distributed Energy Resources, and Electric Distribution System Support Services (Distributed Renewable Integration and Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE) Act) | FWAPDF | 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 | Enacted | |
| SB 86 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (Long-Term Care Relief Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 167 Physician Assistants - Revisions (Physician Assistant Modernization Act of 2024) | FWA | Enacted | |
| SB 336 Insurance - Producer Licensing Requirements - Education and Experience | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 344 Criminal and Civil Trespass - Professional Land Surveyors - Exception | FAV | Enacted | |
| SB 626 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 739 Algorithmic Addiction Fund - Establishment | FWA | Did not advance | |
| SB 837 Deep Creek Lake - Lower Lake Levels - Requirement and Impact Study | UNFPDF | Brookfield | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session25 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 37 Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Telephone Solicitation (Stop the Spam Calls Act of 2023) | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 107 Maryland Health Benefit Exchange – Small Employers – Special Enrollment Period and Marketing | FWAPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 128 Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Enhanced Underinsured Motorist Coverage - Opt-Out Option | UNFPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 160 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (Long-Term Care Relief Act of 2023) | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 357 Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 371 Recordation Tax - Indemnity Mortgage Exemption - Threshold Amount | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 472 Transit - Commuter Bus Service - Procurement | FAVPDF | Vetoed | |
| HB 908 Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program and Property Taxes | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1185 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums | FAV | Did not advance | |
| HB 1214 Residential Retail Electricity - Green Power - Renewable Energy Credits and Marketing Claims | UNF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1290 Higher Education - Maryland 529 Program - Reform | FWAPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 59 Maryland Health Benefit Exchange – Small Employers – Special Enrollment Period and Marketing | FWAPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 90 Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Telephone Solicitation (Stop the Spam Calls Act of 2023) | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 137 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums (Long-Term Care Relief Act of 2023) | FAV | Did not advance | |
| SB 171 Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Enhanced Underinsured Motorist Coverage - Opt-Out Option | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 217 Transit - Commuter Bus Service - Procurement | FAVPDF | Vetoed | |
| SB 259 Business Regulation - Flavored Tobacco Products - Prohibition | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 288 Criminal and Civil Trespass - Professional Land Surveyors - Exception | FAV | Did not advance | |
| SB 475 Workgroup on the Maryland 529 Prepaid College Trust Program | FWA | Did not advance | |
| SB 476 Recordation Tax - Indemnity Mortgage Exemption - Threshold Amount | FAVPDF | Passed both chambers | |
| SB 476 Recordation Tax - Indemnity Mortgage Exemption - Threshold Amount | FAVPDF | Passed both chambers | |
| SB 513 Environment – Collection and Reporting of Drinking Water and Wastewater Data and Information – Requirements | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 530 Insurance – Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund – Assessments | FWA | Enacted | |
| SB 531 Public Water Systems - Supplier Requirements (Water Safety and Cybersecurity Act of 2023) | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 613 Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program and Property Taxes | FWAPDF | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session15 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 8 Labor and Employment – Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program – Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2022) | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 125 Motor Vehicle Insurance - Discrimination in Underwriting and Rating - Use of Gender | UNFPDF | Withdrawn | |
| HB 266 Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance – Enhanced Underinsured Motorist Coverage – Opt–Out Option | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 436 Motor Vehicle Insurance - Use of Credit History Rating Policy | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 496 Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act 2022) | UNFPDF | Vetoed | |
| HB 563 Insurance - Surplus Lines Brokers - Policy Fees | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 624 Electricity - Standard Offer Service - Renewable Energy | UNFPDF | Withdrawn | |
| HB 690 Motor Vehicle Insurance - Use of Credit History in Rating Policy | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 864 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renewable Energy Credits - Solar Energy Sources | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1112 Electricity - Net Energy Metering - Generation Credits | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1261 Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Pilot Program - Alterations | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 275 Labor and Employment – Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program – Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2022) | UNF | Enacted | |
| SB 334 Long-Term Power Purchase Agreements for Renewable Energy Workgroup and Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Businesses Study | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 572 Insurance - Surplus Lines Brokers - Policy Fees | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 733 Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Pilot Program - Alterations | FAVPDF | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session19 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 134 Business Regulation - Flavored Tobacco Products - Prohibition | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 220 Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 288 Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 376 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard – Municipal Electric Utilities | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 467 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Alterations and Compliance Fees | FAV | Did not advance | |
| HB 473 Electricity - Change of Address - Maintenance of Subscriptions and Contracts | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 768 Montgomery County - Community Choice Energy - Pilot Program MC 17-21 | UNFPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1324 Tobacco Tax and Sales and Use Tax - Out-of-State Sales of Premium Cigars and Pipe Tobacco and Tobacco Smoking Devices | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1327 Public Utilities - Transitional and Default Electric Service - Implementation | FAV | Did not advance | |
| SB 53 Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 65 Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Tier 2 Renewable Sources, Qualifying Biomass, and Compliance Fees | FAV | Enacted | |
| SB 112 Commercial Law - Personal Information Protection Act - Revisions | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 139 Interstate Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 153 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Municipal Electric Utilities | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 183 Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact | FAVPDF | Vetoed | |
| SB 290 Health Insurance - Out-of-Pocket Maximums and Cost-Sharing Requirements - Calculation | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 595 Residential Electricity and Gas Supply Billing Information - Reports | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 883 Tobacco Tax and Sales and Use Tax - Out-of-State Sales of Premium Cigars and Pipe Tobacco and Tobacco Smoking Devices | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 883 Tobacco Tax and Sales and Use Tax - Out-of-State Sales of Premium Cigars and Pipe Tobacco and Tobacco Smoking Devices | FAVPDF | Enacted |
2020 Regular Session39 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 98 Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass | FWAPDF | Brookfield Renewable | Did not advance |
| HB 141 Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Corporation Act - Revisions | FWA | Kaiser Permanente | Enacted |
| HB 260 Residential Electricity and Gas Supply Billing Information - Reports | UNFPDF | NRG | Did not advance |
| HB 363 Clean and Renewable Energy Standard (CARES) | FAV | Brookfield Renewable | Did not advance |
| HB 438 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources | FWAPDF | Brookfield Renewable | Did not advance |
| HB 496 Motor Vehicle Insurance - Lapse - Active Duty Military Personnel | FAV | Independent Insurance Agents of Maryland | Withdrawn |
| HB 732 Taxation – Tobacco Tax, Sales and Use Tax, and Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax | UNFPDF | Cigar Association of America | Vetoed |
| HB 841 Peer–to–Peer Car Sharing – Sales Tax Sunset Extension and Study | FAV | Old Line on behalf of Hertz | Did not advance |
| HB 928 Public Service Commission - Electricity and Gas Suppliers - Training and Educational Program | FAV | NRG | Enacted |
| HB 1013 Vehicle Laws - Rental Vehicles - Driver's License Verification and Records | FAV | Hertz | Enacted |
| HB 1170 Sales and Use Tax - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing - Sunset Repeal and Rate Alteration | UNF | Old Line on behalf of Hertz | Did not advance |
| HB 1224 Electricity and Gas – Energy Suppliers – Assisted Customers | UNF | NRG | Did not advance |
| HB 1349 Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement | FAV | NRG | Did not advance |
| HB 1628 Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reduction and Services | UNF | IIAM | Did not advance |
| HB 1628 Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reduction and Services | UNFPDF | IIAM | Did not advance |
| SB 3 Electronic Smoking Devices, Other Tobacco Products, and Cigarettes - Taxation and Regulation | UNFPDF | Cigar Association of America | Did not advance |
| SB 17 Motor Vehicle Insurance - Use of Credit History in Rating Policies | UNFPDF | Independent Insurance Agents of Maryland | Did not advance |
| SB 95 Public Adjusters - Disbursement of Insurance Settlement Payments | FAVPDF | Independent Insurance Agents of Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 95 Public Adjusters - Disbursement of Insurance Settlement Payments | FAVPDF | Independent Insurance Agents of MD | Enacted |
| SB 97 Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Protests - Consumer Complaint Portal | FAVPDF | Independent Insurance Agents of Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 97 Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance - Protests - Consumer Complaint Portal | FAVPDF | Independent Insurance Agents of Maryland | Enacted |
| SB 166 Drugs and Devices - Electronic Prescriptions - Controlled Dangerous Substances | FWAPDF | Kaiser Permanente | Enacted |
| SB 168 Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass | FWAPDF | Brookfield Renewable | Did not advance |
| SB 186 Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Corporation Act - Revisions | FWA | Kaiser Permanente | Enacted |
| SB 265 Clean and Renewable Energy Standard (CARES) | FAV | BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE | Did not advance |
| SB 315 Electric Industry - Community Choice Energy | UNFPDF | NRG | Did not advance |
| SB 560 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources | FWAPDF | Brookfield Renewable | Did not advance |
| SB 573 Peer–to–Peer Car Sharing – Sales Tax Sunset Extension and Study | FAV | Old Line on behalf of Hertz | Enacted |
| SB 603 Public Service Commission - Electricity and Gas Suppliers - Training and Educational Program | FAVPDF | NRG | Enacted |
| SB 625 Business Regulation – Retail Pet Stores – Modifications (No More Puppy– and Kitten–Mills Act of 2020) | FWAPDF | PuppySpot | Did not advance |
| SB 625 Business Regulation – Retail Pet Stores – Modifications (No More Puppy– and Kitten–Mills Act of 2020) | UNFPDF | Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council | Did not advance |
| SB 625 Business Regulation – Retail Pet Stores – Modifications (No More Puppy– and Kitten–Mills Act of 2020) | UNFPDF | Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council | Did not advance |
| SB 626 Retail Pet Stores - Transportation of Cats and Dogs by Common Carrier - Prohibition | FWAPDF | PuppySpot | Did not advance |
| SB 681 Electricity Suppliers and Gas Suppliers - Consumer Protections | UNFPDF | NRG | Did not advance |
| SB 685 Electricity and Gas - Energy Suppliers - Assisted Customers | UNFPDF | NRG | Did not advance |
| SB 825 Sales and Use Tax - Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing - Sunset Repeal and Rate Alteration | UNF | Old Line on behalf of Hertz | Did not advance |
| SB 890 Clean Energy Attribute Credits and Procurement | FAV | Did not advance | |
| SB 898 Vehicle Laws - Rental Vehicles - Driver's License Verification and Records | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 937 Baltimore City - Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Local Laws Authorization | UNFPDF | Cigar Association of America | Did not advance |
