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Registered lobbyist

Evan Kendall Richards

MD Bankers · 443-926-3486 · on file 2023 to 2026
Clients on file
1
1 in Nov 2025 - Oct 2026
Reported compensation
$0
all years on file
Bills testified on
139
120 for · 35 against · 2 info
Got their outcome
47%
71 of 152 decided bills

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Testimony on record

2026 Regular Session74 appearances
BillPositionAppearing forOutcome
HB 51
Strategic Digital Asset Reserve Act of Maryland
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 59
Real Property - Expedited Wrongful Detainer Proceedings - Property for Sale or Lease
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 65
Estates and Trusts - Fiduciaries - Attorney-Client Privilege
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 103
Consumer Protection - Consumer Contracts - Prohibited Waivers
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 130
Task Force to Study Deed Fraud
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 130
Task Force to Study Deed Fraud
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 152
Consumer Protection - Electronic Funds Transfers - Regulations (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2026)
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 159
Mail Theft
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 208
Courts - Evidence - Proof of Ownership of Real Property
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 314
Automation Technology Deployment Assessment and Displaced Employee Retraining Fund - Established
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationWithdrawn
HB 323
Income Tax - Credit for Income Taxes and Penalties Due to Financial Exploitation
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationWithdrawn
HB 426
Petition for Guardianship of the Property of Alleged Disabled Person - Stay of Civil Actions and Proceedings
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 470
Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Task Force - Establishment
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 523
Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Commencement Restrictions
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 576
State Archives - Record Services - Fees
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 676
Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program - Establishment
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 692
Criminal Law - Mail and Package Theft (Porch Piracy Act)
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 798
Economic Development - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Accounts - Management Fees (Small Business Increased Access to Capital Act)
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 840
Property Tax - Credit for Commercial Buildings Rented to Small Businesses
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 859
Financial Institutions - Digital Assets and Digital Asset Staking - Regulation (Maryland Financial Innovation Act of 2026)
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 894
Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act)
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 933
Sales and Use Tax - Certificates Indicating Multiple Points of Use - Alterations
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 952
Consumer Protection - Companion Chatbots - Regulation
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1007
Commercial Financing - Small Business Truth in Lending Act
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1008
Fiduciary Institutions - Exploitation of Seniors and Vulnerable Adults - Protections and Required Referral (Vulnerable Adult Banking Protection Act)
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 1033
Department of Social and Economic Mobility - Maryland Chamber of Commerce Grant Program - Established (Business Networks Access Act)
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1070
Department of Social and Economic Mobility - Workforce Opportunities Grant Program and Fund
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1098
Courts - Exemptions From Execution on Judgments - Residential Real Property
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1105
Statute of Limitations - Civil Suits to Enforce Local Consumer Protection Codes
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationPassed both chambers
HB 1105
Statute of Limitations - Civil Suits to Enforce Local Consumer Protection Codes
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationPassed both chambers
HB 1148
Property Taxes - Tax Sales, Legacy Protection Program, and Tax Credits
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 1198
Civil Actions - Coerced Debt - Debtor Protections
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1226
Maryland Illegal Online Gambling Enforcement Act
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1226
Maryland Illegal Online Gambling Enforcement Act
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1226
Maryland Illegal Online Gambling Enforcement Act
FAVMD Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1250
Consumer Protection and Product Liability - Chatbots
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1298
Third-Party Litigation Financing - Licensing and Regulation
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1299
Real Property - Residential Sales - Communications During Appraisal Process
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1456
Consumer Protection - Residential Property Advertisement - Ownership Verification
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1471
Consumer Protection - Identity Theft Debt
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1473
Economic Development - Maryland's Future Board - Establishment
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 1520
Courts - Exemption From Judgment - Alterations and Additions
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1520
Courts - Exemption From Judgment - Alterations and Additions
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 43
Financial Institutions - Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund and Regulation of Entities - Revisions
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
SB 131
Estates and Trusts - Fiduciaries - Attorney-Client Privilege
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
SB 171
Mail Theft
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 291
Income Tax - Credit for Income Taxes and Penalties Due to Financial Exploitation
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 317
Credit Regulation - Maximum Interest Rate for Active Service Members (Service Members Civil Relief Act)
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 353
Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Commencement Restrictions
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 376
Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Task Force - Establishment
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
SB 377
Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Eligibility
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 389
Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act)
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationPassed both chambers
SB 425
State Archives - Record Services - Fees
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 518
Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program - Establishment
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 539
Department of Social and Economic Mobility – Workforce Opportunities Grant Program and Fund
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 582
Consumer Protection - Unsolicited Loans
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
SB 644
Sales and Use Tax - Certificates Indicating Multiple Points of Use - Alterations
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
SB 652
Maryland Illegal Online Gambling Enforcement Act
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 695
Consumer Protection - Driver's License and ID Card Swiping - Regulation
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 696
Financial Institutions - Complaint Database and Analysis - Required
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 753
Fiduciary Institutions - Exploitation of Seniors and Vulnerable Adults - Protections and Required Referral (Vulnerable Adult Banking Protection Act)
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
SB 759
Financial Institutions - Digital Assets and Digital Asset Staking - Regulation (Maryland Financial Innovation Act of 2026)
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 763
Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Maryland Growth Initiative - Established
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
SB 765
Property Taxes - Tax Sales, Legacy Protection Program, and Tax Credits
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
SB 767
Property Tax - Credit for Commercial Buildings Rented to Small Businesses
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
SB 770
Economic Development - Maryland's Future Board - Establishment
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
SB 817
Real Property - Residential Sales - Communications During Appraisal Process
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 827
Consumer Protection and Product Liability - Chatbots
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 881
Financial Institutions and Activities - Licensing Requirements and Regulation of Commercial Financing
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 894
Third-Party Litigation Financing - Licensing and Regulation
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 920
Economic Development - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Business Accounts - Management Fees (Small Business Increased Access to Capital Act)
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
SB 924
Department of Social and Economic Mobility - Maryland Chamber of Commerce Grant Program - Established (Business Networks Access Act)
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 939
Bankruptcy Proceedings - Exemptions From Execution - Residential Real Property
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
SB 939
Bankruptcy Proceedings - Exemptions From Execution - Residential Real Property
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
2025 Regular Session39 appearances
BillPositionAppearing forOutcome
HB 29
Electronic Payment Transactions - Interchange Fees - Calculation and Use of Data
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 326
Student Service Hours - Financial Literacy Course
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 332
Consumer Protection – Electronic Funds Transfers – Regulations (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2025)
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 454
Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Task Force - Establishment
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 591
Statute of Limitations - Prosecution or Enforcement of Local Consumer Protection Codes
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 648
Economic Development - Business Resource Initiative for Developmental Growth and Empowerment (BRIDGE) Program - Establishment
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 693
Commercial Financing - Small Business Truth in Lending Act
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 796
Real Property – Filing Fee for Residential Mortgage Foreclosure – Increase
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 801
Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program - Establishment
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 801
Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program - Establishment
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 805
Criminal Law - Mail and Package Theft
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 823
Generative Artificial Intelligence - Training Data Transparency
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 928
Estates and Trusts - Wills - Married Couples and Registered Domestic Partnerships
FWAMaryland Bankers AssociationWithdrawn
HB 956
Consumer Protection - Workgroup on Artificial Intelligence Implementation
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 956
Consumer Protection - Workgroup on Artificial Intelligence Implementation
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 1014
Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1018
Financial Institutions - Conventional Home Mortgage Loans - Assumption and Required Disclosures
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 1020
Consumer Protection - Credit Reporting - Medical Debt (Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act)
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 1073
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2025)
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1151
Residential Real Property Sales – Appraisals
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1331
Consumer Protection - Artificial Intelligence
INFOPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1389
Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act of Maryland
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1432
Minority Business Enterprises - Coordination of Resources
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1516
Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Application of Licensing Requirements (Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act of 2025)
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 1554
Sales and Use Tax - Taxable Business Services - Alterations
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 31
Commercial Law - Attachment of Wages - Exemptions (Exempt Income Protection Act)
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 377
Economic Development - Business Resource Initiative for Developmental Growth and Empowerment (BRIDGE) Program - Establishment
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 410
Criminal Law - Mail and Package Theft
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 466
Criminal Law - Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable and Senior Adults
FWAMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 566
Real Property - Filing Fee for Residential Mortgage Foreclosure - Increase
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
SB 614
Consumer Protection - Credit Reporting - Medical Debt (Fair Medical Debt Reporting Act)
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 659
Consumer Protection - Electronic Funds Transfers - Regulations (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2025)
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 689
Financial Institutions - Conventional Home Mortgage Loans - Assumption and Required Disclosures
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
SB 715
Student Service Hours - Financial Literacy Course
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 754
Commercial Financing - Small Business Truth in Lending Act
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 859
Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 936
Consumer Protection - High-Risk Artificial Intelligence - Developer and Deployer Requirements
INFOPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 1026
Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Application of Licensing Requirements (Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act of 2025)
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
SB 1045
Sales and Use Tax - Taxable Business Services - Alterations
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
2024 Regular Session43 appearances
BillPositionAppearing forOutcome
HB 223
Commercial Law - Mortgage Loans - Verification of Ability to Repay
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 223
Commercial Law - Mortgage Loans - Verification of Ability to Repay
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 250
Financial Institutions - Third-Party Service Providers - Examinations
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 359
Petition for Guardianship of the Property of Alleged Disabled Person - Stay of Civil Actions and Proceedings
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 359
Petition for Guardianship of the Property of Alleged Disabled Person - Stay of Civil Actions and Proceedings
FWAPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 414
Education - Maryland Council on Economic Education - Funding
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 455
Comptroller - Electronic Tax and Fee Return Filing Requirements
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 574
Commercial Financing - Small Business Truth in Lending Act
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 658
Criminal Procedure – Automated Expungement, Waiting Periods, and Adverse Actions (Clean Slate Act of 2024)
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 661
Consumer Protection and Debt Collection - Exemptions From Attachment and Requirements on Judgment Creditors
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationWithdrawn
HB 811
Higher Education - Financial Well-Being Pilot Program - Establishment
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 811
Higher Education - Financial Well-Being Pilot Program - Establishment
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 815
Economic Development - Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program - Establishment
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 845
Income Tax - Individual Income Tax Credit Eligibility Awareness Campaign
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 873
Appraisal Gap From Historic Redlining Financial Assistance Program – Alterations
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 946
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Packages (Porch Piracy Act of 2024)
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1090
Revitalizing Neighborhoods Through Homeownership Program and Fund – Established
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1156
Commercial Law - Consumer Wire Transfers - Liability (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2024)
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1182
Commercial Law - Maryland Antitrust Act - Enforcement Remedies
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1255
Labor and Employment - Automated Employment Decision Tools - Prohibition
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1299
Consumer Protection - Maryland Consumer Protection Act - Trade or Commerce Violations
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
HB 1308
Real Property - Recordation of Instrument With False Information - Penalties and Actions to Quiet Title
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 1308
Real Property - Recordation of Instrument With False Information - Penalties and Actions to Quiet Title
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
HB 1371
Off–Shore Banking Zone and International Financial Center Task Force
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 373
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Arrow Key
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 373
Criminal Law - Theft - Mail and Arrow Key
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 414
Education - Maryland Council on Economic Education - Funding
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 414
Education - Maryland Council on Economic Education - Funding
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 509
Commercial Financing - Small Business Truth in Lending Act
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 602
Criminal Procedure - Automated Expungement, Waiting Periods, and Adverse Actions (Clean Slate Act of 2024)
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 638
Education - Student Service Hours - Financial Literacy Course
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 671
Foreclosure Proceedings - Residential Mortgagors and Grantors - Access to Counsel
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 677
Comptroller - Electronic Tax and Fee Return Filing Requirements
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
SB 677
Comptroller - Electronic Tax and Fee Return Filing Requirements
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
SB 704
Appraisal Gap From Historic Redlining Financial Assistance Program - Alterations
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
SB 704
Appraisal Gap From Historic Redlining Financial Assistance Program - Alterations
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
SB 765
Economic Development - Business Diversity Incubator Program and Fund - Established
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 765
Economic Development - Business Diversity Incubator Program and Fund - Established
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 834
Consumer Protection - Scam Awareness Pilot Program - Establishment (Don't Scam Maryland Act of 2024)
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 930
Commercial Law – Consumer Wire Transfers – Liability (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2024)
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 957
Labor and Employment – Automated Employment Decision Tools – Prohibition
UNFPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationDid not advance
SB 1105
Income Tax - Individual Income Tax Credit Eligibility Awareness Campaign
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
SB 1105
Income Tax - Individual Income Tax Credit Eligibility Awareness Campaign
FAVPDFMaryland Bankers AssociationEnacted
2023 Regular Session1 appearances
BillPositionAppearing forOutcome
SB 238
Public High Schools – Financial Literacy – Curriculum, Graduation Requirement, and Professional Development
FAVPDFDid not advance