Registered lobbyist
Denise Riley
AFT-Maryland · 410-764-3030 · on file 2022 to 2026
Clients on file
2
1 in Nov 2025 - Oct 2026
Reported compensation
$315,000
all years on file
Bills testified on
153
155 for · 14 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
47%
79 of 169 decided bills
Who they are and whom they represent
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Testimony on record
2026 Regular Session36 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 13 Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 26 Public Schools - Open Enrollment - Policies and Funding | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 106 State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Nontenure Track Faculty | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 352 Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program - Personnel and Per Pupil Grants - Eligible Uses | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 473 Education - Collective Bargaining - Certificated Employees - Class Size | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 478 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers - Alteration | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 653 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Public Safety Retirement Income - Amount | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 801 Income Tax - Addition Modifications - Business Stock Gains, Fines, Penalties, and Bonus Depreciation | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 880 Maryland Income Tax - Decoupling From Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code - Depreciation and Business Interest Expenses | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 926 Income Tax – Individual Itemized Deductions – Alterations | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 930 Income Tax – Decoupling From Federal Changes – Education Expenses | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1057 Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act) | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1078 Economic Development - Maryland Stadium Authority - Carroll Park Soccer Stadium and Facility | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1080 Income Tax - Addition Modifications - Excluded Opportunity Fund Gains, Foreign-Derived Deduction Eligible Income, and Interest | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1245 Baltimore First Responders Child Care Support and Accessibility Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1492 Collective Bargaining - Public Employees - Revocation of Certification and School and Library Employees' Right to Strike | FAVPDF | AFT-Maryland | Did not advance |
| HB 1505 Higher Education - Loan Repayment and Scholarships for Correctional Officers | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 6 State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Nontenure Track Faculty | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 28 Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 59 Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026) | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 101 Higher Education - Loan Repayment and Scholarships for Correctional Officers | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 148 Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 148 Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 262 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers - Alteration | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 350 Public Schools - Open Enrollment - Policies and Funding | UNFPDF | Withdrawn | |
| SB 554 Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Appointment Process and Compensation - Alterations | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 554 Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Appointment Process and Compensation - Alterations | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 601 Cybersecurity - Standards and Compliance - Alterations | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 601 Cybersecurity - Standards and Compliance - Alterations | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 607 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Public Safety Retirement Income - Amount | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 607 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Public Safety Retirement Income - Amount | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 720 Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 720 Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 764 Education - Minimum Wage for Education Support Professionals - Report on Estimated Cost | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 764 Education - Minimum Wage for Education Support Professionals - Report on Estimated Cost | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 883 Economic Development - Maryland Stadium Authority - Carroll Park Soccer Stadium and Facility | UNFPDF | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session22 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 37 Declaration of Rights - Right to Organize | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 434 Courts - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 520 State Personnel - Job Sharing Arrangements and Tri-Position Identification Number System (Maryland Workforce Retention, Recruitment, and Reentry Act) | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 590 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Employee Retirement Income | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1014 Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025 | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1096 Fraud Prevention and Worker Protections - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1144 State Public Transit Service and Stations - Exclusion for Assault and Bodily Injury | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1144 State Public Transit Service and Stations - Exclusion for Assault and Bodily Injury | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1156 Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Members and Hearing Examiners | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1369 Education - Minimum Wage for Education Support Professionals | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1503 State Personnel - Paid Family and Medical Leave | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 26 Davis Martinez Public Employee Safety and Health Act | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 231 State Government - Public Employee Relations Act - Alterations | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 270 Board of Trustees of the Maryland Teachers and State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans - Automatic Enrollment | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 340 Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 396 Public Safety Officer - Performance of Duties - Death Benefits | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 690 Higher Education - Scholarships for Correctional Officers | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 759 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Employee Retirement Income | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 859 Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025 | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 892 Education - Minimum Wage for Education Support Professionals | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 936 Consumer Protection - High-Risk Artificial Intelligence - Developer and Deployer Requirements | FWAPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 938 Fraud Prevention and Worker Protections - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement | FAVPDF | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session26 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 52 State Employees - Parental Bereavement Leave | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 200 Community Schools - Alterations | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 260 State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 416 Public Schools - Active Shooter Safety Drills or Trainings - Requirements | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 559 State Employees - Four-Day Workweek - Implementation | FAVPDF | Withdrawn | |
| HB 569 Higher Education - Credit Eligibility and Transfer of Credits - English as a Second Language Courses (Credit for All Language Learning (CALL) Act) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 789 Primary and Secondary Education - Public School Employees - Salaries | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 983 State Personnel - Maryland Department of Health - Pay Rates | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1007 Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2024 | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1319 Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1319 Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 109 State Employees - Parental Bereavement Leave | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 109 State Employees - Parental Bereavement Leave | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 161 Community Schools - Alterations | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 192 State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 362 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2024 | FAV | Enacted | |
| SB 377 Higher Education - Teacher Development and Retention Program - Alterations | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 377 Higher Education - Teacher Development and Retention Program - Alterations | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 395 Higher Education - Credit Eligibility and Transfer of Credits - English as a Second Language Courses (Credit for All Language Learning (CALL) Act) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 432 Public Schools - Active Shooter Safety Drills or Trainings - Requirements | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 545 Primary and Secondary Education - Public School Employees - Salaries | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 565 Expansion of Commercial Gaming - Internet Gaming Referendum | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 569 State Employees - Four-Day Workweek - Implementation | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 603 Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 766 Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2024 | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 1080 State Personnel - Maryland Department of Health - Pay Rates | FAVPDF | Enacted |
2023 Regular Session26 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Union Dues | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 15 Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Military and Public Safety Retirement Income | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 46 Corporate Income Tax - Combined Reporting | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 50 Action to Collect a Private Education Loan - Required Documents | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 81 Community Development Administration - Live Near Where You Teach Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 85 Education - Collective Bargaining - Certificated Employees - Class Size | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 137 Civil Actions - Civil Immunity - Educator Intervention | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 181 Four–Day Workweek Pilot Program and Income Tax Credit – Established (Four–Day Workweek Act of 2023) | FAVPDF | Withdrawn | |
| HB 268 Maryland Estate Tax - Unified Credit | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 381 Baltimore City and Baltimore County – Due Process Proceedings for Children With Disabilities – Burden of Proof | UNFPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 384 Institutions of Higher Education - Transcripts - Prohibition on Punitive Measures Related to Student Debt | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 843 Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 988 Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Modifications | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 1234 Workgroup to Study the Wages of Education Support Professionals | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 31 Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Student Members and Task Force to Study Compensation and Student Members | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 83 Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Military and Public Safety Retirement Income | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 165 Action to Collect a Private Education Loan – Required Documents | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 240 Income Tax – Out–of–State Taxes Paid by Pass–Through Entities – Addition Modification | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 248 Institutions of Higher Education - Transcripts - Prohibition on Punitive Measures Related to Student Debt | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 555 Fair Wage Act of 2023 | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 735 Workgroup to Study the Wages of Education Support Professionals | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 791 Primary and Secondary Education - Public School Employees - Job Duties | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 791 Primary and Secondary Education - Public School Employees - Job Duties | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 809 Education - Public School Employees - Parental Leave | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 828 Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Modifications | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 828 Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Modifications | FAVPDF | Enacted |
2022 Regular Session24 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 139 Correctional Education - Juvenile Services Education Program and Correction Education Teachers | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 139 Correctional Education - Juvenile Services Education Program and Correction Education Teachers | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 267 Criminal Law - Threat Against Public Health Official or Hospital Staff Member | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 374 Maryland School for the Deaf - Professional Personnel and Staff - Service Designation, Assignment, and Placement in a Collective Bargaining Unit | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 417 Employees' Retirement and Pension Systems - Reemployment Earnings Limitation - COVID-19 Exemption | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 457 Corporate Income Tax - Throwback Rule and Combined Reporting | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 727 Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act) | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1105 Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System - Alterations | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1438 State Emergency Medical Services Board - Park Services Associates - Certification as Emergency Medical Responders | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 152 Public Institutions of Higher Education - Transcript Requests by Students With Unpaid Student Account Balances | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 255 State Personnel Management System – Office of the Public Defender – Placement and Collective Bargaining | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 275 Labor and Employment – Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program – Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2022) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 298 Criminal Law - Threat Against Public Health Official or Hospital Staff Member | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 360 Corporate Tax Fairness Act of 2022 | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 361 Income Tax - Carried Interest - Additional Tax | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 402 Employees’ Retirement and Pension Systems – Reemployment Earnings Limitation – COVID–19 Exemption | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 402 Employees’ Retirement and Pension Systems – Reemployment Earnings Limitation – COVID–19 Exemption | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 409 State Retirement and Pension System – COVID–19–Related Death Benefits – Sunset Extension | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 475 Maryland Transit Administration Police - Collective Bargaining - Supervisors and Sergeants | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 475 Maryland Transit Administration Police - Collective Bargaining - Supervisors and Sergeants | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 515 State Emergency Medical Services Board - Park Services Associates - Certification as Emergency Medical Responders | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 541 Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 633 Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System - Alterations | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 633 Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System - Alterations | FAVPDF | Enacted |
2021 Regular Session34 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 13 Influence on Collective Bargaining - Prohibition on Use of Public Funds | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 45 Education - Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 73 State and Local Government and Public Institutions of Higher Education - Teleworking | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 85 Baltimore County - Workers' Compensation - Permanent Partial Disability - Detention and Correctional Officers | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 124 Occupational Safety and Health Standards to Protect Employees - Aerosol Transmissible Diseases and COVID-19 | FAVPDF | Withdrawn | |
| HB 165 Maryland Estate Tax – Unified Credit | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 172 Corporate Income Tax – Combined Reporting and Subtraction Modification for Combined Groups of Corporations | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 179 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Union Dues | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 201 Income Tax Rates – Capital Gains Income | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 215 Income Tax - Carried Interest - Additional Tax | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 229 Corporate Income Tax – Throwback Rule | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 275 Individual Income Tax - Brackets and Rates - Alteration | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 357 Income Tax - Pass-Through Entity - Additional Tax | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 435 State Individual Income Tax – Millionaires’ Tax | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 495 Income Tax - Internal Revenue Code Amendments - Decoupling | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 509 9-1-1 Specialists - Classification as First Responders | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 581 Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 636 School Buildings - Drinking Water Outlets - Elevated Level of Lead (Safe School Drinking Water Act) | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 673 State Health Care Facilities - Employees - Alternative Workweeks | FWAPDF | Enacted | |
| HB 735 Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Correctional Officers, Law Enforcement Officers, and Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel (Hometown Heroes Act) | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 805 Economic Development - Enterprise Zone Program - Alterations | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 837 Collective Bargaining - Teachers at the Maryland School for the Deaf - Separate Bargaining Unit | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 894 Education – Community Colleges – Collective Bargaining | FAVPDF | Vetoed | |
| HB 1199 Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – COVID–19 | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 1321 Labor and Employment - Right to Work | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 288 Income Tax - Carried Interest - Additional Tax | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 486 Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act) | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 511 Corporate Tax Fairness Act of 2021 | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 556 Collective Bargaining - Maryland School for the Deaf - Application and Separate Bargaining Unit | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 573 Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Correctional Officers, Law Enforcement Officers, and Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel (Hometown Heroes Act) | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 611 Individual Income Tax - Rates and Rate Brackets - Alterations | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 651 Baltimore County - Workers' Compensation - Permanent Partial Disability - Detention and Correctional Officers | FAVPDF | Enacted | |
| SB 710 State and Local Government and Private Employers - Teleworking | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| SB 746 Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining | FAVPDF | Vetoed |
2020 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 1000 Blueprint for Maryland's Future - Implementation | FAVPDF | AFT-Maryland | Did not advance |
