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