Melvin R. Thompson

Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act)

Labor and Employment - Exemptions From Overtime Pay - Administrative, Executive, or Professional Capacity

Consumer Protection and Labor and Employment - Surveillance-Based Price and Wage Setting - Prohibition

Public Health – Restaurants – Disclosure of Main Food Allergens

Consumer Protection - Retail Transactions for Essential Consumer Goods - Cash Payments

Income Tax - Tips or Gratuities - Subtraction Modification (No Income Taxes on Tips Act)

Food Establishments - Lavatory Requirement and On-Farm Food Service Facility License

State Emergency Medical Services Board - Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program - Revisions

Automation Technology Deployment Assessment and Displaced Employee Retraining Fund - Established

Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program

Retail Tobacco Businesses and Establishment of a Premium Cigar Lounge Alcoholic Beverages License (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2026)

Natural Gas – Connection and Line Extension – Discounts and Payment Plans

Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Sodium and Added Sugars Warning Icons and Disclosure and Notice

Consumer Protection and Labor and Employment - Food Service Facilities and Minimum Wage

Labor and Employment - Paid Leave - Attendance at School Functions

State Emergency Medical Services Board - Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program - Revisions

Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program

Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act)

Tobacconist Businesses and Establishment of a Premium Cigar Lounge Alcoholic Beverages License (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2026)

Economic Development - Local Sourcing Database

Labor and Employment - Occupational Safety and Health - Revisions to Heat Stress Standards

Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Disclosure and Notice to Customers of Sodium and Added Sugars

Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Disclosure and Notice to Customers of Sodium and Added Sugars

Consumer Protection and Labor and Employment - Food Service Facilities and Minimum Wage

Electronic Payment Transactions - Interchange Fees - Calculation and Use of Data

Environment - Plastic Products - Postconsumer Recycled Content Program

Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program

Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act)

Consumer Protection - Automatic Tip Prompt Screen - Requirements

Consumer Protection - Automatic Tip Prompt Screen - Requirements

Labor and Employment - Exemptions From Overtime Pay - Administrative, Executive, or Professional Capacity

Admissions and Amusement Tax - Food and Beverages

State Designations - State Cocktail - Original Maryland Orange Crush

Income Tax - Tips or Gratuities - Subtraction Modification (No Income Taxes on Tips Act)

Alcoholic Beverages - Premium Cigar Lounge License - Establishment (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2025)

No Tax on Tips Act

Business Regulation - Retail Stores - Carryout Bags

Taxes - Sugary Beverage Distributor Tax (For Our Kids Act)

Baltimore City - Sales Tax - Authorization

Sales and Use Tax - Taxable Business Services - Alterations

Admissions and Amusement Tax - Food and Beverages

Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program

Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Delay of Implementation

State Designations - State Cocktail - Original Maryland Orange Crush

No Tax on Tips Act

Environment - Packaging and Paper Products - Producer Responsibility Plans

Environment - Packaging and Paper Products - Producer Responsibility Plans

Sales and Use Tax - Taxable Business Services - Alterations

Environment - Plastic Products - Postconsumer Recycled Content Program

Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2024

Maryland Commission on Civil Rights - Monetary Relief

Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Cigar Lounge License PG 303-24

Wage Payment and Collection - Pay Stubs and Pay Statements - Required Information

Consumer Protection - Automatic Tip Prompt Screen - Requirements

Consumer Protection - Automatic Tip Prompt Screen - Requirements

Labor and Employment - Equal Pay for Equal Work - Wage Range Transparency

Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program

Human Relations - Protections Against Discrimination - Criminal Records

Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Protecting Workers From Captive Audience Meetings Act)

Sales and Use Tax - Alcoholic Beverages - Rate Alteration

Business Regulation - Restaurants and Traders - Licensing Requirements

Business Regulation - Restaurants and Traders - Licensing Requirements

Transportation Financing - Retail Delivery Fee and Transportation Network Company Impact Fee (Transportation Funding Act of 2024)

Maryland Predictable Scheduling Act

Admissions and Amusement Tax - Food and Beverages

Wage Payment and Collection - Pay Stubs and Pay Statements - Required Information

Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2024

Labor and Employment - Payment of Minimum Wage - Tipped Employees

Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day

Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Cigar Lounge License

Consumer Protection - Credit or Debit Card Surcharges - Limitation

Labor and Employment – Equal Pay for Equal Work – Wage Range Transparency

Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program

Maryland Commission on Civil Rights - Monetary Relief

Maryland Predictable Scheduling Act

Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Gender-Inclusive Signage

Environment - Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment and Producer Responsibility for Packaging Materials

Grocery Stores and Restaurants - Automated External Defibrillator Program (Joe Sheya Act)

Environment - Plastic Products - Postconsumer Recycled Content Program

Maryland Fair Scheduling Act

Fair Wage Act of 2023

Office of the Comptroller - Taxpayer Advocate Division

Labor and Employment - Equal Pay for Equal Work - Wage Range Transparency

Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Seasonal Temporary Workers

Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program

Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Gender-Inclusive Signage

Environment - Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment and Producer Responsibility for Packaging Materials

Grocery Stores and Restaurants - Automated External Defibrillator Program (Joe Sheya Act)

Grocery Stores and Restaurants - Automated External Defibrillator Program (Joe Sheya Act)

Maryland Fair Scheduling Act

Fair Wage Act of 2023

Income Tax - Automated External Defibrillator Tax Credit (Joe Sheya Act)

Office of the Comptroller – Taxpayer Advocate Division

Wicomico County - Alcoholic Beverages - Cigar Lounge License

Labor and Employment - Payment of Minimum Wage - Tipped Employees

Labor and Employment – Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program – Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2022)

Environment – Single–Use Plastics – Restrictions

Environment – Single–Use Plastics – Restrictions

Environment - Packaging Materials - Producer Responsibility

Maryland Fair Scheduling Act

Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act 2022)

Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Gender-Inclusive Signage

Health – Food Service Facilities – Beverage Options With Children’s Meals

Labor and Employment - State Minimum Wage Rate - Increase

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Commercial and Residential Buildings

Environment - Plastic and Glass Products - Postconsumer Recycled Content Program

Income Tax - Credit for Travel, Hospitality, and Entertainment

Labor and Employment - Hiring - Education Requirements (Give Me A Chance - Job Opportunities Act of 2022)

Health - Food Service Facilities - Beverage Options With Children's Meals

Labor and Employment – Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program – Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2022)

Environment - Packaging Materials - Producer Responsibility

Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Gender-Inclusive Signage

Business Regulation - Miscellaneous State Business Licenses - Alterations

Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022

Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022

Maryland Fair Scheduling Act

Income Tax - Credit for Travel, Hospitality, and Entertainment

Labor and Employment - State Minimum Wage Rate - Acceleration

Alcoholic Beverages - Sale or Delivery for Off-Premises Consumption

Environment - Single-Use Plastics - Restrictions

Solid Waste Management - Organics Recycling and Waste Diversion - Food Residuals

Plastic Bag Reduction Act

Labor and Employment – Maryland Healthy Working Families Act – Verification

Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2021)

COVID-19 Claim - Civil Immunity

Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act)

Recovery for the Economy, Livelihoods, Industries, Entrepreneurs, and Families (RELIEF) Act

Labor and Employment - Secure Maryland Wage Act

Sales and Use Tax – Restaurant Utilities – Exemption

Labor and Employment – Reinstatement of Employment – Employees at Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI–Thurgood Marshall Workers’ Right to Reinstatement Act)

Small Business COVID-19 Relief Act of 2021

Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Immunity From Civil Liability

Income Tax - Credit for Travel, Hospitality, and Entertainment Expenses

Public Health - COVID-19-Related Order Violations - Notice

Maryland Business Tax Relief Act

Maryland Healthy Working Families Act – Revisions and Public Health Emergency Leave

Labor and Employment - Secure Maryland Wage Act

Small Business Fairness Act

Alcoholic Beverages - Sale or Delivery for Off-Premises Consumption

Plastic Bag Reduction Act

Solid Waste Management - Organics Recycling and Waste Diversion - Food Residuals

Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act)

Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Verification

Maryland Healthy Working Families Act – Revisions and Public Health Emergency Leave

Property Tax Credit – Business Entities – State of Emergency

Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range

Plastic Bag Reduction Act

Plastic Bag Reduction Act

Corporate Income Tax - Combined Reporting

Environment - Single-Use Plastic Straws - Use in a Food Service Business

Income Tax - Pass-Through Entity - Additional Tax

Maryland Commission on Civil Rights - Civil Penalties

Solid Waste Management - Organics Recycling and Waste Diversion - Food Residuals

Beverage Container Deposit Program - Establishment and Advisory Commission

Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment

Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Verification

Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Verification

Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Seasonal Temporary Workers

Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Seasonal Temporary Workers

Sales and Use Tax - Licensed Statewide Caterers - Exemption

Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Single-Occupancy Public Restrooms - Availability (The Accessible to All Act)

Labor and Employment – Secure Maryland Wage Act

Alcoholic Beverages - Retail License Holders - Alcohol Awareness Program

Public Health - Emergency Use Auto-Injectable Epinephrine Program - Revisions

Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reduction and Services

Small Business Fairness Act

Labor and Employment - Secure Maryland Wage Act

Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range

Plastics and Packaging Reduction Act

Maryland Commission on Civil Rights - Civil Penalties

Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Verification

Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment

Maryland Wage and Hour Law and Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law – Revisions (Maryland Wage Protection Act)

Sales and Use Tax - Licensed Caterers - Exemption