Registered lobbyist
Michael James Wilson
Food Research and Action Center dba Maryland Hunger Solutions · on file 2022 to 2024
Clients on file
1
1 in Nov 2023 - Oct 2024
Reported compensation
$0
all years on file
Bills testified on
42
40 for · 3 against · 1 info
Got their outcome
34%
14 of 41 decided bills
Who they are and whom they represent
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Testimony on record
2024 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 666 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - State Supplement | FAVPDF | Maryland Hunger Solutions | Enacted |
2023 Regular Session10 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 32 Maryland Food System Resiliency Council | FAVPDF | Maryland Hunger Solutions | Enacted |
| HB 514 Education - Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program - Annual Appropriation | FAVPDF | Maryland Hunger Solutions | Did not advance |
| HB 586 State Procurement - Purchasing - Compost, Mulch, and Soil Amendments and Aggregate | FAVPDF | Maryland Food Systen Resilience Council | Enacted |
| HB 628 Primary and Secondary Education – Breakfast and Lunch Programs – Universal Expansion | FAVPDF | Maryland Hunger Solutions | Did not advance |
| HB 789 Catastrophic Event Account - Unit of Local Government - Authorized Fund | FAVPDF | Maryland Food System Resiliency Council | Passed both chambers |
| HB 1083 Food System Resiliency Council – Invasive Species Coalition | INFOPDF | Maryland Hunger Solutions | Did not advance |
| HB 1139 Solid Waste Disposal and Diversion and On-Farm Composting and Compost Use | FAVPDF | Maryland Hunger Solutions | Did not advance |
| SB 124 Maryland Food System Resiliency Council | FAVPDF | Maryland Hunger Solutions | Enacted |
| SB 557 Primary and Secondary Education – Breakfast and Lunch Programs – Universal Expansion | FAVPDF | Maryland Hunger Solutions | Did not advance |
| SB 559 Education - Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program - Annual Appropriation | FAVPDF | Maryland Hunger Solutions | Enacted |
2022 Regular Session6 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 147 Maryland Farms and Families Fund, Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program, and Maryland Farm–to–School Meal Grant Pilot Program – Alterations and Establishment | FAVPDF | Passed both chambers | |
| HB 258 Employment Standards - Seating for Employees (Right to Sit Act of 2022) | FAVPDF | UFCW Local 400 | Withdrawn |
| HB 1027 Food Supplement Benefits - Students - Eligibility (SNAP for Students) | FWAPDF | Maryland Hunger Solutions | Did not advance |
| HB 1352 Health and Wellness Standards – Correctional Facilities | FWAPDF | Maryland Hunger Solutions | Did not advance |
| SB 121 Maryland Farms and Families Fund, Maryland Food and Agricultural Resiliency Mechanism Grant Program, and Maryland Farm-to-School Meal Grant Pilot Program - Alterations and Establishment | FAVPDF | Maryland Hunger Solutions | Enacted |
| SB 971 Education – Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program – School Lunch | FAVPDF | Maryland Hunger Solutions | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session16 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 32 Cannabis - Legalization and Regulation (Inclusion, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Act of 2021) | FWAPDF | UFCW Local 400 | Did not advance |
| HB 565 Health Facilities - Hospitals - Medical Debt Protection | FAVPDF | UFCW Local 400 | Enacted |
| HB 581 Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act) | FAVPDF | UFCW Local 400 | Enacted |
| HB 831 Maryland Food System Resiliency Council | FAV | Maryland Hunger Solutions | Enacted |
| HB 894 Education – Community Colleges – Collective Bargaining | FAVPDF | UFCW Local 400 | Vetoed |
| HB 996 Alcoholic Beverages – Class A Licenses – Retail Grocery Establishments (Healthy Food Accountability Act of 2021) | FAVPDF | UFCW Local 400 | Withdrawn |
| HB 1154 Labor and Employment - Economic Stabilization Act - Alterations | UNFPDF | UFCW Local 400 | Enacted |
| SB 486 Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act) | FAVPDF | UFCW Local 400 | Did not advance |
| SB 514 Health Facilities - Hospitals - Medical Debt Protection | FAVPDF | UFCW Local 400 | Enacted |
| SB 708 Cannabis – Legalization and Regulation | FWAPDF | UFCW Local 400 | Did not advance |
| SB 723 Maryland Food System Resiliency Council | FAV | Maryland Hunger Solutions/PG Food Equity Council | Enacted |
| SB 746 Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining | FAVPDF | UFCW Local 400 | Vetoed |
| SB 763 Alcoholic Beverages – Class A Licenses – Retail Grocery Establishments (Healthy Food Accountability Act of 2021) | FAVPDF | UFCW Local 400 | Did not advance |
| SB 801 Labor and Employment – Economic Stabilization Act – Alterations | UNFPDF | UFCW Local 400 | Enacted |
| SB 913 Human Services - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Heat and Eat Program and Study on Maryland Energy Assistance Program Eligibility | FAV | Maryland Hunger Solutions | Enacted |
| SJ 6 Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission – Atlantic Menhaden – Population Evaluation and Prohibition on Commercial Reduction Fishing | UNFPDF | UFCW Local 400 | Did not advance |
2020 Regular Session11 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 209 Plastic Bag Reduction Act | FWA | MD Hunger Solutions | Did not advance |
| HB 209 Plastic Bag Reduction Act | FWAPDF | Maryland Hunger Solutions | Did not advance |
| HB 209 Plastic Bag Reduction Act | FWAPDF | MD Hunger Solutions | Did not advance |
| HB 698 Food Supplement Employment and Training Program - Benefits and Funding | FAVPDF | MD Hunger Solutions | Did not advance |
| HB 941 Department of General Services - Jurisdiction and Maryland Capitol Police | FAVPDF | DGS | Did not advance |
| HB 1175 Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Established | FAV | MD Hunger Solutions | Did not advance |
| HB 1532 Human Services – Food Supplement Program – Eligibility
(Protect Against Hunger Act) | FAVPDF | MD Hunger Solutions | Did not advance |
| SB 313 Plastics and Packaging Reduction Act | FWAPDF | Maryland Hunger Solutions | Did not advance |
| SB 561 Department of General Services - Jurisdiction and Maryland Capitol Police | FAV | MCP | Enacted |
| SB 787 Family Investment Program - Temporary Cash Assistance - Eligibility | FAVPDF | Maryland Hunger Solutions | Did not advance |
| SB 828 State Department of Education - Summer Food Service Program - Regulatory Waivers (Summer Meals Waiver Act) | FAV | Did not advance |
