Registered lobbyist
Michelle Ashley Zelaya
Maryland Catholic Conference · 410-269-1155 · 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
126
147 for · 0 against · 4 info
Got their outcome
40%
58 of 145 decided bills
Who they are and whom they represent
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Testimony on record
2026 Regular Session74 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 80 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 80 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 115 Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 120 Moratorium on Construction of New Data Centers - Co-Location and Generation Contingency | INFOPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 184 Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations | INFOPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 194 Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Pilot Program | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 194 Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Pilot Program | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 204 Drinking Water - Regulation - Control and Prevention of Waterborne Disease | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 220 Environment - Water - Individual Submeters | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 264 Maryland Data Privacy and Protection Act of 2026 | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 309 Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 313 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Housing - Rental Applications and Tenant Screening | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 313 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Housing - Rental Applications and Tenant Screening | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 331 Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 363 Local Government - Grant for Recipients of State Child Tax Credit - Authorization | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 429 On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 542 Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Eligibility | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 571 Nonprofit Housing Corporations - Taxes and Special Assessments Exemptions - Alterations | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 612 Correctional Education and Workforce Skills Training Programs - State Correctional Ombudsman and Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training Program for Incarcerated Individuals | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 620 Commemorative Months - Maryland Climate Education Month | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 630 Correctional Services - Immigration Detention Facilities - Original Design and Construction | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 676 Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 711 Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 746 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Collaborative Care Model - Cost Sharing Prohibition and Coverage Requirements | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 774 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 935 Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 940 Large Load Customers - Electric System Interconnection and Demand Response Program | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 1018 Correctional Services - Correctional Facilities and Immigration Detention Facilities - Minimum Mandatory Standards | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 1022 PFAS Chemicals - Product Phase Outs and Registration Requirements | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Withdrawn |
| HB 1196 Environment - Water Quality Testing - Secondary Maximum Contaminant Levels Action Plan | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 1196 Environment - Water Quality Testing - Secondary Maximum Contaminant Levels Action Plan | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 1221 Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 1246 Maryland Department of Health - Employment Training and Opportunity Database | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 1261 Consumer Protection - Artificial Intelligence Toys (Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 1294 Criminal Law - Child Sexual Abuse Material - Artificial Intelligence Software | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 1294 Criminal Law - Child Sexual Abuse Material - Artificial Intelligence Software | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 1353 Homeless Individuals - Fee and Examination Exemptions | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 1411 Data Center Planning and Transparency Act | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 1458 State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees - Establishment | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Withdrawn |
| HB 1534 Data Centers - Standards for Operation and Siting | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 1571 Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program and Mobile Home Parks | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 8 Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations | INFOPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 21 Natural Resources - State Parks - Maryland Golden Age Pass | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 187 Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) | INFOPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 187 Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 241 Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 241 Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 245 Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 264 Drinking Water - Regulation - Control and Prevention of Waterborne Disease | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 342 Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 377 Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Eligibility | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 428 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Collaborative Care Model - Cost Sharing Prohibition | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 428 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Collaborative Care Model - Cost Sharing Prohibition | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 461 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Heat and Eat Program - Study | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 461 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Heat and Eat Program - Study | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 462 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 468 Local Government - Grant for Recipients of State Child Tax Credit - Authorization | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 468 Local Government - Grant for Recipients of State Child Tax Credit - Authorization | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 504 Data Privacy - Consumer Data, Public Records, and Message Switching System (Data Privacy Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 518 Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 596 Large Load Customers - Electric System Interconnection and Demand Response Program | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 599 On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 599 On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 624 Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 686 PFAS Chemicals – Product Phase Outs and Registration Requirements | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 719 Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 719 Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 729 Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program - Expansion | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 729 Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program - Expansion | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 772 Maryland Department of Health - Employment Training and Opportunity Database | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 937 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 940 Environment - Water Quality Testing - Secondary Maximum Contaminant Levels Action Plan | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 944 Correctional Services - Reentry Readiness Program | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 984 Correctional Services - Private Detention Facilities - Zoning Requirement | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session77 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 5 Criminal Law - Child Sexual Abuse Material - Artificial Intelligence Software | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 65 Community Health Worker Appreciation Day | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 65 Community Health Worker Appreciation Day | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 103 Access to Counsel in Evictions – Task Force Termination and Special Fund | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 232 Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 270 Data Center Impact Analysis and Report | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Vetoed |
| HB 311 Correctional Services - Medical Parole - Life Imprisonment | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 386 Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 390 Affordable Housing Payment In Lieu of Taxes Expansion Act | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 398 Abundant Affordable Clean Energy - Procurement and Development (AACE Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 415 State Library Agency - Family Literacy Pilot Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 503 Housing Development Act | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 505 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renaming and Alterations | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 506 Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 527 Maryland Transit Administration - Purple Line - Free Ridership and Promotional Materials and Services | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 527 Maryland Transit Administration - Purple Line - Free Ridership and Promotional Materials and Services | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 579 Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions and Immigration Enforcement at Sensitive Locations | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Passed both chambers |
| HB 603 Earned Income Tax Credit - Notice of Eligibility - Alteration | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 634 Income Tax - Income Tax Reconciliation Program - Established (Maryland Fair Taxation for Justice-Involved Individuals Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 634 Income Tax - Income Tax Reconciliation Program - Established (Maryland Fair Taxation for Justice-Involved Individuals Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 665 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Annual Behavioral Health Wellness Visits - Coverage and Reimbursement | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 686 Victims and Witnesses - U Nonimmigrant Status - Certification of Victim Helpfulness | FWAPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 690 Overdose Awareness Day | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 708 Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Eligibility | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 709 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 767 Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 801 Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 801 Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 853 Postconviction Review - Procedure to Reduce Duration of Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 853 Postconviction Review - Procedure to Reduce Duration of Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 934 Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention - Resources, Tools, and Educational Materials | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 1006 Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Guidelines and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 1049 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Grant Program - Funding | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 1090 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Maryland College Aid Processing System - Applications | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 1164 Counties and Municipalities - Homelessness - Local Laws (Right to Rest Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 1198 Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 1222 Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement (Maryland Values Act) | FWAPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| HB 1257 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 1423 Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 1431 State and Local Agencies - Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law - Restrictions on Access to Information (Maryland Data Privacy Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 1434 Maryland Food System Resiliency Council - Healthy Food Priority Area Study | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 1484 Environmental Permits - Requirements for Public Participation and Impact and Burden Analyses (Cumulative Harms to Environmental Restoration For Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| HB 1513 Public Schools - School Security Personnel - Prohibition of Immigration Investigation and Enforcement Functions | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 116 Data Center Impact Analysis and Report | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Vetoed |
| SB 116 Data Center Impact Analysis and Report | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Vetoed |
| SB 140 Overdose Awareness Day | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 154 Access to Counsel in Evictions - Task Force and Special Fund | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 154 Access to Counsel in Evictions - Task Force and Special Fund | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 295 Income Tax - Income Tax Reconciliation Program - Established (Maryland Fair Taxation for Justice-Involved Individuals Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 312 Natural Resources - State Parks - Maryland Golden Age Pass | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 316 Abundant Affordable Clean Energy - Procurement and Development (AACE Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 327 Affordable Housing Payment In Lieu of Taxes Expansion Act | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 327 Affordable Housing Payment In Lieu of Taxes Expansion Act | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 328 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Annual Behavioral Health Wellness Visits - Coverage and Reimbursement | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 345 Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 346 Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 353 Food Deserts Workgroup - Establishment | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 378 State Library Agency - Family Literacy Pilot Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 378 State Library Agency - Family Literacy Pilot Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 428 Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 430 Land Use - Regional Housing Infrastructure Gap (Housing for Jobs Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 434 Empowering New Energy Resources and Green Initiatives Toward a Zero-Emission (ENERGIZE) Maryland Act | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 442 Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 553 Victims and Witnesses - U Nonimmigrant Status - Certification of Victim Helpfulness | FWAPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 599 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Grant Program - Funding | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 608 Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 608 Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 632 Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 648 Correctional Services - Medical Parole - Life Imprisonment | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 651 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 663 Earned Income Tax Credit - Notice of Eligibility - Alteration | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 663 Earned Income Tax Credit - Notice of Eligibility - Alteration | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 668 Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Eligibility | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
| SB 828 Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Passed both chambers |
| SB 856 Mold - Landlord Requirements and Regulations (Maryland Tenant Mold Protection Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 856 Mold - Landlord Requirements and Regulations (Maryland Tenant Mold Protection Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Enacted |
| SB 978 Environmental Permits - Requirements for Public Participation and Impact and Burden Analyses (Cumulative Harms to Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act) | FAVPDF | Maryland Catholic Conference | Did not advance |
