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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

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Testimony on record

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