Organization on the record
ADL
Bills
61
56 for · 10 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
42%
25 of 60 decided
Lobbyists hired
0
none registered
Reported lobbying spend
$0
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2026 Regular Session2 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 109 Institutions of Higher Education and Elementary and Secondary Schools - Title VI Coordinators | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 177 Criminal Law - Obstruction or Interference With Exercise of Religious Beliefs - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Enacted |
2025 Regular Session12 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 86 Institutions of Higher Education and Elementary and Secondary Schools - Title VI Coordinators | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 305 Criminal Law - Interference With Access to or Egress From a Religious Facility - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 324 County Boards of Education - Antibias Training for Members - Requirement (County Board Member Antibias Training Act) | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 899 General Provisions - Commemorative Months - Muslim American Heritage and Jewish American Heritage Months | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1081 Criminal Law - Masked Intimidation - Prohibition (Unmask Hate Act) | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1394 Civil Actions - Nonprofit Organizations - Unauthorized Support of Israeli Settlement Activity (Not On Our Dime Act) | UNFPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1462 Higher Education - Antihate and Antidiscrimination Policies and Workgroup (Maryland Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students Act) | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 287 Criminal Law - Interference With Access to or Egress From a Religious Facility - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 293 County Boards of Education - Antibias Training for Members - Requirement (County Board Member Antibias Training Act) | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 435 Institutions of Higher Education and Elementary and Secondary Schools - Title VI Coordinators (Remove Discrimination in Education Act) | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 709 Criminal Law - Masked Intimidation - Prohibition (Unmask Hate Act) | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 847 Higher Education - Antihate and Antidiscrimination Policies and Workgroup (Maryland Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students Act) | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session21 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 70 Criminal Law - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 71 Education - Holocaust Education Assistance Grant Program - Established | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 748 State Government – Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention – Code of Conduct | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 763 Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention - Membership | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 763 Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention - Membership | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 809 Members of Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, or Workgroups – Removal or Suspension | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1041 Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Religion and Disability | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1041 Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Religion and Disability | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1124 Civil Actions - Nonprofit Organizations - Unauthorized Support of Israeli Settlement Activity (Not on Our Dime Act) | UNFPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1181 Education – Curriculum Standards – Antihate and Holocaust Education (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1386 Education - School Employee Antibias Training - Requirements | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1386 Education - School Employee Antibias Training - Requirements | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Enacted |
| HJ 2 Supporting a Long-Term Ceasefire in Israel and Palestine | UNFPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HJ 5 Commitment to Free Speech, Academic Freedom, and Open Public Discourse | UNFPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HJ 8 Condemning Islamophobia, Anti-Palestinian Hate, and Antisemitism | UNFPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 496 Criminal Law - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 609 Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Law Enforcement Officers | UNFPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 650 Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Notice and Removal of Item or Symbol | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 755 Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Office of Domestic Terrorism Response | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Withdrawn |
| SB 1058 Education - Curriculum Standards - Antihate and Holocaust Education (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 1058 Education - Curriculum Standards - Antihate and Holocaust Education (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session13 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 13 Hate Crimes – Civil Remedy | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 638 Education – Holocaust Education Assistance Grant Program – Established | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 744 Criminal Law - Public Safety - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 745 Criminal Law - False Statements - Emergency or Commission of Crime (Antiswatting Act of 2023) | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1066 Hate Crimes - Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention - Establishment | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1066 Hate Crimes - Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention - Establishment | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1075 Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Office of Domestic Terrorism Response | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 5 Hate Crimes – Civil Remedy | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 340 Criminal Law - False Statements - Emergency or Commission of Crime (Antiswatting Act of 2023) | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 405 Criminal Law – Public Safety – Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point – Penalties | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 785 Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Office of Domestic Terrorism Response | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 837 Education – Curriculum – Study of the Holocaust (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 840 Public Safety - Protecting Against Hate Crimes Grant Fund - Establishment | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Enacted |
2022 Regular Session6 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 113 Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity | UNFPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 290 Hate Crimes – Civil Remedy | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 898 Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Office of Domestic Terrorism Response | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 71 Hate Crimes - Civil Remedy | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Passed both chambers |
| SB 790 Criminal Law – Executive or Legislative Proceedings – Obstruction | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 881 Task Force to Study the Practice Known as 'Swatting' | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Enacted |
2021 Regular Session11 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 53 Election Law - Voting Rights - Imprisoned Felons | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 128 Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Protected Groups and Penalties | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 286 Hate Crimes – Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders | UNFPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 452 Hate Crimes - Civil Remedy | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1227 Public Safety - Task Force on Preventing and Countering Domestic Terrorism | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 88 State and Local Government - Participation in Federal Immigration Enforcement | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 99 Hate Crimes - Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders | UNFPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 128 Hate Crimes - Civil Remedy | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 220 Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Protected Groups and Penalties | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 864 Public Safety - Task Force on Preventing and Countering Domestic Terrorism | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 867 Criminal Law – Hate Crimes – First Responders | UNFPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |
2020 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 960 Criminal Law - False Statements - Emergency or Commission of Crime | FAVPDF | Weisel, Meredithlobbyist | Did not advance |