Organization on the record
American Heart Association
Bills
111
97 for · 20 against · 3 info
Got their outcome
47%
49 of 105 decided
Lobbyists hired
5
2022 to 2026
Reported lobbying spend
$529,675
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2026 Regular Session20 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 276 State Emergency Medical Services Board - Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program - Revisions | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 704 Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 766 Retail Tobacco Businesses and Establishment of a Premium Cigar Lounge Alcoholic Beverages License (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2026) | UNFPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 837 Education - Student Athletic Activities - Cardiovascular Prescreening | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 918 Baltimore City - Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Enforcement and Licensure | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1048 Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Sodium and Added Sugars Warning Icons and Disclosure and Notice | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1133 Public Health - Drug Manufacturer-Funded Disease Awareness Campaigns - Registration and Required Disclosure | UNFPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1264 Public Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Tobacco Cessation | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1331 Maryland Department of Health and Department of Human Services - Public Benefits - Eligibility and Prohibitions | UNFPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 24 State Emergency Medical Services Board - Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program - Revisions | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 249 Tobacco Product Licensees - Additional Licensure for Electronic Smoking Devices | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 249 Tobacco Product Licensees - Additional Licensure for Electronic Smoking Devices | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 279 Baltimore City - Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Enforcement and Licensure | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 586 Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 593 Education - Student Athletic Activities - Physical Examinations and Cardiovascular Prescreening | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 623 Tobacconist Businesses and Establishment of a Premium Cigar Lounge Alcoholic Beverages License (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2026) | UNFPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Passed both chambers |
| SB 623 Tobacconist Businesses and Establishment of a Premium Cigar Lounge Alcoholic Beverages License (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2026) | UNFPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Passed both chambers |
| SB 798 Public Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Tobacco Cessation | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 866 Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Disclosure and Notice to Customers of Sodium and Added Sugars | FWAPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Passed both chambers |
| SB 866 Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Disclosure and Notice to Customers of Sodium and Added Sugars | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Passed both chambers |
2025 Regular Session26 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 56 Procurement - State Department of Education - Local Food Purchasing Program | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Vetoed |
| HB 102 Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Revisions | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 104 Maryland Farms and Families Fund – Purpose and Use – Alterations | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 277 Environment - Water Bottle Filling Stations - Requirement | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 593 Public Libraries - Automated External Defibrillator Program (Raymono A. Russell Act) | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 628 Highways - Sidewalks and Bicycle Pathways - Construction and Reconstruction | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Vetoed |
| HB 870 Tobacco Product Manufacturers - Escrow Act - Alterations | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 974 Health Insurance - Preventive Services - High Deductible Health Plans and Enforcement Authority | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 974 Health Insurance - Preventive Services - High Deductible Health Plans and Enforcement Authority | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1241 Electronic Smoking Devices - Seizure and Wholesaler Record-Keeping Requirements | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1254 Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1318 Alcoholic Beverages - Premium Cigar Lounge License - Establishment (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2025) | UNFPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1469 Taxes - Sugary Beverage Distributor Tax (For Our Kids Act) | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 5 Maryland Health Benefit Exchange – State–Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program – Sunset Repeal | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 94 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maternal Health Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 96 Environment - Water Bottle Filling Stations - Requirement | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 129 Public Health - Maryland Commission on Health Equity - Advisory Committee and Hospital Reporting | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 177 Procurement - State Department of Education - Local Food Purchasing Program | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Vetoed |
| SB 225 Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program – Application Year and Participation of Self–Employed Individuals | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 226 Maryland Farms and Families Fund - Purpose and Use - Alterations | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 324 Admissions and Amusement Tax - Food and Beverages | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 355 Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Delay of Implementation | UNFPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 369 Public Libraries - Automated External Defibrillator Program (Raymono A. Russell Act) | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 769 Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program – Establishment | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 842 Electronic Smoking Devices - Seizure and Wholesaler Record-Keeping Requirements | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 842 Electronic Smoking Devices - Seizure and Wholesaler Record-Keeping Requirements | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
2024 Regular Session24 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 238 Public Health - Clean Indoor Air Act - Revisions | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 374 Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Cigar Lounge License PG 303-24 | UNFPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 567 Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 | FWAPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 567 Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 | FWAPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 696 Primary and Secondary Education - Breakfast and Lunch Programs - Universal Expansion Report | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 812 Tri–County Council for Southern Maryland – Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission – Funding | UNFPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 841 Environment - Plastic Bottle Waste Reduction - Water Bottle Filling Stations and Reporting | FWAPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1073 Tobacco Tax - Cigarettes - Rate Alteration | FWAPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1092 9-1-1 Trust Fund - Purposes - Training in Telecommunications Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1180 Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions (Tobacco Retail Modernization Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1219 Public and Nonpublic Middle and High Schools - Venue-Specific Emergency Action Plans for Athletic Facilities (The Bailey Bullock Act) | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 35 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - State Supplement | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 186 Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Cigar Lounge License | UNFPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 217 Health Insurance - Conformity With Federal Law | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 244 Public Health - Clean Indoor Air Act - Revisions | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 541 Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 | FWAPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 541 Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 | FWAPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 579 Primary and Secondary Education - Breakfast and Lunch Programs - Universal Expansion Report | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 579 Primary and Secondary Education - Breakfast and Lunch Programs - Universal Expansion Report | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 589 Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland - Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission - Funding | UNFPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 649 9-1-1 Trust Fund - Purposes - Training in Telecommunications Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 1024 Public Middle and High Schools - Cardiac Emergency Response Plans for Athletic Facilities (The Bailey Bullock Act) | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 1056 Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions (Tobacco Retail Modernization Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 1056 Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions (Tobacco Retail Modernization Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
2023 Regular Session9 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 111 Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Workgroup on Low-Income Utility Assistance | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 321 Cigarette Restitution Fund - Payments for Sale and Marketing of Electronic Smoking Devices - Use | FWAPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 556 Cannabis Reform | UNFPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 628 Primary and Secondary Education – Breakfast and Lunch Programs – Universal Expansion | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 26 Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Workgroup on Low-Income Utility Assistance | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 135 Worcester County - Alcoholic Beverages - Ocean City Promoter's License | UNFPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 259 Business Regulation - Flavored Tobacco Products - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 516 Cannabis Reform | UNFPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 557 Primary and Secondary Education – Breakfast and Lunch Programs – Universal Expansion | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session16 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | 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 | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Passed both chambers |
| HB 179 Workgroup on Food Environments | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 442 Baltimore City - Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Local Laws Authorization | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 456 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - State Supplement | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 477 Cigarettes, Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices – Local Law Authorization | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Withdrawn |
| HB 534 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 661 Health – Food Service Facilities – Beverage Options With Children’s Meals | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 857 Education - Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program - School Lunch | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 989 Public School Students - Daily Physical Activity (Student Health and Fitness Act) | FWAPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1343 Major State Contractors - Donations to Advocacy Organizations - Disclosure | UNFPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 99 Cigarettes, Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices – Local Law Authorization | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 210 Tax Credits - Employer-Provided Commuter Benefits - Expansion and Administration | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 244 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 249 Baltimore City - Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Local Laws Authorization | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Withdrawn |
| SB 263 Health - Food Service Facilities - Beverage Options With Children's Meals | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Withdrawn |
| SB 971 Education – Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program – School Lunch | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session18 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 123 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021 | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 134 Business Regulation - Flavored Tobacco Products - Prohibition | INFOPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 226 Baltimore City – Complete Streets Program Funding – Traffic and Vehicle Monitoring Systems | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 526 St. Mary’s County – Public and Nonpublic Schools – Prohibition on Possession of Tobacco Products by Minors | UNFPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 621 Prince George’s County – Elementary School Students – Daily Physical Activity (Student Health and Fitness Act) PG 504–21 | FWAPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 634 Association Health Coverage Plans | UNFPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1011 Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Local Law Authorization | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1296 Public School Students - Daily Physical Activity (Student Health and Fitness Act) | FWAPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1324 Tobacco Tax and Sales and Use Tax - Out-of-State Sales of Premium Cigars and Pipe Tobacco and Tobacco Smoking Devices | INFOPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 3 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021 | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 172 Maryland Health Equity Resource Act | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 177 Business Regulation - Flavored Tobacco Products - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 273 Electronic Smoking Device Regulation Act of 2021 | UNFPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 378 Baltimore City - Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Local Laws Authorization | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 410 Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Local Law Authorization | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 621 Association Health Coverage Plans | UNFPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 790 Unemployment Insurance – Reimbursing Employers – Deferral of Payment During a State of Emergency for COVID–19 | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 883 Tobacco Tax and Sales and Use Tax - Out-of-State Sales of Premium Cigars and Pipe Tobacco and Tobacco Smoking Devices | INFOPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Enacted |
2020 Regular Session7 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 3 Business Regulation – Tobacco Products – Electronic Smoking Devices, Prohibition on Flavoring, and Sales to Military Members | FAVPDF | Fisher, Stacey | Did not advance |
| HB 516 Public School Students - Daily Physical Activity (Student Health and Fitness Act) | FWAPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 732 Taxation – Tobacco Tax, Sales and Use Tax, and Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Vetoed |
| SB 3 Electronic Smoking Devices, Other Tobacco Products, and Cigarettes - Taxation and Regulation | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 233 Business Regulation - Flavored Tobacco Products - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 508 St. Mary's County - Possession of Tobacco Product or Electronic Smoking Device by an Individual Under the Age of 21 Years - Prohibition | UNFPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 542 Public School Students - Daily Physical Activity (Student Health and Fitness Act) | FWAPDF | Hale, Lauralobbyist | Did not advance |