Organization on the record
Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition
Bills
67
77 for · 9 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
26%
17 of 66 decided
Lobbyists hired
4
2022 to 2025
Reported lobbying spend
$30,400
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2026 Regular Session4 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 63 Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams and Locker Rooms - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act) | UNFPDF | Kerr, Samantha | Did not advance |
| HB 679 Health Occupations - Cross-Sex Hormone Therapy for Minors | UNFPDF | Kerr, Samantha | Did not advance |
| SB 50 Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams and Sports - Designation (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act) | UNFPDF | Kerr, Samantha | Did not advance |
| SB 327 Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia and Controlled Paraphernalia Prohibitions - Repeal | FAVPDF | Kerr, Samantha | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session10 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 556 Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization | FAVPDF | Kerr, Samantha | Did not advance |
| HB 845 Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program | FAVPDF | Kerr, Samantha | Did not advance |
| HB 1398 Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law) | UNFPDF | Kerr, Samantha | Did not advance |
| HB 1398 Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law) | UNFPDF | Luce, Rachel | Did not advance |
| SB 83 Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program | FAVPDF | Luce, Rachel | Did not advance |
| SB 83 Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program | FAVPDF | Kerr, Samantha | Did not advance |
| SB 370 Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization | FAV | Kerr, Samantha | Did not advance |
| SB 370 Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization | FAVPDF | Luce, Rachel | Did not advance |
| SB 604 Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law) | UNFPDF | Kerr, Samantha | Did not advance |
| SB 709 Criminal Law - Masked Intimidation - Prohibition (Unmask Hate Act) | UNFPDF | Kerr, Samantha | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session4 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 441 Criminal Law - Cannabis-Related Offenses - Civil Penalties | FAV | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| HB 1096 Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| SB 119 Legally Protected Health Care - Gender-Affirming Treatment | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Enacted |
| SB 427 Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session16 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 44 Correctional Services – Pregnant Incarcerated Individuals – Substance Use Disorder Assessment and Treatment | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| HB 173 Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| HB 173 Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization | FAV | Smith, Harriet | Did not advance |
| HB 283 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Gender-Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act) | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Enacted |
| HB 287 Public Health - Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Repeal | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| HB 418 Mental Health - Workforce Development - Fund Established | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Enacted |
| HB 427 Criminal Procedure - Medical Emergency - Immunity | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Enacted |
| HB 953 Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| HB 1071 Criminal Law and Procedure - Cannabis - Fines for Smoking in Public, Stops, and Searches | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Enacted |
| SB 51 Criminal Procedure - Reasonable Suspicion and Probable Cause - Cannabis | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| SB 190 Correctional Services - Pregnant Incarcerated Individuals - Substance Use Disorder Assessment and Treatment | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| SB 283 Mental Health - Workforce Development - Fund Established | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Enacted |
| SB 460 Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Gender–Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act) | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Enacted |
| SB 464 Criminal Law - Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogues - Penalty | UNFPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| SB 618 Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| SB 762 Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization | FAV | Smith, Harriet | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session24 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 190 Criminal Procedure - Medical Emergency - Immunity | FAVPDF | Fell, Dave | Did not advance |
| HB 372 Baltimore City - Board of License Commissioners - Licensee Hours of Operation and Enforcement | UNFPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Vetoed |
| HB 408 Statewide Targeted Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2022 | FWAPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| HB 481 Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization | FWA | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| HB 481 Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization | FWAPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| HB 481 Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization | FWA | Fell, Dave | Did not advance |
| HB 626 Pregnant Person's Freedom Act of 2022 | FAV | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| HB 746 Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Gender–Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act of 2022) | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| HB 786 Health Records and Reporting of Overdoses - Limitations on Use in Criminal Investigation or Prosecution | FWAPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| HB 1054 Criminal Law - Use or Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance - De Minimis Quantity | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| HB 1058 Justice and Public Health Prioritization Council | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| HB 1120 Correctional Services - Pregnant Incarcerated Individuals - Substance Abuse Assessment and Treatment | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| HB 1335 Perinatal Care - Drug and Alcohol Testing and Screening - Consent | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| SB 394 Statewide Targeted Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2022 | FWAPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Enacted |
| SB 509 Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization | FWA | O'Keefe, Owen | Did not advance |
| SB 509 Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization | FWA | Fell, Dave | Did not advance |
| SB 509 Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization | FWA | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| SB 509 Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization | FWAPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| SB 568 Health Records and Reporting of Overdoses - Limitations on Use in Criminal Investigation or Prosecution | FWAPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Enacted |
| SB 682 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Gender-Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act of 2022) | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| SB 692 Cannabis – Legalization and Regulation (Cannabis Legalization and Reparations for the War on Drugs Act) | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| SB 784 Criminal Law - Use or Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance - De Minimis Quantity | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| SB 843 Perinatal Care – Drug and Alcohol Testing and Screening – Consent | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| SB 890 Abortion Care Access Act | FAV | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session22 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 32 Cannabis - Legalization and Regulation (Inclusion, Restoration, and Rehabilitation Act of 2021) | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| HB 212 Criminal Procedure - Medical Emergency - Immunity | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| HB 212 Criminal Procedure - Medical Emergency - Immunity | FAVPDF | O'Keefe, Owen | Did not advance |
| HB 238 Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records | FAV | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| HB 336 Private Institutions of Higher Education - Police Departments - Repeal and Prohibition | FAV | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| HB 372 Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| HB 372 Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization | FAV | Kerr, Samantha | Did not advance |
| HB 372 Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization | FAV | Fell, Dave | Did not advance |
| HB 396 Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| HB 396 Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program | FAVPDF | Love, Lukah | Did not advance |
| HB 396 Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program | FAVPDF | O'Keefe, Owen | Did not advance |
| HB 1284 Johns Hopkins University - Police Department - Repeal | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| SB 276 Johns Hopkins University - Police Department - Repeal | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| SB 276 Johns Hopkins University - Police Department - Repeal | FAV | O'Keefe, Owen | Did not advance |
| SB 279 Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program | FAVPDF | Love, Lukah | Did not advance |
| SB 279 Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| SB 279 Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program | FAVPDF | O'Keefe, Owen | Did not advance |
| SB 279 Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program | FAVPDF | Kerr, Samantha | Did not advance |
| SB 420 Criminal Law – Drug Paraphernalia for Administration – Decriminalization | FAVPDF | O'Keefe, Owen | Vetoed |
| SB 420 Criminal Law – Drug Paraphernalia for Administration – Decriminalization | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Vetoed |
| SB 627 Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Repeal and Procedures for Discipline | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Passed both chambers |
| SB 708 Cannabis – Legalization and Regulation | FAVPDF | Gudlavalleti, Rajani | Did not advance |
2020 Regular Session6 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 83 Criminal Procedure – Charge of Possession of Marijuana – Removal From Case Search | FAV | Christiansen, Tricia | Vetoed |
| HB 193 Criminal Law - Use or Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance - De Minimis Quantity | FAV | Christensen, Tricia | Withdrawn |
| HB 1335 Criminal Procedure - Automatic Expungement | FAVPDF | Christensen, Tricia | Did not advance |
| SB 589 Criminal Procedure – Partial Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search | FAVPDF | Christensen, Tricia | Did not advance |
| SB 699 Criminal Procedure – Maryland Judiciary Case Search – Possession of Marijuana Records | FAVPDF | Gudlavaletti, Rajani | Did not advance |
| SB 811 Criminal Procedure – Maryland Judiciary Case Search – Case Blocking | FAVPDF | Gudlavaletti, Rajani | Did not advance |