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Compass Gov't. Relations obo MD Association for Justice (MAJ)

Bills
68
63 for · 7 against · 1 info
Got their outcome
48%
32 of 66 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

2023 Regular Session23 appearances
BillPositionWitnessOutcome
HB 112
State Personnel - Whistleblower Law - Procedures and Remedies (First Amendment and Public Employee Protection Act)
FAVHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
HB 121
Mental Health - Treatment Plans for Individuals in Facilities and Resident Grievance System
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
HB 127
District Court - Small Claims - Enforcement of Money Judgments
FWAHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
HB 129
Courts - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
FAVHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
HB 137
Civil Actions - Civil Immunity - Educator Intervention
FWAHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
HB 242
Massage Therapy - Definition, Registration, and Reimbursement
FAVHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
HB 271
9–8–8 Trust Fund – Funding
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
HB 305
Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Revisions
FAVHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
HB 785
Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocol and Prior Authorization - Revisions
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
HB 1237
Special Education - Judicial Actions - Attorney's Fees and Related Costs
UNFPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
SB 3
9–8–8 Trust Fund – Funding
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
SB 5
Hate Crimes – Civil Remedy
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
SB 5
Hate Crimes – Civil Remedy
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
SB 8
Mental Health - Treatment Plans for Individuals in Facilities and Residence Grievance System
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
SB 112
State Finance and Procurement - Grants - Prompt Payment Requirement
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
SB 216
Massage Therapy - Definition, Registration, and Reimbursement
FAVHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
SB 255
Public Health - Home- and Community-Based Services for Children and Youth
FAVHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
SB 308
Health Insurance – Utilization Review – Revisions
FAVHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
SB 515
Health Insurance – Step Therapy or Fail–First Protocol – Revisions
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
SB 515
Health Insurance – Step Therapy or Fail–First Protocol – Revisions
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
SB 581
Behavioral Health Care Coordination Value-Based Purchasing Pilot Program
FAVHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
SB 582
Behavioral Health Care - Treatment and Access (Behavioral Health Model for Maryland)
FAVHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
SB 619
Courts - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
2022 Regular Session35 appearances
BillPositionWitnessOutcome
HB 22
Animal Welfare - Declawing Cats - Prohibited Acts
UNFPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
HB 49
Public Health – Emergency and Allergy Treatment Program – Nurse Practitioners
FWAPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
HB 57
Motor Vehicle Insurance - Rate Filings - Trade Secrets and Factors Used to Establish Rates
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistWithdrawn
HB 70
Courts – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
HB 74
Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
HB 125
Motor Vehicle Insurance - Discrimination in Underwriting and Rating - Use of Gender
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistWithdrawn
HB 136
Education - Public and Nonpublic Schools - Seizure Action Plans (Brynleigh's Act)
FWAPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistVetoed
HB 191
Department of Agriculture - Spay/Neuter Fund - Extension and Report
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
HB 244
Civil Actions - Damages - Use of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Data
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
HB 290
Hate Crimes – Civil Remedy
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
HB 384
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Bronchodilator and Epinephrine Availability and Use - Policies
FWAPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
HB 384
Public and Nonpublic Schools - Bronchodilator and Epinephrine Availability and Use - Policies
UNFPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
HB 421
Out–of–State Health Care Practitioners – Provision of Behavioral Health Services via Telehealth – Authorization
FWAPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
HB 435
Youth Sports Programs - Registrations, Personnel, and Policy
FWAHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
HB 650
Execution on a Judgment - Child Support Arrearage - Workers' Compensation
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
HB 657
Public Schools - Standardized Behavioral Health Questionnaire for Students - Development and Implementation
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
HB 684
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Psychiatric Inpatient Care - Admissions Restrictions (Psychiatric Hospital Admissions Equity Act)
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
HB 766
Children – Residential Treatment Centers – Education Funding
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
HB 877
Juveniles Charged as Adults - Confinement
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
HB 935
Health and Health Insurance - Behavioral Health Services - Expansion (Behavioral Health System Modernization Act)
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1099
State Personnel - Whistleblower Law - Procedures and Remedies (First Amendment and Public Employee Protection Act)
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
SB 18
Local Government Tort Claims Act - Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc.
UNFPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
SB 44
Crimes - Unattended Dogs - Extreme Weather Conditions and Heat
FWAPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
SB 67
Animal Welfare - Declawing Cats - Prohibited Acts
UNFPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
SB 69
Courts - Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
SB 70
Emergency Medical System Plan - Guidelines for Emergency Medical Services - Law Enforcement Canines
FWAPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistWithdrawn
SB 71
Hate Crimes - Civil Remedy
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistPassed both chambers
SB 294
Health - Automated External Defibrillator, First Aid, and CPR - Requirements for Health Clubs
FWAPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
SB 380
Public Health - Emergency and Allergy Treatment Program - Nurse Practitioners
FWAPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
SB 398
Out-of-State Health Care Practitioners - Provision of Behavioral Health Services via Telehealth - Authorization
FWAPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
SB 659
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Psychiatric Inpatient Care - Admissions Restrictions (Psychiatric Hospital Admissions Equity Act)
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
SB 661
Pharmacists - Status as Health Care Providers and Study on Reimbursement
FWAPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
SB 707
Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Coverage for Nonparticipation
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
SB 993
Local Government Tort Claims Act - Definition of Local Government
UNFPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
SB 994
Public Health - Mental Health Advance Directives - Awareness and Statewide Database
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
2021 Regular Session13 appearances
BillPositionWitnessOutcome
HB 85
Baltimore County - Workers' Compensation - Permanent Partial Disability - Detention and Correctional Officers
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
HB 289
Peace Orders - Workplace Violence
FWAHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
HB 308
Courts – Civil Actions – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
HB 311
Vehicle Laws - Intersections - Prohibited Acts
INFOHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
HB 378
Local Government Tort Claims Act – Definition of Local Government
UNFPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
HB 496
Primary and Secondary Education - Mental Health Services - Expansion (Counselors Not Cops Act)
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
HB 872
Sheila E. Hixson Behavioral Health Services Matching Grant Program for Service Members and Veterans - Establishment
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
HB 970
Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted
HB 1080
Criminal Law – Animal Cruelty – Petition for Costs for Care of Seized Animal
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
HB 1200
Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax - Exemption and Restriction
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
SB 441
Developmental Disabilities Administration - Self-Directed Services
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
SB 461
Workers' Compensation - Medical Cannabis - Compensation and Benefits
FWAPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistDid not advance
SB 550
Sheila E. Hixson Behavioral Health Services Matching Grant Program for Service Members and Veterans – Establishment
FAVPDFHowe, JoshlobbyistEnacted