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