Organization on the record
Health Choice Maryland.org
Bills
67
40 for · 29 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
28%
19 of 67 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 Session11 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 40 Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies | FWAPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 356 Human Relations - Protection of the Free Exercise of Religion | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 482 Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission (Fair Districts for Maryland Act) | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 488 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 637 Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act) | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Enacted |
| HB 1004 Public Health - Prohibited Ingredients in Food | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 1023 Lab-Grown Meat - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| SB 201 Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies | FWAPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| SB 385 Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act) | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Enacted |
| SB 686 PFAS Chemicals – Product Phase Outs and Registration Requirements | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| SB 719 Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Enacted |
2025 Regular Session16 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 39 Public Health - Repeal of Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Carlton R. Smith Act) | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Enacted |
| HB 114 Pesticide and Pest Control - Revisions to Pesticide Applicator's Law and Repeal of Obsolete Provisions | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Enacted |
| HB 547 Hospitals - Price Transparency - Requirements and Fund | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 657 Public Utilities - Alternatives to Construction of New Transmission Lines | FWAPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 829 Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies | FWAPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 996 Public Health - Phenibut Consumer Protection Act (JT Alvey Phenibut Consumer Protection Act) | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Enacted |
| HB 1031 Health Insurance - Required Coverage - Prescription Weight Loss Drugs | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 1208 Public Health - Prohibited Ingredients in Food | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 1385 Children - Parental Rights - Educational Rights | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 1449 Public Health - Milk Products - Direct-to-Consumer Sale of Raw Milk for Human Consumption | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| SB 314 Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| SB 345 Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| SB 399 Natural Resources - Wildland Areas - Overhead Transmission Lines | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Enacted |
| SB 875 Public Health – Medetomidine and Xylazine Consumer Protection Act | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| SB 889 Criminal Law - Distribution of Students' Personal Information - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| SB 953 Construction and Expansion of Transmission Lines and Task Force to Develop a Realistic Electricity Plan for Maryland | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session24 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 65 Public Schools - Medical and Psychological Treatment in School-Based Health Centers and Public Schools - Parental Notice | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 76 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Enacted |
| HB 84 Hospitals and Urgent Care Centers - Sepsis Protocol (Lochlin's Law) | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Enacted |
| HB 97 Baby Food - Toxic Heavy Metals - Testing and Labeling (Rudy's Law) | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Enacted |
| HB 676 Right to Try Act - Individualized Investigational Treatments | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Enacted |
| HB 676 Right to Try Act - Individualized Investigational Treatments | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Enacted |
| HB 686 Youth Sports Programs - Venue-Specific Emergency Action Plans - Requirements | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 691 Legally Protected Health Care - Gender-Affirming Treatment | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 722 Health – Minors – Gender and Sex Transition Procedures | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 829 Public Health - Service Sector Employees - Mental Health Awareness and Skills Building Training | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 894 Procurement - Scrutinized Entities - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 1190 Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions | FAV | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 1421 Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics - Gene Structure- and Function-Modifying Products - Labeling | FWAPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 1422 Human Relations – Protections Against Discrimination – Genetic Procedures | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| SB 18 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Enacted |
| SB 18 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Enacted |
| SB 119 Legally Protected Health Care - Gender-Affirming Treatment | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Enacted |
| SB 247 Information Technology - Modernize Maryland Oversight Commission - Membership, Responsibilities, and Staffing | FWAPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| SB 332 Hospitals and Urgent Care Centers - Sepsis Protocol (Lochlin's Law) | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Enacted |
| SB 392 Agricultural Land - Adversarial Foreign Governments - Restrictions on Property Interests | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| SB 431 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumption - Long COVID (Home of the Brave Act of 2024) | FWAPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| SB 840 Public Safety - Automatic License Plate Readers - Captured Plate Data Storage and Upload | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Enacted |
| SB 911 Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics - Gene Structure- and Function-Modifying Products - Labeling | FWAPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| SB 914 Human Relations - Protections Against Discrimination - Genetic Procedures | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session5 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 699 State and Local Government - Proof of Vaccination for Employees and Applicants for Employment - Prohibition (Vaccination by Choice Act) | FWAPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 1161 Public Health – Human Papillomavirus Vaccine – Information and Informed Consent (Christina’s Law) | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 1232 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| SB 199 Primary and Secondary Education - Comprehensive Health Education Framework - Established | FWAPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| SB 372 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session4 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 286 Emergency Medical Services - Paramedics - Immunization Administration - Effective Date | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Enacted |
| HB 1084 COVID-19 Response Act of 2022 | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| SB 839 Maryland Voluntary COVID-19 Vaccine Passport | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| SB 840 COVID-19 Response Act of 2022 | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session9 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 17 Public Safety - Emergency Powers Limitations (Consent of the Governed Act) | FAVPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 124 Occupational Safety and Health Standards to Protect Employees - Aerosol Transmissible Diseases and COVID-19 | FWAPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Withdrawn |
| HB 132 Health – Mental and Emotional Disorders – Consent (Mental Health Access Initiative) | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| HB 1040 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Children's Vaccines - Study and Temporary Authority | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Enacted |
| HB 1313 Emergency Medical Services - Paramedics - Vaccination Administration | FWAPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| SB 41 Health – Mental and Emotional Disorders – Consent (Mental Health Access Initiative) | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Enacted |
| SB 68 Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Establishment | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
| SB 736 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Children's Vaccines - Study and Temporary Authority | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Enacted |
| SB 808 Health Occupations – Licensed Dentists – Administration of Vaccines | UNFPDF | Tarsel, Emily | Did not advance |
