Organization on the record
Howard County Chamber of Commerce
Bills
49
21 for · 31 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
65%
32 of 49 decided
Lobbyists hired
3
2022 to 2026
Reported lobbying spend
$26,150
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2026 Regular Session46 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 34 Municipalities - Open Drainage Inlets - Inventory and Improvements (Mason's Law) | FAVPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 45 Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act) | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 69 Labor and Employment - Exemptions From Overtime Pay - Administrative, Executive, or Professional Capacity | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 74 State Procurement - Security Services - Contract Modification | FAVPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 90 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 148 Consumer Protection and Labor and Employment - Surveillance-Based Price and Wage Setting - Prohibition | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 188 Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2026 | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 203 Labor and Employment - Training Repayment Agreements - Prohibition | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 299 Fraud Prevention, Prevailing Wage, and Living Wage - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 314 Automation Technology Deployment Assessment and Displaced Employee Retraining Fund - Established | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Withdrawn |
| HB 476 Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 690 Corporate Income Tax - Rate Reduction (Economic Competitiveness Act of 2026) | FAVPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 724 Employment Discrimination - Caregiver Status | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 801 Income Tax - Addition Modifications - Business Stock Gains, Fines, Penalties, and Bonus Depreciation | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 880 Maryland Income Tax - Decoupling From Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code - Depreciation and Business Interest Expenses | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 933 Sales and Use Tax - Certificates Indicating Multiple Points of Use - Alterations | FAVPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 933 Sales and Use Tax - Certificates Indicating Multiple Points of Use - Alterations | FAVPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 954 State Finance and Procurement - Retention Proceeds | FAVPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1016 Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Licensed Architects - Employer Workforce Relocation and Out-of-State Employers | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1128 Income Tax – Angel Investor Tax Credit for Investments in Emergent Technology | FAVPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1197 Taxes - Whistleblower Reward Program - Alterations | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1238 Taxation - Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individual Surtax and Wealth Tax | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1241 Labor and Employment - Bereavement Leave and Leave for Family Illness - Qualifying Relationships and Type of Leave | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1336 Procurement Contracts and Construction Contracts - Payments | FWAPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1356 Labor and Employment - Civic and Related Activities - Protection (Maryland Employee Civic Activity and Lawful Expression Protection Act) | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1472 Better Small Business Employee Benefit Act of 2026 | FAVPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1524 Labor and Employment - Paid Leave - Attendance at School Functions | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Withdrawn |
| HB 1539 Maryland Labor Relations Act | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1543 Labor and Employment - Temporary Workers | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 3 Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2026 | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 60 Fraud Prevention, Prevailing Wage, and Living Wage - Prohibitions, Penalties, and Enforcement | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 63 State Procurement - Construction and Services - Contract Modification | FAVPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 116 Board of Public Works – Contract Review – Climate and Sustainability Information | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Withdrawn |
| SB 143 Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act) | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 224 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 284 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2026 | FWAPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 417 Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act) | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 474 Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 597 Higher Education - Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership | FAVPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 597 Higher Education - Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership | FAVPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 644 Sales and Use Tax - Certificates Indicating Multiple Points of Use - Alterations | FAVPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 671 Procurement Contracts and Construction Contracts - Payments | FAVPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 766 Taxes - Whistleblower Reward Program - Alterations | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 826 Income Tax – Angel Investor Tax Credit for Investments in Emergent Technology | FAVPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 881 Financial Institutions and Activities - Licensing Requirements and Regulation of Commercial Financing | FWAPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 900 Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Licensed Architects - Employer Workforce Relocation and Out-of-State Employers | UNFPDF | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 8 Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established | FAVPDF | Simon, Kristi | Did not advance |
2020 Regular Session5 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 126 Peace Orders - Workplace Violence | FAVPDF | Costello, Chris | Did not advance |
| HB 163 Labor and Employment - Labor Organizations - Right to Work | FAVPDF | Costello, Chris | Did not advance |
| SB 2 Taxation – Tobacco Tax, Sales and Use Tax, and Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax | UNFPDF | Costello, Chris | Did not advance |
| SB 2 Taxation – Tobacco Tax, Sales and Use Tax, and Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax | UNF | Costello, Chris | Did not advance |
| SB 157 Employers of Ex-Offenders - Liability - Immunity | FAVPDF | Costello, Chris | Did not advance |