Organization on the record
MD Dept of Veterans Affairs
Bills
76
89 for · 2 against · 3 info
Got their outcome
75%
54 of 72 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 Session45 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 102 Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| HB 270 Military Family Inclusion Act | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| HB 278 Human Services - Department of Aging and Commission on Aging (The Longevity Ready Maryland Act) | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| HB 340 School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| HB 364 State Veterans' Cemeteries - Interment | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| HB 420 Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Did not advance |
| HB 619 Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| HB 677 Reduction Facilities and Veterans Service Organizations - Hydrolyzed and Soil Remains - Immunity | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| HB 720 Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| HB 721 Uniformed Services Spouses Act | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| HB 789 Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Military Service Credit Eligibility - Helicopter Pilots | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| HB 1120 Professional Licensing Portability - Members of the Foreign Service and Spouses | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| HB 1390 Public Schools - Veterans' Day - Excused Student Absence | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Did not advance |
| SB 7 Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 7 Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 42 Reduction Facilities and Veterans Service Organizations - Hydrolyzed and Soil Remains - Immunity | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 42 Reduction Facilities and Veterans Service Organizations - Hydrolyzed and Soil Remains - Immunity | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 46 State Veterans' Cemeteries - Interment | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 46 State Veterans' Cemeteries - Interment | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 57 Primary and Secondary Educators - Licenses and Public Profiles - Notation of Veteran Status | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Did not advance |
| SB 96 Sheila E. Hixson Behavioral Health Services Matching Grant Program for Service Members and Veterans - Terminology - Active Service Members | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 113 Human Services - Department of Aging and Commission on Aging (Longevity Ready Maryland Act) | FWAPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 150 Notation of Veteran Status - Public Profiles | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 150 Notation of Veteran Status - Public Profiles | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 192 Military Family Inclusion Act | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Passed both chambers |
| SB 192 Military Family Inclusion Act | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Passed both chambers |
| SB 194 Income and Property Tax Incentives - Members and Veterans of the Space Force - Application | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 194 Income and Property Tax Incentives - Members and Veterans of the Space Force - Application | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 199 Individuals With Disabilities and Service-Disabled Veterans Boating Fund - Eligible Companions | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 199 Individuals With Disabilities and Service-Disabled Veterans Boating Fund - Eligible Companions | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 215 Veterans and Uniformed Services - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund and Application of Laws | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 215 Veterans and Uniformed Services - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund and Application of Laws | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 238 School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 242 Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 242 Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 243 Uniformed Services Spouses Act | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 243 Uniformed Services Spouses Act | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 263 Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 301 Veterans' Discounts Act | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Did not advance |
| SB 301 Veterans' Discounts Act | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Did not advance |
| SB 317 Credit Regulation - Maximum Interest Rate for Active Service Members (Service Members Civil Relief Act) | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Did not advance |
| SB 333 Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 333 Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 418 Professional Licensing Portability - Members of the Foreign Service and Spouses | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 491 Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Military Service Credit Eligibility - Helicopter Pilots | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
2025 Regular Session26 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 118 Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Did not advance |
| HB 142 State Government - Veterans and Military Families Ombudsman - Establishment | UNFPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Withdrawn |
| HB 228 Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| HB 248 Motor Vehicle Registration - Fee Exemption - Unemployable Disabled Veterans | INFOPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Did not advance |
| HB 384 Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established | INFOPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Vetoed |
| HB 587 Education - High School Diploma - Veterans of Armed Conflicts | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Did not advance |
| HB 596 Education - Dependent Children of Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Did not advance |
| SB 6 State Government - Veterans and Military Families Ombudsman - Establishment | UNFPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Did not advance |
| SB 48 Department of General Services - Identification Cards - Veteran Status Notation | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 48 Department of General Services - Identification Cards - Veteran Status Notation | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 57 Funeral Establishments, Crematories, and Reduction Facilities - Disposition of Unclaimed Remains - Veterans | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 57 Funeral Establishments, Crematories, and Reduction Facilities - Disposition of Unclaimed Remains - Veterans | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 85 Braille Flag Memorial Act of 2025 | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 85 Braille Flag Memorial Act of 2025 | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 89 Department of the Environment - Notation of Veteran Status | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 114 Maryland Department of Labor - Licenses - Notation of Veteran Status and Eligibility for Benefits | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 137 Education - High School Diploma - Veterans of Armed Conflicts | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Did not advance |
| SB 172 Maryland Veterans Trust - Board of Trustees - Membership | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 172 Maryland Veterans Trust - Board of Trustees - Membership | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 174 Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 182 Maryland Veterans Service Animal Program - Eligibility - Family Members of Veterans | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 182 Maryland Veterans Service Animal Program - Eligibility - Family Members of Veterans | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 309 Department of Veterans and Military Families - Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program - Alterations | INFOPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 309 Department of Veterans and Military Families - Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program - Alterations | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 491 General Provisions - Veterans Benefits - Honorable Discharge | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 601 Education - Dependent Children of Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Passed both chambers |
2024 Regular Session21 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 34 Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Did not advance |
| HB 55 Maryland Commission on Veterans and Military Families | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| HB 178 Vehicle Laws - Disabled Veteran Registration Plates - Issuance | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| HB 231 Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Gold Star and Next of Kin Families | FWAPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| HB 408 Mental Health Law - County Mental Health Advisory Committees - Membership | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| HB 715 Fishing and Hunting Licenses and Trout Stamps - Complimentary Licenses and Stamp Exemption - Veterans Determined to be Unemployable | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| HB 716 Motor Vehicle Registration - Fee Exemption - Unemployable Disabled Veterans | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Did not advance |
| HB 773 Human Services - Individuals With Disabilities and Service-Disabled Veterans Boating Fund | FWAPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| HB 862 Property Tax Exemption - Disabled Veterans - Service Connected Disability | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Did not advance |
| HB 923 State Department of Education - Study on Transfer and Awarding of Advanced Placement Course Credits and Military Students | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Did not advance |
| SB 55 Vehicle Laws - Disabled Veteran Registration Plates - Issuance | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 88 Maryland Commission on Veterans and Military Families | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 204 Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Did not advance |
| SB 214 Maryland Military Installation Council - Membership | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 368 State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service Credit - Eligibility | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 413 Discrimination - Military Status - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 448 Commission to Study African American Civil War Soldiers in Maryland | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 533 Fishing and Hunting Licenses and Trout Stamps - Complimentary Licenses and Stamp Exemption - Veterans Determined to be Unemployable | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 584 Motor Vehicles - Parking - Armed Forces Special Registration Plates | FWAPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Did not advance |
| SB 597 Human Services - Individuals With Disabilities and Service-Disabled Veterans Boating Fund | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Enacted |
| SB 639 Property Tax Exemption - Disabled Veterans - Service Connected Disability | FAVPDF | Murphy, Morgan | Did not advance |
