Organization on the record
Maryland Association for Justice (MAJ)
Bills
37
33 for · 4 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
24%
9 of 37 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
2025 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 579 Local Government Tort Claims Act - Hagerstown Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility, Inc. | UNF | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session16 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 162 Courts - Prohibited Liability Agreements - Recreational Facilities | FAV | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| HB 190 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders | FAV | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| HB 915 Workers’ Compensation – Uninsured Employers’ Fund – Timely Payment of Awards | FAV | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| HB 1050 Workers' Compensation - Modification of Award - Extension | FAV | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| HB 1145 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension | FWA | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| HB 1285 Workers' Compensation - Rehabilitation Practitioners - Licensed Social Workers | FAV | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| SB 216 Workers' Compensation - Failure to Insure - Penalties | FAV | MacAlister, James | Enacted |
| SB 431 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumption - Long COVID (Home of the Brave Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| SB 476 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders (Caring for Public Employees in the Safety Professions - CAPES Act) | FAV | MacAlister, James | Enacted |
| SB 750 Labor and Employment - Workers' Compensation - Exceptions to Exclusivity of Liability | FAV | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| SB 843 Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Hearing Loss | FAV | MacAlister, James | Enacted |
| SB 845 Workers' Compensation - Temporary Partial Disability - Concurrent Employment | FAV | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| SB 849 Local Government Tort Claims Act - Hagerstown Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility, Inc. | UNF | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| SB 868 Civil Actions – Injury to or Death of Pet – Damages | FAV | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| SB 919 Workers' Compensation - Modification of Award - Extension | FAV | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| SB 1069 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders | FAV | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session8 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 244 Civil Actions - Damages - Use of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Data | FAV | Hoidra, Sharareh | Enacted |
| HB 266 Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance – Enhanced Underinsured Motorist Coverage – Opt–Out Option | FAV | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| HB 384 Public and Nonpublic Schools - Bronchodilator and Epinephrine Availability and Use - Policies | FWA | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| HB 501 Labor and Employment - Workers' Compensation Claims - Fees for Legal Services | FAV | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| HB 650 Execution on a Judgment - Child Support Arrearage - Workers' Compensation | FAV | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| SB 18 Local Government Tort Claims Act - Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc. | UNF | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| SB 69 Courts - Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure | FAV | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| SB 301 Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance – Enhanced Underinsured Motorist Coverage – Opt–Out Option | FAV | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session12 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 420 Employers of Ex-Offenders - Liability for Negligent Hiring or Inadequate Supervision - Immunity | UNF | MacAlister, James | Withdrawn |
| HB 683 Workers' Compensation - Medical Cannabis - Compensation and Benefits | FWA | MacAlister, James | Withdrawn |
| HB 893 Foster Parents, Kinship Parents, Preadoptive Parents, and Caregivers – Right to Intervene | FAV | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| HB 1199 Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – COVID–19 | FWA | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| HB 1247 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - COVID-19 | FWA | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| SB 461 Workers' Compensation - Medical Cannabis - Compensation and Benefits | FAV | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| SB 714 Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System - Alterations | FWA | MacAlister, James | Enacted |
| SB 725 Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – COVID–19 | FWA | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| SB 756 Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – COVID–19 | FWA | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| SB 812 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - COVID-19 | FWA | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| SB 813 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - COVID-19 | FWA | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |
| SB 860 Workers' Compensation - COVID-19 Occupational Disease Presumption - Public School Employees | FWA | MacAlister, James | Did not advance |