Organization on the record
Maryland Psychological Association
Bills
214
251 for · 17 against · 9 info
Got their outcome
48%
96 of 201 decided
Lobbyists hired
3
2022 to 2026
Reported lobbying spend
$129,800
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2026 Regular Session66 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 14 County Boards of Education - Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation - Information Collection and Reporting Requirements | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| HB 128 County Boards of Education - Therapy Dogs - Policy for Handling and Use in Schools | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 137 Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications | UNFPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 280 Health Insurance - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders - Codification of Federal Requirements | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| HB 340 School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| HB 341 Maryland Commission for Boys' and Men's Health - Establishment | FWAPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 355 Education - Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program - Human and Sex Trafficking | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 396 Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| HB 449 Juvenile Justice Restoration Act | UNFPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 468 Health and Taxation - Digital Social Media Services and the Mental Health Care Fund for Children and Youth | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 612 Correctional Education and Workforce Skills Training Programs - State Correctional Ombudsman and Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training Program for Incarcerated Individuals | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 739 Health Insurance - Prompt Payment of Claims - Requirements | FWAPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 746 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Collaborative Care Model - Cost Sharing Prohibition and Coverage Requirements | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| HB 808 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Step Therapy, Fail-First Protocols, and Prior Authorization - Prescription Drugs to Treat Serious Mental Illness | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 813 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Passed both chambers |
| HB 865 Health Insurance - Remittance Advice - Interest on Late-Paid Claims | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 883 Consumer Protection - Artificial Intelligence - Behavioral Health Care Prohibitions | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 917 Health Insurance - Retroactive Denial of Reimbursement | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 935 Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 952 Consumer Protection - Companion Chatbots - Regulation | UNFPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 1005 Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting (Survivor Reporting Reform Act) | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 1005 Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting (Survivor Reporting Reform Act) | FAVPDF | Berman, Paul | Did not advance |
| HB 1005 Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting (Survivor Reporting Reform Act) | FAVPDF | Berman, Paul | Did not advance |
| HB 1014 Mental Health Law - Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others - Definition (Right to Treatment) | UNFPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 1021 Health Occupations - Licensed Psychologists - Prescriptive Authority | FAVPDF | Savage Jr, R. Patrick | Did not advance |
| HB 1021 Health Occupations - Licensed Psychologists - Prescriptive Authority | FAVPDF | Sammons, Morgan | Did not advance |
| HB 1021 Health Occupations - Licensed Psychologists - Prescriptive Authority | FAVPDF | Berman, Paul | Did not advance |
| HB 1021 Health Occupations - Licensed Psychologists - Prescriptive Authority | FAV | Smith, Peter | Did not advance |
| HB 1021 Health Occupations - Licensed Psychologists - Prescriptive Authority | FAV | Seifert, Kathy | Did not advance |
| HB 1046 School and School-Sponsored Activities - Report of Suspected Abuse or Neglect - Parental Notification | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 1058 Youth Delinquency Prevention Fund - Establishment | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 1094 Health Insurance - Graduate-Level Clinical Interns - Required Reimbursement | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| HB 1118 Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Behavioral Health Conditions | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| HB 1118 Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Behavioral Health Conditions | FAV | Savage Jr, R. Patrick | Enacted |
| HB 1181 Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Voluntary Placement Agreements | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| HB 1241 Labor and Employment - Bereavement Leave and Leave for Family Illness - Qualifying Relationships and Type of Leave | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 1292 Child Advocacy Centers - Continuity of Care Standards for Health Care Professionals and Reports of Violations | FAVPDF | wolf, stephanie | Did not advance |
| HB 1292 Child Advocacy Centers - Continuity of Care Standards for Health Care Professionals and Reports of Violations | FAVPDF | Savage Jr, R. Patrick | Did not advance |
| HB 1292 Child Advocacy Centers - Continuity of Care Standards for Health Care Professionals and Reports of Violations | FAVPDF | wolf, stephanie | Did not advance |
| HB 1292 Child Advocacy Centers - Continuity of Care Standards for Health Care Professionals and Reports of Violations | FAVPDF | Savage Jr, R. Patrick | Did not advance |
| HB 1326 Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| HB 1385 Health Insurance - Use of Artificial Intelligence - Human Evaluation | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 1559 Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| SB 187 Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| SB 205 Health Insurance - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders - Codification of Federal Requirements | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| SB 222 Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications | UNFPDF | Olarte, Stephanie | Did not advance |
| SB 254 Education - Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program - Human and Sex Trafficking | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| SB 412 Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Boards and Community Forensic Aftercare Program | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| SB 416 Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers - Reimbursement Rate | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| SB 428 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Collaborative Care Model - Cost Sharing Prohibition | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| SB 447 Child Abuse and Neglect – Disclosure of Reports and Records | FAVPDF | Wolf, Stephanie | Passed both chambers |
| SB 490 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Step Therapy, Fail-First Protocols, and Prior Authorization - Prescription Drugs to Treat Serious Mental Illness | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| SB 496 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| SB 527 Public Health - Ibogaine Clinical Research Grant Program - Establishment (Veterans Mental Health Innovations Act) | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| SB 550 Health Care Decisions Act - Surrogate Decision Making - Mental Disorders | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| SB 568 Health Occupations - Licensed Psychologists - Prescriptive Authority | FAVPDF | Berman, Paul | Did not advance |
| SB 568 Health Occupations - Licensed Psychologists - Prescriptive Authority | FAVPDF | Savage Jr, R. Patrick | Did not advance |
| SB 568 Health Occupations - Licensed Psychologists - Prescriptive Authority | FAVPDF | Sammons, Morgan | Did not advance |
| SB 626 Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act) | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Passed both chambers |
| SB 707 Mental Health Law - Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others - Definition (Right to Treatment) | UNFPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| SB 711 Family Law - Child Neglect Definition - Alteration | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| SB 774 Health Insurance - Plan Benefits and Coverage - Annual Reporting (Transparency, Reporting, Understanding, Timeliness, and Honesty (TRUTH) in Mental Health Coverage Act) | FAVPDF | Berman, Paul | Did not advance |
| SB 774 Health Insurance - Plan Benefits and Coverage - Annual Reporting (Transparency, Reporting, Understanding, Timeliness, and Honesty (TRUTH) in Mental Health Coverage Act) | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| SB 808 Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Requirements | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| SB 891 Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Behavioral Health Conditions | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| SB 910 Health Insurance - Graduate-Level Clinical Interns - Required Reimbursement | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
2025 Regular Session40 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 57 County Boards of Education - Student Cellular Phone Use Policy - Establishment | FWAPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 137 Public Schools - Children Charged With a Crime of Violence - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance (School Safety Act of 2025) | UNFPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 152 Family Law – Child Custody Evaluators – Qualifications | FWAPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 418 Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers - Reimbursement Rate | FAV | Savage Jr, R. Patrick | Withdrawn |
| HB 418 Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers - Reimbursement Rate | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Withdrawn |
| HB 488 Public Schools - Discipline-Related Data - Collection and Publication | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 665 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Annual Behavioral Health Wellness Visits - Coverage and Reimbursement | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 779 Correctional Services - Medication Review Committee - Administration of Psychotropic Medication to an Incarcerated Individual | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 820 Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Use of Artificial Intelligence | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| HB 848 Health Insurance - Adverse Decisions - Notices, Reporting, and Examinations | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| HB 869 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 | FAV | Savage Jr, R. Patrick | Enacted |
| HB 869 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| HB 1069 Life and Health Insurance Policies and Annuity and Health Maintenance Organization Contracts - Discretionary Clauses - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| HB 1399 Health Occupations - Cross-Sex Hormone Therapy for Minors - Prohibition (Protect the Kids Act) | INFOPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| HB 1480 Child Advocacy Centers - Continuity of Care Standards for Health Care Professionals and Reports of Violations | FAVPDF | Olarte, Stephanie | Did not advance |
| HB 1480 Child Advocacy Centers - Continuity of Care Standards for Health Care Professionals and Reports of Violations | FAVPDF | Savage Jr, R. Patrick | Did not advance |
| HB 1480 Child Advocacy Centers - Continuity of Care Standards for Health Care Professionals and Reports of Violations | FAV | wolf, stephanie | Did not advance |
| HB 1480 Child Advocacy Centers - Continuity of Care Standards for Health Care Professionals and Reports of Violations | FAVPDF | Savage Jr, R. Patrick | Did not advance |
| HB 1480 Child Advocacy Centers - Continuity of Care Standards for Health Care Professionals and Reports of Violations | FAVPDF | Olarte, Stephanie | Did not advance |
| HB 1480 Child Advocacy Centers - Continuity of Care Standards for Health Care Professionals and Reports of Violations | FAVPDF | wolf, stephanie | Did not advance |
| SB 68 Public Schools - Restorative Practices Schools - Comprehensive Plan | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| SB 78 Juvenile Child Sex Offenders - Juvenile Sex Offender Registry and Prohibition on In-Person School Attendance | UNFPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| SB 111 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Step Therapy, Fail-First Protocols, and Prior Authorization - Prescription to Treat Serious Mental Illness | FWAPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| SB 130 Education - Student Personal Electronic Device Use Policy - Required | FWAPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Passed both chambers |
| SB 328 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Annual Behavioral Health Wellness Visits - Coverage and Reimbursement | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| SB 328 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Annual Behavioral Health Wellness Visits - Coverage and Reimbursement | FAV | Olarte, Stephanie | Did not advance |
| SB 350 Primary and Secondary Education - Educator Professional Development - Course on Student Well-Being and Flourishing | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| SB 372 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| SB 372 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 | FAV | Savage Jr, R. Patrick | Enacted |
| SB 411 Health Insurance - Postpartum Depression Screening - Required Coverage and Authorized Cost Sharing | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| SB 422 Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction | FWAPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| SB 437 Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers - Reimbursement Rate | FAVPDF | Savage Jr, R. Patrick | Did not advance |
| SB 437 Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers - Reimbursement Rate | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| SB 474 Health Insurance - Adverse Decisions - Notices, Reporting, and Examinations | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| SB 475 Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Exemption for Participation in Value-Based Care Arrangements | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| SB 486 School Health and Wellness Personnel Assessment and Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers | FWAPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| SB 589 Opioid Restitution Fund - Interactive Dashboard | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| SB 702 Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Did not advance |
| SB 776 Workgroup to Study the Rise in Adverse Decisions in the State Health Care System - Establishment | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
| SB 902 Health Insurance - Access to Nonparticipating Providers - Referrals, Additional Assistance, and Coverage | FAVPDF | Dickerson, Taylor | Enacted |
2024 Regular Session20 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 204 Education – Coaches – Mental Health Training | FAVPDF | Olarte, Stephanie | Enacted |
| HB 508 Children - Labor Trafficking | FAVPDF | wolf, stephanie | Enacted |
| HB 576 Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs | FWAPDF | wolf, stephanie | Enacted |
| HB 603 Consumer Protection - Online Products and Services - Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code) | FAVPDF | wolf, stephanie | Enacted |
| HB 848 Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations | FAVPDF | wolf, stephanie | Did not advance |
| HB 1100 Health - Child Advocacy Centers - Reporting Requirements and Investigations | FAVPDF | Olarte, Dr. Stephanie | Did not advance |
| HB 1100 Health - Child Advocacy Centers - Reporting Requirements and Investigations | FAVPDF | wolf, stephanie | Did not advance |
| HB 1100 Health - Child Advocacy Centers - Reporting Requirements and Investigations | FAV | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 1100 Health - Child Advocacy Centers - Reporting Requirements and Investigations | FAV | Champion, Kelly | Did not advance |
| HB 1257 Public Schools - Restorative Practices Schools - Comprehensive Plan | FAVPDF | wolf, stephanie | Did not advance |
| HB 1317 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Use of Reimbursement Funds by Schools | FAVPDF | wolf, stephanie | Did not advance |
| SB 52 Juvenile Justice Restoration Act of 2024 | FAVPDF | wolf, stephanie | Did not advance |
| SB 119 Legally Protected Health Care - Gender-Affirming Treatment | FAVPDF | Olarte, Stephanie | Enacted |
| SB 153 Maryland Department of Transportation - Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response | FWAPDF | wolf, stephanie | Did not advance |
| SB 217 Health Insurance - Conformity With Federal Law | FAVPDF | wolf, stephanie | Enacted |
| SB 227 Health Insurance – Cancellation of Individual Health Benefit Plans – Restriction | FAVPDF | wolf, stephanie | Withdrawn |
| SB 327 Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations | FAVPDF | wolf, stephanie | Did not advance |
| SB 365 Family Law - Child Custody Evaluators - Qualifications and Training | INFOPDF | wolf, stephanie | Did not advance |
| SB 571 Consumer Protection – Online Products and Services – Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code) | FAVPDF | wolf, stephanie | Enacted |
| SB 615 General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Maryland Veterans Suicide Prevention Day | FAVPDF | wolf, stephanie | Enacted |
2023 Regular Session82 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 19 State Board of Examiners of Psychologists - License and Registration Issuance and Renewals - Electronic Means | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 26 Health Occupations - Psychologists - Licensure Qualification | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 26 Health Occupations - Psychologists - Licensure Qualification | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 48 Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Collaborative Care Model Services – Implementation and Reimbursement Expansion | FWAPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 119 County Boards of Education - Curriculum Guides and Courses of Study - Requirements | INFOPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 119 County Boards of Education - Curriculum Guides and Courses of Study - Requirements | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 185 Nonpublic Schools and Child Care Providers - Corporal Punishment - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 185 Nonpublic Schools and Child Care Providers - Corporal Punishment - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 186 Victim Services Programs – Supplementing Federal Funding and Support (Victim Services Stabilization Act) | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 196 Health Occupations - Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses - Temporary Licensure, Certification, Registration, and Permitting | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 265 Public Schools - Standardized Behavioral Health Questionnaire for Students - Development and Implementation | FWAPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 271 9–8–8 Trust Fund – Funding | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 285 Family Law - Custody Evaluators - Qualifications and Training | FWAPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 291 Health Occupations - Clinical and Graduate Alcohol and Drug Counselors - Licensure | INFOPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 305 Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Revisions | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 307 Firearm Safety - Storage Requirements and Youth Suicide Prevention (Jaelynn's Law) | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 322 Public Health - Home- and Community-Based Services for Children and Youth | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 335 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 418 Mental Health - Workforce Development - Fund Established | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 488 Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Mental Health Professionals in Public Schools | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 573 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee - Establishment | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 722 Physician Assistants - Parity With Other Health Care Practitioners (Physician Assistant Parity Act of 2023) | UNFPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 727 Physician Assistants – Revisions (Physician Assistant Modernization Act of 2023) | UNFPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 733 Youth Sports Safety Advisory Commission | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 762 Criminal Procedure - Child Advocacy Centers - Care Providers | FAV | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 762 Criminal Procedure - Child Advocacy Centers - Care Providers | FAVPDF | wolf, stephanie | Did not advance |
| HB 762 Criminal Procedure - Child Advocacy Centers - Care Providers | FAV | Olarte, Stephanie | Did not advance |
| HB 801 Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Eligible Individuals and Direct Reimbursement for Mental Health Services | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 808 Reproductive Health Protection Act | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 812 Health - Reproductive Health Services - Protected Information and Insurance Requirements | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 813 Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Prescription Digital Therapeutics | FWAPDF | Berman, Paul | Did not advance |
| HB 823 Mental Health Law - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs | FWAPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 961 State Department of Education - School Psychologist Recruitment Program | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 1148 Behavioral Health Care - Treatment and Access (Behavioral Health Model for Maryland) | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 1155 Workgroup on Establishing a Youth Codesigned Integrated Behavioral Health Model | FWAPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 1272 Maryland Insurance Commissioner Enforcement - Specialty Mental Health Services and Payment of Claims - Sunset Extension | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 3 9–8–8 Trust Fund – Funding | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 3 9–8–8 Trust Fund – Funding | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 13 Family Law - Custody Evaluators - Qualifications and Training | FWAPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 14 Health Occupations – Clinical and Graduate Alcohol and Drug Counselors – Licensure | INFOPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 78 Health Occupations - Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses - Temporary Licensure, Certification, Registration, and Permitting | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 101 Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Collaborative Care Model Services – Implementation and Reimbursement Expansion | FWAPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 101 Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Collaborative Care Model Services – Implementation and Reimbursement Expansion | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 108 Health Insurance – Annual Behavioral Health Wellness Visits – Coverage and Reimbursement | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 148 Victim Services Programs - Supplementing Federal Funding and Support (Victim Services Stabilization Act) | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 148 Victim Services Programs - Supplementing Federal Funding and Support (Victim Services Stabilization Act) | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 199 Primary and Secondary Education - Comprehensive Health Education Framework - Established | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 255 Public Health - Home- and Community-Based Services for Children and Youth | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 263 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee - Establishment | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 263 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee - Establishment | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 283 Mental Health - Workforce Development - Fund Established | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 283 Mental Health - Workforce Development - Fund Established | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 292 Criminal Law - Victims of Child Sex Trafficking and Human Trafficking - Safe Harbor and Service Response | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 308 Health Insurance – Utilization Review – Revisions | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 349 State Board of Examiners of Psychologists - License and Registration Issuance and Renewals - Electronic Means | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 349 State Board of Examiners of Psychologists - License and Registration Issuance and Renewals - Electronic Means | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 362 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics - Planning Grant Funds and Demonstration Application | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 388 Public Schools - Standardized Behavioral Health Questionnaire for Students - Development and Implementation | FWAPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 406 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 441 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Prescription Digital Therapeutics | FWAPDF | Berman, Paul | Did not advance |
| SB 460 Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Gender–Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act) | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 460 Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Gender–Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act) | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 482 Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Mental Health Professionals in Public Schools | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 482 Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Mental Health Professionals in Public Schools | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 503 Criminal Procedure - Child Advocacy Centers - Care Providers | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 503 Criminal Procedure - Child Advocacy Centers - Care Providers | FAV | wolf, stephanie | Did not advance |
| SB 503 Criminal Procedure - Child Advocacy Centers - Care Providers | FAV | Olarte, Stephanie | Did not advance |
| SB 534 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2023 | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 534 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2023 | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 581 Behavioral Health Care Coordination Value-Based Purchasing Pilot Program | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 581 Behavioral Health Care Coordination Value-Based Purchasing Pilot Program | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 582 Behavioral Health Care - Treatment and Access (Behavioral Health Model for Maryland) | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 673 Physician Assistants - Revisions (Physician Assistant Modernization Act of 2023) | UNFPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 674 Physician Assistants - Parity With Other Health Care Practitioners (Physician Assistant Parity Act of 2023) | UNFPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 726 State Board of Examiners of Psychologists - Sunset Extension | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 726 State Board of Examiners of Psychologists - Sunset Extension | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 786 Health - Reproductive Health Services - Protected Information and Insurance Requirements | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 786 Health - Reproductive Health Services - Protected Information and Insurance Requirements | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 858 Firearm Safety - Storage Requirements and Youth Suicide Prevention (Jaelynn's Law) | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 858 Firearm Safety - Storage Requirements and Youth Suicide Prevention (Jaelynn's Law) | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 859 Reproductive Health Protection Act | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 859 Reproductive Health Protection Act | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
2022 Regular Session53 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 32 Mental Health Law – Petitions for Emergency Evaluation – Electronic Record | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Vetoed |
| HB 97 Workgroup on Black, Latino, Asian American Pacific Islander, and Other Underrepresented Behavioral Health Professionals | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 112 Health Occupations - Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses - Temporary Licensure, Certification, Registration, and Permitting | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 293 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services - 9-8-8 Trust Fund | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 406 Children in Out–of–Home Placements – Placement in Medical Facilities | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 406 Children in Out–of–Home Placements – Placement in Medical Facilities | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 421 Out–of–State Health Care Practitioners – Provision of Behavioral Health Services via Telehealth – Authorization | UNFPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 439 Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – 9–1–1 Specialists | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 513 Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Support Services Program - Established | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 513 Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Support Services Program - Established | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 517 Consumer Health Access Program for Mental Health and Addiction Care - Establishment | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 561 Child Custody - Cases Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence - Training for Judges | FWAPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 627 Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Registered Behavior Technicians – Reimbursement | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Withdrawn |
| HB 659 Firearm Safety - Storage Requirements and Youth Suicide Prevention (Jaelynn's Law) | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 715 Administrative Services Organizations – Requirements for Retraction, Repayment, or Mitigation of Claims | FAVPDF | Berman, Paul | Did not advance |
| HB 725 Children - Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 752 Public Schools - School Psychologist Recruitment Program | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 911 Health Occupations - Psychologists - Licensure Qualifications | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 911 Health Occupations - Psychologists - Licensure Qualifications | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 912 Health Insurance – Provider Panels – Coverage for Nonparticipation | FAVPDF | Berman, Paul | Enacted |
| HB 916 Higher Education - Programs for Behavioral Health Professionals in Primary and Secondary Schools - Requirements and Grant Program | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 935 Health and Health Insurance - Behavioral Health Services - Expansion (Behavioral Health System Modernization Act) | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 947 Family Law - Joint Custody | UNFPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 971 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Substance Use Disorder Treatment - Network Adequacy | FAVPDF | Berman, Paul | Enacted |
| HB 971 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Substance Use Disorder Treatment - Network Adequacy | FAVPDF | Berman, Paul | Enacted |
| HB 1005 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Community Violence Prevention Services | INFOPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 1160 Mental Health Law - Reform of Laws and Delivery of Service | INFOPDF | Savage, Pat | Withdrawn |
| HB 1222 Public Health - Baltimore City Behavioral Health Crisis Incident Review Team | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 1299 Corrections - Housing - Serious Mental Illness | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 1329 Suicide Treatment Improvement Act | INFOPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| HB 1344 Workgroup to Study Extreme Risk Protective Orders (Sagar Ghimire Act) | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 17 Child Custody - Cases Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence - Training for Judges | FWAPDF | Berman, Paul | Enacted |
| SB 17 Child Custody - Cases Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence - Training for Judges | FWAPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 77 Health Occupations Boards – Investigations – Right to Counsel | FWAPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 119 Education – Crimes on School Grounds – Application | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 119 Education – Crimes on School Grounds – Application | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 195 State Board of Examiners of Psychologists - Sunset Extension | FAVPDF | McGhee, Linda | Passed both chambers |
| SB 230 Health Occupations - Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses - Temporary Licensure, Certification, Registration, and Permitting | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 230 Health Occupations - Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses - Temporary Licensure, Certification, Registration, and Permitting | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 241 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services - 9-8-8 Trust Fund | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 282 Workgroup on Screening Related to Adverse Childhood Experiences | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 350 Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Community Violence Prevention Services | INFOPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 374 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - 9-1-1 Specialists | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 398 Out-of-State Health Care Practitioners - Provision of Behavioral Health Services via Telehealth - Authorization | UNFPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 460 Health - Insurance Coverage Information | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 506 Children - Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 549 Administrative Services Organizations – Requirements for Retraction, Repayment, or Mitigation of Claims | FAVPDF | Berman, Paul | Did not advance |
| SB 637 Health and Health Insurance - Behavioral Health Services - Expansion (Behavioral Health System Modernization Act) | FAVPDF | Berman, Paul | Did not advance |
| SB 676 Firearm Safety – Storage Requirements and Youth Suicide Prevention (Jaelynn’s Law) | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
| SB 707 Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Coverage for Nonparticipation | FAVPDF | Berman, Paul | Enacted |
| SB 707 Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Coverage for Nonparticipation | FAVPDF | Berman, Paul | Enacted |
| SB 889 Family Law - Child Custody Actions - Considered Judgment of Minor Children | UNFPDF | Berman, Paul | Did not advance |
| SB 899 Health Occupations Boards - Authority Over Staffing and Infrastructure Operations | UNFPDF | Savage, Pat | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session9 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 970 Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact | FAVPDF | Alvord, Mary | Enacted |
| HB 970 Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact | FAVPDF | McGhee, Linda | Enacted |
| HB 970 Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Enacted |
| HB 970 Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact | FAVPDF | Berman, Paul | Enacted |
| SB 500 Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact | FAVPDF | Berman, Paul | Vetoed |
| SB 500 Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact | FAVPDF | Alvord, Mary | Vetoed |
| SB 500 Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact | FAVPDF | McGhee, Linda | Vetoed |
| SB 500 Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Vetoed |
| SB 500 Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact | FAVPDF | Savage, Pat | Vetoed |
2020 Regular Session7 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 33 Criminal Law - Abuse or Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult - Causing Severe Emotional Distress | FWA | Peters, Sarahlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 33 Criminal Law - Abuse or Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult - Causing Severe Emotional Distress | FWA | Pitcher, Bill | Enacted |
| HB 601 Health Insurance – Provider Panels – Providers of Community–Based Health Services | FAV | Savage, PHD, Pat | Enacted |
| SB 153 Criminal Law - Abuse or Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult - Causing Severe Emotional Distress | FWA | Pitcher, Bill | Did not advance |
| SB 260 Labor and Employment - Leave With Pay - Bereavement Leave (Family Bereavement Act) | FAVPDF | Binderman, Dr. Julie | Did not advance |
| SB 575 State Department of Education - Early Literacy and Dyslexia Practices - Guidance and Assistance | FAVPDF | Binderman, Dr. Julie | Did not advance |
| SB 634 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Provision of School Psychology Services | FAVPDF | Binderman, Dr. Julie | Did not advance |
