Organization on the record
Maryland State Firefighter's Association
Bills
132
134 for · 9 against · 1 info
Got their outcome
48%
63 of 130 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 Session22 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 3 Higher Education - Student Financial Assistance - Dependents of State or Local Public Safety Employees (Maryland Fallen Heroes Tuition Benefits Act) | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 149 Fire Prevention - Assistant Fire Marshals, Residential Rental High-Rise Property Fire Safety Equipment, and Fire Alarm System Technicians | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 474 Vehicle Laws - Dangerous Accumulations of Snow and Ice - Removal From Exposed Vehicle Surfaces (Clear Before You Drive Act) | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 777 Motor Vehicles - Required Equipment - Rear Occupant Alert Systems (Hot Cars Act) | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 848 Public Safety – State Fire Prevention Code – Trash and Recyclable Materials | UNFPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 886 Certified Peer Recovery Specialists - Coverage Under the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance and Workgroup on Certification | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 1041 Youth Camps - Structures in Flood Hazard Areas - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 1217 Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards and Energy Use Intensity Targets - Exemptions | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 1221 Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act) | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 1532 Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act | INFOPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 114 3-1-1 Systems - Expansion Program and Oversight Board - Establishment | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 148 Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 328 Property Tax Credit - Disabled or Fallen Public Safety Officer or Judicial Officer - Alterations | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Passed both chambers |
| SB 354 Business Regulation - Charitable Organizations - Audit and Review Thresholds | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 439 Employment Discrimination - Fire and Rescue Public Safety Employees - Use of Medical Cannabis | UNF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 479 Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards and Energy Use Intensity Targets - Exemptions | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 513 Fire Prevention – Assistant Fire Marshals, Residential Rental High–Rise Property Fire Safety Equipment, and Fire Alarm System Technicians | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 553 Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland - Reestablishment | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 579 Counties - No-Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer and Retired Volunteer Firefighters | FAV | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 621 Public Safety - State Fire Prevention Code - Trash and Recyclable Materials | UNFPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 624 Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act) | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 698 Vehicle Laws - Dangerous Accumulations of Snow and Ice - Removal From Exposed Vehicle Surfaces | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
2025 Regular Session35 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 76 Public Safety Officer - Performance of Duties - Death Benefits | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 222 Public Safety - Fuel Gas Piping Systems and Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing - Prohibitions and Study | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 234 Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 421 Public Safety - 9-1-1 Trust Fund - 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention Hotline | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 423 Public Safety - Maryland 9-1-1 Board and Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Regulatory Authority | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 444 Criminal Law – Interference With Critical Infrastructure or a Public Safety Answering Point – Penalties | FAV | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 445 Criminal Law - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties | FAV | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 459 Counties - Cancer Screening for Professional Firefighters - Required Coverage (James 'Jimmy' Malone Act) | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 477 State Department of Education - Family Child Care Homes and Child Care Centers - Regulatory Analysis | UNFPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 489 Maryland Department of Labor - Study on Building Code Requirements for Single-Staircase Buildings | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 580 Terminology and Obsolete References – Maryland State Firefighters Association and Related Terms | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 590 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Employee Retirement Income | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 757 Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding | FWAPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 815 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Volunteers | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 830 Health Insurance - Genetic Testing and Cancer Imaging - Required Coverage | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 935 Venue-Specific Emergency Action Plans - High School Football Games - Requirements | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 943 Criminal Law - Crimes of Malicious or Fraudulent Burning - Prohibitions and Penalties | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 1131 Public Health - Buprenorphine - Training Grant Program and Workgroup | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 1131 Public Health - Buprenorphine - Training Grant Program and Workgroup | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 1322 Natural Resources - Vessels - Carbon Monoxide Warning Labels (Matthew's Law) | FWAPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 81 Criminal Law - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 164 Terminology and Obsolete References - Maryland State Firefighters Association and Related Terms | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 175 Public Safety - Fuel Gas Piping Systems and Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing - Prohibitions and Study | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 175 Public Safety - Fuel Gas Piping Systems and Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing - Prohibitions and Study | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 330 Property Tax Credit - Disabled or Fallen Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Alterations | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 334 Criminal Law - Crimes of Malicious or Fraudulent Burning - Prohibitions and Penalties | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 374 Counties - Cancer Screening for Professional Firefighters - Required Coverage (James 'Jimmy' Malone Act) | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 396 Public Safety Officer - Performance of Duties - Death Benefits | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 396 Public Safety Officer - Performance of Duties - Death Benefits | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 419 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Volunteers | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 436 Maryland Department of Labor - Study on Building Code Requirements for Single-Staircase Buildings | UNFPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 436 Maryland Department of Labor - Study on Building Code Requirements for Single-Staircase Buildings | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 523 State Employees - Cancer Screening - Paid Leave | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 759 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Employee Retirement Income | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 849 Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
2024 Regular Session29 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 190 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 259 District Court - Traffic Cases - Surcharges | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 259 District Court - Traffic Cases - Surcharges | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 468 Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland | FWAPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 503 Public Safety - Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing for Fuel Gas Piping Systems - Requirements and Prohibitions | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 584 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders (Caring for Public Employees in the Safety Professions - CAPES Act) | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 626 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Volunteers | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 782 Vehicle Laws - Lighting - Privately Owned Vehicles | FAV | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 899 Higher Education - Charles W. Riley Firefighter and Ambulance and Rescue Squad Member Scholarship - Alterations | FWA | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 1221 Battery Storage and Solar Arrays Safety Training Grant Program and Fund | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 1403 Family Child Care Homes and Large Family Child Care Homes - Age of Children in Care - Alterations | UNFPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 1439 Emergency Services - Funding | FWAPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 1472 Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 190 Law Enforcement - Wellness Checks - Requirements (Gabriel's Law) | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 210 Emergency Medical Services - Paramedics - Immunization Administration - Effective Date | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert P. | Enacted |
| SB 210 Emergency Medical Services - Paramedics - Immunization Administration - Effective Date | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 255 Public Safety - Volunteer Company Assistance Fund - Alterations | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 323 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Volunteers | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 431 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumption - Long COVID (Home of the Brave Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 435 Criminal Law – Crimes of Arson – Prohibitions and Penalties | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 476 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders (Caring for Public Employees in the Safety Professions - CAPES Act) | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 532 Commission to Advance Lithium–Ion Battery Safety in Maryland | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 580 Sales and Use Tax - Nonprofit Organizations Maintaining Memorials - Exemption | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 700 Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Membership - 9-1-1 Specialists | FWAPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 788 Battery Storage and Solar Arrays Safety Training Grant Program and Fund | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 1034 9–1–1 Specialist Recruitment and Retention Workgroup | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 1069 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 1092 Emergency Services - Funding | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 1092 Emergency Services - Funding | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
2023 Regular Session33 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 15 Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Military and Public Safety Retirement Income | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 138 Study on Statewide 2-1-1 and 3-1-1 Systems | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 230 Department of the Environment - Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Regulations (Clean Trucks Act of 2023) | UNFPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 271 9–8–8 Trust Fund – Funding | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 335 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders | FWAPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 399 Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers - State Purchase and Use - Prohibition | FWAPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 744 Criminal Law - Public Safety - Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point - Penalties | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 788 Commission to Advance and Strengthen Fire Fighting Within Maryland | FAV | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 1100 Battery Storage and Solar Arrays Safety Training Grant Program and Fund | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 1253 Vehicle Laws - Lighting - Privately Owned Vehicles of Volunteer Fire Company Members | FAVPDF | Kurtz, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| SB 3 9–8–8 Trust Fund – Funding | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 30 Study on Statewide 2-1-1 and 3-1-1 Systems | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 49 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 61 Property Tax Credit - Public Safety Officer | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 76 Income Tax – Subtraction Modification – Public Safety Volunteers | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 83 Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Military and Public Safety Retirement Income | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 94 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Volunteers | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 94 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Volunteers | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 154 Public Health - Mental Health Advance Directives - Awareness and Statewide Database | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 224 Department of the Environment - Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Regulations (Clean Trucks Act of 2023) | UNFPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 256 Environment - Fire-Fighting Training - Oriented Strand Board - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 405 Criminal Law – Public Safety – Interference With a Public Safety Answering Point – Penalties | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 406 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders | FWAPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 493 Commission to Study Trauma Center Funding in Maryland | FWAPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 516 Cannabis Reform | FWAPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 527 Fire, Rescue, or Emergency Medical Services Entities - Peer Support Programs | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 538 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension | FWAPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 568 Criminal Law - Threat Against State or Local Official - First Responder | FWAPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 580 Public Safety - Officer and Community Wellness Training Grant Fund | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 707 Public Safety - Deputy State Fire Marshal - Probationary Status and Promotion | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 751 Property Tax Credit - Disabled or Fallen Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Alterations | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 823 Natural Resources - Annual State Park Pass - Discounts for Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 917 Vehicle Laws - Lighting - Privately Owned Vehicles of Volunteer Fire Company Members | FAVPDF | Kurtz, Benjamin | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session25 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 44 Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Emergency Service Transporters – Reimbursement | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 286 Emergency Medical Services - Paramedics - Immunization Administration - Effective Date | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 303 Public Safety - Maryland Swimming Pool and Spa Standards - Adoption | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 439 Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – 9–1–1 Specialists | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 560 Public Safety - Consumer and Display Fireworks | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 574 Higher Education – Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program and Jean B. Cryor Memorial Scholarship Program – Alterations | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Withdrawn |
| HB 900 Death Certificates - Fees - First Responders Killed in the Line of Duty | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 900 Death Certificates - Fees - First Responders Killed in the Line of Duty | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 934 Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers - Sale, Offering for Sale, and Use - Prohibition | FWAPDF | Phillips, Robert | Withdrawn |
| HB 1052 Public Safety - Natural Gas and Liquefied Propane Piping Systems - Construction Requirements (Flynn and Laird Act) | FWAPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 1052 Public Safety - Natural Gas and Liquefied Propane Piping Systems - Construction Requirements (Flynn and Laird Act) | FWAPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| HB 1066 Vehicle Laws - Lighting - Privately Owned Vehicles of Volunteer Fire Company Members | FAVPDF | Kurtz, Benjamin | Did not advance |
| HB 1109 First Responders and Emergency Responders - Definition - 9-1-1 Dispatchers Included | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| HB 1381 Environment - Fire-Fighting Training - Oriented Strand Board - Prohibition | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 10 Workers' Compensation - COVID-19 Occupational Disease Presumption | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 38 Public Safety - Fire and Rescue - Veterinary Care of Retired Fire and Rescue K-9s | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 70 Emergency Medical System Plan - Guidelines for Emergency Medical Services - Law Enforcement Canines | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Withdrawn |
| SB 122 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Volunteer Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 273 Environment – PFAS Chemicals – Prohibitions and Requirements (George “Walter” Taylor Act) | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 295 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Emergency Service Transporters - Reimbursement | UNFPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 295 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Emergency Service Transporters - Reimbursement | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 374 Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - 9-1-1 Specialists | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
| SB 446 Public Safety - Fire, Rescue, or Emergency Medical Services Entities - Peer Support Programs | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 446 Public Safety - Fire, Rescue, or Emergency Medical Services Entities - Peer Support Programs | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Enacted |
| SB 751 First Responders and Emergency Responders – Definition – 9–1–1 Dispatchers Included | FAVPDF | Phillips, Robert | Did not advance |
