Organization on the record
Maryland Tech Council
Bills
62
51 for · 33 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
56%
34 of 61 decided
Lobbyists hired
20
2022 to 2026
Reported lobbying spend
$350,764
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2026 Regular Session50 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 27 Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Long COVID Innovation Grant and Loan Program | FAV | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 27 Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Long COVID Innovation Grant and Loan Program | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| HB 78 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish Subclasses and Set Separate Rates for Land and Improvements to Land | UNFPDF | Vetter, Drew | 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 | Vetter, Drew | Did not advance |
| HB 120 Moratorium on Construction of New Data Centers - Co-Location and Generation Contingency | UNF | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| HB 148 Consumer Protection and Labor and Employment - Surveillance-Based Price and Wage Setting - Prohibition | UNF | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 148 Consumer Protection and Labor and Employment - Surveillance-Based Price and Wage Setting - Prohibition | UNF | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| HB 290 Income Tax – Cybersecurity Technology and Service Tax Credit – Alterations | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| HB 400 Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit - Conversion to Grant Program | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| HB 400 Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit - Conversion to Grant Program | FAV | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 470 Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Task Force - Establishment | FAV | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 560 Sales and Use Tax and Property Tax - Exemptions for Data Centers - Repeal | UNF | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| HB 560 Sales and Use Tax and Property Tax - Exemptions for Data Centers - Repeal | UNF | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 952 Consumer Protection - Companion Chatbots - Regulation | UNF | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| HB 1126 Health Insurance and Managed Care Organizations - Laboratory Services - Contract Providers | FAV | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1126 Health Insurance and Managed Care Organizations - Laboratory Services - Contract Providers | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| HB 1250 Consumer Protection and Product Liability - Chatbots | UNF | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| HB 1250 Consumer Protection and Product Liability - Chatbots | UNF | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1295 Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| HB 1295 Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles | FAV | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1411 Data Center Planning and Transparency Act | UNF | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1426 Clinical Research Pharmacies and Clinical Trials - Permits and Ownership | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| HB 1426 Clinical Research Pharmacies and Clinical Trials - Permits and Ownership | FAV | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1534 Data Centers - Standards for Operation and Siting | UNF | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 25 Income Tax - Cybersecurity Technology and Service Tax Credit - Alterations | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| SB 376 Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Task Force - Establishment | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Enacted |
| SB 376 Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Task Force - Establishment | FAV | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 385 Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act) | FAV | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 385 Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act) | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Enacted |
| SB 392 Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Long COVID Innovation Grant and Loan Program | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| SB 392 Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Long COVID Innovation Grant and Loan Program | FAV | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 427 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers | UNF | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| SB 427 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers | UNF | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 457 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish Subclasses and Set Separate Rates for Land and Improvements to Land | UNF | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 457 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish Subclasses and Set Separate Rates for Land and Improvements to Land | UNF | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| SB 600 Sales and Use Tax - Definition of Retail Sale - Alterations | FAV | Ferrone, Michelle | Did not advance |
| SB 600 Sales and Use Tax - Definition of Retail Sale - Alterations | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| SB 778 Clinical Research Pharmacies and Clinical Trials - Permits and Ownership | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Enacted |
| SB 778 Clinical Research Pharmacies and Clinical Trials - Permits and Ownership | FAV | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 778 Clinical Research Pharmacies and Clinical Trials - Permits and Ownership | FAV | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 827 Consumer Protection and Product Liability - Chatbots | UNF | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 837 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage and Utilization Review - Drugs Reviewed by the Prescription Drug Affordability Board | FAV | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 837 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage and Utilization Review - Drugs Reviewed by the Prescription Drug Affordability Board | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| SB 853 Economic Development Activity - Nondisclosure Agreements | UNF | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 853 Economic Development Activity - Nondisclosure Agreements | UNF | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| SB 909 Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles | FAV | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 909 Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| SB 987 Corporate Income Tax - Addition Modification - Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising | UNF | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 987 Corporate Income Tax - Addition Modification - Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising | UNF | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| SB 992 Public Utilities - Large Load Customers - Registration and Demand Response Program | FWA | Zirkle, Andrewlobbyist | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session8 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 424 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) | UNF | Schulz, Kelly | Enacted |
| HB 498 Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| HB 1554 Sales and Use Tax - Taxable Business Services - Alterations | UNF | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| SB 357 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) | UNF | Schulz, Kelly | Enacted |
| SB 427 Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| SB 773 Health Benefit Plans - Calculation of Cost-Sharing Contribution - Requirements | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Enacted |
| SB 936 Consumer Protection - High-Risk Artificial Intelligence - Developer and Deployer Requirements | FWA | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| SB 1045 Sales and Use Tax - Taxable Business Services - Alterations | UNF | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session13 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 340 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits and Funding (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs For All Marylanders Now Act) | UNF | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| HB 579 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals – Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024) | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| HB 582 Economic Development - Entrepreneurial Innovation Programs - Establishment (Pava LaPere Legacy of Innovation Act of 2024) | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Enacted |
| HB 879 Health Benefit Plans - Calculation of Cost Sharing Contribution - Requirements | FAV | Stewart, Brad | Did not advance |
| HB 1018 Manufacturing Business Personal Property Tax - Exemption | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| HB 1056 State Board of Pharmacy - Prohibition on Discrimination Against 340B Drug Distribution | UNF | Stewart, Brad | Enacted |
| HB 1056 State Board of Pharmacy - Prohibition on Discrimination Against 340B Drug Distribution | UNFPDF | Schulz, Kelly | Enacted |
| HB 1270 Health Benefit Plans - Prescription Drugs - Rebates and Calculation of Cost Sharing Requirements | FAV | Stewart, Brad | Withdrawn |
| SB 388 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits and Funding (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Act of 2024) | UNF | Stewart, Brad | Did not advance |
| SB 474 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals - Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024) | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Enacted |
| SB 595 Health Benefit Plans - Calculation of Cost Sharing Contribution - Requirements and Prohibitions | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Passed both chambers |
| SB 986 State Board of Pharmacy - Prohibition on Discrimination Against 340B Drug Distribution | UNFPDF | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
| SB 1019 Health Benefit Plans - Prescription Drugs - Rebates and Calculation of Cost Sharing Requirements | FAV | Schulz, Kelly | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session3 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 551 Office of Statewide Broadband - Study of Broadband Expansion Incentives | FAVPDF | Schulz, Kelly | Enacted |
| HB 781 Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Equitech Growth Fund and Commission | FWAPDF | Schulz, Kelly | Enacted |
| SB 699 Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Equitech Growth Fund and Commission | FWAPDF | Schulz, Kelly | Enacted |
2021 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 459 Economic Development - Comprehensive Technical Assistance Program - Establishment | FAV | Levine, Brianlobbyist | Enacted |
2020 Regular Session9 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 185 Commission on Tax Policy, Reform, and Fairness | FWAPDF | Tabuteau, Richardlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 514 Maryland Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Incentive Program | FAV | Rosedale, Martin | Vetoed |
| HB 521 Maryland Small Business Innovation Research Technical Assistance Program - Establishment | FAV | Rosedale, Martin | Enacted |
| HB 1339 Sales and Use Tax and Personal Property Tax - Exemptions - Data Centers | FAV | Kasemeyer, Pamelalobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1339 Sales and Use Tax and Personal Property Tax - Exemptions - Data Centers | FAVPDF | Tabuteau, Richardlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 2 Taxation – Tobacco Tax, Sales and Use Tax, and Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax | UNFPDF | Tabuteau, Richardlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 122 Economic Development - Opportunity Zone Incentives - Alteration of the More Jobs for Marylanders and Opportunity Zone Enhancement Programs | UNFPDF | Tabuteau, Richardlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 223 Commission on Tax Policy, Reform, and Fairness | FWAPDF | Tabuteau, Richardlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 311 Corporate Tax Fairness Act of 2020 | UNF | Tabuteau, Richardlobbyist | Did not advance |
