Organization on the record
NAIOP Maryland
Bills
135
48 for · 95 against · 3 info
Got their outcome
80%
104 of 130 decided
Lobbyists hired
0
none registered
Reported lobbying spend
$0
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
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Testimony history
2026 Regular Session55 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 78 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish Subclasses and Set Separate Rates for Land and Improvements to Land | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 82 Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemption for Related Business Entities - Common Law Trusts | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | 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 | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 120 Moratorium on Construction of New Data Centers - Co-Location and Generation Contingency | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 164 State Buildings and State Highways - Collection and Disposal of Yard Waste | FWA | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 200 Sale of Residential Real Property - Required Flood Risk Disclosure | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 200 Sale of Residential Real Property - Required Flood Risk Disclosure | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 204 Drinking Water - Regulation - Control and Prevention of Waterborne Disease | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 220 Environment - Water - Individual Submeters | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 243 Land Use - Comprehensive and General Plans - Alteration of Elements | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 247 Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Variances - Alterations | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 305 Baltimore County - Nuisance Actions - Community Association | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 305 Baltimore County - Nuisance Actions - Community Association | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 437 Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026) | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 437 Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026) | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 517 Emission Standards, Ambient Air Quality Standards, and Solid Waste Management - Local Authority | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 548 Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act) | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 560 Sales and Use Tax and Property Tax - Exemptions for Data Centers - Repeal | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 576 State Archives - Record Services - Fees | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 578 Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 669 State Highway Administration - Third-Party Road Improvements - Required Work Schedule | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 701 Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools (Jack Cover Vernal Pool Wetlands Protection Act of 2026) | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 723 Electric Companies - Cost Containment Plans - Requirement (Securing Affordable, Valuable Investments in Next Generation Grid Solutions (SAVINGS) Act) | INFOPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 778 Land Use - Middle Housing Options - Requirements | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 870 Environment - Permit Applications for New Buildings - Notice (Large Buildings for Tomorrow Act) | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 870 Environment - Permit Applications for New Buildings - Notice (Large Buildings for Tomorrow Act) | INFOPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 894 Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 1088 Property Tax - Petition to Review Value of Commercial Real Property | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 1268 Environmental Permits - Requirements for Burden Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative Harms for Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act) | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 1381 Vehicle Laws - Stopping, Standing, or Parking in a Bike Lane or Bicycle Path - Prohibition | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 1465 Environment - Stream and Floodplain Restoration Projects - Requirements and Limitations | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 1503 Carroll County - District Planning Commission - Authorized | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 1560 Forest Conservation - Incentives - Pilot Program and Fund | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 33 Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemption for Related Business Entities - Common Law Trusts | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 130 Environment - Water - Individual Submeters | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| SB 197 Land Use - Comprehensive and General Plans - Alteration of Elements | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| SB 224 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 264 Drinking Water - Regulation - Control and Prevention of Waterborne Disease | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 267 Land Use - Residential Housing - Oversight and Approval (Building Affordably in My Back Yard Act) | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 325 Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act) | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| SB 389 Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Passed both chambers |
| SB 427 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers | UNF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 431 Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| SB 457 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish Subclasses and Set Separate Rates for Land and Improvements to Land | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 523 Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools (Jack Cover Vernal Pools Act of 2026) | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| SB 598 Electric Companies - Cost Containment Plans - Requirement (Securing Affordable, Valuable Investments in Next Generation Grid Solutions (SAVINGS) Act) | INFOPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 622 Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Required Uses - Building Electrification and Transportation Electrification | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 674 Transportation - Regional Transportation Authorities | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 687 Environment - Flood Risk Review Process - Establishment | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 733 Land Use - Definitions and Boards of Appeals | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 735 Property Tax - Petition to Review Value of Commercial Real Property | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 781 Environmental Permits - Requirements for Burden Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative Harms for Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act) | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 836 Carroll County - District Planning Commission - Authorized | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 853 Economic Development Activity - Nondisclosure Agreements | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 1005 Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission General Counsel and Powers of Local Planning Boards - Alterations | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session40 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 23 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 23 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 49 Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Alterations and Analysis | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 151 County Income Tax - Rate and Income Brackets - Alterations | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 212 Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use and Electric-Ready Standards | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 277 Environment - Water Bottle Filling Stations - Requirement | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 286 Local Comprehensive Planning and State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy - Planning Principles | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 330 Property Tax - Improvements to Property Adjacent to Rail Stations - Subclass, Special Rate, and Penalty | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 335 Baltimore County - Nuisance Actions - Community Association | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 335 Baltimore County - Nuisance Actions - Community Association | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 339 Real Property - Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirements | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 342 State Transfer Tax - Rates and Distribution of Revenue | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 453 Anne Arundel County - Development Impact Fees | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 503 Housing Development Act | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 641 State Property Tax - Transportation Funding (Transportation Funding Act of 2025) | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 846 Transportation Access and Revenue Act | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 878 Department of the Environment - Water Resources - Protection of Vernal Pools (Vernal Pool Wetlands Protection Act of 2025) | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 894 Endangered and Threatened Species - Incidental Taking - Bats | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 973 Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2025) | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 1014 Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025 | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 1178 Baltimore City - Property Taxes - Authority to Set Special Rates | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 1354 Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Requirements for Sale or Transfer or Government Acquisition | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 1370 Transportation - Regional Transportation Authorities | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 1496 Building Code - Construction and Significant Renovation of Housing Units - Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 1554 Sales and Use Tax - Taxable Business Services - Alterations | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 70 County Income Tax - Rate and Income Brackets - Alterations | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 96 Environment - Water Bottle Filling Stations - Requirement | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| SB 250 Department of the Environment - Fees, Penalties, Funding, and Regulation | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| SB 256 Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Compliance and Reporting | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 266 Local Comprehensive Planning and State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy - Planning Principles | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| SB 430 Land Use - Regional Housing Infrastructure Gap (Housing for Jobs Act) | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 472 Property Tax - Property Adjacent to Rail Stations - Subclasses and Special Rates | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 572 Anne Arundel County - Development Impact Fees | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| SB 804 Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2025) | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 807 Environment - Local Building Energy Performance Standards - Authorization | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 859 Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025 | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 881 Transportation - Regional Transportation Authorities | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 913 Department of Agriculture - Public Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment - Registration, Regulation, and Oversight | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 978 Environmental Permits - Requirements for Public Participation and Impact and Burden Analyses (Cumulative Harms to Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act) | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 1045 Sales and Use Tax - Taxable Business Services - Alterations | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session51 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Vacant and Abandoned Property | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 24 Department of the Environment - Environmental Justice Evaluation of Environmental Permit Applications | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 131 Housing Development Permit Applications - Local Reporting Requirements | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 155 Maryland Energy Administration - Carbon Capture Opportunity Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 210 Maryland Building Performance Standards – Fossil Fuel Use and Electric–Ready Standards | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 233 Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program – Climate, Equity, and Administrative Provisions | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 245 Department of the Environment - Fees, Penalties, Funding, and Regulation | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 248 Property Tax - Assessment Appeal Boards and Supervisors - Regional Organization | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 271 Limited Liability Companies - Articles of Organization - Required Information | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 323 Environment - Commission on Climate Change Membership - Addition | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 417 Baltimore County - Nuisance Actions - Community Association | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 470 County Income Tax - Rate and Income Brackets - Alterations | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 538 Land Use – Affordable Housing – Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024) | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 697 Real Estate Brokers – Commercial Transactions – Buyer’s Rights | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 729 Department of the Environment - Nontidal Wetlands - Protection of Vernal Pools (Vernal Pool Wetlands Protection Act of 2024) | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 747 Products That Contain Mercury - Fluorescent Lamps - Prohibition | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 751 Sale of Residential Real Property - Offers to Purchase and Transfer Tax | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 826 Real Property – Taxation of Vacant Property, Certification of Company Representatives, and Short–Term Rentals | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 889 Building Code - Construction and Significant Renovation of Housing Units - Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 919 Property Tax - County Authority to Set Special Rates | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 1008 Fossil Fuel Transportation Fee and Mitigation Fund (Climate Pollution Reduction Fund Act) | UNF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 1101 Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024) | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 1101 Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024) | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 1196 Real Property - Contracts of Sale - Title Report Requirement | UNF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 1399 Corporations and Associations - Resident Agent - Public Information | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 1435 Renewable Energy - Net Energy Metering Aggregation, Solar Renewable Energy Credits, and Taxes on Solar Energy Generating Systems (Brighter Tomorrow Act) | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 1449 Zoning – Board of Appeals Decisions or Zoning Actions – Judicial Review | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| HB 1511 Forest Conservation Act – Modifications | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 1511 Forest Conservation Act – Modifications | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| HB 1515 Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reduction and Services | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 138 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Vacant and Abandoned Property | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 138 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Vacant and Abandoned Property | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 279 Property Tax Assessment - Appeals to Maryland Tax Court - Filing Fee | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 306 Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Climate, Equity, and Administrative Provisions | FWAPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 337 Environment - Commission on Climate Change Membership - Additions | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| SB 383 Baltimore County - Nuisance Actions - Community Association | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 423 Real Property - Recordation - Procedures | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| SB 423 Real Property - Recordation - Procedures | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| SB 576 Property Tax - Assessment Appeal Boards and Supervisors - Regional Organization | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 653 Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024) | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| SB 695 Building Code - Construction and Significant Renovation of Housing Units - Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 779 Real Property - Taxation of Vacant Property, Certification of Company Representatives, and Short-Term Rentals | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 783 Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act) | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |
| SB 1023 Maryland Building Performance Standards – Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric– and Solar–Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2024) | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 1027 Property Tax - Appeals - Definition of 'Taxpayer' | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Passed both chambers |
| SB 1027 Property Tax - Appeals - Definition of 'Taxpayer' | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Passed both chambers |
| SB 1045 Zoning – Board of Appeals Decisions or Zoning Actions – Judicial Review | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 1086 Environment - Environmental Justice Districts - Designation and Requirements | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 1088 Environment - Public Participation in the Permitting Process - Alterations | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 1119 Baltimore County - Property Taxes - Authority to Set a Special Rate for Vacant and Abandoned Property | UNFPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Did not advance |
| SB 1169 Real Estate Brokers - Commercial Transactions - Buyer's Rights | FAVPDF | Ballentine, Tom | Enacted |