Organization on the record
Qualequity Access
Bills
116
114 for · 7 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
43%
48 of 112 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 Session113 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 7 State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Authority to Issue Limited Licenses to Practice Music Therapy | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 12 Juvenile Sex Offender Registry - Qualifying Offenses and Access | FWAPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 14 County Boards of Education - Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation - Information Collection and Reporting Requirements | FWAPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 14 County Boards of Education - Bullying, Harassment, or Intimidation - Information Collection and Reporting Requirements | FAVPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 22 Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individuals - Identification Cards, Driver's Licenses, and Birth Certificates | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 23 Motor Vehicle Administration - Identification Cards - Issuance to Minors | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 44 Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 57 Public Schools - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established | FWAPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 86 State and Local Employees - Cancer Screening - Paid Leave | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 101 Public Broadcasters - Debate for Candidates for Statewide Office - Required Participants | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 116 Education - Agreements, Procurement Contracts, and Memoranda of Understanding - Reporting and Publication | FWAPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 117 Public Schools - Airway Clearing Device Availability and Use - Policy (Bowen Levy Airway Clearing Device Act) | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 128 County Boards of Education - Therapy Dogs - Policy for Handling and Use in Schools | FAVPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 130 Task Force to Study Deed Fraud | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 145 Election Law - Election Misinformation, Election Disinformation, and Deepfakes | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 154 Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act) | FWAPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Passed both chambers |
| HB 156 Election Law - Affiliating With a Party and Voting - Unaffiliated Voters | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 158 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maternal Health Monitoring Pilot Program | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Withdrawn |
| HB 162 Department of Aging - Maryland Access Point - Dementia-Friendly Communities | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 181 Public Health – Restaurants – Disclosure of Main Food Allergens | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 184 Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 194 Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Pilot Program | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 222 County Boards of Education - Opioid Overdose-Reversing Medications - Policy Requirements (Naloxone Access Act) | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Passed both chambers |
| HB 239 Land Use - Zoning - Limitations (Starter and Silver Homes Act of 2026) | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 262 State Government – Council for Open Data – Membership and Responsibilities | FWAPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 273 Health Insurance – Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Enrollment – Effective Dates | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 278 Human Services - Department of Aging and Commission on Aging (The Longevity Ready Maryland Act) | FAVPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 280 Health Insurance - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders - Codification of Federal Requirements | FWAPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 288 State Superintendent of Schools - Prolonged State of Emergency - Authority to Declare | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 304 Public Information Act - Data Manipulation | UNFPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 311 Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning | FWAPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 316 Confidentiality of Medical Records - Definition of Medical Record | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Withdrawn |
| HB 340 School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact | FAVPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 355 Education - Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program - Human and Sex Trafficking | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 363 Local Government - Grant for Recipients of State Child Tax Credit - Authorization | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 367 Health Insurance - Physical Therapy - Copayments, Coinsurance, and Deductibles | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Withdrawn |
| HB 377 Physician Assistants and Midwives - Parity With Other Health Care Practitioners | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 382 Commercial Law - Broadband Access - Low-Income Consumer Programs (Maryland Broadband Opportunity and Fairness Act) | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 410 Public Health - Food Labeling - Requirements | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 411 Income Tax - Standard Deduction - Alteration | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 449 Juvenile Justice Restoration Act | FAVPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 475 Department of Juvenile Services - Employees - Prohibited Convictions (Juvenile Offender Protection Act) | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 478 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers - Alteration | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 482 Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission (Fair Districts for Maryland Act) | UNFPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 486 Public Schools - Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day - Establishment | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 488 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress | UNFPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 505 Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student School Transfers - Academic Records Documentation | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 505 Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student School Transfers - Academic Records Documentation | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 528 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income of Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel - Eligibility | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 531 State Department of Education - Public Schools STEM and Robotics Program - Study | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 536 Employment Discrimination - Reasonable Accommodations - Disabilities Due to Childbirth, Menopause, and Related Medical Conditions | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 541 Public Schools - Restocking Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 560 Sales and Use Tax and Property Tax - Exemptions for Data Centers - Repeal | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 566 Criminal Law – Distribution of Students’ Personal Information – Prohibition | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 575 Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused or Discretionary Absences for Civic Engagement | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 595 Income Tax - Credit for Physician Preceptors in Areas With Health Care Workforce Shortages - Alterations | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 619 Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 626 Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements (Exonerated 5 Act) | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 635 Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 649 Advancing Equal Educational Opportunities for All Students in Maryland | FAVPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 656 Income, Sales and Use, and Property Taxes - Revocation of Exempt Status for Nonprofit Organizations for Supporting Terrorist Organizations | UNFPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 724 Employment Discrimination - Caregiver Status | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 740 Public Schools - School-Based Mental Health Services - Full-Time Therapist | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 902 Retire in Maryland Tax Relief Act | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 1022 PFAS Chemicals - Product Phase Outs and Registration Requirements | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Withdrawn |
| HB 1041 Youth Camps - Structures in Flood Hazard Areas - Prohibition | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 1099 General Assembly - Term Limits | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 1402 Medical Examiner - Release of Body - Requirements for Muslims | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 1423 Maryland Department of Health - Workgroup on Home- and Community-Based Services | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 1434 Maryland Department of Health - Caregiver Resource Webpage - Establishment | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 1445 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Home- and Community-Based Services Eligibility Determinations (Maryland Protecting People With Disabilities Act) | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 1477 Public Health - Ibogaine Clinical Research Grant Program - Establishment (Veterans Mental Health Innovations Act) | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 1528 Education - Homeschool Students - Extracurricular Activities | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 1533 Public Health - Cosmetic Products - Enforcement and Penalties for Prohibited Ingredients (Crown and Care Act - Protecting Communities from Harmful Hair Chemicals) | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 1545 Frederick County - Special Education Video and Audio Recording Program - Established | FAVPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 1556 Business Regulation - Sugary Beverage Advertisements - Warning Labels | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| SB 6 State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Nontenure Track Faculty | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| SB 24 State Emergency Medical Services Board - Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program - Revisions | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| SB 51 Public Schools - Self-Contained Special Education Classrooms - Use of Video Recording Devices | FAVPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| SB 71 Education - Interjurisdictional Safe Pathways Commission - Establishment | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| SB 78 Public Health – Prostate–Specific Antigen Testing (Protect Our Prostate Act) | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| SB 83 Health Occupations - Grounds for Discipline - Federal and Court Actions | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| SB 88 State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Authority to Issue Limited Licenses to Practice Music Therapy | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| SB 99 Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act) | FAVPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Passed both chambers |
| SB 147 Education - Agreements, Procurement Contracts, and Memoranda of Understanding - Reporting and Publication | FWAPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| SB 159 Emergency Medical Services - Vehicles and Ambulances - Required Supplies | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| SB 174 State Board of Education - Enforcement Procedures - Alteration | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| SB 200 State Government - Council for Open Data - Membership and Responsibilities | FWAPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| SB 218 State Superintendent of Schools - Prolonged State of Emergency - Authority to Declare | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| SB 219 Public Schools - Airway Clearing Device Availability and Use - Policy (Bowen Levy Airway Clearing Device Act) | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| SB 238 School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact | FAVPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| SB 238 School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact | FAVPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| SB 240 Office of Health Care Quality Stakeholder Advisory Council - Establishment | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| SB 251 Civil Actions - Maryland Uniform Public Expression Protection Act | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| SB 252 Maryland Legal Services Corporation - Board of Directors - Membership | FWAPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| SB 254 Education - Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program - Human and Sex Trafficking | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| SB 262 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers - Alteration | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| SB 274 Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations and Discriminatory Effect | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Passed both chambers |
| SB 289 Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program - Personnel and Per Pupil Grants - Eligible Uses | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| SB 297 Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Prices Listed on Dealer Websites (Jack Fitzgerald Price Transparency Act) | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| SB 316 Institutions of Higher Education and Elementary and Secondary Schools - Title VI Coordinators | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| SB 320 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| SB 321 Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Use of Body-Worn Cameras | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| SB 336 Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances - Extension and Membership | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| SB 359 Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| SB 466 Income Tax - Credit for Physician Preceptors in Areas With Health Care Workforce Shortages - Alterations | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| SB 468 Local Government - Grant for Recipients of State Child Tax Credit - Authorization | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| SB 477 Civil Actions - Real Estate Appraisals - Record Retention and Statute of Limitations | FWAPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| SB 503 Growing Family Child Care Opportunities Program - Funding | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| SB 507 Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning | FWAPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| SB 511 Corporations and Associations - Cooperative Limited Equity Housing Corporations - Establishment | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| SB 607 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Public Safety Retirement Income - Amount | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| SB 863 Prince George's County Special Education Service Delivery, Transparency, and Accountability Act | FAVPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session4 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 129 State Board of Education - Membership - School Principal | UNFPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| HB 504 Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act | FAVPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| SB 555 Public Information Act - Denials - Pending Litigation | UNFPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
| SB 555 Public Information Act - Denials - Pending Litigation | UNFPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Did not advance |
2024 Regular Session4 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 420 State and Local Parks - Play Area Accessibility - Recreation Communication Boards Pilot Program | FWAPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 420 State and Local Parks - Play Area Accessibility - Recreation Communication Boards Pilot Program | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| HB 903 Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established | FAV | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
| SB 797 Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established | FWAPDF | Carter, Alita-Geri | Enacted |
