Organization on the record
Sheppard Pratt
Bills
58
70 for · 12 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
67%
39 of 58 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 Session16 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 624 Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026) | UNFPDF | Lang, Damianlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 632 Certificate of Need - Psychiatric Health Care Facilities and Psychiatric and Mental Health Services - Exemption | UNFPDF | Lang, Damianlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 772 Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization - Workgroup Establishment and Study | FAV | Henson, Marshall | Enacted |
| HB 772 Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization - Workgroup Establishment and Study | FAVPDF | Lang, Damianlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 772 Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization - Workgroup Establishment and Study | FAVPDF | Lang, Damianlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 854 School Construction - Nonpublic Special Education School Renovation Program - Established | FAVPDF | Lang, Damianlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1014 Mental Health Law - Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others - Definition (Right to Treatment) | FAVPDF | Lang, Damianlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1181 Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Voluntary Placement Agreements | FAVPDF | Lang, Damianlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1181 Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Voluntary Placement Agreements | FAVPDF | Lang, Damianlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1181 Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placement - Voluntary Placement Agreements | FAV | Etheridge, Carrie | Enacted |
| SB 39 Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization - Workgroup Establishment and Study | FAV | Henson, Marshall | Enacted |
| SB 39 Behavioral Health Rate Methodology Modernization - Workgroup Establishment and Study | FAVPDF | Lang, Damianlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 284 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2026 | FWAPDF | Lang, Damianlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 411 Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026) | UNFPDF | Lang, Damianlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 550 Health Care Decisions Act - Surrogate Decision Making - Mental Disorders | FAVPDF | Lang, Damianlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 707 Mental Health Law - Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others - Definition (Right to Treatment) | FAVPDF | Lang, Damianlobbyist | Enacted |
2025 Regular Session10 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 735 Certificate of Need - Psychiatric Health Care Facilities and Psychiatric and Mental Health Services - Exemption | UNFPDF | Lang, Damianlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 869 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 | FAVPDF | Lang, Damianlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 905 Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2025) | UNFPDF | Lang, Damianlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 962 Public Health - Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients and Workgroup on Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Overstays | FAVPDF | Etheridge, Carrie | Enacted |
| HB 1049 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Grant Program - Funding | FAVPDF | Lang, Damianlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1099 Civil Actions - Punitive Damage Awards - Surcharge | UNFPDF | Lang, Damianlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1305 Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports - Workgroup and Study | UNFPDF | Lang, Damianlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 372 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 | FAV | Lang, Damianlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 599 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Grant Program - Funding | FAVPDF | Lang, Damianlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 696 Public Health - Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients and Workgroup on Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Overstays | FAVPDF | Etheridge, Carrie | Enacted |
2024 Regular Session1 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 804 Certificate of Need - Psychiatric Health Care Facilities and Psychiatric and Mental Health Services - Exemption | UNF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session23 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 48 Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Collaborative Care Model Services – Implementation and Reimbursement Expansion | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 448 Nonpublic Education - Placements of Children With Disabilities - Teacher Salaries (Teacher Pay Parity Act) | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 448 Nonpublic Education - Placements of Children With Disabilities - Teacher Salaries (Teacher Pay Parity Act) | FAV | Davis, Nimrod | Enacted |
| HB 611 State Board of Nursing – Sunset Extension, Licensure Exceptions, and Board Operations and Membership | FAV | Garnett, Stacey | Enacted |
| HB 611 State Board of Nursing – Sunset Extension, Licensure Exceptions, and Board Operations and Membership | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 785 Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocol and Prior Authorization - Revisions | FAVPDF | Arce, Miguel | Enacted |
| HB 823 Mental Health Law - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 101 Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Collaborative Care Model Services – Implementation and Reimbursement Expansion | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 283 Mental Health - Workforce Development - Fund Established | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 311 Nonpublic Education - Placements of Children With Disabilities - Teacher Salaries (Teacher Pay Parity Act) | FAV | Flannery, Kathy | Did not advance |
| SB 311 Nonpublic Education - Placements of Children With Disabilities - Teacher Salaries (Teacher Pay Parity Act) | FAVPDF | Alejandro, Ally | Did not advance |
| SB 311 Nonpublic Education - Placements of Children With Disabilities - Teacher Salaries (Teacher Pay Parity Act) | FAVPDF | Martinez, Joshua | Did not advance |
| SB 311 Nonpublic Education - Placements of Children With Disabilities - Teacher Salaries (Teacher Pay Parity Act) | FAV | Davis-Scott, Marjuwen | Did not advance |
| SB 311 Nonpublic Education - Placements of Children With Disabilities - Teacher Salaries (Teacher Pay Parity Act) | FAV | DellaRose, Sharon | Did not advance |
| SB 311 Nonpublic Education - Placements of Children With Disabilities - Teacher Salaries (Teacher Pay Parity Act) | FAV | McMahon, Cara | Did not advance |
| SB 311 Nonpublic Education - Placements of Children With Disabilities - Teacher Salaries (Teacher Pay Parity Act) | FAV | Fettner, Michele | Did not advance |
| SB 311 Nonpublic Education - Placements of Children With Disabilities - Teacher Salaries (Teacher Pay Parity Act) | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 362 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics - Planning Grant Funds and Demonstration Application | FAV | Richardson, Jeffrey | Enacted |
| SB 362 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics - Planning Grant Funds and Demonstration Application | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 480 Mental Health Law - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 534 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2023 | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 960 State Board of Nursing – Sunset Extension, Licensure Exceptions, and Board Operations and Membership | FAV | Garnett, Stacey | Enacted |
| SB 960 State Board of Nursing – Sunset Extension, Licensure Exceptions, and Board Operations and Membership | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Enacted |
2022 Regular Session20 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 421 Out–of–State Health Care Practitioners – Provision of Behavioral Health Services via Telehealth – Authorization | UNFPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 684 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Psychiatric Inpatient Care - Admissions Restrictions (Psychiatric Hospital Admissions Equity Act) | FAV | Wilkerson, Jennifer | Enacted |
| HB 684 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Psychiatric Inpatient Care - Admissions Restrictions (Psychiatric Hospital Admissions Equity Act) | FAVPDF | Trivedi, MD, Harsh | Enacted |
| HB 684 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Psychiatric Inpatient Care - Admissions Restrictions (Psychiatric Hospital Admissions Equity Act) | FAV | Peters, MD, Todd | Enacted |
| HB 715 Administrative Services Organizations – Requirements for Retraction, Repayment, or Mitigation of Claims | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 935 Health and Health Insurance - Behavioral Health Services - Expansion (Behavioral Health System Modernization Act) | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1017 Frederick County – Mental Health Law – Assisted Outpatient Treatment Pilot Program | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1255 Education - Physical Restraint and Seclusion - Limitations, Reporting, and Training | FWA | Flannery, Kathy | Enacted |
| HB 1301 Nonpublic Educational Programs - Children With Disabilities - Costs of Teacher Salaries | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1301 Nonpublic Educational Programs - Children With Disabilities - Costs of Teacher Salaries | FAVPDF | Maust, Chip | Did not advance |
| SB 398 Out-of-State Health Care Practitioners - Provision of Behavioral Health Services via Telehealth - Authorization | UNFPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 549 Administrative Services Organizations – Requirements for Retraction, Repayment, or Mitigation of Claims | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 637 Health and Health Insurance - Behavioral Health Services - Expansion (Behavioral Health System Modernization Act) | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 659 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Psychiatric Inpatient Care - Admissions Restrictions (Psychiatric Hospital Admissions Equity Act) | FAVPDF | Trivedi, MD, Harsh | Did not advance |
| SB 659 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Psychiatric Inpatient Care - Admissions Restrictions (Psychiatric Hospital Admissions Equity Act) | FAV | Peters, MD, Todd | Did not advance |
| SB 659 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Psychiatric Inpatient Care - Admissions Restrictions (Psychiatric Hospital Admissions Equity Act) | FAV | Wilkerson, Jennifer | Did not advance |
| SB 705 Education – Physical Restraint and Seclusion – Limitations, Reporting, and Training | FWA | Flannery, Kathy | Enacted |
| SB 706 Nonpublic Educational Programs - Children With Disabilities - Costs of Teacher Salaries | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 706 Nonpublic Educational Programs - Children With Disabilities - Costs of Teacher Salaries | FAVPDF | Maust, Chip | Did not advance |
| SB 807 Frederick County – Mental Health Law – Assisted Outpatient Treatment Pilot Program | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session10 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 123 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021 | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 732 Health Care Practitioners - Telehealth - Out-of-State Health Care Practitioners | UNFPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 919 Maryland Insurance Commissioner - Specialty Mental Health Services and Payment of Claims - Enforcement | FAVPDF | Richardson, Jeffrey | Enacted |
| HB 919 Maryland Insurance Commissioner - Specialty Mental Health Services and Payment of Claims - Enforcement | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1344 Mental Health Law - Reform of Laws and Delivery of Service | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Withdrawn |
| SB 3 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2021 | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 393 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage and Reimbursement of Telehealth Services | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 568 Health Care Practitioners – Telehealth – Out–of–State Health Care Practitioners | UNFPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 638 Maryland Insurance Commissioner - Specialty Mental Health Services and Payment of Claims - Enforcement | FAVPDF | Richardson, Jeffrey | Enacted |
| SB 638 Maryland Insurance Commissioner - Specialty Mental Health Services and Payment of Claims - Enforcement | FAVPDF | Grossi, Jeffreylobbyist | Enacted |
2020 Regular Session2 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 455 Health Insurance - Mental Health Benefits and Substance Use Disorder Benefits - Reports on Nonquantitative Treatment Limitations and Data | FAVPDF | McCleaf, Kylie | Enacted |
| SB 334 Health Insurance – Mental Health Benefits and Substance Use Disorder Benefits – Reports on Nonquantitative Treatment Limitations and Data | FAVPDF | McCleaf, Kylie | Enacted |