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Social Work Advocates for Social Change

Bills
155
146 for · 23 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
39%
59 of 152 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 Session56 appearances
BillPositionWitnessOutcome
HB 21
Social Media Platforms - Vloggers and Video Content Featuring Minors (Child Influencers Protection Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 48
Family Law - Children in Need of Assistance and Termination of Parental Rights (Right to Fight Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 52
Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voter Hotline and Voting Eligibility (Voting Rights for All Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 92
Environment - Beverage Containers Connected With Plastic Rings - Restriction on Sale
FWAPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 126
Regulated Firearms - Seven-Day Waiting Period - Exceptions
UNFPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 148
Consumer Protection and Labor and Employment - Surveillance-Based Price and Wage Setting - Prohibition
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 155
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 158
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maternal Health Monitoring Pilot Program
FAVPDFSWASC, UMWithdrawn
HB 202
Public Health - Social Isolation and Loneliness Pilot Grant Program - Establishment
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 297
Adult Education - High School Diploma Pathways - MDiplomaWorks Pathway
FWAPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
HB 345
Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 409
Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction (Youth Charging Reform Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 551
Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia and Controlled Paraphernalia Prohibitions - Repeal
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 572
Attorney General Actions and Climate Crimes Accountability Fund (Climate Crimes Accountability Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 628
Human Services - Foster Care Transition Grant Program - Establishment
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 630
Correctional Services - Immigration Detention Facilities - Original Design and Construction
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 679
Health Occupations - Cross-Sex Hormone Therapy for Minors
UNFPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 719
Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibition Against Sanctuary Policies
UNFPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 768
Department of Human Services - Benefits for Children in Custody - Alterations
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 768
Department of Human Services - Benefits for Children in Custody - Alterations
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 769
State Board of Social Work Examiners - Provisional License to Practice Social Work - Established
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
HB 774
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1002
Nursing Facilities - Involuntary Discharge or Transfer
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
HB 1209
Conversion Therapy - Prohibitions and Causes of Action
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1241
Labor and Employment - Bereavement Leave and Leave for Family Illness - Qualifying Relationships and Type of Leave
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1287
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - BURDEN Analysis (CHERISH Our Communities Act)
FAVPDFGross, JadaDid not advance
HB 1458
State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees - Establishment
FAVPDFSWASC, UMWithdrawn
HB 1492
Collective Bargaining - Public Employees - Revocation of Certification and School and Library Employees' Right to Strike
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1575
Correctional Services and Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 1
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Face Coverings and Identification
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 18
State Board of Social Work Examiners - Provisional License to Practice Social Work - Established
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 49
Unhoused Individuals - Rights and Affirmative Defense
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 50
Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams and Sports - Designation (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act)
UNFPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 89
Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voter Hotline and Voting Eligibility (Voting Rights for All Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 169
Hospitals - Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions - Procedures
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 241
Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 245
Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 302
Criminal Law - Causing Ingestion of an Abortion-Inducing Drug - Prohibition (Women's Freedom From Coercion Act)
UNFPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 307
Public Schools - Restocking Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 323
Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction, Detention, and Confinement (Youth Charging Reform Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 323
Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction, Detention, and Confinement (Youth Charging Reform Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 327
Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia and Controlled Paraphernalia Prohibitions - Repeal
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 462
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 468
Local Government - Grant for Recipients of State Child Tax Credit - Authorization
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 493
Nursing Facilities - Involuntary Discharge or Transfer
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 592
State Board of Education - Financial Literacy - Graduation Requirement
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 626
Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMPassed both chambers
SB 626
Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)
FWAPDFSWASC, UMPassed both chambers
SB 658
Department of Human Services - Benefits for Children in Custody - Alterations
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 791
Correctional Services and Criminal Procedure - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 810
Immigration Enforcement - Expanding Sensitive Locations, Notification, and Guidance (Maryland Values Act of 2026)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 864
Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Care Recipients - Eligibility
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 937
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 937
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act)
FAVRhudy, KateEnacted
SB 937
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 950
Conversion Therapy - Prohibitions and Causes of Action
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
2025 Regular Session69 appearances
BillPositionWitnessOutcome
HB 1
Department of Transportation - Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
HB 68
Public Schools - Children Suspected of a Crime of Violence - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance (Student Protection Act of 2025)
UNFPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 102
Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Revisions
FWAPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
HB 128
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports
FAVPDFSWASC, UMVetoed
HB 137
Public Schools - Children Charged With a Crime of Violence - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance (School Safety Act of 2025)
UNFPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 156
Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act)
UNFPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 215
Elections - Ranked-Choice Voting in Contests for Presidential Nomination and Certification of Election-Supporting Technology
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 255
No-Knock Warrants
FAVPDFNickerson, LaurenDid not advance
HB 260
Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia - Prohibitions and Penalties
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
HB 282
Public Schools - Sexually Explicit Materials - Prohibited in Libraries and Media Centers
UNFPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 380
Criminal Law - Prohibition on Sale of Contraceptives and Contraceptive Devices by Vending Machine in School - Repeal
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 390
Affordable Housing Payment In Lieu of Taxes Expansion Act
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
HB 482
Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process
FWAPDFSWASC, UMVetoed
HB 482
Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process
FWAPDFSWASC, UMVetoed
HB 487
Unhoused Individuals - Rights, Civil Action, and Affirmative Defense
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 635
Motor Vehicles - Secondary Enforcement and Admissibility of Evidence
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 665
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Annual Behavioral Health Wellness Visits - Coverage and Reimbursement
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 708
Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Eligibility
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 709
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 716
Housing and Community Development - Statewide Rental Assistance Voucher Program Eligibility - Alterations
FWAPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
HB 845
Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 853
Postconviction Review - Procedure to Reduce Duration of Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
HB 853
Postconviction Review - Procedure to Reduce Duration of Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act)
FWAPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
HB 869
Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
HB 869
Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
HB 896
Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing - Income-Based Housing Subsidies
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1006
Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Guidelines and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1014
Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1077
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1164
Counties and Municipalities - Homelessness - Local Laws (Right to Rest Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1189
Baltimore City - Property Tax - Authority to Impose on Vacant and Abandoned Property Owned by Nonprofit Organizations
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1222
Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement (Maryland Values Act)
FWAPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
HB 1222
Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement (Maryland Values Act)
FWAPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
HB 1328
End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1385
Children - Parental Rights - Educational Rights
UNFPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1394
Civil Actions - Nonprofit Organizations - Unauthorized Support of Israeli Settlement Activity (Not On Our Dime Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1398
Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law)
UNFPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1399
Health Occupations - Cross-Sex Hormone Therapy for Minors - Prohibition (Protect the Kids Act)
UNFPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1402
Maryland Department of Health and Department of Human Services – Public Benefits – Prevention of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
UNFPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1431
State and Local Agencies - Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law - Restrictions on Access to Information (Maryland Data Privacy Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1433
Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1521
State Board of Social Work Examiners - Membership and Examination Requirements
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 7
Department of Transportation – Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 83
Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 104
Income Tax - Credit for Individuals Residing With and Caring for Elderly Parents
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 149
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports
FAVPDFSWASC, UMVetoed
SB 291
Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 314
Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards - Sex Designation (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 327
Affordable Housing Payment In Lieu of Taxes Expansion Act
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 328
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Annual Behavioral Health Wellness Visits - Coverage and Reimbursement
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 355
Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Delay of Implementation
UNFPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 361
Election Law - Influence on a Voter's Voting Decision By Use of Fraud - Prohibition
FAVPDFSWASC, UMPassed both chambers
SB 367
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Supportive Housing and Health Services
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 372
Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 372
Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 448
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Self-Directed Mental Health Services - Pilot Program
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 484
Unhoused Individuals - Rights, Civil Action, and Affirmative Defense
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 550
Baltimore City - Property Tax - Authority to Impose on Vacant and Abandoned Property Owned by Nonprofit Organizations
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 604
Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law)
UNFPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 647
Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voter Hotline and Voting Eligibility (Voting Rights for All Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 651
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 668
Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Eligibility
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 677
Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing - Income-Based Housing Subsidies
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 702
Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 815
Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Prohibited Disclosures
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 828
Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMPassed both chambers
SB 859
Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 977
Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law - Restrictions on Access to Information (Maryland Data Privacy Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 977
Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law - Restrictions on Access to Information (Maryland Data Privacy Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
2024 Regular Session44 appearances
BillPositionWitnessOutcome
HB 25
Public Schools - Sexually Explicit Materials - Prohibited in Libraries and Media Centers
UNFPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 34
Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact
FAVSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 47
Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness In Girls' Sports Act)
UNFPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 191
Correctional Services - Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act)
FWAPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 407
Food Supplement Benefits - Students - Eligibility (SNAP for Students)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 428
Community Schools - Rental Assistance for Community School Families Program and Fund - Establishment
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
HB 516
Climate Crisis and Environmental Justice Act of 2024
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 565
Correctional Services - Investigation of Suspected Homicide - Reporting
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
HB 576
Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs
UNFPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
HB 602
Employment Discrimination – Sexual Orientation
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
HB 666
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - State Supplement
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
HB 696
Primary and Secondary Education - Breakfast and Lunch Programs - Universal Expansion Report
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 707
Public Safety – Law Enforcement – Use of Body–Worn Cameras
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 849
Human Services - Universal Basic Income for Transition-Age Youth - Establishment
FAVPDFMarini, PhilipDid not advance
HB 898
Maryland People's Fund - Establishment
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1007
Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2024
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1096
Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1226
Maryland Predictable Scheduling Act
FAVPDFSWASC, UMWithdrawn
HB 1434
Department of Human Services - Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards - Restoration of Benefits
UNFPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
HB 1434
Department of Human Services - Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards - Restoration of Benefits
UNFPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 35
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - State Supplement
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 36
Correctional Services - Investigation of Suspected Homicide - Reporting
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 71
Correctional Services - Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act)
FWAPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 119
Legally Protected Health Care - Gender-Affirming Treatment
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 119
Legally Protected Health Care - Gender-Affirming Treatment
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 134
Office of the Correctional Ombudsman - Establishment and Funding
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 160
Labor and Employment - Payment of Minimum Wage - Tipped Employees
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 187
Correctional Services - Inmate Employment - Agricultural Work
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 201
Public Health - Childbirth - Paternity Test
FWAPDFWhiting, Derrick S.Did not advance
SB 314
Juvenile Law - Willful Misconduct of a Minor - Civil Liability of a Parent, Legal Guardian, or Custodian (Parental Accountability Act)
UNFPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 328
Funding for Wages and Benefits for Nursing Home Workers (Nursing Home Staffing Crisis Funding Act of 2024)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 370
Community Schools - Rental Assistance for Community School Families Program and Fund - Establishment
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 370
Community Schools - Rental Assistance for Community School Families Program and Fund - Establishment
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 427
Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 443
End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act)
FAVSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 453
Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs
UNFPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 579
Primary and Secondary Education - Breakfast and Lunch Programs - Universal Expansion Report
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 620
Resources and Education for All Prisons (REAP) Act
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 661
Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Use of Body-Worn Cameras
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 705
Health Insurance - Qualified Resident Enrollment Program (Access to Care Act)
FAVPDFSWASC, UMEnacted
SB 732
Department of Juvenile Services and Maryland Department of Health – Inpatient Program for Children
FWAPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 766
Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2024
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 819
Public Schools - School Resource Officers - Firearms Required
UNFPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance
SB 994
Maryland Predictable Scheduling Act
FAVPDFSWASC, UMDid not advance