Organization on the record
The Horizon Foundation
Bills
125
134 for · 4 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
53%
64 of 121 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 Session49 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 15 Public Information Act - Public Records - Nonprofit Organizations | UNF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 80 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures | FAV | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 153 Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement | FAV | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Passed both chambers |
| HB 158 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maternal Health Monitoring Pilot Program | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Withdrawn |
| HB 166 State Government - Henrietta Lacks Commission - Establishment (Henrietta Lacks Commission of Maryland Act of 2026) | FAV | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 166 State Government - Henrietta Lacks Commission - Establishment (Henrietta Lacks Commission of Maryland Act of 2026) | FAV | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 168 Housing and Community Development - Affordable Housing - Educator Workforce Housing and Municipal Corporations | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 168 Housing and Community Development - Affordable Housing - Educator Workforce Housing and Municipal Corporations | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 213 Evidence – Interception of Oral Communications – Fair Housing Testing | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 239 Land Use - Zoning - Limitations (Starter and Silver Homes Act of 2026) | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 280 Health Insurance - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders - Codification of Federal Requirements | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 315 Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 372 Hospitals - Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions - Procedures | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 457 Institutions of Higher Education - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 484 Corporate Income Tax - Addition Modification - Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising | FWAPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 523 Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Commencement Restrictions | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 541 Public Schools - Restocking Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement | FAV | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 637 Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act) | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 704 Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 719 Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibition Against Sanctuary Policies | UNF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 725 Correctional Services - Immigration Enforcement - Required Notice and Transfer | UNF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 774 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction) | FAV | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1048 Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Sodium and Added Sugars Warning Icons and Disclosure and Notice | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1060 Primary and Secondary Schools - Petitions for Emergency Evaluation - Requirement for Tracking and Reporting and Study | FAV | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1118 Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Behavioral Health Conditions | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 1131 Public Health - Pregnancy Loss - Prohibited Actions (Pregnancy Outcome Protection Act) | FAV | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1458 State Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Refugees and Asylees - Establishment | FAV | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Withdrawn |
| HB 1475 Consumer Protection - Dynamic Pricing Disclosure and Prohibition on Rent-Setting | FAV | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 12 Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement | FAV | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 36 Land Use - Zoning - Limitations (Starter and Silver Homes Act of 2026) | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 169 Hospitals - Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions - Procedures | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 169 Hospitals - Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions - Procedures | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 180 Evidence - Interception of Oral Communications - Fair Housing Testing | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Passed both chambers |
| SB 205 Health Insurance - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders - Codification of Federal Requirements | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 284 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2026 | FWAPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 307 Public Schools - Restocking Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement | FAV | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 335 Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 335 Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 348 Hospitals and Freestanding Birthing Centers - High-Risk Pregnancies - Communication After Discharge | UNF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Passed both chambers |
| SB 353 Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Commencement Restrictions | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 385 Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act) | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 385 Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act) | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 462 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction) | FAV | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 586 Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 774 Health Insurance - Plan Benefits and Coverage - Annual Reporting (Transparency, Reporting, Understanding, Timeliness, and Honesty (TRUTH) in Mental Health Coverage Act) | FAV | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 866 Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Disclosure and Notice to Customers of Sodium and Added Sugars | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Passed both chambers |
| SB 866 Public Health - Chain Restaurants - Disclosure and Notice to Customers of Sodium and Added Sugars | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Passed both chambers |
| SB 891 Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Behavioral Health Conditions | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 987 Corporate Income Tax - Addition Modification - Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising | FAVPDF | Schneider, Glennlobbyist | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session41 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 56 Procurement - State Department of Education - Local Food Purchasing Program | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Vetoed |
| HB 56 Procurement - State Department of Education - Local Food Purchasing Program | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Vetoed |
| HB 297 Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program - Sunset Repeal | FWAPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| HB 324 County Boards of Education - Antibias Training for Members - Requirement (County Board Member Antibias Training Act) | FAV | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| HB 334 Workgroup on Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Services - Establishment | FAV | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| HB 392 Evidence - Interception of Oral Communications - Fair Housing Testing | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Did not advance |
| HB 421 Public Safety - 9-1-1 Trust Fund - 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention Hotline | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| HB 424 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| HB 541 Department of Commerce - Nonprofit Organizations Navigator - Established | FAV | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| HB 672 School Health and Wellness Personnel Assessment and Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers | FWAPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| HB 709 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction) | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Did not advance |
| HB 783 Health Occupations - Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training | FAV | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| HB 869 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| HB 869 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| HB 1100 Public Health - Health Equity Dashboard | FAV | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| HB 1104 Maryland Department of Health - AHEAD Model Implementation - Electronic Health Care Transactions and Population Health Improvement Fund | FAV | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| HB 1380 Health Care Facilities - Hospitals and Freestanding Birthing Centers - Perinatal Care Standards | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| HB 1434 Maryland Food System Resiliency Council - Healthy Food Priority Area Study | FAV | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Did not advance |
| HB 1469 Taxes - Sugary Beverage Distributor Tax (For Our Kids Act) | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Did not advance |
| SB 5 Maryland Health Benefit Exchange – State–Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program – Sunset Repeal | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| SB 5 Maryland Health Benefit Exchange – State–Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program – Sunset Repeal | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| SB 36 Public Safety - 9-1-1 Trust Fund - 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention Hotline | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| SB 129 Public Health - Maryland Commission on Health Equity - Advisory Committee and Hospital Reporting | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Did not advance |
| SB 156 Workgroup on Newborn Home Visiting Services - Establishment | FAV | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| SB 174 Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| SB 174 Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| SB 177 Procurement - State Department of Education - Local Food Purchasing Program | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Vetoed |
| SB 293 County Boards of Education - Antibias Training for Members - Requirement (County Board Member Antibias Training Act) | FAV | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| SB 328 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Annual Behavioral Health Wellness Visits - Coverage and Reimbursement | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Did not advance |
| SB 353 Food Deserts Workgroup - Establishment | FAV | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Did not advance |
| SB 357 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| SB 357 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| SB 365 Department of Commerce – Nonprofit Organizations Navigator – Established | FAV | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| SB 372 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| SB 372 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| SB 458 Health Occupations - Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training | FAV | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Did not advance |
| SB 486 School Health and Wellness Personnel Assessment and Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers | FWAPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Did not advance |
| SB 651 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction) | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Did not advance |
| SB 684 Public Health - Health Equity Dashboard | FAV | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| SB 856 Mold - Landlord Requirements and Regulations (Maryland Tenant Mold Protection Act) | FAV | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| SB 856 Mold - Landlord Requirements and Regulations (Maryland Tenant Mold Protection Act) | FAV | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
2024 Regular Session18 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) | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Did not advance |
| HB 543 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Seniors - State Supplement | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Did not advance |
| HB 666 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - State Supplement | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| HB 696 Primary and Secondary Education - Breakfast and Lunch Programs - Universal Expansion Report | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Did not advance |
| HB 728 Health Insurance - Qualified Resident Enrollment Program (Access to Care Act) | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| HB 933 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services - 9-8-8 Trust Fund Fees | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| HB 1051 Maternal Health – Assessments, Referrals, and Reporting (Maryland Maternal Health Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| SB 98 Interagency Food Desert Advisory Committee - Food Desert Study | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Did not advance |
| SB 124 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Annual Behavioral Health Wellness Visits - Coverage and Reimbursement | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Did not advance |
| SB 213 Human Services - Food Supplement Program (Summer SNAP for Children Act) | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Did not advance |
| SB 388 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits and Funding (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Did not advance |
| SB 441 Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Nancy Grasmick Public School Professional Award - School Nurses | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| SB 579 Primary and Secondary Education - Breakfast and Lunch Programs - Universal Expansion Report | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| SB 705 Health Insurance - Qualified Resident Enrollment Program (Access to Care Act) | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| SB 722 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Seniors - State Supplement | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Did not advance |
| SB 974 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services - 9-8-8 Trust Fund Fees | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| SB 991 Behavioral Health - Language Assistance Services Pilot Program | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
| SB 1059 Maternal Health – Assessments, Referrals, and Reporting (Maryland Maternal Health Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | Highsmith Vernick, Nikki | Enacted |
2023 Regular Session24 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 82 Maryland Medical Assistance and Children's Health Insurance Programs - School-Based Behavioral Health Services - Reimbursement | FWAPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Did not advance |
| HB 107 Maryland Health Benefit Exchange – Small Employers – Special Enrollment Period and Marketing | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Did not advance |
| HB 271 9–8–8 Trust Fund – Funding | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Enacted |
| HB 363 Maryland Health Benefit Exchange and Maryland Department of Health - Health Care and Dental Care Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants - Report | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Did not advance |
| HB 418 Mental Health - Workforce Development - Fund Established | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Enacted |
| HB 488 Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Mental Health Professionals in Public Schools | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Did not advance |
| HB 549 Fair Wage Act of 2023 | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Did not advance |
| HB 588 Health Insurance - Qualified Resident Enrollment Program (Access to Care Act) | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Did not advance |
| HB 614 Department of Aging - Long-Term Care and Dementia Care Navigation Programs | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Enacted |
| HB 628 Primary and Secondary Education – Breakfast and Lunch Programs – Universal Expansion | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Did not advance |
| HB 814 Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program - Sunset Extension | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Enacted |
| HB 960 Education - Public Schools - Asian American History Curriculum Requirement | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Did not advance |
| HB 970 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Hospitals - Dental Services | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Did not advance |
| SB 3 9–8–8 Trust Fund – Funding | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Enacted |
| SB 101 Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Collaborative Care Model Services – Implementation and Reimbursement Expansion | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Enacted |
| SB 283 Mental Health - Workforce Development - Fund Established | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Enacted |
| SB 362 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics - Planning Grant Funds and Demonstration Application | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Enacted |
| SB 365 Health Insurance - Qualified Resident Enrollment Program (Access to Care Act) | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Did not advance |
| SB 482 Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Mental Health Professionals in Public Schools | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Did not advance |
| SB 555 Fair Wage Act of 2023 | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Enacted |
| SB 557 Primary and Secondary Education – Breakfast and Lunch Programs – Universal Expansion | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Did not advance |
| SB 582 Behavioral Health Care - Treatment and Access (Behavioral Health Model for Maryland) | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Enacted |
| SB 601 Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program - Sunset Extension | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Enacted |
| SB 806 Maryland Health Benefit Exchange and Maryland Department of Health - Health Care and Dental Care Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants - Report | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Enacted |
2022 Regular Session6 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 922 Education - Public Schools - Asian American History Curriculum Requirement | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Did not advance |
| HB 1073 Health - Accessibility of Electronic Advance Care Planning Documents | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Enacted |
| HB 1080 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Children and Pregnant Women (Healthy Babies Equity Act) | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Enacted |
| SB 548 Local Health Officers - Removal - Process | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Vetoed |
| SB 778 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Children and Pregnant Women (Healthy Babies Equity Act) | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Did not advance |
| SB 824 Health – Accessibility of Electronic Advance Care Planning Documents | FAVPDF | Darragh, Kerry | Enacted |
