Organization on the record
Venable LLP
Bills
58
40 for · 20 against · 0 info
Got their outcome
54%
30 of 56 decided
Lobbyists hired
2
2022 to 2026
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 Session9 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 768 Department of Human Services - Benefits for Children in Custody - Alterations | FWAPDF | Mirviss, Mitchell | Did not advance |
| HB 892 Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Actions for Sale, Transfer, or Alternate Use | UNFPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Passed both chambers |
| HB 893 Business Regulation - Abandoned Cemeteries - Acquisition and Disposition | UNFPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 980 Family Law and Human Services - Guardianship Assistance Program and State Foster Youth Ombudsman - Establishment (Kanaiyah's Law) | FWAPDF | Mirviss, Mitchell | Enacted |
| HB 1253 Gas Companies - Infrastructure Investments - Cost Recovery and Customer Notification (Break STRIDE Act) | UNFPDF | quinn, brianlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1559 Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement | FAVPDF | Mirviss, Mitchell | Enacted |
| SB 233 Business Regulation - Cemeteries and Abandoned Cemeteries - Sale, Transfer, or Government Acquisition and Disposition | UNFPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 234 Business Regulation - Abandoned Cemeteries - Acquisition and Disposition | UNFPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 658 Department of Human Services - Benefits for Children in Custody - Alterations | FWAPDF | Mirviss, Mitchell | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session18 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 335 Baltimore County - Nuisance Actions - Community Association | UNF | Mudd, Christopher | Did not advance |
| HB 503 Housing Development Act | FWAPDF | quinn, brianlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 509 Maryland Inventory of Cemeteries and Burial Sites Workgroup - Establishment | FWAPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 711 Office of Cemetery Oversight - Study of Deathcare and Funeral Practices | FWAPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 724 Commission on Abandoned and Neglected Maryland Cemeteries - Establishment | FWAPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 960 Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Cost Recovery - Limitations and Reporting Requirements (Ratepayer Freedom Act) | UNFPDF | quinn, brianlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 962 Public Health - Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients and Workgroup on Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Overstays | FWAPDF | Mirviss, Mitchell | Enacted |
| HB 1000 Criminal Law - Human Remains, Pet Remains, and Cemeteries - Prohibitions | FWAPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1417 Department of General Services - Clean Energy Procurement Program - Establishment | FAVPDF | quinn, brianlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 191 Family Law - Children in Need of Assistance - Unlicensed Settings | UNFPDF | Mirviss, Mitchell | Withdrawn |
| SB 354 Maryland Inventory of Cemeteries and Burial Sites Workgroup - Establishment | FWAPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 430 Land Use - Regional Housing Infrastructure Gap (Housing for Jobs Act) | FWAPDF | quinn, brianlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 480 Department of General Services - Clean Energy Procurement Program - Establishment | FAV | quinn, brianlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 616 Criminal Law – Human Remains, Pet Remains, and Cemeteries – Prohibitions | FAVPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 624 Relocation of Human Remains - Authorization Process | FAVPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 631 Commission on Abandoned and Neglected Maryland Cemeteries - Establishment | FWAPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 671 Office of Cemetery Oversight - Study of Deathcare and Funeral Practices | FWAPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 696 Public Health - Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients and Workgroup on Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Overstays | FWAPDF | Mirviss, Mitchell | Enacted |
2024 Regular Session10 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 505 Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Membership and Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act) | UNFPDF | quinn, brianlobbyist | Passed both chambers |
| HB 538 Land Use – Affordable Housing – Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024) | FWAPDF | quinn, brianlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 579 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals – Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | quinn, brianlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 1292 Optometrists - Prescriptions for Glasses and Contact Lenses - Pupillary Distance Measurement | UNFPDF | quinn, brianlobbyist | Withdrawn |
| HB 1515 Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reduction and Services | UNFPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 474 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals - Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024) | FAVPDF | quinn, brianlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 484 Land Use - Affordable Housing - Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024) | FWAPDF | quinn, brianlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 682 Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act) | UNFPDF | quinn, brianlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 723 Baby Food - Toxic Heavy Metals - Testing and Labeling (Rudy's Law) | FAVPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 1092 Emergency Services - Funding | FWAPDF | quinn, brianlobbyist | Enacted |
2023 Regular Session12 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 27 Commercial Law - Consumer Protection Act - Floral Wire Services | UNFPDF | quinn, brianlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 148 Economic Development - Enterprise Zone Program - Alterations | UNFPDF | Mudd, Christopher | Did not advance |
| HB 722 Physician Assistants - Parity With Other Health Care Practitioners (Physician Assistant Parity Act of 2023) | FAV | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 727 Physician Assistants – Revisions (Physician Assistant Modernization Act of 2023) | FAV | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Did not advance |
| HB 862 Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury or Wrongful Death | UNFPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 222 Environment - Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment and Producer Responsibility for Packaging Materials | FWAPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 388 Public Schools - Standardized Behavioral Health Questionnaire for Students - Development and Implementation | FAVPDF | quinn, brianlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 493 Commission to Study Trauma Center Funding in Maryland | FAVPDF | quinn, brianlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 673 Physician Assistants - Revisions (Physician Assistant Modernization Act of 2023) | FAV | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 674 Physician Assistants - Parity With Other Health Care Practitioners (Physician Assistant Parity Act of 2023) | FAV | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 728 State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Sunset Extension | FWAPDF | quinn, brianlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 905 Electric Companies, Gas Companies, and the Department of Housing and Community Development - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans | FAVPDF | quinn, brianlobbyist | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session7 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 406 Children in Out–of–Home Placements – Placement in Medical Facilities | FAVPDF | Mirviss, Mitchell | Did not advance |
| HB 406 Children in Out–of–Home Placements – Placement in Medical Facilities | FAVPDF | Mirviss, Mitchell | Did not advance |
| HB 460 Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Transfers | FAV | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Enacted |
| HB 831 Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Commercial and Residential Buildings | UNFPDF | quinn, brianlobbyist | Did not advance |
| SB 528 Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 | UNFPDF | quinn, brianlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 528 Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 | UNF | quinn, brianlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 626 Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Physicians and Physician Assistants - Alterations | FAVPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Enacted |
2021 Regular Session4 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 5 Cemeteries - Perpetual Care - Distribution From Perpetual Care Trust Fund | FAVPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 192 Cemeteries - Perpetual Care - Distribution From Perpetual Care Trust Fund | FAVPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 669 Constitutional Amendment - Civil Jury Trials | UNFPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Enacted |
| SB 670 Courts - Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy | UNFPDF | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Enacted |