LWVMD

Testimony is part of League's Action and Advocacy phase. After study, consensus, and adopting a position on an issue, LWV members prepare testimony based on the Fact Sheets from our completed studies. They then present the information to legislators at the National, State, and Local levels.

2020 Session of the General Assembly

Hearing Date	Bill Name	Committee & Position
1/9/2020	SB 105 - Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project- Requirements and Funding	B&T	Support
1/16/2020	HB 22 Election Law - Campaign Material - Alteration of Definition	W&M	Support
1/16/2020	HB 37 Election Law – References to Absentee Voting in Communications – Mail– In Voting	W&M	Support in Principle
1/16/2020	HB 51 Election Law - Individuals Released from Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration	W&M	Support
1/22/2020	SB 10 General Assembly – Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office	EHE	Support
1/22/2020	SB 33 Election Law - Voting by Absentee Ballot - Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots	EHE	Support
1/28/2020	HB 205 - Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project- Requirements and Funding	APP	Support
1/28/2020	HB 34 Campaign Finance - Contributions, Expenditures, or Donations by Foreign-Influenced Corporations or Foreign Principals	W&M	Support
1/28/2020	SB 56 Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Plain Language Requirement	EHE	Support with amendment
1/28/2020	SB 87 Campaign Finance - Contributions, Expenditures, or Donations by Foreign-Influenced Corporations or Foreign Principals	EHE	Support
1/28/2020	SB 89 State Board of Elections - Certification of Voting Systems - Standards	EHE	Support
1/28/2020	SB 91 Election Law - Individuals Released From Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration	EHE	Support
1/28/2020	SB 129 Election Law - Campaign Finance - Protection of Contributor Information	EHE	Support
1/29/2020	HB 72 Maryland Transportation Authority - Video Streaming and Archiving - Open Meetings	HGO	Support
1/29/2020	HB 140 Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Plain Language Requirement	W&M	Support with amendment
1/29/2020	HB 103 General Assembly – Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office	W&M	Support
1/29/2020	SB 229 Toll Roads, Highways, and Bridges, County Government Consent Requirement - Expansion	FIN	Support
1/29/2020	SB 311 Corporate Tax Fairness Act of 2020	B&T	Support
2/4/2020	HB 231 Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act	EHE	Support
2/4/2020	SB 530 Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act	JPR	Support
2/4/2020	HB 368 Maryland Transit Administration Funding (Transit Safety and Investment Act)	APP	Support
2/5/2020	SB 123 Maryland Transportation Authority - Video Streaming and Archiving - Open Meetings	EHE	Support
2/6/2020	HB 337 Election Law - Local Public Campaign Financing - Boards of Education	W&M	Support
2/6/2020	HB 376 Election Law - Campaign Finance - Protection of Contributor Information	W&M	Support
2/6/2020	HB 245 Election Law – Institutions of Higher Education – Voter Registration and Voting by Students (Student Voter Empowerment Act of 2020)	W&M	Support
2/6/2020	HB 197 Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity	W&M	Oppose
2/6/2020	SB 204 Potomac Compact for Fair Representation	EHE	Support with Amendments
2/6/2020	HB 198 Election Law – Online Campaign Material – Use of Deepfakes	W&M	Support
2/6/2020	HB 437 Campaign Finance Reports – Business Contributors – Registration Status	W&M	Support
2/6/2020	HB 216 Election Law – Campaign Material – Definition and Authority Line for Telephone Call	W&M	Support
2/6/2020	SB 298 Election Law - Local Public Campaign Financing - Boards of Education	EHE	Support
2/6/2020	SB 284 Redistricting Reform Act of 2020	EHE	Support
2/11/2020	HB 465 Election Law - Campaign Material - Disclosure of the Use of Bots	W&M	Support
2/11/2020	HB 568 Election Law - Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration and Voting	W&M	Support
2/11/2020	HB 627 Courts - Prosecution for Election Law Violations – Limitation	W&M	Support
2/11/2020	HB 487 Election Law - Early Voting Centers - Accessibility by Public Transportation	W&M	Support with Amendment
2/11/2020	HB 42 Public Information Act - Applications for Inspection - Responses and Time Limits	W&M	Support
2/11/2020	HB 538 Campaign Finance – Revisions	W&M	Support
2/11/2020	HB 502 Maryland Public Information Act - Revisions	HGO	Support
2/12/2020	SB 596 Judges - Selection, Election, Tenure, and Continuance in Office	JPR	Support
2/12/2020	HB 351 Land Use and Vehicle Miles Traveled Workgroup	ENT	Support
2/12/2020	HB 518 Judges - Selection, Election, Tenure, and Continuance in Office	JUD	Support
2/12/2020	SB 424 Maryland Transit Administration Funding (Transit Safety and Investment Act)	B&T	Support
2/13/2020	HB 292 Toll Roads, Highways, and Bridges, County Government Consent Requirement - Expansion	ENT	Support
2/14/2020	HB 342 Retirement Tax Reduction Act of 2020	W&M	Oppose
2/17/2020	HB 1300/SB 1000 Blueprint for Maryland’s Future - Implementation	APP, W&M, EHE, B&T	Support
2/18/2020	HB 432 Maryland Transit Administration – Conversion to Electric Buses (Electric Bus Transition Act)	ENT	Support
2/18/2020	HB 881 Election Law - Voting by Absentee Ballot - Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots	W&M	Support
2/19/2020	SB 423 Maryland Transit Administration – Conversion to Electric Buses (Electric Bus Transition Act)	EHE	Support
2/20/2020	HB 680 Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Calculation and Refundability	W&M	Support
2/20/2020	SB 647 Election Law – Institutions of Higher Education – Voter Registration and Voting by Students (Student Voter Empowerment Act of 2020)	EHE	Support
2/20/2020	SB 408 Department of Legislative Services – Voting by Mail – Study	EHE	Support
2/20/2020	SB 666 Election Law - Time Off for Employee Voting	EHE	Support
2/24/2020	HB 426 Department of Legislative Services – Voting by Mail – Study	HRU	Support
2/25/2020	SB 629 Natural Resources - SAV Protection Zones and Hydraulic Clam Dredges (Aquatic Habitat Protection Act)	EHE	Support
2/26/2020	HB 1402 Circuit Court Judges - Selection and Tenure	JUD	Oppose
2/27/2020	HB 1172 Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits	W&M	Support
2/27/2020	HB 1222 Campaign Finance Enforcement and Compliance	W&M	Support
2/28/2020	SB 701 End-of-Life Option Act (Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer Act)	JPR	Support
3/2/2020	HB 182 Potomac Compact for Fair Representation	HRU	Support with Amendments
3/2/2020	HB 346 Redistricting Reform Act of 2020	HRU	Support
3/2/2020	HB 818 Redistricting and Reapportionment – Population Count – Citizenship Status	HRU	Support
3/2/2020	HB 1431 Legislative and Congressional Districts – Criteria and Open Hearing Process (Fair Maps Act)	HRU	Support
3/2/2020	HB 1460 Congressional Districts – Standards (Anti-Gerrymandering of Maryland’s Congressional Districts)	HRU	Support
3/2/2020	HB 1491 Congressional Districts – Standards (Anti-Gerrymandering of Maryland’s Congressional Districts)	HRU	Support
3/2/2020	HB 1495 Legislative Districts – Standards	HRU	Support
3/2/2020	Participation by Maryland Residents in the 2020 Census	HRU	Support
3/2/2020	HJ 08 United States of America - District of Columbia – Statehood	HRU	Support
3/2/2020	HJ 10 United States Constitution - Amendments Convention - Democracy Amendment	HRU	Oppose
3/2/2020	HB 1628 Sales and Use Tax – Rate Reduction and Services	W&M	Support
3/3/2020	HB 1589 - Election Law – Time Off For Employee Voting	W&M	Support
3/3/2020	HB 1367 Transportation – Western Maryland MARC Rail Extension - Study	W&M	Support
3/3/2020	HB 1221 Public Information Act - Personnel and Investigatory Records - Complaints Against Law Enforcement Officers	JUD	Oppose Unless Amended
3/3/2020	SB 1029 Public Information Act - Personnel and Investigatory Records - Complaints Against Law Enforcement Officers	JPR	Support with Amendments
3/4/2020	SB 703 Circuit Court Judges - Selection and Tenure	JPR	Oppose
3/4/2020	HB 1425 Climate Solutions Act of 2020 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act	JPR	Support
3/5/2020	SB 967 Legislative and Congressional Districts – Criteria and Open Hearing Process (Fair Maps Act)	ENT	Support
3/5/2020	SB 372 Election Law - Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration and Voting	EHE	Support
3/5/2020	HB 1236 Transit – Maryland Area Regional Commuter Train – Expansion of Service	ENT	Support
3/5/2020	HB 1249 I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership – Partnership Agreement – Requirements (Maryland State Department of Transportation Promises Act of	ENT	Support
3/5/2020	HB 1424 Public-Private Partnerships – Process and Oversight	ENT	Support
3/5/2020	SJ 2 United States Constitution - Amendments Convention - Democracy Amendment	EHE	Oppose
3/17/2020	SB 10 General Assembly – Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office	HRU	Support
3/17/2020	SB 33 Election Law - Voting by Absentee Ballot - Prepaid Postage for Return of Ballots	W&M	Support
3/17/2020	SB 56 Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Plain Language Requirement	W&M	Support w/ amendment
3/17/2020	SB 129 Election Law - Campaign Finance - Protection of Contributor Information	W&M	Support
3/18/2020	HB 216 Election Law – Campaign Material – Definition and Authority Line for Telephone Call	EHE	Support
3/18/2020	HB 437 Campaign Finance Reports – Business Contributors – Registration Status	EHE	Support
3/18/2020	HB 538 Campaign Finance – Revisions	EHE	Support
3/18/2020	HB 1222 Campaign Finance Enforcement and Compliance	EHE	Support
3/18/2020	HB 465 Election Law - Campaign Material - Disclosure of the Use of Bots	EHE	Support

2019 Session of the General Assembly

Hearing Date	Bill Name	Committee	LWVMD Position
1/22/2019	HB 91 Public-Private Partnerships – Presolicitation Reports – Environmental Impact Statement Requirement	APP & ET	Support
1/31/2019	SB 38 Maryland Healthy Working Families Act- Employers with On-Site Health Clinics – Exemptions	FIN	Oppose
1/31/2019	SB 82 Public Health - Sale and Distribution of Products Containing NMP and DCM - Prohibition	FIN	Support
1/31/2019	HB 85 General Assembly – Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office	W&M	Support
1/31/2019	SB 144 Victims and Witnesses - U Nonimmigrant Status – Certification of Victim Helpfulness	JPR	Support
2/5/2019	HB 71 State Board of Elections - Open Meetings - Video Streaming and Recording (State Board of Elections Transparency Act)	HGO	Support
2/5/2019	HB 79 Election Law – Early Voting Centers- Establishment and Hours	W&M	Support
2/5/2019	HB 237 Election Law - Early Voting Centers - Hours of Operation	W&M	Support
2/5/2019	HB 119 Election Law – Permanent Absentee Ballot List	W&M	Support
2/5/2019	HB 147 Election Law - Local Public Campaign Financing - Boards of Education	W&M	Support
2/5/2019	SB 181 Education- Child Care Subsidies – Mandatory Funding Level	B&T	Support
2/5/2019	HB 214 Victims and Witnesses - U Nonimmigrant Status – Certification of Victim Helpfulness	JUD	Support
2/5/2019	HB 248 Education- Child Care Subsidies – Mandatory Funding Level	APP	Support
2/6/2019	HB 109 Expanded Polystyrene Food Service Products - Prohibition	ET, ECM	Support
2/7/2019	SB 199 General Assembly - Live and Archived Video Streaming of Meetings	EHEA	Support
2/7/2019	SB 207 Transparency Act of 2019	EHEA	Support
2/7/2019	SB 123 Election Law - Coordinated Expenditures and Donations - Investigation	EHEA	Support
2/7/2019	HB 102 Toll Roads, Highways, and Bridges - Local Government Consent Requirement - Expansion	ET	Support
2/7/2019	SB 184 State Board of Elections - Open Meeting - Video Streaming and Recording	EHEA	Support
2/7/2019	SB 197 Juvenile Law - Jurisdiction - Attempted Carjacking and Attempted Armed Carjacking	JPR	Oppose
2/8/2019	HB 166 Labor and Employment - Payment of Wages – Minimum Wage and Enforcement (Fight for Fifteen)	ECM	Support
2/12/2019	SB 285 Expanded Polystyrene Food Service Products - Prohibition	EHEA, FIN	Support
2/12/2019	SB 249 Regional Initiative to Limit or Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Transportation Sector – Authorization (Regional Transportation and Climate Protection Act of 2019)	EHEA	Support
2/12/2019	HB 413 Public Information Act - Personnel and Investigatory Records - Formal Complaints against Public Employees	HGO	Support
2/12/2019	HB 252 Election Law - Eligible Detainees - Information on Voting Rights	W&M	Support
2/12/2019	HB 269 Election Law - Voting by Absentee Ballot - Prepaid Postage for the Return of Ballots	W&M	Support
2/12/2019	HB 286 Election Law - Registration and Voting at Precinct Polling Places	W&M	Support
2/12/2019	HB 423 Election Law - Voter Registration - High Schools	W&M	Support with Amendments
2/12/2019	SB Forest Conservation Fee-in-Lieu Programs	EHEA	Support
2/13/2019	HB 275 Pesticides – Use of Chlorpyrifos – Prohibition	ET	Support
2/13/2019	HB 412 Civil Actions – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation	JUD	Support
2/14/2019	SB 313 General Assembly – Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office	EHEA	Support
2/14/2019	SB 333 Election Law – Permanent Absentee Ballot List	EHEA	Support
2/14/2019	SB 461 Election Law – Early Voting Centers- Establishment and Hours	EHEA	Support
2/14/2019	SJ 01 United States Constitution - Amendments Convention - Democracy Amendment	EHEA	Oppose
2/19/2019	HB 428 - Comprehensive Flood Management Grant Program	ET	Support
2/19/2019	HB 530 Ballot Access – Voter Registration – Affiliating With a Party	W&M	Support
2/19/2019	SB 729 Task Force on Forest Conservation in Maryland	EHEA	Support
2/20/2019	HB 472 Constitutional Amendment – Environmental Rights	ET	Support
2/20/2019	SB 838 Maryland Public Information Act – Personnel Records of Law Enforcement Officers – Inspections by Investigative Agencies	JPR	Support
2/21/2019	HB 690 Students with Reading Difficulties - Screenings and Interventions	APP	Support
2/21/2019	SB 364 Election Law - Election Day Page Program - Establishment	EHEA	Support
2/21/2019	SB 280 Labor and Employment - Payment of Wages – Minimum Wage and Enforcement (Fight for Fifteen)	FIN	Support
2/21/2019	SB 304 Election Law - Absentee Ballot Deposit Boxes	EHEA	Support
2/21/2019	SB 343 Election Law - Voting by Absentee Ballot - Prepaid Postage for the Return of Ballots	EHEA	Support
2/21/2019	SB 385 Election Law - Primary Elections - Voting by Unaffiliated Voters	EHEA	Support
2/21/2019	SB 449 Election Law - Election Day Voter Registration	EHEA	Support
2/21/2019	SB 476 Department of Legislative Services - Voting by Mail - Study	EHEA	Support
2/21/2019	SB 489 Ballot Access – Voter Registration – Affiliating With a Party	EHEA	Support
2/22/2019	HB 735 Task Force on Forest Conservation in Maryland	ET	Support
2/25/2019	HB 232 Transparency Act of 2019	HRU	Support
2/26/2019	HB 676 Campaign Finance – Judges of the Circuit Court	W&M	Support
2/26/2019	HB 695 Transportation Climate Accountability Act	ET	Support
2/26/2019	HB 830 Public Campaign Financing - Late Fees, Civil Penalties, and Administration	W&M	Support
2/26/2019	HB 878 Election Law - Campaign Finance Reports - Late Fees and Certificates of Nomination	W&M	Support
2/26/2019	HB 992 Election Law - Qualification of Voters - Proof of Identity	W&M	Oppose
2/26/2019	HB 996 Election Law - Absentee Ballot Deposit Boxes	W&M	Support
2/27/2019	SB 170 Retirement Tax Fairness Act of 2019	B&T	Oppose
2/27/2019	SB 442 Toll Roads, Highways, and Bridges - County Government Consent Requirement - Expansion	FIN	Support
2/27/2019	SB 630 Transportation – Regional Transportation Authority Study	B&T	Support
2/27/2019	SB 642 Task Force to Study Transportation Access	FIN	Support
2/27/2019	SB 788 Transportation Climate Accountability Act	EHEA
2/28/2019	SB 110 Congressional Districts - Standards		Support
2/28/2019	SB 90 Elections - Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment - Commission and Process	EHEA	Support
2/28/2019	SB 414 Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections	EHEA	Support
2/28/2019	HB 771 Transportation – Regional Transportation Authority Study	ET	Support
2/28/2019	HB 885 Transportation – Vision Zero - Establishment	ET	Support
2/28/2019	HB 923 Task Force to Study Transportation Access	ET	Support
2/28/2019	SB 535 Election Law - Local Public Campaign Financing - Boards of Education	EHEA	Support
2/28/2019	HB 733 Community Schools Established	W&M	Support
3/4/2019	HJ 002 United States Constitution - Amendments Convention - Democracy Amendment	HRU	Oppose
3/4/2019	HB 43 Elections - Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment - Commission and Process	HRU	Support
3/4/2019	HB 463 Congressional Districts - Standards	HRU	Support
3/4/2019	HB 67 Potomac Compact for Fair Representation	HRU	Support with Amendments
3/4/2019	HB 1048 Legislative Districts – Standards	HRU	Support
3/5/2019	HB 1026 Campaign Finance Reports - Business Contributors - Registration Status	W&M	Support
3/5/2019	HB 1281 Transportation – Bikeways Network Program - Funding	APP	Support
3/5/2019	HB 1025 Election Law - Coordinated Expenditures and Donations - Investigation	W&M	Support
3/5/2019	SB 548 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard – Eligible Sources	FIN	Support
3/5/2019	SB 516 Clean Energy Jobs	FIN	Support
3/5/2019	SB 787 Transportation – Bikeways Network Program - Funding	B&T	Support
3/6/2019	HB 149 Retirement Tax Fairness Act of 2019	W&M	Oppose
3/6/2019	SB 1030 The Blueprint for Maryland's Future	EHEA & B&T	Support
3/6/2019	HB 961 Public Utilities – Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard – Tier I Sources	ECM	Support
3/6/2019	HB 904 Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Monitoring and Enforcement	ET	Support
3/8/2019	HB 1158 Clean Energy Jobs	ECM	Support
3/11/2019	SB 788 Transportation Climate Accountability Act of 2019	EHEA	Support

2018 Session of the General Assembly

Hearing Date	Bill Name	Committee	LWVMD Position
1/24/2018	SB 133 Community Healthy Air Act	EHEA	Support
1/30/2018	HB 174 Election Law – Local Public Campaign Financing – Expansion	W&M	Support
1/30/2018	SB 190 Election Law - International Election Observers	EHEA	Support
1/30/2018	HB 260 Campaign Finance – Disclosure of Contributions and Expenditures – Preelection Period	W&M	Support
1/31/2018	HB 160 Budget Bill Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today (BOOST)	APP	Oppose
2/2/2018	SB 185 Budget Bill Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today (BOOST)	B&T Senate Education, Business, and Administration Subcommittee	Oppose
2/6/2018	HB 227 State Legislature Local Public Campaign Financing Act	W&M	Support W/ Amendments
2/6/2018	HB 152 Secure and Accessible Registration Act	W&M	Support
2/6/2018	HB 280 Ballot Access - Voter Registration - Affiliating With a Party	W&M	Support
2/6/2018	HB 383 Campaign Finance Entities - Solicitation Disclosures	W&M	Support
2/6/2018	HB 307 General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office	W&M	Support
2/6/2018	SB 295 Transparency Act of 2018	EHEA	Support
2/7/2018	HB 26 Community Healthy Air Act	ET
2/7/2018	HB 116 Pesticides - Use of Chlorpyrifos - Prohibition	ET	Support
2/7/2018	SB 346 Criminal Law-Death Penalty- Reinstatement	JPR	Oppose
2/8/2018	HB 657 Motor Vehicle Insurance – Discrimination in Underwriting and Rating – Use of Marital Status or Gender	ECM	Support
2/8/2018	SJ 007 United States Constitution - Amendments Convention - Democracy Amendment	EHEA	Oppose
2/8/2018	SB 426 Election Laws - Loans to a Campaign Finance Entity	EHEA	Support
2/8/2018	SB 374 Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections	EHEA	Support
2/8/2018	SB 375 Election Law – Local Public Campaign Financing – Expansion	EHEA	Support
2/13/2018	HB 84 Public Health – Child Care Products Containing Flame-Retardant Chemicals –Prohibition	HGO	Support
2/13/2018	SB 304 Maryland Healthy Working Families Act – Delay of Effective Date	ECM	Oppose
2/13/2018	HB 372 Maryland Metro Funding Act	APP	Support
2/13/2018	SB 500 Pesticides - Use of Chlorpyrifos - Prohibition	EHEA	Support
2/13/2018	HB 532 Elective Franchise - Registration and Voting at Precinct Polling Place	W&M	Support
2/13/2018	SB 539 Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Limitations	JPR	Support
2/13/2018	HB 541 Criminal Record Screening Practices (Ban the Box)	JUD	Support
2/13/2018	HB 737 Election Law - Campaign Finance Reports - Bank Statements	W&M	Support
2/13/2018	HB 755 Campaign Finance - Illegal Contributions - Fair Campaign Financing Fund	W&M	Support
2/13/2018	HB 759 Election Law – Campaign Finance Entities – Limit on Cash Contributions	W&M	Oppose
2/13/2018	HB 763 Campaign Finance Reports - Business Contributors - Registration Status	W&M	Support
2/14/2018	SB 277 Maryland Metro Funding Act	B&T	Support
2/15/2018	HB 786 Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Limitations	JUD	Support
2/15/2018	SB 594 Elective Franchise - Registration and Voting at Precinct Polling Place	EHEA	Support
2/16/2018	SB 594 Elective Franchise – Registration and Voting at Precinct Polling Place	W&M	Support
2/16/2018	HB 785 Maryland Small Donor Incentive Act	W&M	Support
2/19/2018	HB 352 Transparency Act of 2018	HRU	Support
2/20/2018	HB 768 Election Law - Online Political Advertisements and Campaign	W&M	Support
2/20/2018	SB 610 Natural Resources - Forest Conservation Act - STandards and Requirements	EHEA	Support
2/20/2018	HB 981 Online Electioneering Transparency and Accountability Act	W&M	Support
2/21/2018	HB 538 Expanded Polystyrene Food Service Products - Prohibition	ET	Support
2/21/2018	HB 545 Landlord-Tenant Action-Body Attachment-Prohibition (Jared Kushner Act)	JUD	Support
2/21/2018	SB 878 Health Insurance – Medicaid Buy-In Task Force	FIN	Support
2/21/2018	HB 942 Real Property - Body Attachments - Debt Related to Residential Tenancy	JUD	Support
2/21/2018	HB 766 Natural Resources - Forest Conservation Act - Standards and Requirements	ET	Support
2/22/2018	HB 535 Transportation - Complete Streets Program - Establishment	ET	Support
2/26/2018	HB 356 General Assembly and Congressional Legislative Redistricting and Apportionment Commission	HRU	Support
2/26/2018	HB 1022 Congressional Districts - Standards	HRU	Support
2/26/2018	HB 477 Potomac Compact for Fair Representation	HRU	Support W/ Amendments
2/26/2018	HB 537 Potomac Compact for Fair Representation	HRU	Support W/ Amendments
2/26/2018	HB 704 General Assembly – Live and Archived Video-Streaming of Meetings	HRU	Support
2/27/2018	SB 1059 Motor Vehicle Insurance – Discrimination in Underwriting and Rating – Use of Marital Status or Gender	FIN	Support
2/27/2018	HB 942 Real Property - Body Attachments - Debt Related to Residential Tenancy	ET	Support
2/27/2018	SB 651 Expanded Polystyrene Food Service Products - Prohibition	EHEA	Support
2/27/2018	HB 664 Labor and Employment - Payment of the Minimum Wage Required (Fight for Fifteen)	ECM	Support
2/27/2018	HB 767 Election Law - Securing Elections From Foreign Interference	W&M	Support
2/27/2018	SB 647 Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Expansion	B&T	Support
2/28/2018	HB 856 Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Expansion	W&M	Support
2/28/2018	HB 1345 Sewerage Systems – Residential Major Subdivisions in Tier III and Tier IV Areas	ET	Oppose
3/1/2018	SB 730 Local Government - Municipal Elections - No-Excuse Absentee Voting	EHEA	Support
3/1/2018	SB 875 Online Electioneering Transparency and Accountability Act	EHEA	Support
3/1/2018	SB 1061 Ballot Access - Voter Registration - Affiliating With a Party	EHEA	Support
3/1/2018	SB 1048 Secure and Accessible Registration Act	EHEA	Support
3/1/2018	SB 307 General Assembly and Congressional Legislative Redistricting and Apportionment Commission	EHEA	Support
3/5/2018	HB 1453 Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2018: Renewable Energy and Job Development	ECM	Support
3/5/2018	HJ 11 United States Constitution - Amendments Convention - Democracy Amendment	HRU	Oppose
3/6/2018	SB 732 Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2018: Renewable Energy and Job Development	FIN	Support
3/6/2018	SB 1058 Renewable Energy – Offshore Wind Projects – Distance Requirements	FIN	Oppose
3/6/2018	HB 1287- Election Law - Business Entity Campaign Contributions - Prohibition	W&M	Support
3/7/2018	HB 1638 Public Information Act - Revisions	HGO	Oppose
3/7/2018	HB 1415- Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education	W&M	Support
3/8/2018	HB 1135 Renewable Energy - Offshore Wind Projects - Distance Requirements	ECM	Oppose
3/8/2018	SB 543 Labor and Employment - Payment of the Minimum Wage Required (Fight for Fifteen)	FIN	Support
3/14/2018	SB 407 Transportation - Complete Streets Program - Establishment	B&T	Support
3/21/2018	SB 647 Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Expansion	W&M	Support
3/22/2018	HB 755 Campaign Finance – Contributions in Name of Another – Fair Campaign Financing Fund	EHEA	Support
3/27/2018	HB 372 Maryland Metro Funding Act	B&T	Support W/ Amendments

2017 Session of the General Assembly

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Hearing Date	Bill Name	Committee	LWVMD Position
01-19-2017	SB 58 Election Law – Election Observers	EHEA	Support w/Amendments
01-19-2017	SB 64 Voter Registration – Affiliating with a Party	EHEA	Support
01-19-2017	SB 91 State Board of Elections – Open Meetings – Video Streaming and Recording (State Board of Elections Transparency Act)	EHEA	Support
01-24-2017	SB 14 Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Expansion	B&T	Support
01-31-2017	SB 184 Energy Efficiency Programs - Calculation of Program Savings and Consideration of Cost-Effectiveness	FIN	Support
02-01-2017	HB 27 Open Meetings Act – Minutes – Required Internet Postings	HGO	Support
02-07-2017	HB 271 MD Transit Admin. Farebox Recovery, Goals, & Performance Indicators	APP & ET	Support
02-07-2017	SB 337 - Vehicle Laws Bicycles and Pedestrians - Use of Crosswalks	JPR	Support
02-07-2017	SB 338 - Vehicle Laws Pedestrian Hybrid Signals	JPR	Support
02-07-2017	HB 234 Campaign Finance - Making a Contribution during General Assembly Session – Prohibition	W&M	Support
02-07-2017	HB 172 HOME Act of 2017	E&T	Support
02-07-2017	HB 72 Election Law - Fair Campaign Financing Fund	W&M	Support
02-07-2017	HB 73 Election Law – Election Judges – Minimum Age and Minimum Compensation	W&M	Support
02-07-2017	HB 118 Election Law – Persons Doing Public Business – Reporting by Governmental Entities	W&M	Support
02-07-2017	SB 365 Forest Conservation Act – Exemption, Reforestation Rate, and Forest Conservation Fund - Alterations	EHEA	Support
02-07-2017	HB 206 Public Health – Child Care Products Containing Flame-Retardant Chemicals – Prohibition	HGO	Support
02-08-2017	SB 362 Public Information Act - Records Relating to Alleged Job-Related Misconduct by Law Enforcement Officers	JPR	Support
02-08-2017	SB 265 Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Membership Act	FIN	Support
02-08-2017	HB 02 Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Expansion	W&M	Support
02-08-2017	HB 169 State Board of Elections – Open Meetings – Video Streaming and Recording (State Board of Elections Transparency Act)	HGO	Support
02-08-2017	HB 383 Public Information Act – Denials of Inspection – Explanation Regarding Redactions	HGO	Support


02-09-2017	HB 119 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority – Washington Metrorail Safety Commission – Establishment and Compact	ET	Support
02-09-2017	SB 259 Election Laws - Loans to a Campaign Finance Entity	EHEA	Support
02-09-2017	SB 230 Maryland Health Working Families Act	FIN	Support
02-09-2017	SB 423 Elective Franchise – Registration and Voting at Polling Place	EHEA	Support
02-09-2017	SB 305 Commonsense Paid Leave Act	FIN & B&T	Oppose
02-10-2017	HB 382 Common Sense Paid Leave Act	ECM	Oppose
02-10-2017	HB 01 Maryland Healthy Working Families Act	ECM	Support
02-14-2017	HB 698 Public Information Act - Records Relating to Alleged Job-Related Misconduct by Law Enforcement Officers	JUD	Support
02-15-2017	HB 880 Open Meetings Act - Required Training for Members of Public Bodies	HGO	Support w/Amendments
02-16-2017	SB 450 Open Meetings Act - Required Training for Members of Public Bodies (see cross-filed bill HB 880)	EHEA	Support w/Amendments
02-16-2017	HB 285 Washington Metrorail Safety Commission Membership Act	ET	Support
02-16-2017	HB 299 Campaign Finance – Political Action Committees – Solicitation Disclosures	W&M	Support
02-16-2017	HB 303 Departmental Secretaries - Campaign and Working Hour Activities	W&M	Support
02-16-2017	HB 376 Election Law - Business Entity Campaign Contributions – Prohibition	W&M	Support
02-16-2017	HB 345 Elective Franchise - Registration and Voting at Polling Place	W&M	Support
02-16-2017	HB 361 General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office	W&M	Support
02-21-2017	SB 713 Products That Contain Mercury - Prohibition on Sale of Electric Switches, Electric Relays, and Gas Valve Switches	EHEA	Support
02-22-2017	HB 504 Products That Contain Mercury - Prohibition on Sale of Electric Switches, Electric Relays and Gas Valve Switches	ET	Support
02-22-2017	SB 484 Maryland Transit Administration - Farebox Recovery, Goals, and Performance Indicators	B&T	Support
02-22-2017	SB 307 Repeal of the MD Open Transportation Investment Decision Act of 2016	B&T	Support
02-22-2017	HB 477 Natural Resources - Protection and Restoration of State-Owned Lakes	ET	Support
02-22-2017	HB 599 Forest Conservation Act - Exemption, Reforestation Rate, and Forest Conservation Fund - Alterations	ET	Support
02-22-2017	HB 1325 Oil and Natural Gas – Hydraulic Fracturing – Prohibition	ET	Support
02-22-2017	HB 615 Maryland Relief and Tax Fairness Act		Support
02-22-2017	SB 357 Maryland Relief and Tax Fairness Act	B&T	Support
02-23-2017	HB 527 Vehicle Laws Bicycles and Pedestrians - Use of Crosswalks	ET	Support
02-23-2017	HB 578 Vehicle Laws – Pedestrian Hybrid Signals	ET	Support
02-23-2017	HB 532 Election Law – Qualification of Voters – Proof of Identity	W&M	Oppose
02-23-2017	HB 539 Election Law - Voter Registration and Absentee Voting - Proof of Citizenship	W&M	Oppose
02-23-2017	SB 557 Education - Maryland Education Opportunity Account Program - Established	B&T	Oppose
02-23-2017	HB 150 Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2018) - R00A03.05 Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today (BOOST)	APP-sub	Oppose
02-28-2017	SB 740 Oil and Natural Gas – Hydraulic Fracturing – Prohibition	EHEA	Support
03-02-2017	HB 898 Election Law – Campaign Finance – Coordinated Expenditures	W&M	Support
03-02-2017	HB 1498 Campaign Finance – Political Organizations – Disclosure	W&M	Support
03-03-2017	SB 253 Legislative Transparency Act of 2017	EHEA	Support
03-03-2017	HB 385 Redistricting Reform Act of 2017	HRU	Support
03-03-2017	SB 252 Redistricting Reform Act of 2017	EHEA	Support
03-03-2017	HB 402 Repeal of the MD Open Transportation Investment Decision Act of 2016	ET	Support
03-07-2017	HB 1416 Labor and Employment – Payment of Minimum Wage Required (Fight for Fifteen)	ECM	Support
03-13-2017	SB 970 Public Information Act - Inspection of Records From Body-Worn Digital Recording Devices	JPR	Oppose
03-14-2017	SB 728 Home Act of 2017	JPR	Support
03-14-2017	HB 438 Legislative Transparency Act of 2017	HGO	Support
03-15-2017	SB 962 Labor and Employment – Payment of Minimum Wage Required (Fight for Fifteen)	FIN	Support

3/31/2016	SB 706-Maryland Education Credit	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
3/31/2016	HB 1009-Task Force To Study Increased Voter Participation	LWV Maryland	Education, Health & Environmental Affairs
3/31/2016	HB 1007-Freedom to Vote Act	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
3/30/2016	SB459-Campaign Finance-Ballot Issue Committees-Prospective Questions	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
3/29/2016	HB 1363-Property Tax-Appeals-Provision of Information to Taxpayers	LWV Maryland	Education, Health & Environmental Affairs
3/29/2016	SB 840 Income Tax-Rates, Personal Exemptions, & Earned Income	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
3/14/2016	SB 908 Maryland Open Transportation Investment Decision Act of 2016	LWV Maryland	Budget & Taxation
3/9/2016	HB 1201 Election Law-Campaign Finance-Coordinated Expenditures	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
3/9/2016	HB 1230 Campaign Finance-Departmental Secretaries-Solicitation of Contributions or Donations	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
3/9/2016	SB 973 Campaign Finance-Public Officials-Solicitation of Contributions or Donations	LWV Maryland	Education, Health, & Environmental Affairs
3/9/2016	HB 1363-Property Tax-Appeals-Provision of Information to Taxpayers	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
3/9/2016	SB 706 Maryland Education Credit	LWV Maryland	Budget & Taxation
3/8/2016	SB 726 Maryland Clean Energy Center-Clean Energy Technology Funding	LWV Maryland	Education, Health, & Environmental Affairs
3/8/2016	SB 812 Sediment Control-Violations-Enforcement	LWV Maryland	Education, Health, & Environmental Affairs
3/7/2016	HB 459 (Joint Testimony) Fee, Surcharge & Tax Reduction Act of 2016	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means jointly assigned with Appropriations
3/7/2016	HB 453 Maryland Education Credit	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
3/7/2016	HB 1213 Education-Broadening Options and Opportunity For Students & Teachers (BOOST) Program-Establishment	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
3/7/2016	HB 1343 Maryland Education Credit	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
3/4/2016	HB 1164 Election Law-Contribution To A Candidate For Judicial Office	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
3/4/2016	HB 1010 Maryland Transit Administration-Oversight & Planning Board	LWV Maryland	Environment & Transportation
3/3/2016	HB 1106 Maryland Clean Energy Jobs Act	LWV Maryland	Economic Matters
3/3/2016	SB 380 General Assembly and Congressional Legislative Redistricting & Apportionment	LWV Maryland	Education, Health & Environmental Affairs
3/3/2016	HB 999 Commission On Innovation & Excellence In Education	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
3/3/2016	SB 472 Labor & Employment-Maryland Healthy Working Families Act	LWV Maryland	Finance
3/3/2016	SB 481 Labor & Employment-Equal Pay For Equal Work	LWV Maryland	Finance
3/3/2016	SB 671 Public Information Act-Personnel & Investigatory Records-Formal Complaints Against Public Employees	LWV Maryland	Education, Health & Environmental Affairs
3/3/2016	HB 1007 Freedom to Vote Act	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
3/2/2016	SB 946-Correctional Services-Restrictive Housing-Report	LWV Maryland	Judicial Proceedings
3/2/2016	HB 1112 Environment-Gas Storage Wells & Facilities-Safety Regulations	LWV Maryland	Environment & Transportation
3/2/2016	HB 1009 Task Force To study Increased Voter Participation	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
3/2/2016	HB 963 Campaign Finance-Ballot Issue Committees-Prospective Questions	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
3/1/2016	SB 748 Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act-Application	LWV Maryland	Education, Health & Environmental Affairs
3/1/2016	HB 1048 Income Tax-Earned Income Credit-Expansion	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
3/1/2016	HB 1047 Earned Income Tax Expansion	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
3/1/2016	HB 580 Labor & Employment-Maryland Healthy Working Families Act	LWV Maryland	Economic Matters
3/1/2016	HB 1013 Maryland Open Transportation Investment Decision Act of 2016	LWV Maryland	Appropriations
3/1/2016	HB 1003 Labor & Employment-Equal Pay For Equal Work	LWV Maryland	Economic Matters
3/1/2016	SB 905 Commission On Innovation & Excellence In Education	LWV Maryland	Budget & Taxation
2/29/2016	HB 458 General Assembly & Redistricting Congressional Legislative and Apportionment	LWV Maryland	Rules
2/26/2016	HB 1180 Correctional Services-Restrictive Housing-Report	LWV Maryland	Judiciary
2/25/2016	HB 453 Maryland Education Credit	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
2/25/2016	SB 528 General Provisions-Open Meetings Act-Required Training and Certificate of Compliance	LWV Maryland	Education, Health & Environmental Affairs
2/25/2016	SB 529 Open Meetings Act-Requirements For Providing Agendas	LWV Maryland	Education, Health & Environmental Affairs
2/25/2016	SB 598 General Provisions-Open Meetings Act-Enforcement and Training	LWV Maryland	Education, Health & Environmental Affairs
2/25/2016	SB 501 Shareholders United Act	LWV Maryland	Education, Health & Environmental Affairs
2/25/2016	SB459 Campaign Finance-Ballot Issue Committees-Prospective Questions	LWV Maryland	Education, Health & Environmental Affairs
2/24/2016	HB 578 Real-Time Transparency Act of 2016	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
2/24/2016	HB 592 Blue Ribbon Commission on Voting, Openness, Transparency, & Equality (VOTE) in Elections	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
2/24/2016	HB 250 General Provisions-Open Meetings Act-Required Training & Certificate of Compliance	LWV Maryland	Health & Government Operations
2/24/2016	HB 402 Public Information Act-Personnel & Investigatory Records-Formal Complaints Against Public Employees	LWV Maryland	Health & Government Operations
2/24/2016	HB 413 Open Meetings Act-Minutes-Video & Audio Streaming	LWV Maryland	Health & Government Operations
2/24/2016	HB 823 General Provisions-Open Meetings Act-Enforcement & Training	LWV Maryland	Health & Government Operations
2/24/2016	HB 1088 Open Meetings Act - Annual Reporting Requirement, Enforcement & Training	LWV Maryland	Health & Government Operations
2/24/2016	HB 217 Open Meetings Act - Requirements for Providing Agendas	LWV Maryland	Health & Government Operations
2/24/2016	HB 984 Open Meetings Act - Retention of Minutes and Recordings-Revision	LWV Maryland	Health & Government Operations
2/23/2016	HB 759 Home Act of 2016	LWV Maryland	Environmental & Transportation
2/18/2016	SB 367 The Maryland Redeemable Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Act	Sign-On	Finance
2/17/2016	HB 344 Voter Registration-Affiliation with Political Party and Participation in Primary Election	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
2/17/2016	HB 241 Election Laws-State Elected Officials-Campaign Fund-Raising During GA Session-Civil Penalty	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
2/17/2016	HB 297 Election Law Business Entity Campaign	LWV Maryland	Ways & Means
2/17/2016	SB 294 Earned Income Tax Expansion	LWV Maryland	Budget & Tax
2/17/2016	SB 370 Board of Public Works Transparency Act of 2016	LWV Maryland	Budget & Tax
2/17/2016	SB 295 Income Tax Earned Income Credit Expansion	LWV Maryland	Budget & Tax
2/16/2016	HB 368 Board of Public Works Transparency Act of 2016	LWV Maryland	Government
2/10/2016	HB211 Pollinator Protection Act of 2016-Neonicotinoid Pesticides-Labeling, Signage, and Restrictions on Sales and Use	LWV Maryland	Environment
2/9/2016	SB198 Pollinator Protection Act of 2016-Neonicotinoid Pesticides-Labeling, Signage, and Restrictions on Sales and Use	LWV Maryland	Environment
2/9/2016	SB323 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Act	LWV Maryland	Renewable Energy, Climate Change
2/4/2016	SB179 Circuit Court Judges Selection Qualification/Term of Office	LWV Maryland	Election Process
2/4/2016	SB170 Voter Registration-Affiliation with Political Party and Participation in Primary Election, Caucus or Convention	LWV Maryland	Election Process
2/4/2016	SB0002 Real Time Transparency Act of 2016	LWV Maryland	Campaign Finance
1/21/2016	SB 17 Retention of Minutes and Tape Recordings	LWV Maryland	Government
9/15/2015	Lu Pierson's Redistricting Reform Testimony	LWV Maryland	Redistricting
3/30/2015	All LWVMD 2015 Testimony before General Assembly Committees	LWV Maryland	All
4/1/2014	HB 1168 Electricity-Certificate-Wind Turbines-Limitation	LWV Maryland	Environment, Energy
4/1/2014	SB364 Criminal Law-Possession of Marijuana-Civil Offense	LWV Maryland	Administration of Justice, Drugs and Alcohol
3/27/2014	HB 827 Municipal Elections - Campaign Finance Reports	LWV Maryland	Campaign Finance
3/27/2014	HB 658 Joint Committee on Transparency and Open Government	LWV Maryland	Government
3/26/2014	SB 644 State Government - Open Data Policy	LWV Maryland	Government
3/26/2014	SB 781 Environment - Recycling	LWV Maryland	Environment, Solid Waste Management
3/14/2014	HB 1321 Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Marijuana Commission	LWV Maryland	Drugs and Alcohol, Health Care
3/12/2014	HB 1176 Md Constitution - Congressional District Boundaries	LWV Maryland	R's 'edistricting
3/12/2014	HB 1217 Task Force to Study Redistricting in Maryland	LWV Maryland	Redistricting
3/12/2014	HB 1213 Maryland Congressional Redistricting Commission	LWV Maryland	Redistricting
3/6/2014	HB 1269 Maryland Small Donor Incentive Act	LWV Maryland	Campaign Finance
3/6/2014	HB 915 Election Law - GA & Cong. Leg. Dist. & Apportionment Commission	LWV Maryland	Redistricting
3/6/2014	HB 1250 Ethics-Lobbying Regulation - Assoc. Representing Counties or MC	LWV Maryland	Fair Campaigns
3/6/2014	HB 1312 Program Open Space Sites - Public Access	LWV Maryland	Land Use & Growth Mgmnt
2/27/2014	HB 1904 Election Law - Polling Places - Proof of Identity	LWV Maryland	Voting Rights
2/27/2014	HB 1149 / SB 733 Public Utilities - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards	LWV Maryland	Environment, Energy, Global Warm
2/27/2014	SB 740 Election Law - GA and Cong. Leg. Dist & Apportionment Commission	LWV Maryland	Redistricting
2/26/2014	SB 633 Maryland Education Credit	LWV Maryland	Fiscal Policy, State Revenue, Education and Literacy
2/26/2014	SB 628 TF to stud the Needs and Expenditures of State Programs	LWV Maryland	Budget Process, Government
2/25/2014	HB 884 Income Tax Credit - Non-Public Education Expenses	LWV Maryland	Fiscal Policy, Education & Literacy
2/25/2014	HB 177 General Assembly - Live and Archived Video Streaming of Meetings	LWV Maryland	Government
2/25/2014	SB 658 The Marijuana Taxation and Regulation Act	LWV Maryland	Corrections, Sentencing, State Revenue, Drugs and Alcohol, Health Care
2/12/2014	HB 632 Procurement - ND Funding Accountability & Transparency Act - Revisions	LWV Maryland	Fiscal Policy, Government
2/6/2014	HB 418 Public Funding & Small Donor Act for GA Elections	LWV Maryland	Campaign Finance, General Assembly
2/6/2014	HB 224 Voters' Rights Protection Act of 2014	LWV Maryland	Voting Rights
2/5/2014	HB 114 Education - Geographic Cost of Education - Requirement	LWV Maryland	Fiscal Policy, Education + Literacy
2/4/2014	Non-Public Aging Schools Program - B&T/EBA Budget Hearing	LWV Maryland	Fiscal Policy, Education + Literacy Budget Process
1/30/2014	HB 25 Local Government - Municipal Elections - No-Excuse Absentee Voting	LWV Maryland	Election Administration, Voting Rights, Voting Systems, Local Government
1/30/2014	SB 414 General Assembly - Legislative Redistricting - Plan introduced as bill	LWV Maryland	Redistricting
1/29/2014	Non-Public Aging Schools Program - APP-EED Budget Hearing	LWV Maryland	Fiscal Policy, Budget Process, Education + Literacy
1/29/2014	SB 271 Income Tax Credit - Home Instruction Expenses	LWV Maryland	Fiscal Policy, Education + Literacy
1/29/2014	HB 157 Open Meetings Act - Advanced Notice of Meetings - Agenda	LWV Maryland	Government
1/28/2014	SB 5 Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program - Repeal	LWV Maryland	Environment, Water Management
1/27/2014	HB 53 Public Records - Provision of Copies, Printouts and Photographs - Required	LWV Maryland	Government
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