Latest Legislative Tracker - 1 Feb 2025

Notes for the week ending 24 Feb 2025:

Since our meeting on February 6th:

• We've submitted testimony on 21 bills, 16 of which were the House cross files.
• Briefed the AARP Veterans Committee on the modernization of military laws bills and on the importance of getting the Claims Predators bills through Committee and on to Chamber votes.
• We briefed the Veterans Caucus on February 12th, focusing on the Claims Predator bills and the definition of "veteran" in Maryland law to ensure that Maryland remains consistent with the definition under Federal law.

As of this morning, we are following 79 bills. Of the 79, all but 14 have had a hearing, and those hearings will be held over the next two weeks.

• 5 have passed unanimously, 
• and the 6th with overwhelming support.

Our first action alert on HB 267 resulted in 129 emails and several calls to Delegates on the Economic Matters Committee. They recognized that our group is really interested in getting this bill passed, however, they have not issued a report--which means it has not come up for a vote.

As we sit in hearings, we continue to hear a lot about the dire financial state that Maryland is in. Each committee is carefully considering the cost of every bill. While we have faced similar instances in the past, this year every Legislator is focused on costs. Many of the bills that we are following have limited costs and we bring that fact up in our written and oral testimony.

At the halfway point, we still have MUCH TO DO. Help us make a difference.

As always, we appreciate your support and look forward to telling you more about our successes.
 

Lynn

Legislative Goals for 2025 

Legislative Gains for 2024

Our Accomplishments 2023 and 2024