Committee Testimony and Witness Signup
HB1559 - Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pediatric Hospital Overstay Patients - Placement
Appropriations 3/3/2026 1:00:00 PM
Finance 3/31/2026 1:00:00 PM
As of: 4/9/2026 5:24:00 PM
| Name | Organization | Position | Testimony | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker, Speaker | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
APP | |
| Margolis, Leslie | Disability Rights Maryland | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony DRMtestimony2026.HB1559.pdf |
APP |
| Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | FAV | No Testimony | APP |
| Floyd, Meagan | maryland psychiatric society | FAV | HB1559.pdf | APP |
| Dickerson, Taylor | Maryland Psychological Association | FAV | HB 1559 Letter - Support.pdf | APP |
| Arias, Diane | Maryland Catholic Conference | FAV | Maryland Catholic Conference_FAV_HB1559.pdf | APP |
| Arneson, Emily | Kennedy Krieger Institute | FAV | HB1559_PediatricOverstays_LOI_KennedyKrieger.pdf | APP |
| Chessen, Sonia | Maryland Department of Health | FWA |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
APP |
| Rabbitt, Dan | Behavioral Health System Baltimore | FAV | HB 1559_Pediatric Overstay_BHSB_FAVORABLE.pdf | APP |
| Basler, Robert | FWA | Arrow HB 1559 House Tesitmony 3.4.26.final.pdf | APP | |
| Williams, Krystal | MD Office of the Public Defender | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
APP |
| Mirviss, Mitchell | Venable LLP | FAV | Letter to House Appropriations Committee re HB 155 | APP |
| Mauer, William | FAV | No Testimony | APP | |
| Mortoro, Lynn | FAV | HB1559 March 3, 2026 Children Unlicensed .pdf | APP | |
| Shepter, Brian | Howard County | FAV | CE Ball 2026 - Testimony HB1559 - Hospital Oversta | APP |
| Bryce, Kristin | University of Maryland Medical System | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
APP |
| Barnes, Andrea | FWA |
In Person - Oral Testimony FINAL_GOC Letter of Support w_ Amendments (HB1559) |
APP | |
| Murphy, JD | MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) | FAV | No Testimony | APP |
| Geddes, Ann | Mental Health Association of Maryland | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony HB1559_MHAMD_FAV.pdf |
APP |
| Vetter, Drew | FAV | HB1559_FAV_MedChi_Children Unlicensed Settings & P | APP | |
| Krone, Christine | FWA | HB1559_FWA_MDAAP_Children Unlicensed Settings & Pe | APP | |
| Stockwell, David | Johns Hopkins Hospital | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony HB1559 - Peds Overstay - Sup.pdf |
APP |
| Melcer, Emily | The State Policy Advocacy Clinic | FAV | Clinic HB 1559 Testimony with logo.pdf | APP |
| Routson, Kimberly | MedStar Health | FAV | HB 1559 Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pedia | APP |
| Peña-Melnyk, Joseline | Speaker, Maryland House of Delegates | FAV | HB1559 - Pediatric Overstays .pdf | APP |
| Brown-Burnett, Gloria | Department of Human Services | FWA |
In Person - Oral Testimony HB1559_DHS_FWA.pdf |
APP |
| Cratsley, Laurel | Maryland State Department of Education | FWA | HB 1559 - State Board & MSDE - SWA .docx.pdf | APP |
| Tilburg, Will | University of Maryland Medical System | FAV | HB 1559 - FAV - UMMS.pdf | APP |
| Lee, Melanie | Luminis Health | FWA |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
APP |
| Lynch, Meghan | Maryland Department of Health | FWA | HB 1559 - APP - MDH- LOSWA (1).pdf | APP |
| Hessler, Therese | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony HB1559_MARFY_FAV.pdf |
APP | |
| Nicklas, Andrew | Maryland Hospital Association | FWA |
In Person - Oral Testimony HB 1559 - Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pedi Hospital Overstay Patient Profiles_for testimony.p |
APP |
| Brown, Carmen | MSDE | INFO |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
APP |
| Fox Tolentino, Secretary Betsy | DJS | FWA |
In Person - Oral Testimony DJS Testimony |
APP |
| Hopwood, Erin | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
APP | |
| Philip, Diana | Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony CPMC Textimony HB1559 |
APP |
| Speaker, Speaker | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
FIN | |
| Chessen, Sonia | Maryland Department of Health | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
FIN |
| Rabbitt, Dan | Behavioral Health System Baltimore | FAV | HB 1559 Crossover_Pediatric Overstay_BHSB_FAVORABL | FIN |
| Arias, Diane | Maryland Catholic Conference | FAV | Maryland Catholic Conference_FAV_HB1559_SenateCros | FIN |
| Geddes, Ann | Mental Health Association of Maryland | FAV | HB1559_MHAMD_FAV.pdf | FIN |
| Peña-Melnyk, Joseline | Speaker, Maryland House of Delegates | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony HB1559 Senate Hrng.pdf |
FIN |
| Williams, Krystal | MD Office of the Public Defender | FAV | No Testimony | FIN |
| Delegate Griffith, Delegate Griffith | Maryland House of Delegates | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
FIN |
| Hessler, Therese | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony HB1559_FIN_MARFY_FAV.pdf |
FIN | |
| Hilliard, Elizabeth | Maryland Office of the Public Defender | FAV | No Testimony | FIN |
| Tilburg, Will | University of Maryland Medical System | FAV | HB 1559 - FAV - UMMS (Senate Hearing).pdf | FIN |
| Melcer, Emily | The State Policy Advocacy Clinic | FAV | Cornell FAV HB1559 Children in Unlicensed Settings | FIN |
| Brown-Burnett, Gloria | Department of Human Services | FAV | HB1559 Written Testimony (FAV) SEN Signed.pdf | FIN |
| Barnes, Andrea | FAV | FINAL_GOC Letter of Support (HB1559).pdf | FIN | |
| Lynch, Meghan | Maryland Department of Health | FAV | HB 1559 - FIN - MDH - LOSAA (1).pdf | FIN |
| Sidh, Sameer | Johns Hopkins University and Medicine | FAV | HB1559 - Peds Overstay - FIN - Sup.pdf | FIN |
| Nicklas, Andrew | Maryland Hospital Association | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony XHB 1559- Children in Unlicensed Settings and Pedi |
FIN |
| Bryce, Kristin | University of Maryland Medical System | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
FIN |
| Philip, Diana | Coalition to Protect Maryland's Children | FWA | HB1559 CPMC FAVA FIN.pdf | FIN |
| Testimony, All | N/A | Merged Testimony as of 3-29-2026 at 429 PM | FIN |
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