ANNAP LIS 2019 SUMMIT NEW FACES PEOPLE IN THE GENERAL 10 TO WATCH ASSEMBLY WHAT ARE THE TOP ISSUES IN THE 2019 SESSION? A PUBLICATION OF JANUARY 2019 Representation with Integrity Pictured: Davion Percy, Barbara Zektick, Emily Arneson, Richard Reinhardt 54 State Circle, Annapolis Fort Washington • La Plata • Cumberland • Rockville • Alexandria 410-974-9000 http://www.alexander-cleaver.com Legal • Lobbying • Business Solutions ANNAPOLIS SUMMIT 2019 3 ANNAP LIS TABLE OF SUMMIT• 2019 CONTENTS NEW FACES . 5 SERIES ROUNDUP 6 aryland voters Moverwhelmingly COMMENTARIES 10 re-elected Gov. Larry Hogan to a second term, 10 TO WATCH 18 but there are plenty of changes coming to the GOVERNOR’S CABINET 20 State House and Annap- MARYLAND’S 2019 olis as the 2019 General GENERAL ASSEMBLY 22 Assembly session begins. The Annapolis Sum- TOP PAID LOBBYISTS 24 mit, now in its 16th year, provides an opportunity COMPLETE LISTING OF for a behind-the-scenes MARYLAND LOBBYISTS 25 preview of the session. Cover photo from The Daily Record files. For the sixth year in a row The Daily Record has joined with respected broadcast newsman Marc Steiner for the event. We are pleased to welcome back Gov. Larry Hogan, Sen. President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. and House Speaker Michael Busch to offer their thoughts and perspectives on the 2019 session. This year, there are many new faces in Annapolis with 60 newly elected lawmakers while others have changed legislative chambers. Leadership of various legislative committees is changing hands, bringing a fresh look and focus to legislation. The insights from the governor and legislative leaders are why the Summit has become a must-attend event for Maryland’s most connected businesspeople and in- the-know politicos. Inside this magazine, readers also will find news analyses on this 200 St. Paul Place year’s major issues; a look at what the new faces in Annapolis may mean; commen- Suite 2480 tary pieces from stakeholders and policy experts; snapshots of leaders to watch; as Baltimore Maryland 21202. well as useful guides to identifying and contacting lawmakers and lobbyists. Main Number: 443.524.8100 The Summit marks not only the start of the legislative session but of The Daily Record’s expanded coverage, which will include an inside look at how government Suzanne E. Fischer-Huettner . Publisher Thomas Baden Jr. Editor policies and legislative proposals affect business, the legal profession and local gov- Patrick Brannan. .Special Products Editor ernments. Sean Wallace . Assistant Editor Throughout the session, we’ll have space dedicated to legislative coverage in both Jason Whong . Digital Editor the print edition of The Daily Record and on our website. We will again offer our pop- Maria Kelly . Comptroller Tracy Bumba . Audience Development ular Eye on Annapolis blog as well as an email news alert each morning so you can Director keep abreast of all our coverage. (Visit TheDailyRecord.com to sign up.) Darice Dixon . Senior Account Manager We know what happens during these 90 days has a critical impact on our read- Gail Clough . Account Executive ers, regardless of their profession. That’s why we are committed to providing such Erin McLaughlin . Events & Marketing Coordinator comprehensive and relevant coverage. We hope you enjoy it, as well as this year’s Oliver Stein . Administrative Assistant Annapolis Summit. Kuda Munyawiri. .Special Projects Designer Sincerely, To order additional copies of this publication, Suzanne Fischer-Huettner, Publisher of The Daily Record please contact Patrick Brannan at 443-524-8102 or and Marc Steiner, President/Executive Producer, Center for Emerging Media [email protected]. 4 ANNAPOLIS SUMMIT 2019 File photo There are 60 new members in the Maryland General Assembly for the 2019 session. There are also several changes in committee leadership roles that will have an impact as legislation moves through the General Assembly this year. NEW FACES AND NEW ROLES BRING CHANGE TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY STEVE LASH AND BRYAN P. SEARS state,” said Senate President Thomas V. Miller saw the number of longtime lieu- [email protected] and Mike Miller Jr. “We have a lot of experience tenants diminish as upstart Democrats [email protected] coming and a great deal of enthusiasm.” from the House, including Dels. Cory Mc- Changes in the Senate include 17 new Cray and Mary Washington, both of Balti- It might be hard, at least for a while, to members and a Republican caucus that more, knocked off Sens. Thomas “Mac” identify many of the members of the incom- grows by one member to 15 — far fewer Middleton and Joan Carter Conway, the ing General Assembly without a scorecard. than the five Gov. Larry Hogan had hoped chairs of the Finance and Education, The 2019 session will see 60 new mem- for in order to block veto overrides in his Health and Environmental Affairs commit- bers — the vast majority in the House of second term. tees, respectively. Seven other incoming Delegates — take the oath of office on Jan. The results of the 2018 elections didn’t senators were members of the House in the 9. just bring new members but ushered out previous session. “This group is enthusiastic and they seasoned veterans, especially in the Sen- Both McCray and Washington represent probably have 90 percent participation ate, where just one chairman returns and a crop of more progressive Democrats who in the freshman tour traveling around the all of the vice chairs are new to the roles. will likely move the chamber more to the ANNAPOLIS SUMMIT 2019 5 left, especially on Chair Vanesssa E. incoming Sen. Jill issues such as pas- Atterbeary, who P. Carter joins the sage of a $15 mini- said strengthening panel having served mum wage. the state law against earlier in the House “At the same cyberbullying is a Judiciary Commit- time, they’re show- top priority. Such tee. ing an interest in legislation died in Carter said she wanting to learn the House Judicia- will likely bring to rather than simply ry Committee in the Senate panel jumping into is- 2018 due substan- legislation to man- sues,” Miller said. tially to Vallario’s date a presumption “They want to hear opposition to the Vanesssa E. Luke of joint custody in Cory both sides. They bill based on free- child-custody cas- Atterbeary Clippinger McCray want to meet with speech concerns. es, a measure that the chairmen and members of their com- But Vallario, D-Prince George’s, will not had died in the House Judiciary Committee mittees.” be an obstacle this year, said Atterbeary, when she has sponsored it there. In the House, there are 43 new members, D-Howard County. The Baltimore Democrat said her once including eight Democrats who won seats Atterbeary criticized the First Amend- and future bill would remedy a long- formerly held by Republicans. ment argument that had derailed the bill, standing de facto presumption that cus- Veterans of the legislature urged incom- saying an absolutist free-speech position tody should go to the mother, which has ing lawmakers to take a session to learn must fail when youngsters are driven to fostered a mistaken public perception the legislative process and focus on an is- suicide by the online harassment. that mothers are more important than sue that is important to them. Some lobby- “To take a hard-line stance on free speech fathers. ists say privately they expect the new crop when we are talking about children’s lives Carter said the bill failed in the House to continue the trend began with the 2014 is not even rational,” Atterbeary said. due to the Judiciary Committee’s then freshmen and be more active and submit Atterbeary succeeds Del. Kathleen M. more bills in their first year. Dumais, D-Montgomery, who will leave leaders, who erroneously believed courts Another seismic change in the General the vice chair’s seat to be House majority already apply a presumption of joint cus- Assembly will be in the House Judiciary leader. tody. But judges often determine custody Committee, which will be under new lead- The Senate Judicial Proceedings Com- on where the child resides and in most ership for the first time in a quarter-century. mittee, in contrast to its House counter- cases that is with the mother, and, by do- Longtime Chair Joseph F. Vallario Jr., part, will have much the same look in 2019 ing so, they marginalize fathers, Carter whose control over whether bills would be with Sen. Robert A. “Bobby” Zirkin, D-Bal- added. voted on favorably and sent to the House timore County, returning as chair. Carter added the presumption of joint floor, lost in the June party primary and But the panel will have a new feel, as custody can be rebutted with evidence will be replaced as committee leader by incoming Vice Chair Sen. William C. “Will” that one parent – the father or the mother Del. Luke Clippinger, a Baltimore Demo- Smith Jr., D-Montgomery, will replace Sen. -- should not have custody. crat. Clippinger, unlike his predecessor, Delores G. Kelley. “We send messages to children … that said he does not enter with an ambitious Kelley, D-Baltimore County, will leave to one parent is more important than the oth- agenda but will consider proposals put chair the Senate Finance Committee. er,” she said. “I want to send a message to forth by committee members. The Judicial Proceedings Committee society that both parents have equal value Those members include incoming Vice will also have an old face in a new place, as in a child’s life. Greater Baltimore Committee’s 2019 Maryland General Assembly Legislative Forum Jan. 28, 2019 • 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.