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Senator Joanne C. Benson

Vice Chair

Senator Craig J. Zucker

Address

State House Caucus Room
100 State Circle
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Phone

410-841-3600

301-858-3600

Toll-free in MD: 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3600

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Kacey Smith, Office of the Senate President

Issue Areas
: Considers proposals concerning the rules, organization, and procedures of the Senate or the legislature
: Reviews legislation introduced after the bill introduction deadline and decides whether to re-refer those bills to the appropriate principal standing committees

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Legislation	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0773 Title Constitutional Amendment - General Assembly - Standing Committee Appointments Sponsor Senator Simonaire	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0877 Title Annual Corrective Bill Sponsor President	6	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0878 Title Annual Curative Bill Sponsor President	6	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0929 Title States of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Renewals - Authorization by Legislative Policy Committee Sponsor Senator Ready	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0930 Title Maryland Online Consumer Protection Act Sponsor Senator Lee	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0935 (HB0886) Title Public Safety - Elevator Inspections - Transit Compact Authority Sponsor Senator Augustine	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0939 (HB1024) Title Charles County - Citizens Complaint Oversight Board Sponsor Charles County Senators	4	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0947 Title Labor and Employment – General Contractor Liability – Applicability Sponsor Senator Hershey	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0951 Title Labor and Employment – Workers’ Compensation Claims – Fees for Legal Services Sponsor Senator Klausmeier	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0954 Title Unemployment Insurance - Nonmonetary Eligibility - Alterations to Disqualifications Sponsor Senator Ready	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0956 Title Baltimore County - Property Tax Credit for Business Entities - State of Emergency Sponsor Senator Salling	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0957 (HB1380) Title Criminal Law - Threat Against Public Health Official Sponsor Senator Young	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0959 (HB1366) Title Education – Residential Boarding Programs for At–Risk Youth – Expansion Sponsor Senator Lam	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0961 (HB1379) Title Consortium on Collective Impact for Student and Family Well-Being - Renaming and Revisions Sponsor Senator Corderman	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0963 Title Criminal Procedure – Expungement – Closed Against Entry Sponsor Senator Klausmeier	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0964 (HB0601) Title Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and ERISA Sponsor Senator Jennings	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0967 (HB0050) Title Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Tenant Rights and Protections (Tenant Protection Act of 2021) Sponsor Senator Jackson	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0088 (SB0074) Title Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Prohibition Against Penalization for Seeking Mental Health Services Sponsor Delegate Brooks	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0132 (SB0041) Title Health – Mental and Emotional Disorders – Consent (Mental Health Access Initiative) Sponsor Delegate Bagnall	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0238 Title Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records Sponsor Delegate Wells	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0424 (SB0415) Title Public Financing Act - Matching Fund Revisions (Maryland Fair Elections Act) Sponsor Delegate Feldmark	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0467 (SB0316) Title Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Alterations and Compliance Fees Sponsor Delegate Rogers	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0548 (SB0299) Title Human Services - Trauma-Informed Care - Commission and Training (Healing Maryland's Trauma Act) Sponsor Delegate Lewis, R.	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0582 (SB0294) Title Cecil County - Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Federal Facilities Redevelopment Areas Sponsor Cecil County Delegation	4	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0595 (SB0726) Title Vehicle Laws - Personal Delivery Devices - Standards and Requirements Sponsor Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0607 Title Judges' Retirement System - Retiree Health Benefits - Mandatory Retirement Sponsor Health and Government Operations Committee	4	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0761 (SB0632) Title Election Law - Postelection Procedures Sponsor Delegate Kaiser	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0770 (SB0326) Title Baltimore City Community College - Procurement Authority Sponsor Delegate McIntosh	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0820 Title County Boards of Education - Specialty Courses - Reporting Requirements Sponsor Delegate Rose	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0877 (SB0764) Title Workgroup on Adaptive Reuse of Vacant Commercial Spaces Sponsor Delegate Valentino-Smith	6	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0987 Title Economic Development – Comprehensive Technical Assistance Program – Establishment Sponsor Delegate Qi	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1017 (SB0769) Title Income Tax Credit for Venison Donation - Reporting Requirement and Testing for Chronic Wasting Disease Sponsor Delegate Beitzel	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1030 Title State Board of Dental Examiners – Membership – Nomination and Appointment Process Sponsor Delegate Saab	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1073 (SB0636) Title Housing and Community Development - Neighborhood Revitalization - Passive House Pilot Program Sponsor Delegate Bridges	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1098 Title State Employees and General Assembly Members - State-Owned Electric Vehicle Charging Stations - Reimbursement Sponsor Delegate Fisher, M.	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1259 (SB0919) Title Horse Racing – Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area Sponsor Cecil County Delegation	4	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1324 (SB0883) Title Tobacco Tax and Sales and Use Tax - Out-of-State Sales of Premium Cigars and Pipe Tobacco and Tobacco Smoking Devices Sponsor Delegate Young, P.	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1349 (SB0777) Title Public Health – Maryland Prenatal and Infant Care Grant Program Fund Sponsor Delegate Sample-Hughes	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1376 Title Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements Sponsor Delegate Washington	2	2

Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsor	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings	Opp Committees & Hearings
SB0773	Constitutional Amendment - General Assembly - Standing Committee Appointments	Senator Simonaire	2	1	In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Senate Rules	Rules 3/05/2021 - 11:30 AM
SB0877	Annual Corrective Bill	President	6	1	In the Senate - Returned Passed	Rules	Rules and Executive Nominations
SB0878	Annual Curative Bill	President	6	1	In the Senate - Returned Passed	Rules	Rules and Executive Nominations
SB0929	States of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Renewals - Authorization by Legislative Policy Committee	Senator Ready	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0930	Maryland Online Consumer Protection Act	Senator Lee	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0935 (HB0886)	Public Safety - Elevator Inspections - Transit Compact Authority	Senator Augustine	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0939 (HB1024)	Charles County - Citizens Complaint Oversight Board	Charles County Senators	4	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0947	Labor and Employment – General Contractor Liability – Applicability	Senator Hershey	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0951	Labor and Employment – Workers’ Compensation Claims – Fees for Legal Services	Senator Klausmeier	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0954	Unemployment Insurance - Nonmonetary Eligibility - Alterations to Disqualifications	Senator Ready	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0956	Baltimore County - Property Tax Credit for Business Entities - State of Emergency	Senator Salling	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0957 (HB1380)	Criminal Law - Threat Against Public Health Official	Senator Young	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0959 (HB1366)	Education – Residential Boarding Programs for At–Risk Youth – Expansion	Senator Lam	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0961 (HB1379)	Consortium on Collective Impact for Student and Family Well-Being - Renaming and Revisions	Senator Corderman	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0963	Criminal Procedure – Expungement – Closed Against Entry	Senator Klausmeier	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0964 (HB0601)	Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and ERISA	Senator Jennings	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0967 (HB0050)	Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Tenant Rights and Protections (Tenant Protection Act of 2021)	Senator Jackson	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
HB0088 (SB0074)	Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Prohibition Against Penalization for Seeking Mental Health Services	Delegate Brooks	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Judiciary 1/19/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB0132 (SB0041)	Health – Mental and Emotional Disorders – Consent (Mental Health Access Initiative)	Delegate Bagnall	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 2/16/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB0238	Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records	Delegate Wells	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Judiciary 2/23/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB0424 (SB0415)	Public Financing Act - Matching Fund Revisions (Maryland Fair Elections Act)	Delegate Feldmark	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 2/02/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB0467 (SB0316)	Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Alterations and Compliance Fees	Delegate Rogers	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Economic Matters 2/04/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB0548 (SB0299)	Human Services - Trauma-Informed Care - Commission and Training (Healing Maryland's Trauma Act)	Delegate Lewis, R.	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 2/09/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB0582 (SB0294)	Cecil County - Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Federal Facilities Redevelopment Areas	Cecil County Delegation	4	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 2/04/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB0595 (SB0726)	Vehicle Laws - Personal Delivery Devices - Standards and Requirements	Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Environment and Transportation 2/11/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB0607	Judges' Retirement System - Retiree Health Benefits - Mandatory Retirement	Health and Government Operations Committee	4	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 2/10/2021 - 1:30 PM Appropriations	Rules
HB0761 (SB0632)	Election Law - Postelection Procedures	Delegate Kaiser	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 2/16/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB0770 (SB0326)	Baltimore City Community College - Procurement Authority	Delegate McIntosh	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 3/17/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB0820	County Boards of Education - Specialty Courses - Reporting Requirements	Delegate Rose	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 2/12/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB0877 (SB0764)	Workgroup on Adaptive Reuse of Vacant Commercial Spaces	Delegate Valentino-Smith	6	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Environment and Transportation 2/16/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB0987	Economic Development – Comprehensive Technical Assistance Program – Establishment	Delegate Qi	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 2/18/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB1017 (SB0769)	Income Tax Credit for Venison Donation - Reporting Requirement and Testing for Chronic Wasting Disease	Delegate Beitzel	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 3/11/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB1030	State Board of Dental Examiners – Membership – Nomination and Appointment Process	Delegate Saab	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 2/24/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB1073 (SB0636)	Housing and Community Development - Neighborhood Revitalization - Passive House Pilot Program	Delegate Bridges	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Environment and Transportation 2/23/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB1098	State Employees and General Assembly Members - State-Owned Electric Vehicle Charging Stations - Reimbursement	Delegate Fisher, M.	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Environment and Transportation 2/25/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB1259 (SB0919)	Horse Racing – Fair Hill Natural Resources Management Area	Cecil County Delegation	4	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 3/04/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules
HB1324 (SB0883)	Tobacco Tax and Sales and Use Tax - Out-of-State Sales of Premium Cigars and Pipe Tobacco and Tobacco Smoking Devices	Delegate Young, P.	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 3/09/2021 - 1:30 PM Economic Matters	Rules
HB1349 (SB0777)	Public Health – Maryland Prenatal and Infant Care Grant Program Fund	Delegate Sample-Hughes	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Health and Government Operations 3/19/2021 - 4:00 PM	Rules
HB1376	Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements	Delegate Washington	2	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Ways and Means 3/17/2021 - 1:30 PM	Rules