Senator Shaneka Henson
- District
- 30
- County
- Anne Arundel
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Judicial Proceedings Committee
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Judicial Proceedings Committee
- Annapolis Info
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203 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3578
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3578
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203 James Senate Office Building
- Interim Info
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203 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3578
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203 James Senate Office Building
- Contact
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shaneka.henson@senate.state.md.us
- Party
- Democrat
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Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| SB0506 (HB0689) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Use of Reimbursement Funds by Schools | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0507 (HB0703) | Criminal Procedure - Diagnosis of Developmental Disability or Intellectual Disability - Evidence | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 10:00 a.m. |
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| SB0508 (HB0381) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Required Coverage for Aesthetic Services and Restorative Care for Victims of Domestic Violence (Healing Our Scars Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0509 (HB0592) | Prohibited Possession of Firearms - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Respondents | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 10:00 a.m. |
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| SB0510 | Excess Ownership of Single-Family Residences Excise Tax (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2025) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0511 (HB0840) | Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Student Support Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0512 (HB0165) | Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 10:00 a.m. |
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| SB0513 | Real Property - Unlawfully Restrictive Covenant Modifications - County or Municipality Notice Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| SB0514 | Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0581 (HB0438) | Civil Actions - Tortious Injury to or Death of Pet - Compensatory Damages | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0582 (HB1428) | Sale of Residential Property - Taxes and Offers to Purchase (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2025) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 2:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) and Hearing canceled (Judicial Proceedings) |
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| SB0583 (HB0609) | Legislative Scholarship Programs - Eligibility and Use - Real Estate Appraisal Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0721 (HB0929) | Family Law - Permanent Protective Orders - Consent | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0722 (HB1155) | Department of the Environment - Ecological Restoration | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0751 (HB1291) | Health Facilities - Assisted Living Programs - Family Councils | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0856 | Mold - Landlord Requirements and Regulations (Maryland Tenant Mold Protection Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) |
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| SB0857 | Child Care - Prekindergarten Expansion Grant Modifications and Workgroup | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0858 | State Public Transit Service and Stations - Exclusion for Assault and Bodily Injury | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0868 (HB1325) | Substitute Child Care Provider Pool Pilot Program - Established | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0888 | Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - License and Permit Distance Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0889 | Criminal Law - Distribution of Students' Personal Information - Prohibition | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0008 (HB0072) | Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Ways and Means |
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| SB0050 (HB0469) | Local Government - Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau Designation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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| SB0073 | Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program - Renaming | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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| SB0326 (HB0309) | Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Peer Support Programs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| SB0348 (HB0437) | Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Modifications | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| SB0545 (HB0364) | Criminal Law - Child Pornography - Prohibitions and Penalties | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| SB0548 (HB1191) | Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| SB0783 (HB1132) | Public Schools – Student Fights – School Investigation and Discipline | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 9:30 a.m. |
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| SB0427 (HB0498) | Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) |
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| SB0428 (HB0506) | Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0430 (HB0503) | Land Use - Regional Housing Infrastructure Gap (Housing for Jobs Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0431 (HB0501) | Registered Apprenticeship Investments for a Stronger Economy (RAISE) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0432 (HB0499) | Criminal Records – Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0433 (HB0502) | Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative - Established | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| Project Name | Status | House Sponsors | Senate Sponsors | County | Amount Requested | Senate Initiative | House Initiative | Other Funding | Total Funding |
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| Annapolis Juneteenth Museum and Cafe | Introduced in Senate |
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Anne Arundel | $750,000 | $0 | ||||
| Browns Woods Rosenwald School | Introduced in Senate |
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Anne Arundel | $1,000,000 | $0 | ||||
| Deale MD Elks Lodge No 2528 | Introduced in Senate |
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Anne Arundel | $48,000 | $0 | ||||
| Kiwanis Club of Commodore Mayo | Introduced in Senate |
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Anne Arundel | $50,000 | $0 | ||||
| Restoring Our History - Paving a Way to Franklin's Future | Introduced in Senate |
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Anne Arundel | $172,235 | $0 | ||||
| Summit School Building Expansion | Introduced in Senate |
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Anne Arundel | $450,000 | $0 |
- Tenure
- Sworn into the Maryland Senate on January 8, 2025. Member of the Maryland House of Delegates May 16, 2019 to January 8, 2025.
- Current Assignments
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- 2025 Judicial Proceedings Committee
- 2025 Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
- 2019 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
- 2019 Women Legislators of Marylad
- 2021 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- Past House Service
- Ways and Means Committee, 2023-2024; Local Revenues Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2023-2024; Early Childhood Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2023-2024; Appropriations Committee, 2019-2023; Health and Social Services Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 2020-2023; Vice Chair, Oversight Committee on Pensions of the Appropriations Committee (Member, 2022), 2023; Capital Budget Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 2023; Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 2021-2024.
- Public Service
- Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee, 2020-2023.
- Memberships
- Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA); Anne Arundel County Bar Association.
- Awards
- The Daily Record, Maryland's Top 100 Women, 2024; Sojourner Truth Award, Anne Arundel County, 2021.
- Biographical Information
- Born, July 29, 1983, Anne Arundel County, Maryland; Coppin State University, B.S.; University of BAltimore School of Law, J.D.; Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 2010; Attorney, YWCA, Anne Arundel County; Attorney, Office of the Maryland Attorney General, 2013-2019; Member, Annapolis, City Council, representing Ward 6, 2018-2019; Married, one-child.
Last Updated: 2/21/2025 11:06 AM
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