Senator Shelly Hettleman
- District
- 11
- County
- Baltimore
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Rules Committee (Chair)
Budget and Taxation Committee
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Rules Committee (Chair)
- Annapolis Info
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220 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3131
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3131
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220 James Senate Office Building
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220 James Senate Office Bldg.
11 Bladen St.
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3131
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220 James Senate Office Bldg.
- Contact
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shelly.hettleman@senate.state.md.us
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- 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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| SB0083 (HB0845) | Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0154 (HB0103) | Access to Counsel in Evictions – Task Force Termination and Special Fund | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/15 at 10:30 a.m. (Budget and Taxation) |
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| SB0167 (HB0434) | Courts - Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/15 at 12:00 p.m. |
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| SB0181 (HB0190) | Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0327 (HB0390) | Affordable Housing Payment In Lieu of Taxes Expansion Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/29 at 10:30 a.m. |
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| SB0395 (HB0084) | Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2025) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/29 at 10:30 a.m. |
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| SB0598 (HB0585) | Property Tax – Low–Income Housing Tax Credit – Valuation of Property | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0599 (HB1049) | Behavioral Health Crisis Response Grant Program - Funding | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0669 (HB0675) | Public Safety - Rape Kit Testing Grant Fund - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0673 (HB1447) | Education - Maryland STEM Program - Established | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0674 (HB0939) | Maryland Commission for Women - Maryland Collaborative to Advance Implementation of Coverage of Over-the-Counter Birth Control | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance |
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| SB0845 (HB1025) | Local Education Agencies - Educator Screening - NASDTEC Clearinghouse (School Personnel Vetting and Hiring Transparency Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0846 | Business Regulation - Cellular Phone Carriers - Service Contract Requirement | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0847 (HB1462) | Higher Education - Antihate and Antidiscrimination Policies and Workgroup (Maryland Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0859 (HB1014) | Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025 | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0913 (HB1039) | Department of Agriculture - Public Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment - Registration, Regulation, and Oversight | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0914 (HB1071) | Baltimore County Public Library – Collective Bargaining – Supervisory Employees | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0915 (HB0528) | Baltimore County - Vehicle Laws - Private Roadways in Residential Subdivisions and Communities | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0943 (HB1050) | Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0944 (HB1193) | Housing Development Permits - Local Reporting Requirements (Maryland Housing Data Transparency Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0945 (HB1136) | Community-Based Residential Facilities - Licensing Entities - Provision of Licensing Criteria and Single Point of Contact | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB1000 | Gaming - Sports Wagering Facilities - Request for Relocation | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Rereferred to Budget and Taxation |
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| SB0001 | Legally Protected Health Care - Reproductive, Fertility Preservation, and Contraceptive Treatment and Services (IVF and Contraception Shield Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing canceled |
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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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| SB0034 (HB0640) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Overhead Transmission Lines - Conservation Easements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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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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| SB0189 (HB0631) | Eminent Domain – Agricultural and Conservation Easements – Prohibited Taking | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) |
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| SB0305 | Financial Institutions and Activities - Virtual Currency Kiosks - Registration and Regulation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0330 | Property Tax Credit - Disabled or Fallen Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Ways and Means |
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| SB0338 (HB0978) | Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0346 (HB0232) | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0362 | Forged Digital Likenesses - Distribution - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/29 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| SB0406 (HB0383) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses (So Every Body Can Move Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0490 (HB0696) | State Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, and Workgroups - Elimination of Citizenship Requirements and Establishment of Diversity Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0502 (HB1200) | Property Tax - Credit for Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Expansion to Judicial Officer | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Ways and Means |
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| SB0602 (HB0702) | County Boards of Education - Special Education Service Delivery Models - Publication Requirement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0603 (HB0458) | University of Maryland, College Park Campus – TerpsEXCEED Program – Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Appropriations |
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| SB0656 | Baltimore County Board of Education - Alterations of Elected Member Districts and Establishment of Redistricting Process | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0694 (HB1157) | Correctional Services - Assessment of State Correctional System | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0702 (HB0647) | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0827 (HB1107) | Juvenile Law - Confinement and Restrictive Housing - Limitations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0853 | Public Service Commission - Transmission Line Siting - Limitations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0949 (HB1256) | Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0952 (HB1397) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Overhead Transmission Lines - Grid Enhancing Technologies | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0998 (HB0419) | Natural Gas - Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement (Ratepayer Protection Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| SB1030 (HB1520) | Baltimore County and Baltimore City - Vehicle Laws - Lighting on Privately Owned Vehicles | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings |
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| SB0426 (HB0500) | Procurement Reform Act of 2025 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/05 at 3:00 p.m. |
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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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| 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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| Irvine Nature Center | Introduced | Baltimore | $500,000 | $0 | |||||
| Jewish Community Service's Alternative Living Unit Program - ALU's | Introduced | Baltimore | $300,000 | $0 | |||||
| Kesser Torah Community Recreation Center | Introduced | Baltimore | $500,000 | $0 | |||||
| Maryland Troopers Association Headquarters | Introduced | Baltimore | $200,000 | $0 | |||||
| Mays Chapel Elementary School | Introduced | Baltimore | $190,000 | $0 | |||||
| Mt Pleasant AMEC Grave Restoration | Introduced | Baltimore | $68,000 | $0 | |||||
| Owings Mills High School Turf Field | Introduced | Baltimore | $1,300,000 | $0 |
- Tenure
- Member of the Maryland Senate since February 3, 2020. Member of the Maryland House of Delegates 2015-2020.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Chair, Rules Committee (Vice Chair 2021-2023)
- 2023 Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2025 Chair, Pensions Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee (Member, 2023)
- 2025 Capital Budget Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2023 Health and Human Services Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2025 Chair, Joint Committee on Pensions (Member, 2023)
- 2025 Senate Chair, Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee (Member, 2023)
- 2020 Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
- 2020 Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area
- 2015 Women Legislators of Maryland (Legislative Chair, 2018-19; Executive Board, 2019-20)
- 2015 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- 2024 Chair, Maryland Legislative Jewish Caucus
- 2025 Chair, Senate Select Committee No. 4, Baltimore County Delegation
- Past Senate Service
- Judicial Proceedings Committee, 2020-2023.
- Past House Service 2015-2020
- Appropriations Committee, 2015-2020; Vice Chair, Education and Economic Development Committee of the Appropriations Committee, 2019-2020; Oversight Committee on Personnel of the Appropriations Committee, 2000-2020; Capital Budget Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 2020; Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee (House Chair, 2019-2020), 2015-2020; Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness, 2015-2020; House Study Group on Economic Stability, 2019-2020.
- Public Service
- Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Workgroup, 2024-; Task Force on Preventing and Countering Elder Abuse, 2023-; Task Force to Study Nonpublic Student Bus Transportation, 2023-; Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee, 2020-; Board of Directors, Maryland Corps Program, 2016-2020; Commission on the Future of the Pikesville Armory, 2017-2019; Commission to Review Maryland's Use of Assessments and Testing in Public Schools, 2015-2016; Board of Directors, Baltimore Jewish Council, 2012-2015; Board of Directors, (2010-2016, Executive Committee), Chizuk Amuno Congregation, 2006-2016; 2006-2012 (2008-2010, President) Parents' Association Board, The Park School; Board of Trustees, The Park School, 2008-2010.
- Memberships
- Chizuk Amuno Congregation.
- Awards
- Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence, Annual Legislative Award, 2017; Maryland Association of Youth Service Bureaus, Cornerstone Award, 2017.
- Biographical Information
- Born in Houston, Texas, August 26, 1964; Pikesville Senior High School, 1982; Northwestern University, B.A., Political Science, 1986; Legislative Assistant, U.S. congressman Ben Cardin, 1987-1990; Director of Government Relations, Baltimore Jewish Council, 1990-1992; Director of Public Policy, Parent Action, 1992-1995; Program Director, CHANA, Counseling, Helpline & Aid Network for Abused Women, 1995-2000; Baltimore Community Coordinator, Jewish Women's Archives, 2003-2005; Senior Planner, The Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, 2005-2007; Campaign Manager, Cardin for Senate, 2007-2013; Married; two children.
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