Senator Bryan W. Simonaire
- District
- 31
- County
- Anne Arundel
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
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Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
- Annapolis Info
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320 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone: 410-841-3658
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3658
Fax 410-841-3586
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320 James Senate Office Building
- Interim Info
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320 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3658
Fax 410-841-3586
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320 James Senate Office Building
- Contact
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bryan.simonaire@senate.state.md.us
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- Party
- Republican
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| Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) |
Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| SB0017 (HB0515) | Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Veterans' Organizations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0048 | Department of General Services - Identification Cards - Veteran Status Notation | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations |
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| SB0050 (HB0469) | Local Government - Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau Designation | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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| SB0057 | Funeral Establishments, Crematories, and Reduction Facilities - Disposition of Unclaimed Remains - Veterans | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0067 | Health Occupations Boards - Notation of Veteran Status and Eligibility for Benefits | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance |
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| SB0073 | Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program - Renaming | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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| SB0085 (HB0455) | Braille Flag Memorial Act of 2025 | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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| SB0089 | Department of the Environment - Notation of Veteran Status | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| SB0103 | Boating Accidents - Reporting Requirement - Property Damage | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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| SB0114 | Maryland Department of Labor - Licenses - Notation of Veteran Status and Eligibility for Benefits | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0123 (HB0676) | Boating Accidents - Duty to Stop at the Scene, Render Assistance, and Provide Information - Penalties | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| SB0131 (HB0598) | Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Supermarkets | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation |
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| SB0137 (HB0587) | Education - High School Diploma - Veterans of Armed Conflicts | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/29 at 2:30 p.m. |
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| SB0147 | State Board of Stationary Engineers - Member Appointments - Advice and Consent of the Senate | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters |
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| SB0153 | Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee and House Environment and Transportation Committee - Code References - Revisions | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| SB0157 (HB0384) | Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations |
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| SB0162 | Agriculture - Departmental Authority Over Identification, Inspection, and Sale of Cantaloupes - Repeal | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| SB0168 | Environmental Justice in Confined Aquatic Disposal Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/28 at 2:30 p.m. |
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| SB0172 | Maryland Veterans Trust - Board of Trustees - Membership | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| SB0178 (HB0447) | Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake, Incorporated | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation |
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| SB0182 | Maryland Veterans Service Animal Program - Eligibility - Family Members of Veterans | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| SB0275 (HB0448) | Modernization of Military Laws Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0276 (HB0600) | Educational Equality for Service Members Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0277 (HB0466) | Health Equality for Service Members Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) |
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| SB0278 (HB0691) | Tax Relief and Pensions Equality for Service Members Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/29 at 10:30 a.m. (Budget and Taxation) |
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| SB0279 (HB0895) | Employment and Insurance Equality for Service Members Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. (Finance) |
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| SB0280 (HB1060) | Judicial and Public Safety for Service Members Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) |
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| SB0281 (HB0475) | Transportation Equality for Service Members Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) |
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| SB0282 (HB0494) | Recreational Equality for Service Members Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0307 (HB0402) | Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Student Member Scholarship - Increase | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| SB0308 | Election Law – Chief Election Judges – Party Affiliation | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0309 | Department of Veterans and Military Families - Online Registry | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0310 | Education - Youth Suicide Prevention School Program - Revisions | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0311 | Government Officials' Family Protection Act of 2025 | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/29 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| SB0312 | Natural Resources - State Parks - Maryland Golden Age Pass | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 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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| SB0010 (HB0220) | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources - Alterations (Reclaim Renewable Energy Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0300 | Criminal Law - Theft of a Handgun | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0336 (HB0982) | Gun Theft Felony Act of 2025 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0657 (HB1362) | Eminent Domain - Just Compensation - Fees and Costs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0675 (HB1149) | Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0772 (HB0980) | Higher Education - Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program - Eligibility | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0791 (HB0732) | Public Schools - Career Ladder - Teacher Classroom Teaching Time | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 9:30 a.m. |
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| SB0879 (HB0725) | Institutions of Higher Education - Dually Enrolled Students - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0933 (HB1186) | Criminal Law - Causing Ingestion of an Abortion-Inducing Drug - Prohibition (Women's Freedom From Coercion Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB1034 | State Budget - Budget Bill - Executive and Legislative Powers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| Legislative Bond Initiatives |
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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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| Chesapeake High School Field House | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $250,000 | $0 | |||||
| Historic Charles W Baldwin Hall | Introduced in Senate |
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Anne Arundel | $148,000 | $0 | ||||
| Stoney Beach Living Shoreline | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $120,000 | $0 |
- Tenure
- First elected to the Senate in 2006. Member of the Senate since 2007.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment
- 2024 Environment Subcommittee of the Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment
- 2023 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee
- 2011- Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Bays Critical Area
- 2007 Maryland Veterans Caucus
- Past Senate Service
- Minority Leader, 2020-2022; Rules Committee, 2021-2022; Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 2020-2023; Executive Nominations Committee, 2021-2022; Legislative Policy Committee, 2020-2022; Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee, 2022; Education Subcommittee of the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment, 2023-2024; Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2011-2023; Chair, Alcohol Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2019-2023; Health Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2019; Environment Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2015-2019; Health Occupations Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2011-2015; Spending Affordability Committee, 2020-2022; Legislative Redistricting Advisory Commission, 2021-2022; Senate Special Committee on Ethics Reform, 2012-2014; Judicial Proceedings Committee, 2007-2010; Labor, Licensing, and Regulation Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2011-2015; Special Joint Legislative Committee to Select the State Treasurer, 2021.
- Public Service
- Maryland Cybersecurity Council, 2017-; Maryland Health and Human Services Referral Board, 2017-2018; Governor's Family Violence Council, 2008-2017.
- Memberships
- Legislative Squadron, Civil Air Patrol, Maryland Wing, 2009; Taxpayers Protection Caucus, 2008-; Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2007-; Pasadena Kiwanis, 2007-; Board of Directors, North County Republican Club, 2005-2006; Upsilon Pi Epsilon (computer science honor society), 1993-; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; National Rifle Association.
- Awards
- Legislator of the Year, American Legion Department of Maryland, 2019; Legislator of the Year, Maryland Military Coalition, 2021.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Baltimore, Maryland, September 6, 1963; Bob Jones University, B.S., Computer Science, 1985; Loyola College, M.S., Engineering Science (Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Computer Science Honor Society), 2005; Computer Systems Engineer, Westinghouse, 1985-94; Senior Engineer, Northrop Grumman Corp., 1995- present; Founder, Heroes-at-Home, 2002-; Creator, Simonaire Santas for Abused Children; Married; seven children.
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