Legislation
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus
- District
- 32
- County
- Anne Arundel
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- Annapolis Info
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162 House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3372 | 301-858-3372
Toll-free in MD
Fax 410-841-3437 | 301-858-3437
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162 House Office Building
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162 House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3372 | 301-858-3372
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162 House Office Building
- Contact
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ted.sophocleus@house.state.md.us
- Party
- Democrat
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| HB0007 (SB0012) | Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect - Expungement of Reports and Records - Time Period | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Conference Committee Appointed |
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| HB1204 | Anne Arundel County - Assistant to the Sheriff - Appointment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| HB0056 (SB0152) | Tanning Devices - Use by Minors - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0064 /CH0220 | Alcoholic Beverages - Local Licensing Boards - Judicial Review | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 220 |
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| HB0065 (SB0224) | Education - Maintenance of Effort - Lease Payment Exclusion | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 2:15 p.m. |
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| HB0158 /CH0403 (SB0243) | State Personnel and Procurement - Service Contracts - Reporting and Audit Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 403 |
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| HB0185 (SB0667) | Real-Time Transparency Act of 2015 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0186 (SB0101) | Maryland Uniform Real Property Transfer-on-Death (TOD) Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0194 (SB0044/CH0320) | Vehicle Laws - Maximum Speed Limits on Highways | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Veto sustained (0-141) |
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| HB0278 /CH0411 (SB0015) | Task Force to Study the Implementation of a Dyslexia Education Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 411 |
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| HB0298 /CH0413 | Education - Student Data Privacy Act of 2015 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 413 |
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| HB0299 (SB0291) | Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Crownsville Treatment Center | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Appropriations |
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| HB0332 (SB0263) | Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Chesapeake Arts Center | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Appropriations |
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| HB0340 /CH0241 (SB0889) | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Thurgood Marshall Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 241 |
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| HB0385 (SB0040) | Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 12:30 p.m. |
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| HB0389 (SB0455) | Education - Beginning of School Year - After Labor Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0466 /CH0053 (SB0802/CH0052) | Transportation - Dedication of Structures (Hero's Highway Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 53 |
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| HB0508 | Gas and Electricity - Analog Meters - Purchase and Installation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
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| HB0516 (SB0009) | Gas and Electricity - Smart Meters - Customer Rights and Required Reports | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
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| HB0541 /CH0431 | Public Service Commission - Attachments to Utility Poles - Study | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 431 |
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| HB0580 /CH0437 (SB0198) | Health Care Disparities, Cultural and Linguistic Competency, and Health Literacy - Recommended Courses | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 437 |
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| HB0643 (SB0567/CH0366) | Department of Human Resources - State Child Welfare System - Report | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Veto sustained (0-141) |
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| HB0650 (SB0281) | Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Maryland's Behavioral Health System | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0658 (SB0344/CH0342) | Public Health - Emergency and Allergy Treatment Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Veto sustained (0-141) |
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| HB0668 | Education - Due Process Hearings for Children With Disabilities - Attorney's Fees | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0686 | Income Tax Checkoff - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| HB0694 /CH0268 (SB0286) | Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Division of Parole and Probation - Warrant Apprehension Unit Employees - Membership | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 268 |
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| HB0695 | Public Safety - Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors - Safety Standards | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0702 (SB0657) | State Personnel - Programs to Improve Employee to Supervisor or Manager Ratios | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0714 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0727 | Anne Arundel County Board of Education - Wireless Telecommunications Towers - Moratorium and Report | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means |
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| HB0748 /CH0102 (SB0014) | Health Occupations - Board of Pharmacy - Pharmacist Rehabilitation Committee - Definition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 102 |
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| HB0787 | Dedicated State Funds Protection Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Appropriations |
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| HB0807 (SB0277) | Family Law - Protective Orders - Additional Relief | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
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| HB0850 (SB0448) | Congressional Districts - Standards and Process | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0920 | State Highway Administration - Relocation of Water and Sewer Lines - Payment of Costs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
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| HB0923 (SB0490/CH0355) | Capital Grant Program for Local School Systems With Significant Enrollment Growth or Relocatable Classrooms | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Veto sustained (0-141) |
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| HB0947 /CH0467 (SB0251) | Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board - School Counselors - Certification Renewal Requirement (Lauryn's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 467 |
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| HB0958 (SB0447) | Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Periods - Hunting and Sporting Goods | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means |
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| HB0966 | Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0992 (SB0672) | Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student Diabetes Management Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1008 | Recreational Hunting and Fishing License Applications - Voter Registration | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1031 | Governor's Office for Children - Let's Play Maryland Pilot Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing cancelled |
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| HB1105 (SB0761/CH0382) | Disabled Individuals - Task Force on the Maryland ABLE Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Veto sustained (0-141) |
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| HB1206 (SB0850) | Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Glen Burnie Masonic Lodge 213 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Appropriations |
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| HB1223 (SB0227) | Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - The Arc of the Central Chesapeake Region | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Appropriations |
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| HJ0008 (SJ0003) | Honoring the Surviving Human Trafficking Victims of Asia and the Pacific Islands During World War II | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/30 at 3:00 p.m. |
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| HB0482 (SB0592/CH0125) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0487 | Maryland Education Credit | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0488 (SB0594) | Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel (Hometown Heroes Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0368 /CH0360 (SB0214) | Civil Actions - Immunity From Liability - Emergency Medical Care for Drug Overdose | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 360 |
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- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, 1998. Member of the House since 1999. First appointed to the House June 25, 1993. Member of the House, 1993-1995.
- Current Assignments
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- 2007- Appropriations Committee
- 2015 Vice Chair, Health and Human Resources Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee
- 2015 Capital Budget Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee
- 2007- Oversight Committee on Personnel of the Appropriations Committee
- 2015- Vice Chair, Anne Arundel County House Delegation
- Past House Service
- Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 2007-2013; Deputy Majority Whip, 2003-2006; Judiciary Committee, 2003-2006; Chair, Family Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2003-2006; Commerce and Government Matters Committee, 1999-2003, 1994-1995; Financial Institutions Subcommittee of the Commerce and Government Matters Committee, 1999-2003; State Government and Procurement Subcommittee of the Commerce and Government Matters Committee, 1999-2003; Ways and Means Committee, 1993.
- Public Service
- Advisory Committee on the Naming of State Facilities, Roads, and Bridges, 2006; Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) Airport Governance Study Group, 2005; Chair, Capital Projects Subcommittee, and Legislative Network/United Black Caucus, Anne Arundel County Delegation, 2005; Task Force to Evaluate the Development and Construction of a Magnetic Levitation Transportation System (MAGLEV) in Maryland between Baltimore and the District of Columbia, 2002-2003; Task Force on Indoor Air Quality, 2001-2002; County Council, Anne Arundel County, District 1, 1983-1990; Citizens Advisory Board for Henryton Center; Patapsco Area Advisory Commission; Park Advisory Commission; Solid Waste Commission; Hypertension Commission; Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board, Anne Arundel County; Past Member, Henryton Sub-Area Health Committee.
- Memberships
- Doctors Caucus, 2010-; Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2005-; Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, 2003-; Maryland Taxpayers Protection Caucus, 2003-; Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2001-; Board of Directors, Linthicum Shipley Improvement Association, 1995-1997; Sheltered Workshop for the Handicapped, 1982-1990; Community Action Agency, 1982-1990; Overlook Elementary PTA, 1980-1983, 1970-1977; District 32 Democratic Club, 1982-; Roland Terrace Democratic Club, 1982-; Linthicum Shipley Improvement Association, 1980-; Board of Directors, Crestwood Improvement Association, 1970-1973; President and Director, Anne Arundel Optimist Club, 1968-1970; American and Maryland Pharmaceutical Associations, 1962-; Stoney Creek Democratic Club; West County Democratic Club; Former President and Co-Founder, Anne Arundel County Hall of Fame; Former Chair, Hilltop CAC; Former Board Member, Chrysalis House.
- Awards
- Legislative Award, The Arc of Maryland , 2009; Legislator of the Year, Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) , 2005; Legislator of the Year, Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence , 2005; Legislator of the Year, Maryland State's Attorneys' Association , 2004; Alumni Hall of Fame, Patterson Park High School .
- Biographical Information
- Born, Baltimore, Maryland, May 28, 1939 ; Patterson Park High School ; University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (5 year program), B.S., 1962 ; Registered Pharmacist ; Patent Clerk, Pharmacist, Manager, and Director of Management, Development, and Professional Services, Read's Drug Stores, 1960-77 ; President, Discount Pharmacy, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1977-80 ; Owner/Operator, Ted's Pharmacy, 1980-90 ; Administrative Officer, State's Attorney's Office, Anne Arundel County, 1994- ; Married, Three children, Five grandchildren .
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