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Economic Matters Committee

Chair

Delegate Kriselda Valderrama

Vice Chair

Delegate Lorig Charkoudian

Address

230 Taylor House Office Building
231 Taylor House Office Building
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Phone

410-841-3519

Toll-free in MD: 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3519

Contact

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For questions requiring an immediate response please call the committee.

Staff

Erica White, Tatiana Hill, and Benjamin Voight; Dept. of Legislative Services

Assistant to Chair: Joy Jones

Issue Areas
: Banks and other financial institutions
: Commercial law, including consumer protection
: Corporations and associations
: Business regulation
: Business occupations and professions
: Economic development
: Electronic commerce
: Insurance regulation, except health insurance
: Labor and employment
: Unemployment insurance
: Utility regulation
: Workers’ compensation
: Alcoholic beverages

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Legislation	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0005 Title Community Development - Maryland New Markets Development Program - Establishment Sponsor Delegate Fair	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0021 Title Social Media Platforms - Vloggers and Video Content Featuring Minors (Child Influencers Protection Act) Sponsor Delegate Allen	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0038 Title Financial Institutions - Licensing of Affiliated Insurance Producer-Mortgage Loan Originators - Alteration Sponsor Delegate Queen	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0051 Title Strategic Digital Asset Reserve Act of Maryland Sponsor Delegate Taveras	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0059 Title Real Property - Expedited Wrongful Detainer Proceedings - Property for Sale or Lease Sponsor Delegate Addison	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0061 Title Financial Institutions – Definition of Student Financing Companies – Alteration Sponsor Delegate Lopez	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0062 Title Anne Arundel County - Summons for Actions to Repossess for Failure to Pay Rent - Alterations Sponsor Delegate Simmons	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0077 Title Consumer Protection - Sale and Resale of Event Tickets - Registration and Regulation Sponsor Delegate Woods	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0080 Title Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures Sponsor Delegate Vogel	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0085 Title Corporations and Associations - Cooperative Limited Equity Housing Corporations - Establishment Sponsor Delegate Charkoudian	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0093 Title Home Builders - Model Homes and Contracts for the Intent to Purchase a New Home - Requirements Sponsor Delegate Crosby	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0103 Title Consumer Protection - Consumer Contracts - Prohibited Waiver Sponsor Delegate Stewart	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0118 Title Maryland Money Transmission Act - Definition of Money Transmitter - Alteration Sponsor Delegate Queen	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0135 Title Economic Development - Tax Increment Financing - Noncontiguous Areas Sponsor Delegate Schindler	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0144 Title Commercial Law – Fair Pricing and Market Competition Fund – Establishment Sponsor Delegate Vogel	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0148 Title Consumer Protection and Labor and Employment - Surveillance-Based Price and Wage Setting - Prohibition Sponsor Delegate Vogel	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0152 Title Consumer Protection - Electronic Funds Transfers - Regulations (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2026) Sponsor Delegate Stewart	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0153 (SB0012) Title Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement Sponsor Delegate Lehman	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0168 Title Housing and Community Development - Affordable Housing - Educator Workforce Housing and Municipal Corporations Sponsor Delegate Vogel	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0179 Title Department of Commerce - Complaint Portal and Annual Report Sponsor Delegate Vogel	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0188 (SB0003) Title Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2026 Sponsor Delegate Charkoudian	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0191 Title Consumer Protection - Retail Transactions - Cash Payments Sponsor Delegate Wims	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0200 Title Sale of Residential Real Property - Required Flood Risk Disclosure Sponsor Delegate Lehman	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0235 (SB0047) Title Housing and Community Development - Neighborhood Business Development Program - Local Approval Requirement Sponsor Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0236 (SB0032) Title State Athletic Commission - Blood Testing of Contestants - Timing Sponsor Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0237 (SB0094) Title Commercial Law - Earned Wage Access - Revisions Sponsor Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0238 (SB0226) Title Maryland Heritage Area Authority and Heritage Areas - Alterations Sponsor Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0239 (SB0036) Title Land Use - Zoning - Limitations (Starter and Silver Homes Act of 2026) Sponsor Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0240 Title Local Comprehensive Plans - Guidance Materials and Notification to the Department of Planning Sponsor Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0241 (SB0133) Title Business Occupations and Professions - State Boards and Commissions - Sunset Extensions Sponsor Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0242 (SB0216) Title Unemployment Insurance - Confidentiality of Information Sponsor Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0243 (SB0197) Title Land Use - Comprehensive and General Plans - Alteration of Elements Sponsor Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0259 (SB0043) Title Financial Institutions - Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund and Regulation of Entities - Revisions Sponsor Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	1

Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsor	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings
HB0005	Community Development - Maryland New Markets Development Program - Establishment	Delegate Fair	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters and Ways and Means	Economic Matters Ways and Means
HB0021	Social Media Platforms - Vloggers and Video Content Featuring Minors (Child Influencers Protection Act)	Delegate Allen	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0038	Financial Institutions - Licensing of Affiliated Insurance Producer-Mortgage Loan Originators - Alteration	Delegate Queen	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0051	Strategic Digital Asset Reserve Act of Maryland	Delegate Taveras	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0059	Real Property - Expedited Wrongful Detainer Proceedings - Property for Sale or Lease	Delegate Addison	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters and Judiciary	Economic Matters Judiciary
HB0061	Financial Institutions – Definition of Student Financing Companies – Alteration	Delegate Lopez	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0062	Anne Arundel County - Summons for Actions to Repossess for Failure to Pay Rent - Alterations	Delegate Simmons	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0077	Consumer Protection - Sale and Resale of Event Tickets - Registration and Regulation	Delegate Woods	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0080	Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures	Delegate Vogel	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0085	Corporations and Associations - Cooperative Limited Equity Housing Corporations - Establishment	Delegate Charkoudian	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0093	Home Builders - Model Homes and Contracts for the Intent to Purchase a New Home - Requirements	Delegate Crosby	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0103	Consumer Protection - Consumer Contracts - Prohibited Waiver	Delegate Stewart	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0118	Maryland Money Transmission Act - Definition of Money Transmitter - Alteration	Delegate Queen	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0135	Economic Development - Tax Increment Financing - Noncontiguous Areas	Delegate Schindler	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0144	Commercial Law – Fair Pricing and Market Competition Fund – Establishment	Delegate Vogel	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0148	Consumer Protection and Labor and Employment - Surveillance-Based Price and Wage Setting - Prohibition	Delegate Vogel	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0152	Consumer Protection - Electronic Funds Transfers - Regulations (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2026)	Delegate Stewart	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0153 (SB0012)	Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement	Delegate Lehman	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0168	Housing and Community Development - Affordable Housing - Educator Workforce Housing and Municipal Corporations	Delegate Vogel	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0179	Department of Commerce - Complaint Portal and Annual Report	Delegate Vogel	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters and Government, Labor, and Elections	Economic Matters Government, Labor, and Elections
HB0188 (SB0003)	Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2026	Delegate Charkoudian	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0191	Consumer Protection - Retail Transactions - Cash Payments	Delegate Wims	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0200	Sale of Residential Real Property - Required Flood Risk Disclosure	Delegate Lehman	2	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0235 (SB0047)	Housing and Community Development - Neighborhood Business Development Program - Local Approval Requirement	Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0236 (SB0032)	State Athletic Commission - Blood Testing of Contestants - Timing	Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0237 (SB0094)	Commercial Law - Earned Wage Access - Revisions	Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0238 (SB0226)	Maryland Heritage Area Authority and Heritage Areas - Alterations	Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters and Government, Labor, and Elections	Economic Matters Government, Labor, and Elections
HB0239 (SB0036)	Land Use - Zoning - Limitations (Starter and Silver Homes Act of 2026)	Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0240	Local Comprehensive Plans - Guidance Materials and Notification to the Department of Planning	Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0241 (SB0133)	Business Occupations and Professions - State Boards and Commissions - Sunset Extensions	Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0242 (SB0216)	Unemployment Insurance - Confidentiality of Information	Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0243 (SB0197)	Land Use - Comprehensive and General Plans - Alteration of Elements	Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters
HB0259 (SB0043)	Financial Institutions - Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund and Regulation of Entities - Revisions	Chair, Economic Matters Committee	5	1	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Economic Matters

Denotes enacted legislation

As of:

Chair
Valderrama, Kriselda
District 26
Prince George's County
Democrat

Vice Chair
Charkoudian, Lorig
District 20
Montgomery County
Democrat

Adams, Christopher T.
District 37B
Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, and Wicomico Counties
Republican

Amprey, Marlon
District 40
Baltimore City
Democrat

Arentz, Steven J.
District 36
Kent, Queen Anne's, Cecil, and Caroline Counties
Republican

Bhandari, Harry
District 8
Baltimore County
Democrat

Boafo, Adrian
District 23
Prince George's County
Democrat

Crosby, Brian M.
District 29B
St. Mary's County
Democrat

Fennell, Diana M.
District 47A
Prince George's County
Democrat

Howard, Seth A.
District 30B
Anne Arundel County
Republican

Johnson, Andre V., Jr.
District 34A
Harford County
Democrat

Pippy, Jesse T.
District 4
Frederick County
Republican

Pruski, Andrew C.
District 33A
Anne Arundel County
Democrat

Qi, Lily
District 15
Montgomery County
Democrat

Queen, Pam
District 14
Montgomery County
Democrat

Roberts, Denise
District 25
Prince George's County
Democrat

Rogers, Mike
District 32
Anne Arundel County
Democrat

Rose, April
District 5
Frederick and Carroll Counties
Republican

Turner, Veronica
District 26
Prince George's County
Democrat

Wivell, William J.
District 2A
Washington and Frederick Counties
Republican

Banking, Consumer Protection, And Commercial Law

Chair
Queen, Pam
District 14
Montgomery County
Democrat

Adams, Christopher T.
District 37B
Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, and Wicomico Counties
Republican

Amprey, Marlon
District 40
Baltimore City
Democrat

Rogers, Mike
District 32
Anne Arundel County
Democrat

Rose, April
District 5
Frederick and Carroll Counties
Republican

Turner, Veronica
District 26
Prince George's County
Democrat

Wivell, William J.
District 2A
Washington and Frederick Counties
Republican

Business Regulation

Chair
Rogers, Mike
District 32
Anne Arundel County
Democrat

Adams, Christopher T.
District 37B
Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, and Wicomico Counties
Republican

Boafo, Adrian
District 23
Prince George's County
Democrat

Crosby, Brian M.
District 29B
St. Mary's County
Democrat

Howard, Seth A.
District 30B
Anne Arundel County
Republican

Pippy, Jesse T.
District 4
Frederick County
Republican

Queen, Pam
District 14
Montgomery County
Democrat

Wivell, William J.
District 2A
Washington and Frederick Counties
Republican

Economic Development

Chair
Qi, Lily
District 15
Montgomery County
Democrat

Housing And Real Property

Chair
Amprey, Marlon
District 40
Baltimore City
Democrat

Land Use And Zoning

Chair
Bhandari, Harry
District 8
Baltimore County
Democrat

Unemployment Insurance

Chair
Johnson, Andre V., Jr.
District 34A
Harford County
Democrat

Arentz, Steven J.
District 36
Kent, Queen Anne's, Cecil, and Caroline Counties
Republican

Fennell, Diana M.
District 47A
Prince George's County
Democrat

Howard, Seth A.
District 30B
Anne Arundel County
Republican

Rose, April
District 5
Frederick and Carroll Counties
Republican

Worker's Compensation

Chair
Boafo, Adrian
District 23
Prince George's County
Democrat

Arentz, Steven J.
District 36
Kent, Queen Anne's, Cecil, and Caroline Counties
Republican

Boafo, Adrian
District 23
Prince George's County
Democrat

Pippy, Jesse T.
District 4
Frederick County
Republican

Pruski, Andrew C.
District 33A
Anne Arundel County
Democrat

Rogers, Mike
District 32
Anne Arundel County
Democrat

Years

Analyses/Regulation

COMAR	Title/Subtitle	DLS Control No.	Reg Type	Agency	Analysis	Reg

Vacancy	Pruski	Charkoudian	Vacancy	Staff / Counsel	Staff / Counsel	Vacancy
		VICE CHAIR	CHAIR
Adams	Economic Matters
Arentz						Vacancy
Johnson, A.						Rogers
Vacancy						Boafo
Howard						Pippy
Queen						Roberts
Amprey						Vacancy
Rose						Fennell
Crosby						Bhandari
Valderrama						Vacancy
	WITNESS		WITNESS		WITNESS