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Senator Arthur Ellis

District

County

Charles

Committee Assignment(s)

Rules Committee (Vice Chair)
Finance Committee

Annapolis Info

301 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone: 410-841-3616
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3616
Fax 410-841-3682

Interim Info

302 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone 410-841-3616
Fax 410-841-3682

Contact

arthur.ellis@senate.state.md.us
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Party

Democrat

Legislation	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0003 (HB0850) Title Workgroup on the Creation of a Data Dashboard for Public Work Contracts and Apprentices - Establishment Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0031 (HB0393) Title Commercial Law - Attachment of Wages - Exemptions (Exempt Income Protection Act) Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0035 (HB0990) Title Municipal Appointees and Employees - Financial Oversight - Required Education and Experience Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0051 /CH0406 (HB0887/CH0407) Title Accountants - Licensed Out-of-State Practice Privileges - Qualifications Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0066 (HB0781) Title Election Law - Polling Place Procedures - Voting by Elderly Voters and Voters With Disabilities (Accessible and Expedited Voting Act of Maryland) Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0094 (HB0553) Title Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maternal Health Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0129 (HB0474) Title Public Health - Maryland Commission on Health Equity - Advisory Committee and Hospital Reporting Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0139 (HB0667) Title State Government - Legal and Employee Holiday - Maryland Emancipation Day Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0148 /CH0405 (HB0427/CH0404) Title State Board of Public Accountancy - Emeritus Status Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0159 Title State Designations - State Fruit - American Persimmon Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0366 Title Campaign Finance - Civil Penalties - Process Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0367 Title Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Supportive Housing and Health Services Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0494 Title Procurement Contracts and Public-Private Partnerships - Project Labor Agreements, Community Benefit Agreements, and Use of Registered Apprentices Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0495 (HB0728) Title Opioid Restitution Fund - Authorized Uses Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0496 (HB1038) Title Department of Commerce - Complaint Portal and Annual Report Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0497 (HB1120) Title Department of Information Technology - Maryland OneStop - Required State, County, and Municipal Information Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0498 (HB0134) Title Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0526 (HB0811) Title Counties - Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks - Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0594 (HB0729) Title Public Health - Use of Opioid Restitution Fund and Training Under the Overdose Response Program Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0725 Title Charles County - Gaming - Video Lottery Operation License and Video Lottery Terminals Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0726 Title Cannabis Licensees - Bona Fide Labor Organizations and Labor Peace Agreements Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0855 (HB0958) Title Railroads - Safety Requirements (Maryland Railway Safety Act of 2025) Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1016 (HB0941) Title University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Land-Grant Institution - Funding (Land-Grant Equity and Accountability Act) Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0008 (HB0072) Title Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0073 Title Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program - Renaming Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0342 Title Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Counties and Municipal Corporations Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0346 (HB0232) Title Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0372 (HB0869) Title Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0376 (HB0429) Title Maryland Department of Health and Office of Health Care Quality - Nursing Home Inspections - Reporting Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0490 (HB0696) Title State Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, and Workgroups - Elimination of Citizenship Requirements and Establishment of Diversity Requirements Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0524 (HB1522) Title Higher Education - Religious Educational Institutions - Certificate of Approval Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0525 /CH0181 (HB1527) Title Prince George's County - Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law - Video Evidence and Reward Programs Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0539 (HB1493) Title Health Occupations - Prescriptions for Children Subject to Shared Custody or Visitation Schedules Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0540 (HB0755) Title Common Ownership Communities - Recreational Common Areas - Sensitive Information as Condition for Access Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0541 (HB0328) Title State Lottery - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Veterans' and Fraternal Organizations Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0542 Title Alcoholic Beverages Industry - Study Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0547 Title Commission to Study Health Insurance Pooling - Establishment Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0565 (HB1486) Title Motor Vehicles - Accidents - Required Testing for Impaired Driving (Mateo's Law) Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0683 (HB1424/CH0097) Title Catastrophic Event Account and Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund, Protection of Federal Benefits, and Powers of the Attorney General - Alterations (Protect Our Federal Workers Act) Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0740 Title Health Care Facilities - Service Member Community Members (SFC Matthew Fast Act ) Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1040 Title Department of Budget and Management - Expedited Hiring Program (FEDERAL Jobs Act of 2025) Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0426 (HB0500) Title Procurement Reform Act of 2025 Sponsorship Type By Request - Administration	3	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0427 (HB0498) Title Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act Sponsorship Type By Request - Administration	3	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0428 (HB0506) Title Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act Sponsorship Type By Request - Administration	3	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0430 (HB0503) Title Land Use - Regional Housing Infrastructure Gap (Housing for Jobs Act) Sponsorship Type By Request - Administration	3	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0432 /CH0095 (HB0499) Title Criminal Records – Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) Sponsorship Type By Request - Administration	3	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0433 (HB0502/CH0001) Title Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative - Established Sponsorship Type By Request - Administration	3	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0434 (HB0505) Title Empowering New Energy Resources and Green Initiatives Toward a Zero-Emission (ENERGIZE) Maryland Act Sponsorship Type By Request - Administration	3	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0593 Title Municipalities and Special Taxing Districts - Annual Audit Waiver - Threshold Increase Sponsorship Type By Request - Committee	4	2

Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsorship Type	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings	Opp Committees & Hearings
SB0003 (HB0850)	Workgroup on the Creation of a Data Dashboard for Public Work Contracts and Apprentices - Establishment	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Returned Passed	Finance 2/05/2025 - 2:00 PM	Health and Government Operations
SB0031 (HB0393)	Commercial Law - Attachment of Wages - Exemptions (Exempt Income Protection Act)	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.	Finance 1/30/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0035 (HB0990)	Municipal Appointees and Employees - Financial Oversight - Required Education and Experience	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 1/21 at 1:30 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 1/21/2025 - 1:30 PM
SB0051 /CH0406 (HB0887/CH0407)	Accountants - Licensed Out-of-State Practice Privileges - Qualifications	Primary	1	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 406	Education, Energy, and the Environment 1/30/2025 - 1:00 PM	Economic Matters
SB0066 (HB0781)	Election Law - Polling Place Procedures - Voting by Elderly Voters and Voters With Disabilities (Accessible and Expedited Voting Act of Maryland)	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/05/2025 - 2:00 PM
SB0094 (HB0553)	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maternal Health Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Returned Passed	Finance 1/28/2025 - 1:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 3/19/2025 - 2:15 PM
SB0129 (HB0474)	Public Health - Maryland Commission on Health Equity - Advisory Committee and Hospital Reporting	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.	Finance 1/30/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0139 (HB0667)	State Government - Legal and Employee Holiday - Maryland Emancipation Day	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)	Education, Energy, and the Environment 3/13/2025 - 1:00 PM Budget and Taxation
SB0148 /CH0405 (HB0427/CH0404)	State Board of Public Accountancy - Emeritus Status	Primary	1	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 405	Education, Energy, and the Environment 1/30/2025 - 1:00 PM	Economic Matters 3/26/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0159	State Designations - State Fruit - American Persimmon	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 3/13/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0366	Campaign Finance - Civil Penalties - Process	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/26/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0367	Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Supportive Housing and Health Services	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.	Finance 2/04/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0494	Procurement Contracts and Public-Private Partnerships - Project Labor Agreements, Community Benefit Agreements, and Use of Registered Apprentices	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Budget and Taxation
SB0495 (HB0728)	Opioid Restitution Fund - Authorized Uses	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Returned Passed	Finance 2/11/2025 - 1:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 3/26/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0496 (HB1038)	Department of Commerce - Complaint Portal and Annual Report	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.	Finance 2/13/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0497 (HB1120)	Department of Information Technology - Maryland OneStop - Required State, County, and Municipal Information	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Education, Energy, and the Environment
SB0498 (HB0134)	Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings 2/04/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0526 (HB0811)	Counties - Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks - Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/12/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0594 (HB0729)	Public Health - Use of Opioid Restitution Fund and Training Under the Overdose Response Program	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Passed Enrolled	Finance 2/18/2025 - 1:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 3/19/2025 - 2:15 PM
SB0725	Charles County - Gaming - Video Lottery Operation License and Video Lottery Terminals	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.	Budget and Taxation 2/25/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0726	Cannabis Licensees - Bona Fide Labor Organizations and Labor Peace Agreements	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.	Finance 3/06/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0855 (HB0958)	Railroads - Safety Requirements (Maryland Railway Safety Act of 2025)	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.	Finance 3/05/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB1016 (HB0941)	University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Land-Grant Institution - Funding (Land-Grant Equity and Accountability Act)	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0008 (HB0072)	Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 1/29/2025 - 2:30 PM	Ways and Means 3/19/2025 - 2:15 PM
SB0073	Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program - Renaming	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Returned Passed	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/04/2025 - 1:00 PM	Environment and Transportation 3/26/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0342	Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Counties and Municipal Corporations	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/26/2025 - 1:00 PM	Ways and Means 3/26/2025 - 2:15 PM
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.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/18/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0372 (HB0869)	Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Passed Enrolled	Finance 2/05/2025 - 2:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 3/20/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0376 (HB0429)	Maryland Department of Health and Office of Health Care Quality - Nursing Home Inspections - Reporting	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - Passed Enrolled	Finance 2/04/2025 - 1:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 3/27/2025 - 1:00 PM
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.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/20/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0524 (HB1522)	Higher Education - Religious Educational Institutions - Certificate of Approval	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 9:00 a.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 3/07/2025 - 9:00 AM
SB0525 /CH0181 (HB1527)	Prince George's County - Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law - Video Evidence and Reward Programs	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 181	Judicial Proceedings 2/05/2025 - 2:00 PM	Environment and Transportation 3/25/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0539 (HB1493)	Health Occupations - Prescriptions for Children Subject to Shared Custody or Visitation Schedules	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.	Finance 2/11/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0540 (HB0755)	Common Ownership Communities - Recreational Common Areas - Sensitive Information as Condition for Access	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Passed Enrolled	Judicial Proceedings 2/06/2025 - 1:00 PM	Environment and Transportation 3/25/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0541 (HB0328)	State Lottery - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Veterans' and Fraternal Organizations	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations	Budget and Taxation 3/05/2025 - 1:00 PM	Rules and Executive Nominations
SB0542	Alcoholic Beverages Industry - Study	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.	Finance 2/21/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0547	Commission to Study Health Insurance Pooling - Establishment	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Returned Passed	Finance 2/12/2025 - 1:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 3/27/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0565 (HB1486)	Motor Vehicles - Accidents - Required Testing for Impaired Driving (Mateo's Law)	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 10:00 a.m.	Judicial Proceedings 2/07/2025 - 10:00 AM
SB0683 (HB1424/CH0097)	Catastrophic Event Account and Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund, Protection of Federal Benefits, and Powers of the Attorney General - Alterations (Protect Our Federal Workers Act)	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations	Budget and Taxation 3/06/2025 - 1:00 PM	Rules and Executive Nominations
SB0740	Health Care Facilities - Service Member Community Members (SFC Matthew Fast Act )	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Passed Enrolled	Finance 3/04/2025 - 1:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 3/27/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB1040	Department of Budget and Management - Expedited Hiring Program (FEDERAL Jobs Act of 2025)	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations	Budget and Taxation 4/01/2025 - 1:00 PM	Rules and Executive Nominations
SB0426 (HB0500)	Procurement Reform Act of 2025	By Request - Administration	3	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/05 at 3:00 p.m.	Budget and Taxation 2/05/2025 - 3:00 PM
SB0427 (HB0498)	Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act	By Request - Administration	3	2	In the House - Rereferred to Ways and Means and Appropriations	Budget and Taxation 3/04/2025 - 1:00 PM Finance	Ways and Means Appropriations
SB0428 (HB0506)	Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act	By Request - Administration	3	2	In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/11/2025 - 1:00 PM	Rules and Executive Nominations
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.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 3/04/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0432 /CH0095 (HB0499)	Criminal Records – Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025)	By Request - Administration	3	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 95	Judicial Proceedings 2/05/2025 - 2:00 PM	Judiciary 3/25/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0433 (HB0502/CH0001)	Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative - Established	By Request - Administration	3	2	In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations	Finance 2/18/2025 - 1:00 PM	Rules and Executive Nominations
SB0434 (HB0505)	Empowering New Energy Resources and Green Initiatives Toward a Zero-Emission (ENERGIZE) Maryland Act	By Request - Administration	3	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/20/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0593	Municipalities and Special Taxing Districts - Annual Audit Waiver - Threshold Increase	By Request - Committee	4	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 2:00 p.m.	Budget and Taxation 2/26/2025 - 2:00 PM

Denotes enacted legislation

Legislative Bond Initiatives
Project Name Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maryland -Waldorf Club Park Status Introduced in Senate House Sponsors Senate Sponsors Ellis County Charles Amount Requested $900,000 House Initiative Senate Initiative Other Funding $400,000 Total Funding $400,000
Project Name United States Bomb Technician Association - Maryland Technology Center Status Introduced House Sponsors Charles County Delegation Senate Sponsors Ellis County Charles Amount Requested $200,000 House Initiative $50,000 Senate Initiative Other Funding $150,000 Total Funding $200,000
Project Name W.A.C. Hughes Lodge No. 1053 Status Introduced House Sponsors Charles County Delegation Senate Sponsors Ellis County Charles Amount Requested $75,000 House Initiative $75,000 Senate Initiative Other Funding Total Funding $75,000

Project Name	Status	House Sponsors	Senate Sponsors	County	Amount Requested	House Initiative	Other Funding	Total Funding
Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maryland -Waldorf Club Park	Introduced in Senate		Ellis	Charles	$900,000		$400,000	$400,000
United States Bomb Technician Association - Maryland Technology Center	Introduced	Charles County Delegation	Ellis	Charles	$200,000	$50,000	$150,000	$200,000
W.A.C. Hughes Lodge No. 1053	Introduced	Charles County Delegation	Ellis	Charles	$75,000	$75,000		$75,000

Tenure: First elected to the Maryland Senate in 2018. Member of the Senate since January 9, 2019.

Current Assignments

2024 Deputy Majority Leader

2023 Finance Committee

2025 Vice Chair, Rules Committee

2025 Workers' Compensation Benefit and insurance Oversight Committee

2023 Senate Chair, Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds

2019 Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness

2023 Apprenticeship 2030 Commission

2021 Chair, Senate Select Committee No. 8, Charles, St Marys and Calvert Counties' Delegation

2024 Financial Secretary, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (Member, 2019)

2019 Maryland Veterans Caucus

Past Senate Service: Assistant Deputy Majority Leader, 2020-2023; Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2019-2023; Education Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2019-2023; Health Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2019-2023; Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, 2019-2023.

Public Service: State Advisory Council on Serious Illness Care, 2024-; Task Force to Study School Bus Operator Contracts and Wages in Charles County, 2023; Workgroup to Study the Fiscal and Operational Viability of Public-Private Partnerships for Charles County Public Schools, 2022-2023; Historic St. Mary's City Fort to 400 Commission, 2021-; Tri-County Council of Southern Maryland, 2019-; President, UMBC, Meyerhoff Parents Association; Chair, Charles County NAACP Communications Committee; Chair, Charles County NAACP 75th Anniversary Planning Committee; Officer, The Historic Willing Helpers Society; Member, University of Maryland Extension Advisory Council; Stroke and Turn, Chief Judge, USA Swimming; University of Maryland Extension Certified Volunteer Leader; Coach, Charles County 4H Robotics Team; Advisor, Charles County Public School Office of Gifted Education; Western Charles County Community Association.

Memberships: The American Legion, 2005-; Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Life Member; American Association of CPAs; Maryland Association of CPAs, Life Member.

Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award, AmeriCorps and the Office of the President of the United States, 2023; The Willing Helpers Society Beacon Award, 2022; Legislator of the Year, Maryland Military Coalition, 2020; Hall of Fame, Charles County NAACP Hall of Fame, 2018; Inductee, University of Maryland Alumni Lifetime Member Wall, 2017; Outsanding 4H Volunteer Leader Award, UMD Extension, Charles County, 2016; Businessperson of the Year, FBLA National Leadership, 1994; United States Air Force Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service, 1989; Oklahoma Achiever Award for Community Service, 1985; Commanders' Trophy for Superior Cadet Leadership, USAF R.O.T.C, 1982.

Biographical Information: Born in Jamaica, West Indies in 1961; Emigrated to the United States in 1970; Uniondale High School, Uniondale, New York, 1979; University of Maryland, College Park, Scholar, United States Air Force, R.O.T.C., 1979-1983; University of Maryland, B.S., Chemistry 1983; U.S. Air Force, 1983-1989, Commissioned as Second Lieutenant; U.S.Air Force Reserves 1989-2001; City University of New York, Herbert Lehman College, M.S., Accountancy, 1989; Certified Public Accountant, 1990-; Associate, Mitchell Titus Accounting Firm, New York, New York, 1990; Instructor, Maryland Association of CPAs Continuing Education Program, 1990; Accounting Instructor, University of Maryland University College, 1991-1993; Adjunct Professor of Accounting, University of the District of Columbia, 1991-1992; Business Owner, CPA, Chartered Global Management Accountant, 2012-; Married; two children.