Delegate Edith J. Patterson
- District
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- County
- Charles
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Ways and Means Committee
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Ways and Means Committee
- Annapolis Info
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429 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3247
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3247
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429 Lowe House Office Building
- Interim Info
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429 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3247
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429 Lowe House Office Building
- Contact
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Edith.Patterson@house.state.md.us
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Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| HB0587 (SB0137) | Education - High School Diploma - Veterans of Armed Conflicts | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0596 (SB0601) | Education - Dependent Children of Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0600 (SB0276) | Educational Equality for Service Members Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| HB0618 | State Lottery - Internet Sales of Subscription Plans - Authorization | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0691 (SB0278) | Tax Relief and Pensions Equality for Service Members Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) |
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| HB1105 (SB0770) | Applicants for Positions Involving Direct Contact With Minors - Required Information, Review Process, and Reporting - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| HB1163 | Task Force to Study Fencing for Bodies of Water and Playgrounds - Established | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations |
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| HB1204 | Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student Elopement - Notice and Reporting Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1306 | Public Health - Sickle Cell Disease - Specialized Clinics and Scholarship Program for Medical Residents | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations |
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| HB1352 | Sickle Cell Disease - Institutions of Higher Education - Policies, Procedures, and Educational Campaigns | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Appropriations |
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| HB0147 | County Boards of Education - Elementary and Middle Schools - Student Technology Use Policy | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0368 | General Provisions - Commemorative Month - Maryland Native Plant Month | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0384 (SB0157) | Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0450 | Maryland Transit Administration - Disability Reduced Fare Program - Renewal for Permanently Disabled Individuals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing canceled (Appropriations) |
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| HB0452 | Outdoor Lighting - Guidance and Use of State Funds | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0464 | Special Education - Individualized Education Program Meetings - Secondary Transition Planning Materials | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0495 | Education - Antidiscrimination Policies - Policy and Notice Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| HB0513 (SB0375) | Agriculture - Roosters - Restrictions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0578 | Procurement - Department of Transportation and Maryland Transportation Authority Contracts - Board of Public Works Authority | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Appropriations and Environment and Transportation |
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| HB0592 (SB0509) | Prohibited Possession of Firearms - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Respondents | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0601 | Economic Development - Small Business Guaranty Fund - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0612 | Public Schools - Lifesaver Schools Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0613 | Criminal Procedure - Protection of Identity of Victim of Sexual Assault | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0630 (SB0368) | County Boards of Education - Student Cellular Phone Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0631 (SB0189) | Eminent Domain - Agricultural and Conservation Easements - Prohibited Taking | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0635 (SB0292) | Motor Vehicles - Secondary Enforcement and Admissibility of Evidence | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) |
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| HB0640 (SB0034) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity – Overhead Transmission Lines – Conservation Easements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0647 (SB0702) | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0666 (SB0060) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Required Coverage for Calcium Score Testing | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0707 | Vehicle Laws - Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operator's Permits - Notation of Nonapparent Disability (Eric's ID Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0757 (SB0849) | Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| HB0811 (SB0526) | Counties – Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks – Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| HB0834 (SB0806) | Agriculture - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens in Commercial Egg Production - Prohibitions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0853 | Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0868 | Estates and Trusts - Interpretation of Wills - Evidence of Intent (Granny's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0912 | Institutions of Higher Education - Instructor Training - Accommodations for Students With Disabilities | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Appropriations |
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| HB0923 (SB0712) | State Board of Education - Membership - Educational Support and Administrator Members | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0930 (SB0848) | Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0970 (SB0646) | Health Insurance - Insulin - Prohibition on Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0981 (SB0704) | State Department of Education and Department of Information Technology - Evaluation on Artificial Intelligence in Public Schools | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| HB0986 | Primary and Secondary Education - New Teachers - Retention Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| HB1070 (SB0069) | Maryland Department of Health - Access to Telephones - Study | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB1083 (SB0790) | Maryland Department of Health - Workgroup to Implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1129 (SB0733) | Constitutional Officers - Gender-Neutral Language | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1165 | Family Law - Child Custody and Visitation - Visitation Reevaluations and Remedies | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1177 | Landlord and Tenant - Tenant Repair and Maintenance Complaint Hotline - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1187 | Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations |
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| HB1198 (SB0632) | Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1199 | Physicians - Licensing - Internationally Trained Physicians | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1222 | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement (Maryland Values Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1242 | Primary and Secondary Students - Vision and Hearing Studies and Evaluations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1251 | Health Care Facilities and Medical Professional Liability Insurers - Obstetric Services Policies (Doula and Birth Policy Transparency Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations |
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| HB1254 (SB0769) | Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Appropriations |
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| HB1287 | Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Convertible Pistols | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1325 (SB0868) | Substitute Child Care Provider Pool Pilot Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| HB1380 (SB0676) | Health Care Facilities - Hospitals and Freestanding Birthing Centers - Perinatal Care Standards | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB1422 (SB0587) | State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1433 (SB0422) | Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) |
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| HB1481 | Disability Services - Adapted Vehicle Access Pilot Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations |
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| HB0498 (SB0427) | Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| HB0505 (SB0434) | Empowering New Energy Resources and Green Initiatives Toward a Zero-Emission (ENERGIZE) Maryland Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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- Tenure
- First elected to the House of Delegates in 2014. Member of the House since 2015.
- Current Assignments
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- 2015 Ways and Means Committee
- 2020 Chair, Racing and Gaming Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee
- 2023 Education Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee
- 2016 Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness
- 2016 Charles County House Delegation(Chair, 2021-2022)
- 2015 Women Legislators of Maryland (Executive Board Member, 2019-2020; Treasurer 2020-2021, 2nd Vice-President 2021-2022; President-elect, 2022-2023; President 2023-2024)
- 2015 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (1st Vice-Chair, 2018-20)
- 2015 Maryland Veterans Caucus
- 2022 Chair, Southern Maryland House Delegation
- Past House Service
- Local Revenues Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2021-2023, 2017-2020; Early Childhood Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2020; Revenues Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2019-2020; Education Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2015-2020; Finance Resources Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2015-2017; Election Law Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2017-2019; House Chair, Joint Committee on Protocol, 2019-2020.
- Public Service
- Task Force on Reconciliation and Equity, Morgan State University, 2018-; Juvenile Services Education Programs Work Group, 2018-2020; Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland (3rd Vice-Chair, 2017, 2nd Vice-Chair, 1st Vice Chair, 2018), 2015-; Task Force to Investigate the Challenges of and Opportunities for Minorities in Business, 2016-2018; Task Force to Combat Habitual Student Truancy, 2016-2018; Rural Maryland Council - representing Southern Maryland, 2015-; Congressional Black Caucus Education Braintrust - (Congressman Major R. Owens); Maryland Higher Education Commission, 2012-2016; Blue Ribbon Commission on Maryland Transportation Funding, 2010; Charles County Commission for Women; Charles County United Negro College Fund Drive, Chair; University of Maryland College Park Talent Search Advisory Board; Charles County Housing Commission; Children's Aid Society.
- Memberships
- Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (2nd Vice-Chair, 2016-18), 2015-; American Association of University Women; American Association for Counseling & Development; Maryland Association of Boards of Education; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc; Charles County Children's Aid Society; Charles County NAACP Branch #7016; Links Inc. - Southern Maryland Chain Chapter (President 2004-2008); National Association of School Board Members; Waldorf Kiwanis Club.
- Awards
- Maryland's Top 100 Women, The Daily Record, 2021, 2019, 2017; Public Service Excellence Award, American Legion, 2018; Education Leadership Award, Maryland Chapter, NAACP, 2013; John Thomas Parran Leadership Award, Charles County Democratic Central Committee, 2012; Service Award, Charles County NAACP, 2011; Service Award, Southern MD Tri-County Council, 2011; Charles County Commission for Women Pioneer Award, 2010; "Outstanding Citizen Award", Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, 2009; "Women Opening the Pipeline", Congressional Award, 2007; Congressional Award for "Technology Advocacy", 2004.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Doswell, Virginia, November 18, 1945; John M. Gandy High School, 1964; Virginia Union University, B.S., Biology/Chemistry 1968; Bowie State College, M.Ed., Guidance & Counseling 1973; George Washington University; Ed.D, Higher Education Administration 1991; Charles County Board of Commissioners 2005-2010; College of Southern Maryland, Director, Educational Talent Search 1991-2012; Charles County Community College, Counselor 1974-1991; Widow; three children, two grandchildren.
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