Delegate Sheila Ruth
- District
- 44B
- County
- Baltimore
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
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Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
- Annapolis Info
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326 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone: 410-841-3802
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3802
Fax 410-841-3537
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326 Lowe House Office Building
- Interim Info
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326 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen St.
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3802
Fax 410-841-3537
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326 Lowe House Office Building
- Contact
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sheila.ruth@house.maryland.gov
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- Democrat
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Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| HB0161 (SB0058) | Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0334 | State Procurement - Constitutional Violations - Prohibited | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0499 | Election Law - Registered Voter List and Petitions (Ballot Petition Modernization Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0572 (SB0432) | Attorney General Actions and Climate Crimes Accountability Fund (Climate Crimes Accountability Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0926 | Income Tax – Individual Itemized Deductions – Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1022 (SB0686) | PFAS Chemicals - Product Phase Outs and Registration Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health and Environment and Transportation |
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| HB0047 | Commission on State and Local Government Real Property Bearing Confederate Names - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0053 | Criminal Law – Nondomesticated Animal Prohibitions – Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0090 (SB0224) | Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0091 | Agriculture - Neonicotinoid Pesticides - Prohibitions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0153 (SB0012) | Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0155 (SB0001) | Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0156 (SB0132) | Election Law - Affiliating With a Party and Voting - Unaffiliated Voters | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0164 | State Buildings and State Highways - Collection and Disposal of Yard Waste | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0175 | Income Tax Credit - Venison Donation - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0177 (SB0155) | Vehicle Laws - Bicycles, Play Vehicles, and Unicycles - Crosswalks | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0200 | Sale of Residential Real Property - Required Flood Risk Disclosure | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0217 (SB0229) | General Provisions - Commemorative Month - Maryland Native Plant Month | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections |
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| HB0331 (SB0342) | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) and Hearing canceled (Economic Matters) |
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| HB0340 (SB0238) | School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0345 (SB0341) | Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0350 (SB0255) | Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal Corporations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0382 (SB0571) | Commercial Law - Broadband Access - Low-Income Consumer Programs (Maryland Broadband Opportunity and Fairness Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0387 (SB0041) | Commissioned Public Art - Artist Rights and Registration of Art | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0388 (SB0253) | Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections |
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| HB0405 | Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Governing Documents - Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0410 (SB0546) | Public Health - Food and Milk Product Labeling - Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/03 at 3:00 p.m. |
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| HB0429 (SB0599) | On-Farm Organics and Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Grant Programs - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0438 | Adult Prison School Board Model Development Committee | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| HB0444 (SB0245) | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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| HB0450 (SB0294) | Criminal Procedure - Protection of Identity of Victim of Sexual Assault or Stalking | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0457 | Institutions of Higher Education - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) |
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| HB0467 (SB0822) | Correctional Services - Maryland Parole Commission - Improvements in Transparency and Equity | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0473 | Education - Collective Bargaining - Certificated Employees - Class Size | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0488 | Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| HB0507 (SB0305) | Qualifying Nonprofit Organizations - Incarcerated Individual Training and Reentry Grant Fund - Extension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0517 | Emission Standards, Ambient Air Quality Standards, and Solid Waste Management - Local Authority | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0540 | Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Utility Rate Changes (Public Service Company Transparency Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0543 | Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Family Child Care Homes | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0560 | Sales and Use Tax and Property Tax - Exemptions for Data Centers - Repeal | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0564 | Business Regulation - Pet Cremation and Burial Services - Requirements (Pet Cremation and Burial Services Consumer Protection Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0568 | Public Financing Act - State Senate and House of Delegates Candidates | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0586 (SB0535) | County Boards of Library Trustees - Membership - Student Member | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Reassigned to Ways and Means |
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| HB0634 (SB0745) | Police Training - Autism and Dementia (LEAD Act of 2026) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0704 (SB0586) | Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) and Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| HB0777 | Motor Vehicles - Required Equipment - Rear Occupant Alert Systems (Hot Cars Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0779 | Natural Resources - Riverine Siting and Design Criteria - Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0796 | Recycling - Prohibition on the Chemical Conversion of Plastic | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0807 | Education - Teacher Preparation Programs - English Language Learner Teacher Competency Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Reassigned to Ways and Means |
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| HB0832 | Public Safety - State Law Enforcement Agencies - Hiring Restriction (ICE Breaker Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0853 | Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0862 (SB0156) | Railroads - Required Crew for Movement of Freight | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0864 | Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0892 (SB0233) | Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Actions for Sale, Transfer, or Alternate Use | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) |
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| HB0893 (SB0234) | Business Regulation - Abandoned Cemeteries - Acquisition and Disposition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) |
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| HB0912 (SB0750) | Local Government - Trap-Neuter-Return Policies for Community Cats - Requirements and Restrictions (Ash's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0930 | Income Tax – Decoupling From Federal Changes – Education Expenses | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0935 (SB0187) | Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0937 | Workgroup to Study Youth Camp and RV Park Emergency Preparedness - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0963 | Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0971 | Maryland Medical Advisory Committee - Duties and Workgroup to Study the Adoption of a Fee-for-Service Model for All Medicaid Services | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health |
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| HB1027 (SB0901) | Election Law - Telephone Voting System - Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections |
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| HB1037 (SB0605) | Public Service Commission - Broadband and Voice Over Internet Protocol Service - Oversight (Broadband Accountability and Affordability Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| HB1063 (SB0643) | Natural Resources - Hunting - Management | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| HB1065 | Coal Combustion By-Product Materials - Grant Program and Procurement Preference | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| HJ0003 | Elementary and Secondary Education - Curriculum - Importance of Diversity | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| HJ0007 (SJ0004) | Anti-Nuclear Proliferation Resolution (Back from the Brink Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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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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| American Legion Meeting Hall | Introduced | Baltimore | $60,000 | $0 | |||||
| National Center on Institutions and Alternatives - Youth in Transition School | Introduced | Baltimore | $275,000 | $0 | |||||
| Security Woodlawn Business Association Headquarters | Introduced | Baltimore | $300,000 | $0 | |||||
| Woodlawn High School Scoreboard | Introduced | Baltimore | $250,000 | $0 |
- Tenure
- Member of the Maryland House of Delegates since January 31, 2020. First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in November 2022. Member of the House of Delegates since January 11, 2023.
- Current Assignments
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- 2026 Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
- 2026 Chair, Labor Subcommittee of the Government, Labor, and Elections Subcommittee
- 2026 Alcoholic Beverages Subcommittee of the Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
- 2020 Women Legislators of Maryland
- 2020 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- Past House Service
- Deputy Majority Whip, 2024-2026; Environment and Transportation Committee, 2020-2025; Environment Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2020-2025; Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Open Space Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2020-2025.
- Public Service
- Chesapeake Bay Commission, 2024-.
- Memberships
- Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2020-; Baltimore County Democratic Central Committee, 2018-; President, Mid-Atlantic Book Publishers Association, 2004-2008; Founder, Baltimore County Progressive Democrats Club; Baltimore City/County Chapter, Our Revolution; Board of Directors, Get Money Out - Maryland; Vice-President, Cybils Book Awards (childrens' books).
- Biographical Information
- Born in Baltimore, Maryland, October 22, 1963; Glenelg High School, Glenelg, Maryland, 1964; University of Maryland University College, 1982-87; Villa Julie College, B.S., Liberal Arts and Technology, 1995; Self-employed website developer, 1995 -; Publishing systems programmer, Attis Publishing Services, 1987-89; Computer specialist, U.S. Government Accountability Office, 1982-92; Computer analyst, Stevenson University, 1992-94 (website developer, 1995; website technologies instructor, 1999); President, Imaginator Press, 2003 -; Married; one son.
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