Legislation
Delegate Kathy Afzali
                            - District
 - 4
 - County
 - Frederick and Carroll
 - Committee Assignment(s)
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 - Annapolis Info
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                                                    326 House Office Building
                                                    
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - 
                                                    Phone 410-841-3288 | 301-858-3288
                                                    
Toll-free in MD
Fax 301-858-3184 
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                                                    326 House Office Building
                                                    
 - Interim Info
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                                                    326 House Office Building
                                                    
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - 
                                                    Phone 410-841-3288 | 301-858-3288
                                                    
Fax 301-858-3184 
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                                                    326 House Office Building
                                                    
 - Contact
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                                        kathy.afzali@house.state.md.us 
 - Party
 - Republican
 
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                Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings | 
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| HB0322 (SB0885) | Frederick County - Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device on Maryland Route 75 - Penalty | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation | 
                        
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| HB0344 /CH0173 (SB0170/CH0172) | Voter Registration - Affiliation With Political Party and Participation in Primary Election, Caucus, or Convention | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 173 | 
                        
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| HB0357 /CH0101 (SB0883) | Frederick County - Local Government Tort Claims Act - Notice of Claim | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 101 | 
                        
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| HB0399 /CH0451 (SB0926/CH0450) | Lyme Disease - Laboratory Test - Required Notice | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 451 | 
                        
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| HB0603 (SB0749) | Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB1102 | Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Celebrating Maryland Native Plants and Pollinators | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation | 
                        
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| HB0116 | Motor Fuel Tax Rates - Consumer Price Index Adjustment - Repeal | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0141 (SB0407) | Education - Assessments - Limits on Testing | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs | 
                        
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| HB0158 (SB0299) | Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income (Fairness in Taxation for Retirees Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/02 at 2:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0159 | Taxpayer Protection Act - State Income Tax - Consumer Price Index Adjustments | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/02 at 2:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0160 (SB0301) | Income Tax - Personal Exemptions - Inflation Adjustment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/02 at 2:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0161 (SB0300) | Income Tax - Standard Deduction - Inflation Adjustment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/02 at 2:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0198 | Primary and Secondary Education - Security - School Resource Officers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0209 (SB1146) | Education - State Grant to Counties With Declining Student Enrollment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor | 
                        
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| HB0219 (SB0527) | Criminal Law - Human Trafficking - Adult Victim - Penalty | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor | 
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| HB0227 (SB1166) | Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income of Law Enforcement, Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Rereferred to Budget and Taxation | 
                        
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| HB0250 (SB0528) | General Provisions - Open Meetings Act - Required Training and Certificate of Compliance | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0312 /CH0618 (SB0208) | Public Safety - Renewal of Handgun Permits - Fingerprinting | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 618 | 
                        
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| HB0313 (SB0014) | Sales and Use Tax - Aircraft Parts and Equipment - Exemption | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0349 /CH0717 (SB1162) | Baltimore County - Education - Career Exploration and Development Activities - Coffee (Java Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 717 | 
                        
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| HB0360 /CH0719 (SB0073) | Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Foster Care Recipients | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 719 | 
                        
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| HB0365 /CH0262 | Public Schools - Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation Policies - Update | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 262 | 
                        
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| HB0369 (SB0403) | Handgun Permits - Universal Recognition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0375 (SB0184) | Public Safety - Permit to Carry, Wear, or Transport a Handgun - Qualifications | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0390 (SB0425/CH0387) | Maryland Income Tax Refunds - Warrant Intercept Program - Statewide | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Rereferred to Budget and Taxation | 
                        
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| HB0391 (SB0020) | State Government - Display of the POW/MIA Flag on State Building Grounds | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0398 | Public Safety - Honorably Discharged Veterans - Handgun License | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0412 /CH0264 (SB0533) | Education - Assessments - Administration and Provision of Information | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 264 | 
                        
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| HB0424 | Income Tax - Expensing of Business Property and Bonus Depreciation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0429 /CH0266 | Task Force to Combat Habitual Student Truancy | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 266 | 
                        
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| HB0430 | Education - Student Data Privacy Council | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0436 (SB0468) | Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring, Work Zone Speed Control, and Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems - Repeal | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation | 
                        
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| HB0483 | Property Tax - Homeowner's Tax Credit - Computation and Eligibility | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0544 | Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Periods - University and College Textbooks | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0588 | Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Continuing Care Agreements - Actuarial Studies | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0604 (SB0291) | Public Health - Mobile Food Service Facilities - Licensing and Inspection by Counties | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0607 | Courts - Jurors - State Per Diem Amount | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary | 
                        
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| HB0608 | Landlord and Tenant - Installation of Satellite Dish on Residential Rental Property | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation | 
                        
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| HB0609 (SB0650) | Prevailing Wage - Basis for Rate Determination - Survey Data | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters | 
                        
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| HB0657 /CH0273 (SB0794/CH0427) | Education - Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Assessments - Administration | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 273 | 
                        
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| HB0718 /CH0114 | Consumer Protection - Asset Recovery for Exploited Seniors Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 114 | 
                        
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| HB0719 (SB0522) | Sales and Use Tax - Exemptions - Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0772 (SB0262) | Family Law - Protecting the Resources of Children in State Custody | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor | 
                        
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| HB0780 | Income Tax Checkoff - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/30 at 1:30 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0898 /CH0498 | Property Tax Credit - Elderly Individuals and Veterans | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 498 | 
                        
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| HB1012 /CH0289 | Tax Credit - Commuter Benefits - Eligibility and Credit Amount | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 289 | 
                        
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| HB1047 (SB0294) | Earned Income Tax Credit - Expansion | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB1050 | Income Tax Credit - Holocaust Survivors | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB1110 (SB0645) | Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Allocation of Funds | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) | 
                        
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| HB1148 /CH0648 | Income Tax - Retirement Income - Collection of Information | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 648 | 
                        
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| HB1233 | Education - Administration of Standardized Tests and Mandated Assessments - Notice | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB1240 (SB0812) | Sediment Control - Violations - Enforcement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation | 
                        
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| HB1248 (SB0428) | Public Funding and Small Donor Act for General Assembly Elections | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB1306 | Habitual Drunk Driver - Mandatory Minimum Penalty and Vehicle Forfeiture | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary | 
                        
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| HB1323 | Criminal Procedure - Sentencing Review - Juvenile Offenders Sentenced as Adults | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB1387 /CH0709 (SB1054/CH0708) | Commercial Northern Snakehead Bowfishing License - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 709 | 
                        
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| HB1533 /CH0604 (SB1062/CH0603) | Baltimore County - Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Redevelopment Areas | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 604 | 
                        
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| HB1624 /CH0526 (SB1104/CH0525) | Transportation - Highways - Heroes Highway | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 526 | 
                        
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| HJ0005 | Public Schools - Post-Labor Day Start Date | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0449 (SB0375) | Relief From Budget Mandates | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0452 (SB0384) | Earned Income Tax Credit - Expansion | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (38-8) | 
                        
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| HB0453 | Maryland Education Credit | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0455 (SB0387) | Income Tax Exemption Amount - Elderly Individuals | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0456 (SB0382) | Prescription Drug Monitoring Program - Revisions | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0457 (SB0385) | Corporations and Associations - Filing Fees - Reductions | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters | 
                        
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| HB0458 (SB0380) | General Assembly and Congressional Legislative Redistricting and Apportionment Commission | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. | 
                        
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| HB0459 /CH0316 (SB0389) | Birth and Death Certificates - Fee Reduction | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 316 | 
                        
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| HB0461 (SB0388) | Crimes - Criminal Gangs - Prohibitions and Funding | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary | 
                        
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| HB0462 /CH0010 (SB0383) | Program Open Space - Transfer Tax Repayment - Use of Funds | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 10 | 
                        
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| HB0464 (SB0376/CH0144) | Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-TECH) Schools Act of 2016 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) | 
                        
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                            - Tenure
 - First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, 2010. Member of the House since January 12, 2011,representing District 4A, Frederick County, 2011-15; District 4, Carroll and Frederick Counties, since January 14, 2015.
 
- Current Assignments
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- 2011- Ways and Means Committee
 
- 2015 Education Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee
 
- 2015 Vice Chair's Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee
 
- 2011- Election Law Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee
 
- 2011- Women Legislators of Maryland
 
- 2015 Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
 
- 2015 Chair, Frederick County House Delegation
 
 
- Past House Service
 - Deputy Minority Whip, 2013-2015.
 
- Memberships
 - National Association of Realtors; Maryland Association of Realtors; Frederick County Association of Realtors; Frederick County Farm Bureau; Life Member, National Rifle Association.
 
- Biographical Information
 - Born, San Francisco, California, May 27, 1957; Mount Saint Mary's University, B.S. Business, cum laude; Realtor; Former Broadway Dancer and Actress; Columnist, Frederick News-Post, 2003-2006; Founder and Producer, The Children's Theatre Project, New Jersey; Founder and President, Access KDM Consulting; Member, Middletown United Methodist Church; Married, Two children.
 
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