Members - Delegate Vanessa E. Atterbeary

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Delegate Vanessa E. Atterbeary

District

County

Howard

Committee Assignment(s)

Judiciary Committee (Vice Chair)
Rules and Executive Nominations Committee

Annapolis Info

101 Taylor House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone 410-841-3471 | 301-858-3471
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3471

Interim Info

101 Taylor House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone 410-841-3471 | 301-858-3471

Contact

Vanessa.Atterbeary@house.state.md.us

Party

Democrat

Legislation	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0242 (SB0173) Title Family Law - Emancipation of a Minor and Authorization to Marry Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0243 Title Family Law - Grounds for Divorce Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0277 /CH0183 (SB0505/CH0184) Title Criminal Law - First-Degree Child Abuse - Continuing Course of Conduct Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0289 /CH0341 (SB0105) Title Peace Orders - Workplace Violence Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0748 (SB0057) Title Family Law – Child Custody and Visitation Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0749 (SB0672) Title Drunk Driving Offenses – Ignition Interlock System Program Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0750 (SB0317) Title Office of the Attorney General - Right to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Coordinator Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1035 Title State Government – Attorney General – Independent Law Enforcement Prosecution Unit Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1036 (SB0675) Title Child Custody – Cases Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence – Training for Judges and Child’s Counsel Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2

Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsorship Type	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings	Opp Committees & Hearings
HB0242 (SB0173)	Family Law - Emancipation of a Minor and Authorization to Marry	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings	Judiciary 1/28/2021 - 1:30 PM	Judicial Proceedings
HB0243	Family Law - Grounds for Divorce	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings	Judiciary 1/14/2021 - 1:30 PM	Judicial Proceedings 4/12/2021 - 6:30 PM
HB0277 /CH0183 (SB0505/CH0184)	Criminal Law - First-Degree Child Abuse - Continuing Course of Conduct	Primary	1	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 183	Judiciary 1/28/2021 - 1:30 PM	Judicial Proceedings
HB0289 /CH0341 (SB0105)	Peace Orders - Workplace Violence	Primary	1	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 341	Judiciary 1/14/2021 - 1:30 PM	Judicial Proceedings
HB0748 (SB0057)	Family Law – Child Custody and Visitation	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings	Judiciary 2/18/2021 - 1:30 PM	Judicial Proceedings
HB0749 (SB0672)	Drunk Driving Offenses – Ignition Interlock System Program	Primary	1	2	In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:30 p.m.	Judiciary 2/24/2021 - 1:30 PM
HB0750 (SB0317)	Office of the Attorney General - Right to Counsel in Immigration Proceedings Coordinator	Primary	1	2	In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m.	Judiciary 3/03/2021 - 1:30 PM
HB1035	State Government – Attorney General – Independent Law Enforcement Prosecution Unit	Primary	1	2	In the House - Hearing 2/15 at 1:30 p.m.	Judiciary 2/15/2021 - 1:30 PM
HB1036 (SB0675)	Child Custody – Cases Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence – Training for Judges and Child’s Counsel	Primary	1	2	In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:30 p.m.	Judiciary 3/04/2021 - 1:30 PM

Denotes enacted legislation

Legislative Bond Initiatives

Project Name	Status	House Sponsors	Senate Sponsors	County	Amount Requested	Senate Initiative	House Initiative	Other Funding	Total Funding

Tenure: First elected to the House of Delegates in 2014. Member of the House since 2015.

Current Assignments

2019 Vice Chair, Judiciary Committee (Member, 2015)

2019 Chair, Public Safety Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee

2021 Family and Juvenile Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee

2018 Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families

2015 Women Legislators of Maryland

2015 Legislative Black Caucus

2019 Marijuana Legalization Work Group

2015 Howard County House Delegation (Chair 2016-2017; 2019-2020)

Past House Service: Deputy Majority Whip, 2017-2019; Family Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee (Chair 2017-2018), 2015-2021; Juvenile Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2015-2019; Public Safety and Policing Workgroup, 2015-2016; Workgroup to Study Child Custody Proceedings Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence Allegations, 2019-2020.

Public Service: Task Force to Study Maryland Orphans' Court, 2021-; Governor's Workforce Development Board, 2016-; Neshante and Chloe Davis Domestic Violence Prevention Task Force, 2016-2017; Governor's Workforce Investment Board, 2015-2016.

Memberships: Maryland State Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar Association; "The Links, Inc. " (Vice-President); Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; Maryland National Organization for Women; Montgomery County Commission for Women (Past President); National Association Commission for Women; Leadership Montgomery, Class of 2010; Leadership Maryland, Class of 2012.

Awards: Maryland's Top 100 Women, The Maryland Daily Record, 2020; Legislative Champion Award, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2018; 25 Women to Watch, The Baltimore Sun, 2018.

Biographical Information: Born, Columbia, Maryland, June 24, 1975; Atholton High School 1993; College of William and Mary, B.A., Government 1997; Villanova University School of Law, J.D. 2000; Law Clerk to Judge David W. Young, Baltimore City Circuit Court, 2001-02; Attorney Associate, Bulman, Dunie, Burke & Feld, CHTD, 2002-07; Office of the Attorney General of the District of Columbia, Assistant Attorney General 2007-2009; KRA Corporation, Corporate Counsel 2009 -; Three children.