Legislation
Delegate Darryl Barnes

- District
- 25
- County
- Prince George's
- 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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301 House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3557 | 301-858-3557
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3557
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301 House Office Building
- Interim Info
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301 House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3557 | 301-858-3557
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301 House Office Building
- Contact
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Darryl.Barnes@house.state.md.us
- Party
- 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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HB0313 (SB0442/CH0553) | Minority Business Enterprise Program – Public–Private Partnerships, Offshore Wind Projects, and Video Lottery Terminals | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation |
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HB0397 (SB0803) | Public Ethics - Legislative Unit - Definition | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0730 (SB0567) | Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Out-of-State Nonprofit Organizations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0747 (SB0933) | State and Local Procurement - Payment Practices | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1057 (SB0856) | Higher Education - Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Comparability and Competitiveness | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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HB1333 | Minority Participation in the Alcoholic Beverages Industry - Study | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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HB1449 (SB1012) | Health - Medical Cannabis Reauthorization Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1567 (SB0715) | Housing and Community Development - Affordable Housing Development Credit Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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HB0205 (SB0105) | Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project - Requirements and Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) and Hearing canceled (Environment and Transportation) |
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HB0277 /CH0148 (SB0367) | State Department of Education - Guidelines on Trauma-Informed Approach | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 148 |
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HB0289 | Evidence - Testimony by Spouse - Violation of Protective Order | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0292 (SB0229) | Toll Roads, Highways, and Bridges - County Government Consent Requirement - Expansion | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
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HB0404 /CH0194 (SB0499/CH0195) | Economic Development Programs - Data Collection and Tracking - Minority Business Enterprises | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 194 |
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HB0416 | Medical Cannabis - Medical Cannabis Business Development Fund - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0474 (SB0393) | Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals - Renaming | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0503 /CH0224 (SB0391/CH0225) | Primary and Secondary Schools - Dependent Children of Service Members - Enrollment and Documentation Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 224 |
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HB0506 /CH0228 (SB0458/CH0227) | Higher Education - Nonresident Tuition Exemption for Military Personnel, Spouses, and Dependents - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 228 |
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HB0516 (SB0542) | Public School Students - Daily Physical Activity (Student Health and Fitness Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0521 /CH0231 (SB0583/CH0232) | Maryland Small Business Innovation Research Technical Assistance Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 231 |
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HB0541 /CH0237 (SB0633/CH0238) | Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Training Requirements - Hate Crimes | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 237 |
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HB0609 (SB0963) | Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Health | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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HB0682 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0736 (SB0565) | Police Officers - Mental Health - Employee Assistance Programs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
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HB0740 (SB0999) | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Direct Release | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0742 (SB1002) | Corrections - Restrictive Housing - Serious Mental Illness - Assessments (Restrictive Housing Reform Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0773 | Public and Nonpublic Schools – Bronchodilator Availability and Use – Policy (Bronchodilator Rescue Inhaler Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0837 /CH0337 | Public Health - Maternal Mortality and Morbidity - Implicit Bias Training and Study | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 337 |
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HB0852 /CH0343 (SB0661/CH0344) | Health Insurance – Prostate Cancer Screening Services – Prohibiting Cost–Sharing | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 343 |
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HB0898 | Protective Body Armor Fund - Expansion - First Responders | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0912 (SB0638) | Maryland Child Tax Credit | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0917 /CH0367 (SB0606/CH0368) | Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Basis (2nd Lieutenant Richard Collins, III's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 367 |
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HB1036 (SB0844) | Vehicle Laws – Commercial Motor Carriers – Safety, Maintenance, and Insurance Information (James Cohran’s Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
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HB1052 | University System of Maryland - Contaminants in Campus Buildings - Review, Monitoring, and Remediation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1090 (SB1066) | Law Enforcement – Complaints and Investigations and Use of Force (Anton’s Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1153 (SB0892) | Public Schools – Mathematics Credit – College Preparatory Computer Science or Computer Programming Course | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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HB1164 | Criminal Law - Domestic Terrorism | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1194 | Public Schools - Fees for Summer School Courses - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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HB1198 | Income Tax Credit - Small Businesses - Student Interns | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1201 | State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission - Establishment (Harriet Tubman Community Investment Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1204 (SB0993) | County Boards and Public and Nonpublic Prekindergarten Programs and Schools – Discrimination – Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
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HB1249 | I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership - Partnership Agreement - Requirements (Maryland State Department of Transportation Promises Act of 2020) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Third Reading Passed (97-36) |
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HB1314 (SB0757) | Election Law - Voting Systems - Accessibility for Voters With Disabilities | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1317 (SB0953) | Medical Cannabis - Dispensary Grower-Processor License | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1336 (SB0589) | Criminal Procedure – Partial Expungement, Maryland Judiciary Case Search, and Expungement of Misdemeanor Conviction | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) |
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HB1339 (SB0397/CH0640) | Sales and Use Tax and Personal Property Tax - Exemptions - Data Centers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1340 | Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1431 (SB0967) | Legislative and Congressional Districts – Criteria and Open Hearing Process (Fair Maps Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/02 at 2:00 p.m. |
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HB1444 /CH0473 (SB0531/CH0474) | Discrimination - Definition of Race - Hair Texture and Hairstyles | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 473 |
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HB1532 | Human Services – Food Supplement Program – Eligibility (Protect Against Hunger Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1621 (SB1033) | Task Force to Study the Feasibility of a Bowie State University Law School | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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HJ0006 | Participation by Maryland Residents in the 2020 Census | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/02 at 2:00 p.m. |
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HJ0007 (SJ0001/JR0001) | 2026 FIFA World Cup - Protection of Human Rights | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 2:00 p.m. |
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HJ0012 | Commission to Rename Negro Mountain | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 2:00 p.m. |
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HB1260 (SB1043) | Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Funding | By Request - Other | 6 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) |
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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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Temple Hills Swim Club | Introduced | Prince George's | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | ||||
Walker Mill Community Development | Introduced in House |
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Prince George's | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 |

- Tenure
- First Elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2014. Member of the House since 2015.
- Current Assignments
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- 2017 Deputy Majority Whip
- 2015 Ways and Means Committee
- 2019 Chair, Local Revenues Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee
- 2020 Revenues Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee
- 2017 Tax Credit Evaluation Committee
- 2015 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland ( Chair, 2018-20)
- 2015 Maryland Veterans Caucus
- Past House Service
- Election Law Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2017-2019; Revenues Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, 2015-2019; Finance Resources Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, 2015-2019.
- Public Service
- Prince George's County School Construction Master Pan Workgroup, 2018-; Capitol Heights/Seat Pleasant Boys and Girls Clubs, Board of Directors; Parklawn Chapter of Blacks in Government, Vice President; NAACP Executive Committee; Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce; Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee; Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (1st Vice Chair, 2016-18; parliamentarian, 2016-18), 2015-; Westin Home Owners' Association, Past President; Airport Zoning Appeals Board; Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department, Community Advisory Board.
- Memberships
- Vice Chair, Education Committee, Prince George's County House Delegation, 2017-; Fire/EMS Caucus, 2016-; Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (Parliamentarian, 16; 1st Vice President, 2016-18), 2015-.
- Awards
- Medal of the Unsung Heroes of Fathers Men & Boys Award, Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Fatherhood Event, 2013; Community Service, Office of Prince George's County Executive, 2013; Community Partner Award, Town of Capitol Heights, 2013; L.O.V.E. Award (Harlem Remembrance Foundation), 2012; Citation for improving the lives of young people within the community, 2012; Governor's Citation for Feed the Families (Governor Martin O'Malley), 2012.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Washington, D.C., April 21, 1965; High Point High School, 1983; California State University-Long Beach, Computer Information Systems; Program Manager, Signal Corporation, 2001-02; Vice President, Marketing and Development, DataNet Systems, 2002-03; Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Enterprise and Portal Software Systems, 2007-08; President, Barnes International, Ltd, Washington, D.C. 2004- Present; President, Men Aiming Higher 2009- Present; Married. 2 children.
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