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Senator Pamela Beidle
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- County
- Anne Arundel
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Finance Committee (Chair)
Executive Nominations Committee
Rules Committee
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Finance Committee (Chair)
- Annapolis Info
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3 East Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone: 410-841-3593
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3593
Fax 410-841-3589
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3 East Miller Senate Office Building
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3E Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3593
Fax 410-841-3589
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3E Miller Senate Office Building
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pamela.beidle@senate.state.md.us
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| SB0329 (HB0433) | Chesapeake Bay Trust - Authority to Retain Outside Counsel | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0330 (HB0378/CH0961) | State Board of Dietetic Practice - Dietician-Nutritionists - Licensure Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing canceled |
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| SB0441 /CH0251 (HB0545/CH0250) | Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Nancy Grasmick Public School Professional Award - School Nurses | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 251 |
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| SB0442 /CH0570 (HB0601/CH0569) | Street Racing and Exhibition Driving - Prohibited Acts, Enforcement, and Penalties | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 570 |
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| SB0466 /CH0246 (HB0702/CH0245) | Wage and Hour Law - Minor League Baseball Players - Exemption | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 246 |
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| SB0559 /CH0566 (HB0710/CH0565) | Business Regulation - Household Goods Movers - Special Fund and Fees | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 566 |
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| SB0613 /CH0786 (HB0874/CH0785) | State Board of Long-Term Care Administrators - Requirements for Assisted Living Managers | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 786 |
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| SB0614 /CH0823 (HB0865/CH0822) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 823 |
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| SB0701 /CH0247 (HB0953/CH0248) | Maryland Health Benefit Exchange – State–Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program – Amount of Annual Subsidies | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 247 |
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| SB0702 (HB0744) | Income Tax - Biotechnology Investment Incentive Tax Credit Program - Pass-Through Entities | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0999 /CH0819 (HB1125/CH0818) | Certified Nursing Assistants - Licensing Requirements and Administrative Updates | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 819 |
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| SB1000 /CH0816 (HB1122/CH0817) | Maryland Health Care Commission - Nursing Homes - Acquisitions | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 816 |
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| SB1001 /CH0824 (HB1083/CH0825) | Alcoholic Beverages - Class 4 Limited Winery License - Requirements and Authorizations | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 824 |
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| SB0006 /CH0916 (HB0063/CH0917) | Property Tax - Credit for Dwelling House of Disabled Veterans - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 916 |
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| SB0027 /CH0329 (HB0383/CH0328) | Cosmetology Licensure Compact | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 329 |
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| SB0059 /CH0879 | Hospitals - Care of Infants After Discharge (Safe Sleep Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 879 |
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| SB0088 /CH0010 (HB0055/CH0009) | Maryland Commission on Veterans and Military Families | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 10 |
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| SB0156 /CH0005 (HB0375/CH0004) | Port of Baltimore - Renaming | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 5 |
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| SB0159 /CH0913 (HB0125/CH0914) | Courts - Military Records - Recordation and Inspection | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 913 |
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| SB0165 /CH0734 (HB0204/CH0733) | Education – Coaches – Mental Health Training | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 734 |
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| SB0169 (HB0660) | Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters and Appropriations |
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| SB0346 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income (Keep Our Heroes Home Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0388 (HB0340) | Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits and Funding (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 2:00 p.m. (Finance) |
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| SB0411 /CH0011 (HB0431/CH0012) | Department of Veterans Affairs - Renaming and Deputy Secretary of Military Family Policy and Programs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 11 |
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| SB0412 /CH0906 (HB0408/CH0907) | Mental Health Law - County Mental Health Advisory Committees - Membership | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 906 |
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| SB0413 /CH0323 (HB0598/CH0322) | Discrimination - Military Status - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 323 |
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| SB0436 (HB0465/CH0309) | Workplace Fraud and Prevailing Wage - Violations - Penalties and Referrals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters |
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| SB0539 /CH0456 (HB0701) | Commercial Law – Consumer Protection – Sale and Resale of Tickets | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 456 |
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| SB0541 /CH0455 (HB0567/CH0454) | Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 455 |
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| SB0546 (HB0655) | Environment - State Wetlands - Shoreline Stabilization Measures | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0697 /CH0745 (HB1504) | Maryland National Guard - Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 745 |
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| SB0738 /CH0130 (HB0785/CH0129) | Freedom to Read Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 130 |
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| SB0758 (HB0496/CH0761) | Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Definition of Consent and Repeal of Force | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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| SB0759 (HB0698) | Estates and Trusts - Guardianship of the Person of a Disabled Person - Expedited Proceedings | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0783 /CH0595 (HB1435) | Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 595 |
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| SB0784 (HB0935) | Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/28 at 12:00 p.m. |
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| SB0795 /CH1049 (HB0464/CH1048) | Health Occupations - Practice Audiology - Definition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 1049 |
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| SB0905 /CH0929 (HB1267) | Public Safety – Extreme Risk Protective Orders – Review of Court Records | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 929 |
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| SB1040 (HB1049) | Consumer Protection - Automatic Renewals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB1178 /CH0176 | Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Service Terminal Date | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 176 |
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| SJ0001 /JR0001 (HJ0001) | Affirming the Federal Equal Rights Amendment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Signed by the President and the Speaker - Joint Resolution 1 |
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| SB0453 /CH0704 (HB0576/CH0703) | Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 704 |
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| SB0470 /CH0708 (HB0597/CH0709) | Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 708 |
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| SB0471 (HB0575/CH0705) | Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0472 /CH0413 (HB0581/CH0412) | State Government - Permits, Licenses, and Certificates - Processing (Transparent Government Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 413 |
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| SB0473 /CH0711 (HB0582/CH0710) | Economic Development - Entrepreneurial Innovation Programs - Establishment (Pava LaPere Legacy of Innovation Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 711 |
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| SB0474 /CH0411 (HB0579) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals - Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 411 |
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| SB0475 /CH0707 (HB0583/CH0706) | Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention - Establishment | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 707 |
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| SB0476 /CH0014 (HB0584/CH0013) | Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders (Caring for Public Employees in the Safety Professions - CAPES Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 14 |
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| SB0477 /CH0008 (HB0580/CH0007) | Time to Serve Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 8 |
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| SB0478 /CH0006 (HB0604) | Families Serve Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 6 |
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| SB0479 (HB0513/CH0017) | Motor Vehicles - Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Revisions (Maryland Road Worker Protection Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0480 /CH0020 (HB0585/CH0021) | Protecting Election Officials Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 20 |
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| SB0481 (HB0693/CH0124) | Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) |
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| SB0482 /CH0408 (HB0694) | Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 408 |
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| SB0483 (HB0599/CH0123) | Maryland Community Investment Corporation - Establishment (Housing and Community Development Financing Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0484 (HB0538/CH0122) | Land Use - Affordable Housing - Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/01 at 9:00 a.m. |
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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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| UM BWMC Cardiac Interventional Suite | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | ||||
| Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 160 | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $500,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | ||||
| West Arundel Swim Club | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $162,500 | $162,500 | $162,500 |
- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland Senate in 2018. Member of the Senate since January 9, 2019. Member of the Maryland House of Delegates 2007-2019.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Chair, Finance Committee (Member 2019)
- 2024 Rules Committee
- 2019 Executive Nominations Committee (Chair 2023; Vice Chair 2022)
- 2024 Legislative Policy Committee
- 2019 Spending Affordability Committee
- 2019 Joint Committee on Gaming Oversight
- 2019 Women Legislators of Maryland
- 2019 Maryland Veterans Caucus
- 2019 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- 2024 Maryland Legislative Jewish Caucus, Associate Member
- Past Senate Service
- Deputy Majority Whip, 2020-2023; Health and Long-Term Care Subcommittee of the Finance Committee, 2019-2023; Transportation Revenue and Infrastructure Needs Commission, 2023; Joint Committee on Management of Public Funds, 2019-2023.
- Past House Service 2006-2019
- Environment and Transportation Committee, 2015-2019; Chair, Motor Vehicles and Transportation Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2015-2019; Housing and Real Property Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2015-2019; Environmental Matters Committee, 2007-2015; Housing and Real Property Subcommittee of the Environmental Matters Committee, 2007-2015; Local Government and Bi-County Subcommittee of the Environmental Matters Committee, 2007-2010; Joint Audit Committee, 2011-2010; Joint Committee on Gaming Oversight, 2015-2019; Workgroup on the Maryland Open Transportation Investment Decision Act, 2017-2019; Joint Committee on Base Realignment and Closure, 2011-2012.
- Public Service
- Commission to Study the Health Care Workforce Crisis in Maryland, 2022-; Oversight Committee on Quality Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities, 2020-; Chesapeake Bay Trust Board of Trustees, 2019-; Advisory Council on the Impact of Regulations on Small Business, 2019-; Anne Arundel County Gun Prevention Task Force, 2019-2020; Local Video Lottery Development Council, 2015-; Maryland Tourism Development Board, 2011-.
- Memberships
- Northern Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce (former Board member), 1980-2017; National Association of Life Underwriters, 1980-2016; Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce, 1994-; Women's Club of Linthicum Heights, 1999-2014; General Federal of Women's Clubs, 1994-; Leadership Anne Arundel (Board Member and class of 1996), 1996-2003.
- Awards
- Outstanding Legislator, Maryland Hospital Association, 2024; Senator William H. Amos Memorial Legislative Award, Maryland State Firemen's Association, 2021; Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce Business Hall of Fame, 2021; Distinguished Advocacy Award, Cancer Action Network, American Cancer Society, 2020; Government Advocate of the Year, Central Maryland Chamber of Commerce, 2020; Recognition Award, Maryland Association of Counties, 2019; Women Who Make A Difference, Northern Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce, 2019; Legacy Award, Northern Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce, 2016; Maggie Boone Moss Award, YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, 2014; President's Award for Excellence, Northern Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce, 2013, 2003; Volunteer Award, Leadership Anne Arundel, 2012; Athena Award, West County Chamber of Commerce, 2007; Legislator of the Year, Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce, 2003; Fannie Lou Hamer Award, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Awards Committee, 2002; Distinguished Alumni Award, Leadership Anne Arundel, 1998; Businessperson of the Year, Northern Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce, 1998; Corporate Service Award, Nationwide Insurance, 1997.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Maryland, July 21, 1951; Archbishop Spalding High School, Severn, MD; Anne Arundel Community College, A.A., Business, 1977; Towson University, B.S., Business Administration, magna cum laude, 1994 (Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society); President, Beidle Insurance Agency, 1979-2017; Managing Partner, Glen Oak Professional Center, LLC., 1999-; County Council, Anne Arundel County, Councilmanic District 1, 1998-2006; Maryland House of Delegates, 2007-2019; Married; three children; seven grandchildren.
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