Legislation
Senator Joanne C. Benson
- District
- 24
- County
- Prince George's
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Budget and Taxation Committee
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Budget and Taxation Committee
- Annapolis Info
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201 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3148 | 301-858-3148
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3148
Fax 301-858-3149
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201 James Senate Office Building
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201 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3148 | 301-858-3148
Fax 301-858-3149
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201 James Senate Office Building
- Contact
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joanne.benson@senate.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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| SB0116 (HB0450) | Property Tax - Municipal Corporation Business Personal Property Tax Rate and Local Government Reporting Requirements - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0344 | Income Tax - Caregiver Tax Credit | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0345 (HB0349) | Maryland Fair Scheduling Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0602 (HB0634) | Public Health – Sale of Diet Pills to Minors – Prohibition | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0603 (HB1076) | Real Property – Residential Leases – Fee in Lieu of Security Deposit | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0604 (HB0318) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Provider Agencies and Personal Care Aides – Reimbursement and Wages | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) |
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| SB0771 (HB1263) | Criminal Procedure - Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0941 (HB1057) | Correctional Services – Inmates – Labor, Job Training, and Educational Courses | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0942 (HB0059) | Health and Wellness Standards - Correctional Facilities | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0957 (HB1260) | Property Tax - Building Permits - Requirement to Provide Estimated Construction Costs to Supervisor of Assessments | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SB0958 | State Retirement and Pension System - Investment Committee - Use of Minority Business Enterprises | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0959 /CH0113 (HB1290) | Higher Education - Maryland 529 Program - Reform | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 113 |
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| SB0963 | Transportation - Study on Speed Limits - Interstate 495 and Connected Highways | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0964 (HB1163) | Human Relations - Protections Against Discrimination - Criminal Records | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SB0965 /CH0353 (HB0815/CH0354) | Cancer Screening - Health Insurance and Assessment of Outreach, Education, and Health Disparities | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 353 |
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| SB0003 /CH0260 (HB0271/CH0261) | 9–8–8 Trust Fund – Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 260 |
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| SB0024 /CH0455 (HB0051) | Department of Transportation - Financing and Commission on Transportation Revenue and Infrastructure Needs (State and Federal Transportation Funding Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 455 |
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| SB0032 /CH0673 | Property Tax - Exemption for Dwellings of Disabled Veterans - Application | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 673 |
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| SB0061 /CH0559 (HB0599) | Property Tax Credit - Public Safety Officer | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 559 |
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| SB0070 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - State Law Enforcement Officers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0090 /CH0413 (HB0037/CH0414) | Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Telephone Solicitation (Stop the Spam Calls Act of 2023) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 413 |
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| SB0094 (HB1269) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Volunteers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0139 /CH0400 (HB0298) | State Police Retirement System and Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Deferred Retirement Option Program - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 400 |
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| SB0141 /CH0550 (HB0180/CH0551) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Adoption Expenses - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 550 |
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| SB0148 /CH0626 (HB0186/CH0625) | Victim Services Programs - Supplementing Federal Funding and Support (Victim Services Stabilization Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 626 |
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| SB0167 /CH0548 | Maryland State Arts Council - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 548 |
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| SB0174 /CH0017 (HB0237/CH0018) | Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Redevelopment Areas in Baltimore County - Sunset Extension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 17 |
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| SB0175 /CH0639 (HB0366/CH0640) | Maryland School for the Blind - Public School Construction Program - Eligibility | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 639 |
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| SB0184 /CH0298 (HB0376/CH0299) | Health Insurance - Diagnostic and Supplemental Examinations and Biopsies for Breast Cancer - Cost-Sharing | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 298 |
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| SB0188 /CH0361 (HB0302/CH0360) | Public Health - Rare Disease Advisory Council | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 361 |
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| SB0205 /CH0159 (HB0276/CH0158) | Education - Libraries - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 159 |
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| SB0217 (HB0472) | Transit - Commuter Bus Service - Procurement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) |
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| SB0218 (HB0380) | Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2023 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/01 at 2:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) |
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| SB0238 | Public High Schools – Financial Literacy – Curriculum, Graduation Requirement, and Professional Development | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0244 /CH0165 (HB0240/CH0164) | Correctional Officers’ Retirement System – Special Death Benefits – Applicability | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 165 |
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| SB0273 /CH0494 (HB1228) | National Capital Strategic Economic Development Fund - Annual Appropriation and Authorized Uses | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 494 |
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| SB0281 (HB0214/CH0385) | Commission on Public Health – Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0282 /CH0480 (HB0289/CH0479) | Maryland Forestry Education Fund - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 480 |
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| SB0289 /CH0733 (HB0372/CH0734) | Higher Education - Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Altering Name of Scholarship | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 733 |
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| SB0311 (HB0448/CH0648) | Nonpublic Education - Placements of Children With Disabilities - Teacher Salaries (Teacher Pay Parity Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0354 /CH0617 (HB0316/CH0618) | Income Tax Checkoff - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 617 |
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| SB0359 (HB0390) | Community College Tuition and Residency Waivers - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0368 /CH0189 (HB0791/CH0188) | Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Membership - Emergency Medical Technicians | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 189 |
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| SB0379 /CH0152 (HB0535/CH0151) | Election Law - Ballot Issuance, Processing, and Reporting Procedures and 2024 Primary Date | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 152 |
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| SB0426 /CH0735 | University System of Maryland - Board of Regents - Quasi-Endowment Funds | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 735 |
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| SB0452 /CH0434 | Film Production Activity Income Tax Credit - Alterations and Maryland Entertainment Council | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 434 |
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| SB0481 /CH0234 (HB0424/CH0233) | State Retirement and Pension System – Nonvested Accounts – Regular Interest | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 234 |
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| SB0493 /CH0342 (HB0675/CH0341) | Commission to Study Trauma Center Funding in Maryland | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 342 |
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| SB0536 (HB0393) | State Government - Forms - Veterans' Benefits | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0559 /CH0628 (HB0514) | Education - Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program - Annual Appropriation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 628 |
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| SB0618 (HB0953) | Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0622 /CH0635 (HB1149/CH0636) | Medicaid Waiver Programs – Waitlist and Registry Reduction (End the Wait Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 635 |
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| SB0624 /CH0307 (HB1074/CH0306) | Income Tax - Automated External Defibrillator Tax Credit (Joe Sheya Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 307 |
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| SB0640 | Sales and Use Tax - Electricity for Agricultural Purposes - Exemption | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (138-0) |
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| SB0643 (HB0838) | Housing - Community Development Program Act - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/04 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| SB0650 /CH0549 (HB0789) | Public Safety - State Disaster Recovery Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 549 |
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| SB0695 /CH0126 | State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service Credit | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 126 |
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| SB0735 (HB1234) | Workgroup to Study the Wages of Education Support Professionals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| SB0756 /CH0641 (HB1050) | Access to Counsel in Evictions - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 641 |
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| SB0866 (HB1257) | Special Vehicle Registration Plates - Chesapeake Bay Trust and Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation - Appropriation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| SB0867 (HB0652) | Vehicle Laws – Special and Commemorative Registration Plate – Maryland Heroes | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| SB0922 /CH0493 (HB1122) | Maryland Construction Education and Innovation Fund - Funding - Alteration | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 493 |
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| SB0938 | Primary and Secondary Education – School Safety and Student Well–Being – Examination of Policies | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0974 /CH0106 (HB1301) | State-Owned Nursing Homes - Deficiencies, Citations, and Fines - Contractor Reporting Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 106 |
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| SB0547 (HB0551/CH0440) | Office of Statewide Broadband - Study of Broadband Expansion Incentives | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0548 (HB0550/CH0098) | Maryland Energy Administration - Energy Programs - Modifications (Clean Transportation and Energy Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0549 /CH0431 (HB0552/CH0430) | Economic Development – Build Our Future Grant Pilot Program and Fund (Innovation Economy Infrastructure Act of 2023) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 431 |
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| SB0550 /CH0433 (HB0548/CH0432) | Financial Regulation - Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund - Establishment (Access to Banking Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 433 |
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| SB0551 /CH0099 (HB0546) | Department of Service and Civic Innovation and Maryland Corps Program Service Year Option Pathways - Established (Serving Every Region Through Vocational Exploration Act of 2023) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 99 |
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| SB0552 /CH0003 (HB0547/CH0004) | Family Prosperity Act of 2023 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 3 |
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| SB0553 /CH0614 (HB0554/CH0613) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement Income (Keep Our Heroes Home Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 614 |
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| SB0554 /CH0612 (HB0553) | Maryland National Guard - Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program - Establishment (Health Care for Heroes Act of 2023) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 612 |
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| SB0555 /CH0002 (HB0549) | Fair Wage Act of 2023 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 2 |
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| SB0243 /CH0021 | Income Tax - Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit - Alterations | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 21 |
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| SB0660 /CH0444 (HB0707/CH0443) | Office of the Comptroller – Taxpayer Advocate Division | By Request - Other | 6 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 444 |
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| 6100 Jost Street Town Center Renovation | Introduced in Senate |
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Prince George's | $1,000,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Glenarden Police Facility | Introduced | Prince George's | $6,000,000 | $250,000 | $150,000 | $400,000 | |||
| Sidney Pittman's Property | Withdrawn |
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Prince George's | $500,000 | $0 | ||||
| Town of Capitol Heights Community Center | Introduced in Senate |
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Prince George's | $700,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $200,000 |
- Tenure
- First elected to the Senate in 2010. Member of the Senate since 2011. Member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1991-2011.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Majority Whip
- 2023 Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2023 Education, Business, and Administration Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2023 Pensions Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2023 Joint Committee on Pensions
- 2023 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee
- 2015 Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight
- 2011- Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
- 2015 Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness
- 2011 Select Committee No. 7, Prince George's County Senate Delegation (Chair, 2019, 2022)
- 2005 Maryland Veterans Caucus
- 1991- Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (Chaplain, 2017-18, 2018-20)
- 1991- Women Legislators of Maryland
- Past Senate Service
- Deputy Majority Leader, 2020-2023; Assistant Deputy Majority Leader, 2017-2019; Chair, Rules Committee, 2019-2023; Finance Committee, 2015-2023; Health and Long-Term Care Subcommittee of the Finance Committee, 2019-2023; Health Subcommittee of the Finance Committee, 2017-2019; Paycheck Recovery Commission, 2016-2017; Workgroup on the Maryland Open Transportation Investment Decision Act, 2017-2019; Senate Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Protocol, 2015-2019; Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2011-2014; Education Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2011-2014; Health Occupations Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2011-2014; Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight, 2017-2023; Financial Consumer Protection Commission, 2017-2019; Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds, 2015-2023; Chair, Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services, 2013-2014; Joint Committee on Welfare Reform, 2011-2014; Standing Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting, 2011-2012; Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund, Senate Chair, 2011-2012; Commission to Study Campaign Finance Law, 2011-2012.
- Past House Service 1991-2011
- Government Operations Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2007-2011; Protocol Committee, 2007-2011; Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 2003-2011; Health and Government Operations Committee, 2003-2011; Prince George’s County Delegation, 2007-2011; Minority Health Disparities Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2005-2011; House Chair, Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services, 2005-2011; Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, 2001-2011; Pharmaceuticals Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2005-2006; Chair, Law Enforcement and State-Appointed Boards Committee, 1999-2006; Insurance Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2005; Health Occupations Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2003-2004; Long-Term Care Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2003-2004; Public Health Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2003-2004; Commerce and Government Matters Committee, 1994-2003; Vice Chair, Commerce and Government Matters Committee, 2001-2003; Chair, State Government and Procurement Subcommittee of the Commerce and Governmental Matters Committee, 1999-2003; Deputy Majority Leader, 1999-2001; Procurement Subcommittee of the Commerce and Government Matters Committee, 1995-1998; Chair, State Government and Civil Rights Subcommittee of the Commerce and Government Matters Committee, 1995-1998; Environmental Matters Committee, 1992-1993; Constitutional and Administrative Law Committee, 1991-1992.
- Public Service
- Governor's Workforce Development Board, 2020-; Maryland State Council on Cancer Control, 2019-2020; Prince George's County - Affordable Housing Commission, 2018-; Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee, 2017-2019; Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee, 2011-; Task Force to Study the Impact of Adjunct Faculty on Graduation Rates at Historically Black Institutions, 2011-2013; Task Force on the Establishment of a Statewide Spay/Neuter Fund, 2011-2013; Maryland School-Based Health Care Policy Advisory Council, 2007-2011; Maryland Commission on Disabilities, 2004-2011; Task Force to Study Repealing the Disenfranchisement of Convicted Felons in Maryland, 2001; Task Force to Study the History and Legacy of Slavery in Maryland, 1999; Delegate, Democratic Party National Convention, 1996; Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (Chair 1995-96), 1991-; Chair, Civil Rights committee of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2000; Chair, State Budget Committee of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2000; Chair, Education Committee of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2001-; Treasurer, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2004-2010.
- Memberships
- Legislative Committee, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2011-; Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, 2003-; Honorary Life Member, Girl Scouts of America, 1980-; Coalition of 100 Black Women; Prince George’s County Educator’s Association, Negotiations Team; Maryland State Teacher’s Association (MTSA); National Education Association (NEA); Prince George’s Bargaining Council; Coalition of Economic Development; Black Democratic Council.
- Awards
- Wayne K. Curry Award for Leadership in Public Service, Community Foundation of Prince George's County, 2019; Phyllis Campbell Newsome Public Policy Leadership Award, Center for Nonprofit Advancement, 2009; Certificate of Appreciation, Maryland Municipal League, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008; Community Service Award, J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association, 1989; For Love of Children Award, Kiwanis Club of Capitol Centre, 1985; Outstanding Minority Leader, Outstanding and Dedicated Services to Children and Youth, Outstanding Minority Leadership Award, Outstanding Educator, Prince George’s County Public Schools; Outstanding Community Service Award, Las Amigas; Citizen of Year, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity; Outstanding Minority Educator, MSTA Minority Caucus.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Roanoke, Virginia, March 11, 1941; South Hagerstown High School; Bowie State College, B.S., Elementary Education, 1962; Catholic University of America, M.A., Curriculum and Instruction, 1974; George Washington University; Retired Educator; School Administrator; Former School Principal, Prince George’s County Public School System; Member, First Baptist Church of Glenarden.
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