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Delegate Benjamin Brooks

Brooks, Benjamin
District
10
County
Baltimore
Committee Assignment(s)
Annapolis Info
304 House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone 410-841-3352 | 301-858-3352
Toll-free in MD
Interim Info
304 House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone 410-841-3352 | 301-858-3352
Contact
Benjamin.Brooks@house.state.md.us
Party
Democrat
District 10
Legislation Sponsorship Type Sort Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0768
Title
Tax Procedure - Interest Rate on Tax Deficiencies and Refunds
Sponsorship Type
Primary
1 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0130 (SB0601/CH0371)
Title
African American Heritage Preservation Program - Reestablishment and Revisions
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0185 (SB0667)
Title
Real-Time Transparency Act of 2015
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0196 (SB0072)
Title
Motor Vehicle Administration - Selective Service Registration - Driver's License and Identification Card Applicants
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0337 (SB0366)
Title
Correctional Services - Sentencing Review and Parole Eligibility - Juvenile Offenders Sentenced as Adults
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0340 /CH0241 (SB0889)
Title
General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Thurgood Marshall Day
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0351
Title
Corporations and Associations - Limited Liability Companies - Company Representative
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0370 (SB0777)
Title
Prevailing Wage - Payment for Apprenticeship Programs
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0385 (SB0040)
Title
Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0404 (SB0279)
Title
Procurement - Public Work Contracts - Contractor Occupational Safety and Health Requirements
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0533 /CH0129 (SB0628)
Title
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Body-Worn Digital Recording Device and Electronic Control Device
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0541 /CH0431
Title
Public Service Commission - Attachments to Utility Poles - Study
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0551 (SB0620)
Title
Community Cleanup and Greening Act of 2015
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0568 (SB0587)
Title
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors, and Factory Branches
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0582 (SB0367)
Title
Circuit Court Judges - Selection, Qualifications, and Term of Office
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0595 (SB0529)
Title
Special Elections for United States Senate Vacancies Act
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0686
Title
Income Tax Checkoff - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0718
Title
State Personnel - Innovative Idea Awards Program - Additional Cash Awards
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0757 (SB0883)
Title
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - National Center on Institutions and Alternatives Expansion
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0786 /CH0103 (SB0613)
Title
Self-Service Storage Facilities - Enforcement of Lien - Procedures
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0844 /CH0106
Title
Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority - Small Business Surety Bond Program
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0846 /CH0283 (SB0671)
Title
Motor Vehicle Administration - Commercial Driver's License - Program for Veterans and Service Members (Troops to Trucks)
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0852 /CH0460
Title
Human Resources - Homeless Shelters - Best Practices and Models
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0949 (SB0471)
Title
Task Force to Study the Provision of Health Care Coverage to Uninsured Marylanders
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0951
Title
Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act - Exemptions - Landlords
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0966
Title
Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1024
Title
Public Safety - Renewal of Handgun Permits - Fingerprinting
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1047
Title
Enterprise Zone Income Tax Credit - Economically Disadvantaged Individuals - Qualified Ex-Felons
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1051 (SB0424)
Title
Labor and Employment - Equal Pay for Equal Work
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1061 (SB0300)
Title
Alcoholic Beverages - Issuance of Class A Licenses
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1094
Title
Consumer Protection - Monitoring Consumer Behavior and Shopping Habits - Required Notice
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1138
Title
Railroad Company - Movement of Freight - Required Crew
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1263
Title
Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Community Playground
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0926 (SB0321/CH0126)
Title
Baltimore City and Baltimore County - Police Behavioral Health Units - Pilot Program
Sponsorship Type
By Request - Committee
4 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0939 /CH0137 (SB0775)
Title
Proposed Regulations - Determination of Impact on Small Businesses
Sponsorship Type
By Request - Other
6 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0940 /CH0138 (SB0774)
Title
Office of the Business Ombudsman - State Customer Service and Business Development Efforts Training Program
Sponsorship Type
By Request - Other
6 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0941 /CH0139 (SB0773)
Title
Task Force to Study Exemptions from Higher Education Ethics Requirements and Procurement Rules to Facilitate Technology Transfer
Sponsorship Type
By Request - Other
6 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0942 /CH0140 (SB0772)
Title
Apprenticeship Pilot Program - Apprenticeship Maryland
Sponsorship Type
By Request - Other
6 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0943 /CH0141 (SB0776)
Title
Economic Competitiveness and Commerce - Restructuring
Sponsorship Type
By Request - Other
6 2
Bill/Chapter
(Cross/Chapter)		 Title Sponsorship Type Sponsorship Type Sort Chamber Sort Current Status Org Committees & Hearings Opp Committees & Hearings
HB0768 Tax Procedure - Interest Rate on Tax Deficiencies and Refunds Primary 1 2 In the House - Hearing cancelled
Ways and Means
HB0130 (SB0601/CH0371) African American Heritage Preservation Program - Reestablishment and Revisions Co-Sponsor 2 2 Veto sustained (0-141)
Environment and Transportation
2/10/2015 - 1:00 PM
Budget and Taxation
3/25/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0185 (SB0667) Real-Time Transparency Act of 2015 Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Ways and Means
2/18/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0196 (SB0072) Motor Vehicle Administration - Selective Service Registration - Driver's License and Identification Card Applicants Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Environment and Transportation
2/19/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0337 (SB0366) Correctional Services - Sentencing Review and Parole Eligibility - Juvenile Offenders Sentenced as Adults Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary
Judiciary
2/24/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0340 /CH0241 (SB0889) General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Thurgood Marshall Day Co-Sponsor 2 2 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 241
Health and Government Operations
2/18/2015 - 1:00 PM
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
HB0351 Corporations and Associations - Limited Liability Companies - Company Representative Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Economic Matters
2/18/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0370 (SB0777) Prevailing Wage - Payment for Apprenticeship Programs Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Economic Matters
2/27/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0385 (SB0040) Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 12:30 p.m.
Economic Matters
2/13/2015 - 12:30 PM
HB0404 (SB0279) Procurement - Public Work Contracts - Contractor Occupational Safety and Health Requirements Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters
Economic Matters
2/24/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0533 /CH0129 (SB0628) Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Body-Worn Digital Recording Device and Electronic Control Device Co-Sponsor 2 2 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 129
Judiciary
3/12/2015 - 1:00 PM
Judicial Proceedings
4/07/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0541 /CH0431 Public Service Commission - Attachments to Utility Poles - Study Co-Sponsor 2 2 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 431
Economic Matters
3/05/2015 - 1:00 PM
Finance
4/01/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0551 (SB0620) Community Cleanup and Greening Act of 2015 Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Environment and Transportation
3/04/2015 - 1:00 PM
Economic Matters
HB0568 (SB0587) Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, Distributors, and Factory Branches Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation
Environment and Transportation
3/10/2015 - 1:00 PM
Economic Matters
HB0582 (SB0367) Circuit Court Judges - Selection, Qualifications, and Term of Office Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Judiciary
3/18/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0595 (SB0529) Special Elections for United States Senate Vacancies Act Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Ways and Means
3/04/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0686 Income Tax Checkoff - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Ways and Means
2/27/2015 - 1:00 PM
Rules
HB0718 State Personnel - Innovative Idea Awards Program - Additional Cash Awards Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Appropriations
3/10/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0757 (SB0883) Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - National Center on Institutions and Alternatives Expansion Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Unfavorable Report by Appropriations
Appropriations
3/16/2015 - 9:00 AM
HB0786 /CH0103 (SB0613) Self-Service Storage Facilities - Enforcement of Lien - Procedures Co-Sponsor 2 2 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 103
Economic Matters
3/04/2015 - 1:00 PM
Finance
4/01/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0844 /CH0106 Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority - Small Business Surety Bond Program Co-Sponsor 2 2 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 106
Economic Matters
3/04/2015 - 1:00 PM
Finance
4/01/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0846 /CH0283 (SB0671) Motor Vehicle Administration - Commercial Driver's License - Program for Veterans and Service Members (Troops to Trucks) Co-Sponsor 2 2 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 283
Environment and Transportation
3/12/2015 - 1:00 PM
Judicial Proceedings
HB0852 /CH0460 Human Resources - Homeless Shelters - Best Practices and Models Co-Sponsor 2 2 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 460
Appropriations
3/03/2015 - 1:00 PM
Finance
4/07/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0949 (SB0471) Task Force to Study the Provision of Health Care Coverage to Uninsured Marylanders Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Health and Government Operations
3/12/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0951 Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act - Exemptions - Landlords Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Environment and Transportation
3/10/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0966 Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Appropriations
3/10/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB1024 Public Safety - Renewal of Handgun Permits - Fingerprinting Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Judiciary
3/10/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB1047 Enterprise Zone Income Tax Credit - Economically Disadvantaged Individuals - Qualified Ex-Felons Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
Ways and Means
3/13/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB1051 (SB0424) Labor and Employment - Equal Pay for Equal Work Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Economic Matters
3/10/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB1061 (SB0300) Alcoholic Beverages - Issuance of Class A Licenses Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Economic Matters
2/23/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB1094 Consumer Protection - Monitoring Consumer Behavior and Shopping Habits - Required Notice Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Finance
Economic Matters
2/25/2015 - 1:00 PM
Finance
4/02/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB1138 Railroad Company - Movement of Freight - Required Crew Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Rules and Executive Nominations
HB1263 Creation of a State Debt - Baltimore County - Community Playground Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Appropriations
3/14/2015 - 11:00 AM
HB0926 (SB0321/CH0126) Baltimore City and Baltimore County - Police Behavioral Health Units - Pilot Program By Request - Committee 4 2 Veto sustained (0-141)
Health and Government Operations
3/10/2015 - 1:00 PM
Judiciary
Finance
4/07/2015 - 1:00 PM
HB0939 /CH0137 (SB0775) Proposed Regulations - Determination of Impact on Small Businesses By Request - Other 6 2 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 137
Economic Matters
3/09/2015 - 2:00 PM
Health and Government Operations
Finance
HB0940 /CH0138 (SB0774) Office of the Business Ombudsman - State Customer Service and Business Development Efforts Training Program By Request - Other 6 2 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 138
Economic Matters
3/09/2015 - 2:00 PM
Finance
HB0941 /CH0139 (SB0773) Task Force to Study Exemptions from Higher Education Ethics Requirements and Procurement Rules to Facilitate Technology Transfer By Request - Other 6 2 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 139
Economic Matters
3/09/2015 - 2:00 PM
Appropriations
Finance
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
HB0942 /CH0140 (SB0772) Apprenticeship Pilot Program - Apprenticeship Maryland By Request - Other 6 2 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 140
Economic Matters
3/09/2015 - 2:00 PM
Ways and Means
Finance
Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
HB0943 /CH0141 (SB0776) Economic Competitiveness and Commerce - Restructuring By Request - Other 6 2 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 141
Economic Matters
3/09/2015 - 2:00 PM
Finance
Denotes enacted legislation
Brooks, Benjamin
Tenure
First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2014. Member of the House since 2015.
Current Assignments
2015 Economic Matters Committee
2015 Alcoholic Beverages Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee
2015 Property and Casualty Insurance Subcommittee
2015 Task Force to Reduce the Rate of Uninsured Drivers
2015 Legislative Black Caucus
Memberships
Edrich Manor Homeowners Association; Northern Cove Property Owners Association, Inc.; South Carolina State University Alumni Association, Greater Baltimore Chapter; The Liberty Road Business Association, Inc.; Baltimore County Democratic Central Committee; Maryland Democratic Party Executive Committee; American Legion Post 202.
Awards
Good Conduct Medal; National Defense Medal; Accommodations and Vietnam Service Medals.
Biographical Information
Born, Sumter, South Carolina, April, 23, 1950; Ebenezer High School, 1968; U.S. Army, Vietnam Veteran, 1969 - 1971; South Carolina State University, B.S., Accounting, 1976; Owner, B&R Brooks Professional Tax Service, 1987-; Brooks Family Investments, Inc. President 2004-; Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Accountant, 1976-1987; Married, 3 children..
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