Senator Benjamin Brooks
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- County
- Baltimore
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Rules Committee
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Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
- Annapolis Info
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303 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3606
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3606
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303 James Senate Office Building
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303 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3606
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303 James Senate Office Building
- Contact
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benjamin.brooks@senate.state.md.us
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- 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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| SB0034 (HB0640) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Overhead Transmission Lines - Conservation Easements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0068 (HB0197) | Public Schools - Restorative Practices Schools - Comprehensive Plan | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m. |
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| SB0096 (HB0277) | Environment - Water Bottle Filling Stations - Requirement | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0189 (HB0631) | Eminent Domain – Agricultural and Conservation Easements – Prohibited Taking | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) |
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| SB0268 (HB0207) | Higher Education - Undocumented Students - Out-of-State Tuition Exemption Eligibility | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/22 at 10:00 a.m. |
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| SB0315 (HB0344) | Maryland Environmental Service - Membership of Board of Directors - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0316 (HB0398) | Abundant Affordable Clean Energy - Procurement and Development (AACE Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0344 (HB0341) | Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0345 (HB0386) | Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0346 (HB0232) | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0528 (HB0034) | Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0529 (HB1526) | Business Occupations and Professions - Professional Engineers - Examination | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Rereferred to Economic Matters |
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| SB0530 (HB0644) | Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Residential Districts | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0601 (HB0596) | Education - Dependent Children of Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0602 (HB0702) | County Boards of Education - Special Education Service Delivery Models - Publication Requirement | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0712 (HB0923) | State Board of Education – Membership – Educational Support and Administrator Members | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 9:30 a.m. |
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| SB0713 (HB0611) | Institutions of Higher Education - Mandatory Disclosures for New and Prospective Students (Informed Enrollment Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0714 (HB0488) | Public Schools - Discipline-Related Data - Collection and Publication | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 9:30 a.m. |
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| SB0715 (HB0326) | Student Service Hours - Financial Literacy Course | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB0716 | Public Utilities - Nuclear Energy - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Procurement (Decarbonization Infrastructure Solutions Act of 2025) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0804 (HB0973) | Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2025) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0929 (HB1097) | Workgroup on Mail-In Ballot Accessibility | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0983 (HB0827) | Solar Energy - Distributed Generation Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, Ground-Mounted Solar, and Small Solar Siting Workgroup | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0008 (HB0072) | Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m. |
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| SB0037 (HB0121) | Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters |
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| SB0073 | Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program - Renaming | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0088 (HB0322) | Election Law - Municipal Elections - Administration | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0130 | Education - Student Personal Electronic Device Use Policy - Required | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0175 (HB0222) | Public Safety - Fuel Gas Piping Systems and Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing - Prohibitions and Study | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0293 (HB0324) | County Boards of Education - Antibias Training for Members - Requirement (County Board Member Antibias Training Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m. |
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| SB0294 (HB0376) | Maryland Cybersecurity Council - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0308 | Election Law – Chief Election Judges – Party Affiliation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0309 | Department of Veterans and Military Families - Communications, Outreach, and Advocacy Program - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0342 | Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Counties and Municipal Corporations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0354 (HB0509) | Maryland Inventory of Cemeteries and Burial Sites Workgroup - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0369 (HB0593) | Public Libraries - Automated External Defibrillator Program (Raymono A. Russell Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0378 (HB0415) | State Library Agency - Family Literacy Pilot Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m. |
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| SB0379 (HB1521) | Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure - Extension and Duties | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Recommitted to Finance (Senator Beidle) |
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| SB0451 (HB0325) | Adult Education - High School Diploma by Examination - Requirements and Study | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m. |
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| SB0483 (HB0657) | Public Utilities - Alternatives to Construction of New Transmission Lines | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0490 (HB0696) | State Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, and Workgroups - Elimination of Citizenship Requirements and Establishment of Diversity Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0491 (HB0699) | General Provisions - Veterans Benefits - Honorable Discharge | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0587 (HB1422) | State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0656 (HB1529) | Baltimore County Board of Education - Alterations of Elected Member Districts and Establishment of Redistricting Process | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0659 (HB0332) | Consumer Protection - Electronic Funds Transfers - Regulations (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0675 (HB1149) | Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0789 | Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0805 (HB0106) | Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System - Definition of First Responders | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0816 (HB0651) | Public Service Commission - Membership - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0853 | Public Service Commission - Transmission Line Siting - Limitations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0901 | Environment - Packaging and Paper Products - Producer Responsibility Plans | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| SB0923 (HB1483) | Public Schools - High School Sports Officiating Services - Procurement Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| SB0943 (HB1050) | Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0945 (HB1136) | Community-Based Residential Facilities - Licensing Entities - Provision of Licensing Criteria and Single Point of Contact | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0952 (HB1397) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Overhead Transmission Lines - Grid Enhancing Technologies | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0998 (HB0419) | Natural Gas - Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement (Ratepayer Protection Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SJ0004 (HJ0006) | Use of Nuclear Weapons | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0427 (HB0498) | Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) |
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| SB0428 (HB0506) | Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0431 (HB0501) | Registered Apprenticeship Investments for a Stronger Economy (RAISE) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0434 (HB0505) | Empowering New Energy Resources and Green Initiatives Toward a Zero-Emission (ENERGIZE) Maryland Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.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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| Baltimore Humane Society | Introduced | Baltimore | $500,000 | $0 | |||||
| National Center on Institutions and Alternatives Home Improvement | Introduced | Baltimore | $500,000 | $0 | |||||
| Pearlstone Center - Fire Road | Introduced | Baltimore | $500,000 | $0 | |||||
| Tsunami Martial Arts Academy | Introduced | Baltimore | $250,000 | $0 |
- Tenure
- Elected to the Maryland Senate in November 2022. Member of the Senate since January 11, 2023. Member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2015-2023.
- Current Assignments
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- 2025 Rules Committee
- 2023 Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment
- 2023 Energy Subcommittee of the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment
- 2025 Joint Committee on Audits and Program Evaluation
- 2023 Senate Chair, Joint Electric Universal Service Program (EUSP) Workgroup
- 2015 Legislative Black Caucus (1st vice-chair, 2019-20; 2nd Vice-Chair, 2018-19; treasurer, 2016-22)
- 2025 Chair, Maryland Veteran's Caucus (House Member 2015-2022; Executive Board, 2023-2024)
- 2025 Vice Chair, Senate Select Committee No. 4, Baltimore County Delegation
- Past House Service 2015-2023
- Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 2010-2023; Deputy Majority Whip, 2017-2019; Economic Matters Committee, 2015-2023; Chair, Public Utilities Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2019-2023; Property and Casualty Insurance Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2015-2019; Task Force to reduce the Rate of Uninsured Drivers, 2015; House Chair, Joint Electric Universal Service Program (EUSP) Workgroup, 2020-2021.
- Public Service
- Co-Chair, Financial Education and Capability Commission, 2024-; Commission to Study African American Civil War Soldiers, 2024-; Maryland 250 Commission, 2023-; Task Force to Study Solar Incentives, 2023-; Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Council, 2023-; Solar Photovoltaic Systems Recovery, Reuse, and Recycling Working Group, 2023-; Advisory Council on the Impact of Regulations on Small Business, 2017-2021; Task Force to Investigate the Challenges of and Opportunities for Minorities in Business, 2016-2018; Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Board, 2016-2022.
- 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.; American Legion Post 202; Board of Directors; Sojourner Douglass College, 2012-; St. Gabriel Roman Catholic Church, Windsor Mill, Maryland.
- Biographical Information
- Born in Sumter, South Carolina, April 23, 1950; Attended Ebenezer High School, Sumter, South Carolina; South Carolina State University, B.S., Accounting, 1976; U.S. Army, 1969-1972 (Commendation Medal; Good Conduct Medal; National Defense Medal; Vietnam Service Medal); Cost Accountant, Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc. 1978-1987 (Junior Accountant, 1976-1978); Owner, B&R Brooks Professional Tax Service, 1987-; President, Brooks Family Investments, Inc. 2004 -; Member, Board of License Commissioners, Baltimore County, 2011-2013; Vice-President, S.A.W. Enterprises, Inc.; Married; three children.
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