Legislation
Senator Benjamin Brooks

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- Baltimore
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Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
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Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
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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
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benjamin.brooks@senate.state.md.us
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SB0058 | Income Tax - Senior Credit - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0067 (HB0012) | Property Tax Credit – Retail Service Station Conversions | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/18 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0092 /CH0360 (HB0426/CH0361) | Places of Public Accommodation - Motion Picture Houses - Captioning | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 360 |
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SB0176 | Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0325 /CH0588 (HB0001/CH0587) | Maryland Paint Stewardship | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 588 |
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SB0450 (HB0058) | Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Residential Districts and Mailing of Citations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0451 /CH0358 (HB0108/CH0357) | Baltimore County Board of Education - Nonstudent Member Compensation and Student Member Scholarships - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 358 |
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SB0542 /CH0359 | Real Estate Brokers - Brokerage Agreements - Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 359 |
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SB0543 (HB0004/CH0363) | Institutions of Higher Education - Admissions Standards - Prohibition on Consideration of Legacy Preference or Donor Preference | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0586 (HB0503) | Public Safety - Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing for Fuel Gas Piping Systems - Requirements and Prohibitions | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0637 (HB0473) | Higher Education - Undocumented Students - Out-of-State Tuition Exemption Eligibility | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0638 | Education - Student Service Hours - Financial Literacy Course | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/23 at 9:00 a.m. |
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SB0639 (HB0862) | Property Tax Exemption - Disabled Veterans - Service Connected Disability | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0640 (HB0361) | Property Tax Exemption for Community Solar Energy Generating Systems - Limitation on Generating Capacity - Alteration | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0641 (HB0085) | Department of Agriculture - Spay/Neuter Fund | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/16 at 9:00 a.m. |
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SB0642 (HB0735) | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0802 (HB0775) | Election Law - Voters with Disabilities - Electronic Ballot Return | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0803 (HB0909) | Education - Local Share of Major Education Aid - Nonrecurring Costs Exclusion | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0804 /CH0615 (HB0741/CH0616) | Northwest Baltimore County Sports Tourism Facility – Feasibility Study | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 615 |
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SB0805 (HB0820) | Nuclear Energy Development Task Force | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0915 /CH0589 (HB0979/CH0590) | Agriculture – Invasive Plant Species – Regulation (Biodiversity and Agriculture Protection Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 589 |
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SB0916 /CH0621 (HB0345/CH0620) | Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species - Definitions, Petitions, and Regulations | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 621 |
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SB0917 (HB1257) | Public Schools – Restorative Practices Schools – Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0918 | Retail Choice Customer Education and Protection Fund - Purposes and Uses | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0934 (HB1213/CH0991) | Baltimore County - Sheriff - Salary | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB1023 (HB1279) | Maryland Building Performance Standards – Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric– and Solar–Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2024) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB1024 (HB1219/CH0163) | Public Middle and High Schools - Cardiac Emergency Response Plans for Athletic Facilities (The Bailey Bullock Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Rereferred to Ways and Means |
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SB1025 (HB1046) | Public Utilities – Distributed Generation Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB1026 /CH0218 (HB1115/CH0217) | County Boards of Education - Budgets - Notice (Transparency in Education Spending Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 218 |
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SB0050 /CH0260 (HB0394/CH0259) | Human Relations - Commission on Civil Rights - Appeal of Final Orders | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 260 |
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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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SB0148 /CH0516 (HB0449/CH0517) | Comprehensive Flood Management Grant Program - Funding for Underserved and Overburdened Communities | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 516 |
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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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SB0196 /CH0523 (HB1465/CH0524) | Soil Conservation Districts - Small Ponds - Plan Review Fees | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 523 |
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SB0337 /CH0478 (HB0323/CH0477) | Environment - Commission on Climate Change Membership - Additions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 478 |
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SB0341 /CH0057 (HB0390/CH0058) | Commission on African American History and Culture - Museum Name Change | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 57 |
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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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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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SB0425 /CH0062 (HB0386/CH0061) | Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program - Alterations (Maryland Meals for Achievement Flexibility Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 62 |
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SB0448 /CH0434 (HB0133) | Commission to Study African American Civil War Soldiers in Maryland | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 434 |
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SB0540 /CH0166 (HB0472/CH0167) | Education - School Mapping Data Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 166 |
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SB0564 /CH0330 (HB0859) | Real Estate Brokers - Licensing - License Renewals and Continuing Education | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 330 |
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SB0567 /CH0300 (HB0539/CH0299) | Public Institutions of Higher Education - Student Withdrawal Policy - Reimbursement of Tuition and Fees (Cameron Carden Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 300 |
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SB0585 | Boating Accidents - Duty to Remain at the Scene, Render Assistance, and Provide Information - Penalties | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 2:30 p.m. |
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SB0592 /CH0173 (HB0336/CH0172) | Maryland Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program - Materials for Individualized Education Program, Individualized Family Service Plan, and 504 Plan Meetings | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 173 |
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SB0615 /CH0805 | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Maryland Veterans Suicide Prevention Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 805 |
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SB0628 /CH0018 (HB0819/CH0019) | State Finance – Catastrophic Event Account and Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund – Noncivilian Federal Employees | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 18 |
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SB0707 /CH0026 (HB1026/CH0027) | Armed Forces – Support of Military Families and Addition of Space Force | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 26 |
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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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SB0757 (HB0617) | State Information Technology - Prohibited Applications and Websites | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/29 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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SB0797 /CH0170 (HB0903/CH0171) | Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 170 |
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SB0818 /CH0496 (HB1271) | Information Technology - Artificial Intelligence - Policies and Procedures (Artificial Intelligence Governance Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 496 |
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SB0879 /CH0551 (HB0857/CH0550) | Shellfish Aquaculture - Harvest Hours | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 551 |
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SB0883 (HB1140) | Education - Virtual Tutoring Services - Background Checks and Fingerprinting | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Conference Committee Appointed |
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SB0906 | Housing and Community Development - Conversion of Commercial Buildings for Residential Use - Report | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 2:00 p.m. |
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SB0958 (HB1438) | Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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SB0975 /CH0768 (HB1091) | Maryland Department of Health - Reproductive Health Care Clinic Security Grant Program - Establishment (Supporting Reproductive Health Care Clinics Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 768 |
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SB0982 /CH0497 (HB1188) | Information Technology - Modernization of Information Technology Projects | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 497 |
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SB0989 (HB0939) | Health Insurance - Epinephrine Injectors - Limits on Cost Sharing (Epinephrine Cost Reduction Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB1034 /CH0912 (HB1162/CH0911) | 9–1–1 Specialist Recruitment and Retention Workgroup | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 912 |
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SB1058 (HB1181) | Education - Curriculum Standards - Antihate and Holocaust Education (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:30 p.m. |
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SB1067 (HB1502) | Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 2:00 p.m. |
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SB1099 /CH0764 | Emergency Services - Automated External Defibrillator and Naloxone Co-Location Initiative - Requirements for Public Buildings | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 764 |
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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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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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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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City Ranch Inc | Introduced | Baltimore | $250,000 | $200,000 | $50,000 | $250,000 | |||
Dominion Resource Center Homes | Introduced | Baltimore | $250,000 | $50,000 | $200,000 | $250,000 | |||
Emory Grove Hotel | Introduced | Baltimore | $250,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | ||||
Impact Baltimore Community Outreach Center | Introduced | Baltimore | $500,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | ||||
NCIA - National Center on Institutions and Alternatives | Introduced | Baltimore | $300,000 | $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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- 2023 Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment
- 2023 Energy Subcommittee of the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment
- 2023 Joint Committee on Program Open Space & Agricultural Land Preservation
- 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)
- 2023 Executive Board Member, Maryland Veteran's Caucus (House Member 2015-2022)
- 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 (Accommodations 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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