Delegate Jason C. Buckel

- District
- 1B
- County
- Allegany
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
Ways and Means Committee
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Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
- Annapolis Info
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201 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3404
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3404
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201 Lowe House Office Building
- Interim Info
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201 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3404
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201 Lowe House Office Building
- Contact
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Jason.Buckel@house.state.md.us
- Party
- Republican

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Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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HB0734 | Real Time for Violent Crime Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 11:00 a.m. |
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HB0797 | Sports Wagering - Licenses and Application of Minority Business Enterprise Program Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0860 | Public Nuisance - Common Carriers - Damage to Public Infrastructure | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) |
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HB0903 | Courts - Global Warming and Climate Change - Prohibited Actions (Ratepayer Protection Act of 2025) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1008 (SB0557) | Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax and Associated Mandated Devices - Prohibition (Transportation Freedom Act of 2025) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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HB1048 (SB0982) | Sports Wagering - Wagers on Historical Horse Races - Authorization | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1053 | Developmental Disabilities Administration - Self-Directed Services - Parent Providers | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1217 (SB0950) | Natural Gas Generating Facilities - Authorization | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1218 (SB0953) | Construction and Expansion of Transmission Lines and Task Force to Develop a Realistic Electricity Plan for Maryland | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1459 (SB0861) | Economic Development - Western Maryland Economic Future Investment Board and Senator George C. Edwards Fund - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0156 | Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means |
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HB0403 (SB0387) | Correctional Services - Transfers to Federal Authorities - Undocumented Immigrants (Protecting Marylanders From Violent Offenders Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0526 (SB0386) | Primary and Secondary Education - Definition and Notification of Reportable Offense - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) and Hearing canceled (Judiciary) |
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HB0548 | Public Safety - Militia - Active Duty Combat (Defend the Guard) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0587 (SB0137) | Education - High School Diploma - Veterans of Armed Conflicts | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0596 (SB0601) | Education - Dependent Children of Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0600 (SB0276) | Educational Equality for Service Members Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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HB0612 | Public Schools - Lifesaver Schools Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0622 (SB0531) | Juvenile Law - Custodial Interrogation (Juvenile Justice Restoration Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0651 (SB0816) | Public Service Commission - Membership - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0652 (SB0454) | Department of Juvenile Services - Employees - Prohibited Convictions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0657 (SB0483) | Public Utilities - Alternatives to Construction of New Transmission Lines | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0691 (SB0278) | Tax Relief and Pensions Equality for Service Members Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) |
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HB0773 (SB0482) | Public Middle and High Schools - Student Discipline (Right to Teach Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 11:00 a.m. |
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HB0792 (SB0030) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Employee Retirement Income | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0799 | Economic Development - Maryland Innovation Initiative University Partnership Extension Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0800 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement Income - Individuals Under the Age of 55 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0803 | Criminal Law - Revenge Porn - Computer-Generated Visual Representation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 11:00 a.m. |
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HB0809 (SB0765) | Out-of-Home Placement Providers - Maximum Number of Children - Exemption | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0885 (SB0625) | Public Safety - Police Accountability - Investigation Records Relating to Unfounded and Exonerated Complaints | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0951 | School Systems - Reportable Offenses - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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HB0952 | Juvenile Sex Offender Registry - Qualifying Offenses and Access | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0982 (SB0336) | Gun Theft Felony Act of 2025 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1015 (SB0468) | Public Middle, High, and Charter Schools - Start Time for Instruction | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 11:00 a.m. |
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HB1101 (SB0836) | Corporate Income Tax - Rate Reduction (Economic Competitiveness Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1154 | Correctional Services - Home Detention - Removal | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1185 | Homeschool Students in Maryland - Right to Play | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1187 | Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1188 | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Cooperation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1191 (SB0548) | Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1192 | Income, Sales and Use, and Property Taxes - Rescission of Exempt Status for Nonprofit Organizations for Supporting Terrorist Organizations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1200 (SB0502) | Property Tax - Credit for Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Expansion to Judicial Officer | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1201 | Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program – Exemptions – Individuals With Disabilities and Older Drivers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1202 | Criminal Law - Drug Trafficking Crime - Definition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1210 | Workers' Compensation - Evaluation of Permanent Impairments - Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1211 | Education - Reporting Arrests of Students - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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HB1224 (SB0699) | Forest Conservation Act - Linear Projects - Alteration | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) |
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HB1255 | Land Use - Historic Preservation Commission - Right of Appeal | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1264 | Public Schools - Mathematics Credit - College Preparatory Computer Science or Computer Programming Course | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1267 | Public Schools - Veterans' Day - Authorized Public School Holiday | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1268 | Health Insurance - Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Illnesses - Long-Term Antibiotic Treatment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1276 | Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1279 | State Agencies – Adoption of Regulations – Required | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1289 | Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs - Discharge of Patients and Referral Services - Standards | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1297 | Public Ethics - Local Government and School Boards - Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Reassigned to Environment and Transportation |
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HB1305 | Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports - Workgroup and Study | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1314 | Health Care - Prior Authorizations - Prohibiting Fees and Use of Artificial Intelligence | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1317 | County Superintendents - Contracts - Required Provisions (Superintendent Buyout Limit) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1319 | Criminal Law - Theft - Redeemable Credit Points | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1321 | Income Tax - Credit for Cybersecurity Measures Undertaken by Small Businesses | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1325 (SB0868) | Substitute Child Care Provider Pool Pilot Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 11:00 a.m. |
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HB1337 | Real Property - Condemnation - Damages Awarded for Lost Profits | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1340 (SB0785) | Labor and Employment - Unpaid Parental Leave - Definition of Employer | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1362 (SB0657) | Eminent Domain - Just Compensation - Fees and Costs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1374 (SB0780) | Prekindergarten - 3-Year-Olds - Private Providers (Parental Choice for Prekindergarten Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 11:00 a.m. |
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HB1383 | State Board of Education - Online Special Education System - Technical Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 11:00 a.m. |
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HB1392 | Vehicle Laws - Cannabis Use in Motor Vehicle With Minor Occupant - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1396 (SB0737) | Property Rights Protection Act of 2025 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1403 | Primary and Secondary Education - Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment Count - Alterations (Truancy Reduction Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1410 | State Transfer Tax - Exemption for First-Time Home Buyers - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1414 (SB0479) | Building Energy Performance Standards - Public Safety, Emergency, and Public Utility Buildings - Exclusion (Safe Solutions Now Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1415 | Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards and Energy Use Intensity Targets - Exemptions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1418 | Criminal Law - Gaming - Online Gambling and Betting | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1430 | Teachers - Career Ladder Compensation and National Board Certification Study (Maryland Educator Stipend Reform Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) |
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HB1443 (SB0872) | Local Government - Hiring and Promotion Preferences for Veterans and Spouses of Service Members and Veterans (Families Serve Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1451 (SB0779) | Climate Solutions Affordability Act of 2025 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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HB0501 (SB0431) | Registered Apprenticeship Investments for a Stronger Economy (RAISE) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0502 (SB0433) | Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative - Established | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 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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Archway Station Inc | Introduced | Allegany | $100,000 | $0 | |||||
Friends Aware Life Enrichment Center | Introduced | Allegany | $282,000 | $0 | |||||
Mechanic and Harrison Street Intersection Widening | Introduced | Allegany | $350,000 | $0 | |||||
UPMC Western Maryland - Radiation Therapy Linear Accelerator | Introduced in House |
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Allegany | $500,000 | $0 |

- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2014. Member since 2015.
- Current Assignments
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- 2021 Minority Leader
- 2015 Ways and Means Committee
- 2020 Racing and Gaming Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee
- 2017 Revenues Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee
- 2021 Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
- 2021 Legislative Policy Committee
- 2021 Spending Affordability Committee
- 2019 Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR)
- 2021 Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
- 2016 Chair, Allegany House Delegation
- Past House Service
- Chief Deputy Minority Whip, 2017-2021; Election Law Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2015-2017; Finance Resources Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2015-2020; Tax Credit Evaluation Committee, 2017-2021; Special Joint Legislative Committee to Select the State Treasurer, 2021; Work Group to Address Police Reform and Accountability in Maryland, 2020; Legislative Redistricting Advisory Commission, 2021-2022; House Cannabis Referendum and Legalization Workgroup, 2021-2023.
- Public Service
- Task Force to Study Maryland Orphans Court, 2021-2022; Co-Chair, Task Force on the Economic Future of Western Maryland, 2020-2022; Task Force to Study Tax Sales in Maryland, 2017-2018; Maryland Redistricting Reform Commission, 2015-2018; Tri-County Council for Western Maryland, 2015-; Local (Video Lottery) Development Council, Allegany County, 2015-.
- Memberships
- Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2014-; Allegany County Republican Central Committee, 2006-2014; Maryland State Bar Association; LaVale Lions Club; Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge Number 40, Associate Member; St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Cumberland, Maryland.
- Biographical Information
- Born Allegany County, November 3, 1971; Bishop Walsh High School, Cumberland, MD; George Mason University, B.A. Political Science; University of Maryland School of Law, J.D.; Attorney, Managing Partner, Buckel, Lavasseur & Pillai, LLC.
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