Legislation
Senator Jill P. Carter
- District
- 41
- County
- Baltimore City
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Judicial Proceedings Committee
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Judicial Proceedings Committee
- Annapolis Info
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422 Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3697 | 301-858-3697
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3697
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422 Miller Senate Office Building
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422 Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3697 | 410-858-3697
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422 Miller Senate Office Building
- Contact
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jill.carter@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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| SB0015 | Juvenile Law - Child in Need of Supervision - Mandatory Petition and Notice (NyKayla Strawder Memorial Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0017 (HB0664) | Criminal Procedure - Expungement of Records - Good Cause | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing canceled |
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| SB0019 /CH0584 (HB0009/CH0583) | Equity in Transportation Sector - Guidelines and Analyses | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 584 |
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| SB0031 /CH0764 (HB0153/CH0765) | Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners - Student Members and Task Force to Study Compensation and Student Members | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 764 |
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| SB0033 (HB0047) | Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0042 /CH0404 (HB0440/CH0403) | Child Custody - Relocation of Child - Expedited Hearing (Assurance of Child's Safety Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 404 |
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| SB0051 | Criminal Procedure - Reasonable Suspicion and Probable Cause - Cannabis | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0073 (HB0280) | Criminal Law - Cannabis-Related Offenses - Civil Penalties | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/01 at 2:30 p.m. |
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| SB0075 | Insurance and Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Treatment of Alopecia Areata – Coverage Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0089 (HB0177) | Elections - Ballot Questions - Publication of Proposed Laws | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0093 (HB0096) | Juvenile Court – Jurisdiction | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0097 (HB0156) | Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0285 | County Police Accountability Boards - Investigation of Complaints of Police Misconduct | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0291 (HB0207) | Courts - Prohibited Liability Agreements - Recreational Facilities | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (106-31) |
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| SB0596 | Business Occupations and Professions - Occupational Licenses and Certificates - Criminal History | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| SB0597 (HB0731) | Pensions and Retirement – Forfeiture of Benefits – Law Enforcement Officers | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/02 at 8:30 a.m. |
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| SB0651 /CH0585 (HB1235) | Real Estate - Real Estate Brokerage Services and Termination of Residential Real Estate Contracts (The Anthony Moorman Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 585 |
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| SB0652 (HB1180) | Criminal Law - Felony Murder - Limitation for Youth (Youth Accountability and Safety Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0653 /CH0766 (HB0232/CH0767) | Child in Need of Assistance - Neglect - Cannabis Use | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 766 |
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| SB0655 | Income Tax - Credit for Firearm Safety Devices | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0656 | Criminal Law - Failure to Properly Store Firearm - Death of Another | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0757 (HB0303) | Baltimore City – Air Conditioning in Residential Rental Units | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0758 (HB0853) | Baltimore City - Control Over Powers of Police Commissioner | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0759 (HB0523) | Correctional Services - Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0760 /CH0763 (HB1055) | Security Guard Agencies, Security Guard Employers, and Security Guards – Standards and Certifications | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 763 |
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| SB0761 (HB0426) | Correctional Facilities - Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex Inmates (Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0762 (HB0173) | Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0849 (HB0798) | Baltimore City - Modifying or Closing Public School Facility - Review by Community Task Force | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0850 | Criminal Law - Youth (Youth Accountability and Safety Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0851 /CH0697 (HB0018/CH0696) | Maryland General and Limited Power of Attorney Act - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 697 |
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| SB0088 | Criminal Procedure - Automatic Expungement - Pardoned Conviction of Possession of Cannabis (Pardons for Simple Possession of Cannabis Act of 2023) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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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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| SB0185 /CH0624 (HB0003/CH0623) | Maryland State Police Gun Center - Firearms Surrendered Under Final Protective Orders | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 624 |
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| SB0247 (HB0275) | State Personnel – Collective Bargaining – Faculty, Part–Time Faculty, and Graduate Assistants | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0257 | Task Force to Assess the Viability for No-Charge Phone Calls for State Incarcerated Individuals (Keeping Families Connected Act of 2023) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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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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| 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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| SB0456 | Healthy Working Families Act - Railroad Employees - Unpaid Leave | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0459 (HB0385) | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Limitations (Maryland Mandela Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Referred to interim study by Judicial Proceedings |
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| SB0478 /CH0012 (HB0339/CH0011) | Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Reporting and Sunset Extension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 12 |
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| SB0486 | Baltimore City Sheriff – Staffing | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (136-0) |
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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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| SB0798 /CH0244 (HB0705/CH0245) | Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Freedom | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 244 |
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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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| SB0880 /CH0178 (HB0843/CH0179) | Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 178 |
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| SB0924 (HB0154) | Workgroup to Study the Impact of Court-Mandated Fines and Fees | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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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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| SB0963 | Transportation - Study on Speed Limits - Interstate 495 and Connected Highways | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 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 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 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 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 353 |
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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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| SB0555 /CH0002 (HB0549) | Fair Wage Act of 2023 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 2 |
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| SB0284 (HB0116) | Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery - Collective Bargaining | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0598 | Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund - Appropriation | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0599 (HB0828) | Vehicle Towing or Removal - Parking Lots - Maximum Fees | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0763 (HB0864) | Baltimore City – Civilian Review Board and Office of Equity and Civil Rights | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0764 (HB0613) | Baltimore City - Assault of Special Enforcement Officers - Penalties | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0765 /CH0754 (HB0587/CH0755) | Baltimore City - 41st District - Alcoholic Beverages - Licenses | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 754 |
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| SB0766 (HB0867) | Baltimore City – Collection of Unpaid Property Taxes | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0767 (HB0419) | Labor and Employment - User Name and Password Privacy - Law Enforcement Agencies | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
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| SB0768 (HB0609) | Environment - Waste Haulers - Reporting Requirement | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0769 (HB0865) | Baltimore City – Residential Real Property – Disclaimed Property and Exemptions From Prepayment | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0770 (HB0882) | Baltimore City - Holding Over - Landlord Restrictions and Tenant Remedies | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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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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| Cheder Chabad Fitness and Recreation Center | Introduced | Baltimore City | $350,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | ||||
| Cold Spring Commons | Introduced | Baltimore City | $1,000,000 | $0 | |||||
| Cylburn Nature Education Center | Introduced | Baltimore City | $300,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | ||||
| Dickey Hill EMS - Auditorium | Introduced | Baltimore City | $171,500 | $171,500 | $171,500 | ||||
| Edward A Myerberg Center Deferred Maitenance Needs | Introduced | Baltimore City | $250,000 | $0 | |||||
| Fairmount Park Neighborhood lighting | Introduced | Baltimore City | $80,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 | ||||
| Forest Park Renaissance | Introduced | Baltimore City | $250,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | ||||
| Hillside Park | Introduced | Baltimore City | $250,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | ||||
| Ivy Family Support Center | Introduced | Baltimore City | $500,000 | $0 | |||||
| Liberty Grace Teaching Kitchen | Introduced | Baltimore City | $198,980 | $100,000 | $100,000 | ||||
| Park West Health System - Integrated Behavior Health | Introduced | Baltimore City | $1,500,000 | $0 | |||||
| The Economic Empowerment Coalition | Introduced | Baltimore City | $250,000 | $125,000 | $225,000 | $350,000 | |||
| Tiferes Golda Inc Classroom and Administrative Facilities | Introduced | Baltimore City | $250,000 | $75,000 | $75,000 | ||||
| Yale Heights Park | Introduced | Baltimore City | $277,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 |
- Tenure
- Member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2003-2017. Appointed to the Maryland Senate and sworn in May 4, 2018. First elected to the Maryland Senate in November, 2018. Member of the Senate since January 9, 2019.
- Current Assignments
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- 2019 Judicial Proceedings Committee
- 2020 Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Federal Relations
- 2023 Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness
- 2023 Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
- 2023 Legislative Policy Committee
- 2019 Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight
- 2023 Chair, Senate Select Committee No. 11, Baltimore City Delegation
- 2018 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
- 2018 Women Legislators of Maryland
- Past Senate Service
- Marijuana Legalization Work Group, 2019; Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review, 2019-2023; Juvenile Justice Reform Council, 2019-2021.
- Past House Service 2003-2017
- Judiciary Committee, 2003-2017; Family Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2015-2017; Chair, Juvenile Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2011-2017; Chair, Estates and Trusts Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2007-2011; Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2005-2006; Juvenile Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2003-2005; Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, 2004-2006; Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, 2003-2017; Women Legislators of Maryland, 2003-2017.
- Public Service
- Task Force to Study Compensation and Student Members of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, 2023-; Commission on Trauma Informed Care, 2021-; Maryland State Council for Interstate Juvenile Supervision, 2020-; COVID-19 Access to Justice Task Force, 2020-2021; Lead Poisoning Prevention Commission, 2020-; Violence Intervention and Prevention Advisory Council, 2019-; Pimlico Community Development Authority, 2018-; Task Force on Juvenile Court Jurisdiction, 2013-2014; Governor's Commission on Minority Business Enterprise Reform, 2003; Executive Director, Maryland Minority Business Association, 2002; Minority Business Enterprise Certifcation Advisory Committee, Department of Transportation, 1998-2000.
- Memberships
- Founder and President, Walter P. Carter Foundation, 1998-; Baltimore City Democratic Central Committee, 2006-2010; Founding Member, Black Lawyers Group; Maryland State Bar Association; Monumental City Bar Association; Maryland Association for Justice (formerly the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association); St. James Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Maryland.
- Awards
- Maryland's Top 100 Women, The Daily Record, 2022, 2006.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Baltimore, Maryland, June 18, 1964; Western High School, Baltimore, Maryland; Loyola College, B.A., English, 1988; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1992; Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1993; Journalist, Afro American Newspapers, Inc., 1987-1988; City Council Assistant, 5th District, Baltimore City, 1988-1990; Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Kenneth Lavon Johnson, Circuit Court for Baltimore City, 1992-1993; Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Bureau, Inc., 1994; Assistant Public Defender, District 1, Baltimore City, 1995; Associate, Warren A. Brown, P.A. 1995-1996; Hearing Officer, Civil Service Commission, Baltimore City, 1995-1996; Assistant City Solicitor, Baltimore City, 1996-1998; Sole practitioner 1998-2017; Member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2003-2017; Director, Office of Civil Rights and Wage Enforcement, Baltimore City, 2017-2018.
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