Delegate Lorig Charkoudian
- District
- 20
- County
- Montgomery
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Economic Matters Committee
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Economic Matters Committee
- Annapolis Info
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220 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone: 410-841-3423
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3423
Fax 410-841-3777
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220 Lowe House Office Building
- Interim Info
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220 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3423
Fax 410-841-3777
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220 Lowe House Office Building
- Contact
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lorig.charkoudian@house.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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| HB0009 | Public Safety - Food System Resiliency Council - Definitions and Reports | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| HB0032 (SB0043) | Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Board and Community Forensic Aftercare Program - Established | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0056 (SB0177) | Procurement - State Department of Education - Control Authority - Local Food Purchasing | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0061 | Public School Construction and Renovation - Solar Canopies for School Parking Lots - Underground Infrastructure | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/28 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0121 (SB0037) | Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0183 (SB0059) | Income Tax - Resident | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0257 (SB0317) | Natural Resources - Food Forests and Foraging Program - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/29 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0268 (SB0981) | Hospitals - Financial Assistance and Collection of Debts - Policies | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0296 | Personal Property Tax - Exemption for Low Assessments - Alteration | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0398 (SB0316) | Abundant Affordable Clean Energy - Procurement and Development (AACE Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0527 | Maryland Transit Administration - Purple Line - Free Ridership and Advertising | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/14 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) and Hearing canceled (Appropriations) |
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| HB0554 (SB0752) | Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2025 | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0829 | Public Utilities - Transmission Lines - Advanced Transmission Technologies | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1052 (SB0927) | Corporations and Associations - Limited Equity Housing Cooperatives - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| HB1431 | State and Local Agencies - Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law - Restrictions on Access to Information (Maryland Data Privacy Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0015 (SB0144) | Corporations and Associations - Limited Worker Cooperative Associations - Authorization (Maryland Limited Worker Cooperative Association Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0023 | Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0069 | Environment - Plastic Products - Postconsumer Recycled Content Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/14 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| HB0113 (SB0584) | Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| HB0167 | Vehicle Excise Tax - Rate Increase | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0190 (SB0181) | Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0211 (SB0166) | State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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| HB0277 (SB0096) | Environment - Water Bottle Filling Stations - Requirement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| HB0340 | Climate Change - Attorney General Actions, Climate Change Restitution Fund, and Climate Change Restitution Fund Advisory Council | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0368 | General Provisions - Commemorative Month - Maryland Native Plant Month | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0387 | Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0419 (SB0998) | Natural Gas - Strategic Infrastructure Development and Enhancement (Ratepayer Protection Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0428 (SB0349) | Medical Debt - Complaints for Money Judgment and Real Property Liens | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations |
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| HB0451 | State and Private Construction Contracts - Prompt Payment Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) |
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| HB0455 (SB0085) | Braille Flag Memorial Act of 2025 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations |
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| HB0555 | Early Childhood Education - Child Care Scholarship Program - Eligibility | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0661 (SB0750) | State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Faculty | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0665 (SB0328) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Annual Behavioral Health Wellness Visits - Coverage and Reimbursement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0678 (SB0358) | Maryland Deaf Culture Digital Library - Funding and Budget Submission | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0686 (SB0553) | Victims and Witnesses - U Nonimmigrant Status - Certification of Victim Helpfulness | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0707 | Vehicle Laws - Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operator's Permits - Notation of Nonapparent Disability (Eric's ID Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0709 (SB0651) | Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0752 | Commission on State and Local Government Real Property Bearing Confederate Names | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0811 (SB0526) | Counties – Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks – Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| HB0827 (SB0983) | Solar Energy - Distributed Generation Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity, Ground-Mounted Solar, and Small Solar Siting Workgroup | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0845 (SB0083) | Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0850 (SB0003) | Procurement - Public Work Contracts - Data Dashboard (Maryland Public Works and Apprenticeship Transparency Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0853 | Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| HB0879 | Task Force to Improve Attendance and Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in Schools | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0910 (SB0911) | Property Tax - Exemption for Blind Individuals - Alteration | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0930 (SB0848) | Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0960 | Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Cost Recovery - Limitations and Reporting Requirements (Ratepayer Freedom Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0973 (SB0804) | Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1006 | Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Guidelines and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1014 (SB0859) | Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1055 | Commission on Nondiscrimination - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1076 | Residential Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Notice of Landlord Entry | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1085 | Housing Authorities - Tax-Exempt Status - Modifications | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| HB1092 | Recycling - Prohibition on the Chemical Conversion of Plastic | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1112 | PFAS Chemicals - Civil Actions and Prohibition on Consumer Product Sales | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) |
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| HB1123 | Correctional Services - Medical and Elder Parole | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1198 (SB0632) | Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1222 | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement (Maryland Values Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1225 (SB0908) | Public Utilities - Electric Distribution System Plans - Establishment (Affordable Grid Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1254 (SB0769) | Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1287 | Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Convertible Pistols | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1328 (SB0926) | End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 2:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations) |
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| HB1422 (SB0587) | State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1424 (SB0683) | Catastrophic Event Account and Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund - Alterations (Protect Our Federal Workers Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 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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| MWE Critical Control Room and Studio | Introduced | Montgomery | $36,000 | $0 | |||||
| New Hampshire Estates Neighborhood Parks | Introduced | Montgomery | $975,000 | $0 | |||||
| Teen Girl Center Renewal | Introduced | Montgomery | $500,000 | $0 |
- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2018. Member of the House since January 9, 2019.
- Current Assignments
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- 2019 Economic Matters Committee
- 2021 Chair, Unemployment Insurance Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee
- 2019 Publilc Utilities Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Subcommittee
- 2023 House Chair, Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight (Member, 2021)
- 2023 Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR)
- 2023 Joint Electric Universal Service Program (EUSP) Workgroup
- 2019 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- 2019 Women Legislators of Maryland
- Past House Service
- Workers' Compensation Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2019-2022.
- Public Service
- National Conference of State Legislatures, Energy Security Working Group, 2025-; National Conference of State Legislatures, Energy Supply Task Force, 2025-; Southern States Energy Board, 2023-; Maryland Food System Resilience Council, 2021-; Low-Income Utility Assistance Workgroup, 2021-.
- Memberships
- Co-Chair, Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus (Co-Chair, 2022; Member, 2019, 2025-.
- Awards
- LCV Changemakers-Climate Champion Award, 2023; WABA Public Leadership Award, 2023; Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church Caring Heart Award, 2023; National Conference of Environmental Legislators, Leon G. Billings Environmental Achievement Award, 2023; Maryland TESOL Ann Beausch Distinguished Services Award, 2023, 2022; Champion Our Cause Award from Rainbow Community Development Center, 2022; MCRC Consumer Advocate of the Year, 2022; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition "Up and Coming" Legislator of the Year, 2019; Maryland DC Virginia Solar Industries Association Solar Champion, 2019; Community Leadership Award, Maryland NOW, 2017; Judge Robert M. Bell Award, MSBA Dispute Resolution Section, Maryland State Bar Association, 2017; Mary Parker Follett Award, Association for Conflict Resolution, 2016; Montgomery Serve, 2014; The Daily Record Maryland Top 100 Women, 2014, 2001, 1999; Takoma Foundation Azalea Award, 2012.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Boston, Massachusetts, February 14, 1973; Newton North High School, 1991; Pomona College, B.A. Mathematical Economics, 1995; The Johns Hopkins University, M.A., Economics, 1997; The Johns Hopkins University, Ph.D. Economics, 2001; Maryland Association of Community Mediation Centers, Chair, 1999-2002; Community Mediation Program at the Safe and Smart Center, Executive Director and Trainer, 1995-2002; University of Baltimore, Adjunct Professor, Legal and Ethical Studies Department, 2000-2007; Maryland Association of Community Mediation Centers, Director of Training and Research, 2002-2004; Community Mediation Maryland, Executive Director, 2004-present; Two children.
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