Senator Nick Charles
- District
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- County
- Prince George's
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Judicial Proceedings Committee
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Judicial Proceedings Committee
- Annapolis Info
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202 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3127
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3127
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202 James Senate Office Building
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202 James Senate Office Bldg
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3127
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202 James Senate Office Bldg
- Contact
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nick.charles@senate.maryland.gov
- 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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| SB0518 (HB1495) | Health Insurance - Screening for Ovarian Cancer - Required Coverage and Prohibited Cost Sharing | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0519 | Prostate Cancer Care Access Grant Program and Fund - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0520 (HB0348) | Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0521 (HB1505) | Child Custody - Rebuttable Presumption of Joint Custody | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 10:00 a.m. |
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| SB0522 /CH0295 | Home Builders - New Home Sales - Notice of Appliance Warranty Registration | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 295 |
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| SB0523 (HB0914) | State Employees - Cancer Screening - Paid Leave | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0524 (HB1522) | Higher Education - Religious Educational Institutions - Certificate of Approval | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB0525 /CH0181 (HB1527) | Prince George's County - Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law - Video Evidence and Reward Programs | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 181 |
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| SB0539 (HB1493) | Health Occupations - Prescriptions for Children Subject to Shared Custody or Visitation Schedules | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0540 /CH0522 (HB0755/CH0523) | Common Ownership Communities - Recreational Common Areas - Sensitive Information as Condition for Access | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 522 |
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| SB0541 (HB0328) | State Lottery - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Veterans' and Fraternal Organizations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0542 | Alcoholic Beverages Industry - Study | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0565 (HB1486) | Motor Vehicles - Accidents - Required Testing for Impaired Driving (Mateo's Law) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 10:00 a.m. |
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| SB0681 (HB0926) | Health Care Malpractice Claims - Health Care Provider - Definition | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0682 (HB0769) | Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Materially Delinquent Mortgages | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0683 (HB1424/CH0097) | Catastrophic Event Account and Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund, Protection of Federal Benefits, and Powers of the Attorney General - Alterations (Protect Our Federal Workers Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0831 | Credit Regulation - Reverse Mortgage Loans - Escrow Accounts | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0832 | Prince George's County - District Council Zoning Laws - Override by Municipal Corporation | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0833 /CH0528 (HB1057) | Department of Human Services - Study on Private Treatment Foster Care Homes | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 528 |
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| SB0893 | Insurance - Enforcement, Impaired Entities, Homeowner's Insurance Policies, and Unfair Claim Settlement Practices - Revisions | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0989 | Real Property - Unauthorized Occupants - Sheriff's Property Registry and Removal | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB1038 (HB0275/CH0532) | Family Law - Child Support - Multifamily Adjustment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SB0046 /CH0188 (HB0560) | Real Property - Wrongful Detainer - Time of Hearing and Service of Process | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 188 |
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| SB0073 /CH0533 | Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program - Renaming | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 533 |
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| SB0179 (HB0248) | Motor Vehicle Registration - Fee Exemption - Unemployable Disabled Veterans | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0181 /CH0102 (HB0190) | Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 102 |
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| SB0274 /CH0151 (HB0293/CH0150) | Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 151 |
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| SB0280 /CH0261 (HB1060/CH0262) | Judicial and Public Safety for Service Members Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 261 |
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| SB0326 /CH0511 (HB0309/CH0510) | Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Peer Support Programs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 511 |
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| SB0342 | Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Counties and Municipal Corporations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m. |
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| SB0513 /CH0540 | Real Property - Unlawfully Restrictive Covenant Modifications - County or Municipality Notice Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 540 |
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| SB0545 (HB0364) | Criminal Law - Child Pornography - Prohibitions and Penalties | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| SB0548 /CH0484 (HB1191/CH0483) | Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 484 |
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| SB0618 /CH0448 (HB0707/CH0440) | Vehicle Laws - Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operator's Permits - Notation of Nonapparent Disability (Eric's ID Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 448 |
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| SB0648 (HB0311) | Correctional Services - Medical Parole - Life Imprisonment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| SB0649 (HB0610) | Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Referred to interim study by Judicial Proceedings |
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| SB0710 (HB0883) | Criminal Law - Motor Vehicle - Criminal Negligence (Sergeant Patrick Keep Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 3:15 p.m. |
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| SB0783 (HB1132) | Public Schools – Student Fights – School Investigation and Discipline | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 9:30 a.m. |
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| SB0866 (HB0306) | Common Ownership Communities - Ombudsman Unit, Governing Document Database, and Local Commissions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB1007 (HB0314) | Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB1040 | Department of Budget and Management - Expedited Hiring Program (FEDERAL Jobs Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0426 (HB0500/CH0601) | Procurement Reform Act of 2025 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/05 at 3:00 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 House - Rereferred to Ways and Means and Appropriations |
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| SB0429 (HB0504/CH0237) | Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0430 (HB0503) | Land Use - Regional Housing Infrastructure Gap (Housing for Jobs Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0431 /CH0002 (HB0501) | Registered Apprenticeship Investments for a Stronger Economy (RAISE) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 2 |
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| SB0432 /CH0095 (HB0499) | Criminal Records – Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 95 |
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| SB0433 (HB0502/CH0001) | Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative - Established | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0203 /CH0052 (HB0225/CH0051) | Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits for Farm Products | By Request - Departmental | 5 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 52 |
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| SB0466 (HB0604) | Criminal Law - Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable and Senior Adults | By Request - Other | 6 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| Project Name | Status | House Sponsors | Senate Sponsors | County | Amount Requested | House Initiative | Senate Initiative | Other Funding | Total Funding |
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| Air Force Sergeants Association's Uniformed Services Foundation EV Charging Stations | Introduced in Senate |
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Prince George's | $1,200,000 | $0 | ||||
| American Legion Post No. 248 | Introduced | Prince George's | $433,500 | $75,000 | $75,000 | ||||
| Comprehensive Community Health, Wellness, Art, Resource, Technology, Enrichment and Learning Center | Introduced | Prince George's | $550,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 | ||||
| Dr. Charles Henry Wise Score Board | Introduced | Prince George's | $180,000 | $0 | |||||
| Inncuvate Innovation Studio | Introduced | Prince George's | $100,000 | $50,000 | $25,000 | $75,000 | |||
| Largo High School Football Field | Introduced | Prince George's | $500,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | ||||
| Market Fresh Gourmet - Hampton Park Redevelopment | Introduced | Prince George's | $2,000,000 | $0 | |||||
| Spay-Neuter and Pet Support Hub | Introduced | Prince George's | $200,000 | $0 | |||||
| Textile Machines for Youth | Introduced | Prince George's | $65,000 | $130,000 | $130,000 |
- Tenure
- Member of the Maryland Senate since December 5, 2023. Member of the Maryland House of Delegates 2019-2023.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Judicial Proceedings Committee
- 2025 Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
- 2019 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
- 2019 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- Past House Service 2019-2023
- Ways and Means Committee, 2021-2023; Chair, Local Revenues Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2023; Racing and Gaming Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2022-2023; Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, 2021-2023; Chair, Prince George's County House Delegation, 2021-2023; Health and Government Operations Committee, 2019-2021.
- Public Service
- Task Force to Study Fiduciary Adjudication in Maryland, 2025-; Procurement Improvement Council (2023), 2025-; Workgroup on Independent Innovations in Prince George's County, 2024-; Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices, 2024-.
- Memberships
- American Legion Post no. 275, Glenarden, 2013-; National Contract Management Association, 2007-; Forest Spring Community Association, Past President, 2008-; Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, 2008-; Prince George's County Young Democrats; Pythagoras Lodge no. 9, Prince Hall Masons; Freedom Way Missionary Baptist Church, Capitol Heights, MD.
- Biographical Information
- Born in Washington, D.C., December 16, 1982; Attended Largo High School, Largo, MD, 2000; Community College of the Air Force, Aviation Management, A.A.S., 2005; University of the District of Columbia, B.A., Business Administration, 2009; Served in the U.S. Air Force, 2001-2006; President and Chief Executive Officer, Charles Management Consulting Group, 2015-; Two children.
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