Delegate Bonnie Cullison

- District
- 19
- County
- Montgomery
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Health and Government Operations Committee (Vice Chair)
Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
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Health and Government Operations Committee (Vice Chair)
- Annapolis Info
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241 Taylor House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone: 410-841-3883
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3883
Fax 410-841-3882
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241 Taylor House Office Building
- Interim Info
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241 Taylor House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3883 | 301-858-3883
Fax 410-841-3882
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241 Taylor House Office Building
- Contact
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bonnie.cullison@house.state.md.us
- Party
- Democrat

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Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) | Title | Sponsorship Type | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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HB0424 (SB0357) | Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) | Primary | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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HB0429 (SB0376) | Health Facilities - Delegation of Inspection Authority - Nursing Homes | Primary | In the House - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0430 | Employed Individuals With Disabilities Program - Upper Age Limit - Prohibition | Primary | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0659 (SB0475) | Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Exemption for Participation in Value-Based Care Arrangements | Primary | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0672 (SB0486) | School Health and Wellness Personnel Assessment and Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers | Primary | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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HB0838 (SB0854) | Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Revisions | Primary | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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HB0867 | State Board of Physicians - Naturopathic Doctors - Prescriptive Authority and Administration of Medication | Primary | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1336 | Hospitals - Financial Assistance - Medical Bill Reimbursement | Primary | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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HB1448 | Animal Testing and Research - Alternative Nonanimal Test Methods | Primary | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 11:30 a.m. |
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HB1515 | Certificate of Need - Intermediate Health Care Facilities - Exemptions | Primary | In the House - Hearing 3/13 at 3:00 p.m. |
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HB0011 (SB0902) | Health Insurance - Access to Nonparticipating Providers - Referrals, Additional Assistance, and Coverage | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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HB0032 (SB0043) | Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Board - Established | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - First Reading Finance and Judicial Proceedings |
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HB0056 (SB0177) | Procurement - State Department of Education - Local Food Purchasing Program | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0265 (SB0456) | Dental Services - Qualification for Maryland Dent-Care Program | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Finance |
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HB0268 (SB0981) | Hospitals - Financial Assistance and Collection of Debts - Policies | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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HB0297 (SB0005) | Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program - Sunset Repeal | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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HB0300 (SB0127) | State Government - Grants and Contracts - Reimbursement of Indirect Costs | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0304 | State Procurement - Transparency and Procedures | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0321 (SB0303) | Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0331 (SB0296) | Public Information Act - Public Access Ombudsman - Delegation of Powers | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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HB0333 (SB0691) | Healthcare Ecosystem Stakeholder Cybersecurity Workgroup | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - First Reading Finance and Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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HB0334 (SB0156) | Workgroup on Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Services - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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HB0345 (SB0174) | Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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HB0367 (SB0072) | Health Occupations Boards - English Proficiency Requirements and Licensure by Endorsement for Nursing | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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HB0386 (SB0345) | Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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HB0406 | State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists - Appointment of Hearing Aid Dispenser Members | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0428 (SB0349) | Medical Debt - Complaints for Money Judgment and Real Property Liens | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
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HB0448 (SB0275) | Modernization of Military Laws Act | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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HB0455 (SB0085) | Braille Flag Memorial Act of 2025 | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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HB0459 (SB0374) | Counties - Cancer Screening for Professional Firefighters - Required Coverage (James "Jimmy" Malone Act) | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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HB0466 (SB0277) | Health Equality for Service Members Act | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - First Reading Finance and Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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HB0468 | Petitions for Emergency Evaluation (Arnaud and Magruder Memorial Act) | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) |
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HB0509 (SB0354) | Maryland Inventory of Cemeteries and Burial Sites Workgroup - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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HB0514 (SB0052) | Health Occupations - State Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Revisions | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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HB0535 (SB0963) | Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries Fund - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation |
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HB0553 (SB0094) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Maternal Health Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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HB0573 (SB0792) | State Board of Dental Examiners - Expanded Function Dental Assistants - Education and Reinstatement | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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HB0662 | Procurement - Indefinite Quantity Contracts - Authorization | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0666 (SB0060) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Required Coverage for Calcium Score Testing | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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HB0699 (SB0491) | General Provisions - Veterans Benefits - Honorable Discharge | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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HB0718 | Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission - Established | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0727 | Motor Vehicles - Driving Records - Disclosure of Medical Diagnosis (Safeguarding American Families Everywhere Act) | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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HB0728 (SB0495) | Opioid Restitution Fund - Authorized Uses | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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HB0729 (SB0594) | Public Health - Use of Opioid Restitution Fund and Training Under the Overdose Response Program | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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HB0745 | State Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists - Behavior Analysts - Licensure Applications | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0765 | Hospitals - Medical Debt Collection - Sale of Patient Debt | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0776 (SB0423) | Maryland Medical Practice Act and Maryland Physician Assistants Act - Revisions | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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HB0783 (SB0458) | Health Occupations - Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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HB0798 (SB0589) | Opioid Restitution Fund - Interactive Dashboard | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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HB0809 (SB0765) | Out-of-Home Placement Providers - Individuals Enrolled in Higher Education and Vocational Training Programs | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings |
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Legislative Bond Initiatives |
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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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Georgia Avenue Noise Mitigation Fencing Project | Introduced | Montgomery | $300,000 | $0 | |||||
Greens Sustainability Initiative | Introduced | Montgomery | $250,000 | $0 |

- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, 2010. Member of the House since 2011.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Vice Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (Member, 2011)
- 2019 Chair, Insurance and Pharmaceuticals Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee
- 2017 Health Occupations and Long Term Care Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee
- 2023 Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
- 2015 Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics
- 2011 Women Legislators of Maryland (Legislative Committee Chair, 2014-2015)
- 2019 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- 2024 Maryland Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus
- Past House Service
- Deputy Speaker Pro Tem, 2020-2023; Assistant Speaker Pro Tem, 2019; Deputy Majority Whip, 2013-2019; Chair, Insurance Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2017-2019; Chair, Estates and Trusts Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2016-2017; Public Health & Minority Health Disparities Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2015-2017; Public Health and Long Term Care Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2011-2014; Health Facilities and Occupations Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2011-2017; Spending Affordability Committee, 2023; Affordable Care Act (ACA) Workgroup, 2018; Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Commission, 2019-2023.
- Public Service
- Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access, 2023-; Board of Directors, Montgomery Hospice, 2015-; Maryland Commission on Suicide Prevention, 2021-; Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers, 2015-; Council on Open Data, 2014-; Task Force to Study Access to Pharmacy Services in Maryland, 2014-2015; Maryland Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Commission, 2012; Health and Human Services Referral Board-- 2-1-1 Maryland, 2013-2020; Montgomery County Delegation (County Affairs Committee, 2014; Vice-Chair, Economic Development Committee, 2015 -), 2011-.
- Memberships
- Maryland Legislative LGBTQ+ Caucus, 2023-; Maryland Now, 2010-; Montgomery County Education Association (Former President), 2003-2009; Committee for Montgomery (Former Chair), 2006-2007; Founding Member, Equity in Education Coalition, 2005-; National Education Association, 1978-; Montgomery County Chapter, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); District 19 Democratic Club.
- Awards
- Recognition Award, National Association of Counties, 2015.
- Biographical Information
- Born, St. Mary’s County, Maryland, March 24, 1954; University of Maryland College Park, B.S., Speech and Hearing Sciences, 1976; University of Maryland College Park, M.A., Speech Pathology, 1978; Speech-Language Pathologist, St. Mary's County Public Schools, 1978-81; Special Education Teacher, Montgomery County Public Schools, 1981-2000; Coordinator, Teacher Professional Growth System, 2000-03; Field Liaison, National Education Association Foundation, 2010-.
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