Legislation
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 | 301-858-3883
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3883
Fax 301-858-3882
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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 301-858-3882
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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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HB0278 /CH0328 (SB0213/CH0327) | Health Occupations - Clinical Nurse Specialists - Prescribing | Primary | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 328 |
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HB0279 /CH0039 (SB0202/CH0040) | Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Upper Payment Limits | Primary | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 39 |
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HB0288 /CH0304 (SB0299/CH0305) | Grocery Stores and Restaurants - Automated External Defibrillator Program (Joe Sheya Act) | Primary | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 304 |
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HB0340 (SB0890) | Maryland Department of Health - 2-1-1 Maryland - Oversight | Primary | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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HB0351 (SB0376) | Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Previous Cesarean Section | Primary | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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HB0363 (SB0806/CH0384) | Maryland Health Benefit Exchange and Maryland Department of Health - Health Care and Dental Care Coverage for Undocumented Immigrants - Report | Primary | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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HB0368 (SB0009) | State Personnel - Executive Branch Service Contracts - Notification | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 3/28 at 1:15 p.m. |
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HB0588 (SB0365) | Health Insurance - Qualified Resident Enrollment Program (Access to Care Act) | Primary | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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HB0614 /CH0668 (SB0228/CH0667) | Department of Aging - Long-Term Care and Dementia Care Navigation Programs | Primary | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 668 |
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HB0626 /CH0447 (SB0560/CH0448) | Animal Testing and Research - Human-Relevant Research Funding and Animal Testing and Research Contributions | Primary | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 447 |
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HB1159 /CH0326 | State Board of Dental Examiners - University of Maryland School of Dentistry Faculty - Qualifying for Examination | Primary | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 326 |
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HB1160 | Maryland Pathway to Nursing Program and Advisory Committee - Establishment | Primary | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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HB1295 | Procurement - State Department of Education - Exemption | Primary | In the House - Rereferred to Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means |
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HB0004 /CH0728 (SB0129/CH0729) | Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Repeal of Spousal Defense | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 728 |
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HB0006 /CH0581 (SB0092) | Department of General Services - Energy-Conserving Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2023) | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 581 |
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HB0019 /CH0041 (SB0349/CH0042) | State Board of Examiners of Psychologists - License and Registration Issuance and Renewals - Electronic Means | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 41 |
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HB0026 /CH0055 | Health Occupations - Psychologists - Licensure Qualification | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 55 |
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HB0053 /CH0043 (SB0608/CH0044) | Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 43 |
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HB0058 /CH0149 (SB0035/CH0150) | Open Meetings Act - State Ethics Commission (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act of 2023) | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 149 |
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HB0063 /CH0576 (SB0386/CH0575) | Certified Local Farm and Fish Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 576 |
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HB0082 (SB0201) | Maryland Medical Assistance and Children's Health Insurance Programs - School-Based Behavioral Health Services - Reimbursement | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0103 (SB0145/CH0317) | State Board of Social Work Examiners - Temporary License to Practice Social Work | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Conference Committee Appointed |
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HB0111 /CH0283 (SB0026/CH0282) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Workgroup on Low-Income Utility Assistance | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 283 |
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HB0121 /CH0263 (SB0008/CH0262) | Mental Health - Treatment Plans for Individuals in Facilities and Resident Grievance System | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 263 |
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HB0138 (SB0030) | Study on Statewide 2-1-1 and 3-1-1 Systems | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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HB0141 /CH0045 (SB0251/CH0046) | State Government – Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs – Alterations | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 45 |
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HB0172 /CH0302 (SB0232/CH0303) | Health Occupations - Licensed Athletic Trainers - Dry Needling Approval | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 302 |
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HB0214 /CH0385 (SB0281) | Commission on Public Health - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 385 |
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HB0234 /CH0363 (SB0200/CH0362) | State Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Disciplinary Actions | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 363 |
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HB0238 /CH0056 (SB0215/CH0057) | Massage Therapy - Discipline | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 56 |
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HB0241 (SB0161) | State Board of Physicians - Dispensing Permits | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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HB0245 /CH0145 | Minority Business Enterprise Program - Reporting | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 145 |
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HB0260 /CH0270 (SB0346/CH0269) | Maryland Sign Language Interpreters Act | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 270 |
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HB0261 /CH0202 (SB0424/CH0201) | Eligible Projects - Procurement of Construction Materials (Buy Clean Maryland Act) | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 202 |
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HB0273 /CH0319 (SB0399/CH0318) | Health Occupations - Environmental Health Specialists - Revisions | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 319 |
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HB0274 (SB0387) | Task Force on Reducing Emergency Department Wait Times | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0) |
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HB0275 (SB0247) | State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Faculty, Part-Time Faculty, and Graduate Assistants | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0283 /CH0253 (SB0460/CH0252) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Gender-Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act) | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 253 |
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HB0290 /CH0377 (SB0237) | Public Health - Dental Services - Access | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 377 |
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HB0291 /CH0265 (SB0014/CH0264) | Health Occupations - Clinical and Graduate Alcohol and Drug Counselors - Licensure | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 265 |
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HB0302 /CH0360 (SB0188/CH0361) | Public Health - Rare Disease Advisory Council | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 360 |
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HB0318 (SB0604) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Provider Agencies and Personal Care Aides - Reimbursement and Wage Reports | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - First Reading Finance and Budget and Taxation |
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HB0319 /CH0486 (SB0158/CH0485) | Pesticides - PFAS Testing - Study | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 486 |
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HB0321 /CH0348 | Cigarette Restitution Fund - Payments for Sale and Marketing of Electronic Smoking Devices - Use | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 348 |
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HB0322 /CH0379 (SB0255/CH0378) | Public Health - Home- and Community-Based Services for Children and Youth | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 379 |
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HB0328 /CH0155 (SB0112/CH0154) | State Finance and Procurement - Grants - Prompt Payment Requirement | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 155 |
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HB0333 /CH0310 (SB0404/CH0311) | Hospitals - Financial Assistance - Medical Bill Reimbursement Process | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 310 |
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HB0337 | Income Tax – Capital Gains, Dividends, and Foreign–Derived Intangible Income – Alterations (Investing in Marylanders Act of 2023) | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0339 /CH0011 (SB0478/CH0012) | Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Reporting and Sunset Extension | Co-Sponsor | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 11 |
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HB0354 (SB0343/CH0637) | Maryland Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program - Account Establishment - Procedures | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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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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Rock Creek Regional Park | Introduced | Montgomery | $400,000 | $100,000 | $300,000 | $400,000 |

- 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
- 2023 Spending Affordability Committee
- 2015 Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics
- 2011 Women Legislators of Maryland (Legislative Committee Chair, 2014-2015)
- 2019 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, Associate Member
- Past House Service
- Deputy Speaker Pro Tem, 2020-2023; Assistant Speaker Pro Tem, 2019; Deputy Majority Whip, 2013-2019; Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Commission, 2019-2023; Affordable Care Act (ACA) Workgroup, 2018; 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.
- Public Service
- Board of Director, Montgomery Hospice, 2015-; 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-; Montgomery County Delegation (County Affairs Committee, 2014; Vice-Chair, Economic Development Committee, 2015 -), 2011-.
- Memberships
- Women Legislators of Maryland (Legislative Committee Chair, 2014-2015), 2011-; 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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