Delegate Diana M. Fennell
- District
- 47A
- County
- Prince George's
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Economic Matters Committee
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Economic Matters Committee
- Annapolis Info
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410 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3478
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3478
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410 Lowe House Office Building
- Interim Info
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410 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3478
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410 Lowe House Office Building
- Contact
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Diana.Fennell@house.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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| HB0480 (SB0740) | Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0486 (SB0526) | Public Schools - Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| HB0338 (SB0298) | Department of General Services - Maryland Capitol Police - Statewide Jurisdiction | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0349 | Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Use of Body-Worn Cameras | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0384 | Child Support - Capacity of Minors to Initiate and Defend an Action | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0386 (SB0281) | Metro Funding Modification Act of 2026 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Third Reading Passed (92-36) |
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| HB0444 /CH0002 (SB0245/CH0001) | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 2 |
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| HB0450 (SB0294) | Criminal Procedure - Protection of Identity of Victim of Sexual Assault or Stalking | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0458 | General Provisions - Commemorative Months - Water Safety Month | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0465 (SB0295) | Civil Actions - Immunity - Disclosure of Allegations of Sexually Assaultive Behavior (Stop Silencing Survivors Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0478 (SB0262) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers - Alteration | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0479 (SB0529) | Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program and Program Workgroup - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| HB0488 | Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| HB0540 | Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Utility Rate Changes (Public Service Company Transparency Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0573 (SB0274) | Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations, Intent, and Discriminatory Effect | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0588 | Missing and Murdered American Indian and Alaskan Native Women and Girls - Day of Awareness and Reporting Requirement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0626 | Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements (Exonerated 5 Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0627 | Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0628 | Human Services - Universal Basic Income for Transition-Age Youth Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0634 (SB0745) | Police Training - Autism and Dementia (LEAD Act of 2026) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0647 | Power Plant Research Program - Study on Nuclear Energy | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0721 (SB0243) | Uniformed Services Spouses Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0738 (SB0651) | Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0816 (SB0469) | Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Affordability - Purpose of Fund and Authorized Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0900 | Legislative Scholarship Programs - Eligibility and Use - Real Estate Appraisal Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0919 (SB0657) | Maryland Higher Education Commission - Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) Grant Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0935 (SB0187) | Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1027 (SB0901) | Election Law - Telephone Voting System - Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1037 (SB0605) | Public Service Commission - Broadband and Voice Over Internet Protocol Service - Oversight (Broadband Accountability and Affordability Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1118 (SB0891) | Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Mental Health Conditions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1272 | Family Law - Kinship Care | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1295 (SB0909) | Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1299 (SB0817) | Real Property - Residential Sales - Communications During Appraisal Process | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1300 | Maryland Commission for Women - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1309 (SB0752) | Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1310 | Public High Schools - Student Transcripts - Traumatic Loss Notation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1468 | Hospitals - Patients in Active Labor - Safe Discharge Labor Plans | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1477 (SB0527) | Public Health - Ibogaine Clinical Research Grant Program - Establishment (Veterans Mental Health Innovations Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1479 | Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Increase (Maryland Raise the Wage Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing canceled |
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| HB1521 | Income Tax - Credit for Contributions, Volunteerism, and Employment Initiatives for At-Risk Youth | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1522 (SB0921) | Traffic Control Signal Monitoring and Speed Monitoring Systems - Exemptions From Liability - Vehicle Rental Companies | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1533 (SB0656) | Public Health - Cosmetic Products - Enforcement and Penalties for Prohibited Ingredients (Crown and Care Act - Protecting Communities from Harmful Hair Chemicals) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1564 | Public Health - Drugs and Medical Devices Used in Death Sentences - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing canceled (Judiciary) |
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| HJ0007 (SJ0004) | Anti-Nuclear Proliferation Resolution (Back from the Brink Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/09 at 2:30 p.m. |
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| HJ0008 (SJ0003) | Apology and Acknowledgement of the State's Responsibility in Racial Terror Lynchings | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| HB0637 (SB0385) | Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0894 (SB0389) | Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) |
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| HB0895 (SB0387) | Food Retailers - Dynamic Pricing, Surveillance Data, and Collective Bargaining Agreements (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0897 (SB0386) | Electricity Transmission and Distribution, Energy Storage, and Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund (Lower Bills and Local Power Act of 2026) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0898 (SB0388) | Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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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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| Gateway Arts Center Improvement Project | Introduced | Prince George's | $150,000 | $0 | |||||
| Parklawn Park Building | Introduced in House |
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Prince George's | $500,000 | $0 | ||||
| Rollingcrest-Chillum Community and Aquatics Center | Introduced | Prince George's | $1,000,000 | $0 |
- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2014. Member of the House since 2015.
- Current Assignments
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- 2020 Assistant Speaker Pro Tem
- 2017 Economic Matters Committee
- 2026 Worker's Compensations Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee
- 2023 Unemployment Insurance Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee
- 2017 2nd Vice Chair, Prince George's County Delegation
- 2015 Member, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, Inc. (Secretary, 2015 )
- 2015 Women Legislators of Maryland
- 2015 Maryland Veterans Caucus
- 2019 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- Past House Service
- Deputy Majority Whip, 2019; Property and Casualty Insurance Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2019-2025; Banking, Consumer Protection, and Commercial Law of the Economic Matters Committee, 2019-2023; Banking, Economic Development, Science & Technology Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2017-2019; Business Regulation Subcommittee of the Economic Development Committee, 2017-2019; Ways and Means Committee, 2015-2017; Finance Resources Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2015-2017; Election Law Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2015-2017; Revenues Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2015-2017.
- Public Service
- Task Force on the Disposition of the Crownsville Hospital Center Property, 2015-2016; Town of Colmar Manor, City Council, 1995-2000; Town of Colmar Manor, Recreational Council, 1995-; Town of Colmar Manor Neighborhood Watch, 2002-; Maryland State Affordable Housing Board, 2003-2010; Maryland Black Mayors Association, Secretary, 2001-2002; Maryland Black Mayors Association, Vice-President, 2002-2003; Prince George's County Elected Women, Vice-President, 2001-2002; Maryland Mayor's Association, Secretary, 2002-2003; Maryland Mayor's Association, Vice-President, 2003-2004; Anacostia Watershed Society, Volunteer.
- Memberships
- Co-Chair, Fire/EMS Caucus (Member, 2015), 2016-; Maryland Black Mayors Association, 2002-2003; Prince George's County Elected Women, 2001-; National Arbor Day Foundation, 2000-2010; Ladies Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1997-; Prince George's County Municipal Association, 1995-2010; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); Prince George's County Professional Fire Fighters & Paramedics-International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1619; International Assocation of Fighters.
- Awards
- Town of Colmar Manor Gratitude Award, 2010; Port Towns Community Certificate of Appreciation, 2010; Outstanding Commitment to the Town of Colmar Manor, 2004; CYC Extravaganza for Excellence in Leadership, 2001.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Emporia, Virginia, August 6, 1967; Greensville County High School, 1986; State of Maryland Certified Fires Science Instructor, 2002; Academy for Excellence in Local Governance, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, 2004; Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department, Office Manager and Assistant, 1999-2010; Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department, Community Advisory Coordinator, 2010-present; Town of Colmar Manor, Mayor, 2000-2010; Married; two children.
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