Legislation
Senator Dawn Gile

- District
- 33
- County
- Anne Arundel
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Finance Committee
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Finance Committee
- Annapolis Info
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3 East Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3568 | 301-858-3568
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3568
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3 East Miller Senate Office Building
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3 East Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3568 | 301-858-3568
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3 East Miller Senate Office Building
- Contact
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dawn.gile@senate.state.md.us
- Party
- Democrat

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SB0280 /CH0658 (HB0292/CH0659) | Child Care Providers - Registration and Licensing - Exemptions | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 658 |
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SB0337 (HB0061) | Utility Contractors - Employment and Licensure - Requirements and Application | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0354 /CH0617 (HB0316/CH0618) | Income Tax Checkoff - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 617 |
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SB0448 /CH0594 (HB0595) | Alcoholic Beverages – Manufacturer’s Licenses and Off–Site Permits | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 594 |
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SB0449 /CH0061 (HB0401/CH0060) | Maryland Audiology, Hearing Aid Dispensing, Speech-Language Pathology, and Music Therapy Act - Definitions and Application | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 61 |
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SB0450 /CH0768 (HB0215/CH0769) | Real Property - Limitations on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services - Prohibition | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 768 |
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SB0494 (HB0579) | Maryland State Department of Education - Employee Status and Designation | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0534 /CH0382 | Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2023 | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 382 |
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SB0584 /CH0383 (HB0703) | Public Health - Parkinson's Disease - Advisory Committee and Website | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 383 |
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SB0852 (HB0795) | Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Ticket Sales (Event-Goer Rights and Accountable Sales (ERAS) Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing canceled |
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SB0052 (HB0087) | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs – Waiver – Diapers and Menstrual Hygiene Products | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing canceled |
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SB0090 /CH0413 (HB0037/CH0414) | Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Telephone Solicitation (Stop the Spam Calls Act of 2023) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 413 |
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SB0162 /CH0564 (HB0204) | Maryland Aviation Commission - Duties, Composition, and Member Orientation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 564 |
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SB0167 /CH0548 | Maryland State Arts Council - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 548 |
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SB0184 /CH0298 (HB0376/CH0299) | Health Insurance - Diagnostic and Supplemental Examinations and Biopsies for Breast Cancer - Cost-Sharing | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 298 |
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SB0190 (HB0044) | Correctional Services - Pregnant Incarcerated Individuals - Substance Use Disorder Assessment and Treatment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0228 /CH0667 (HB0614/CH0668) | Department of Aging - Long-Term Care and Dementia Care Navigation Programs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 667 |
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SB0231 /CH0621 (HB0726/CH0620) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Autism Waiver - Military Families | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 621 |
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SB0232 /CH0303 (HB0172/CH0302) | Health Occupations - Licensed Athletic Trainers - Dry Needling Approval | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 303 |
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SB0234 /CH0374 (HB0420/CH0373) | Health Services Cost Review Commission - Hospital Rates - All-Payer Model Contract | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 374 |
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SB0282 /CH0480 (HB0289/CH0479) | Maryland Forestry Education Fund - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 480 |
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SB0289 /CH0733 (HB0372/CH0734) | Higher Education - Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Altering Name of Scholarship | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 733 |
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SB0299 /CH0305 (HB0288/CH0304) | Grocery Stores and Restaurants - Automated External Defibrillator Program (Joe Sheya Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 305 |
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SB0322 /CH0452 (HB0246) | Alcoholic Beverages - Class 4 Limited Winery License - Food Service | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 452 |
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SB0327 /CH0543 (HB0983/CH0544) | Hunting, Wildlife Conservation, and Outdoor Recreation - Funding, Promotion, Management, Licenses, Permits, and Stamps | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 543 |
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SB0336 (HB0478) | Waterway Incident Notification System (WINS) Workgroup | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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SB0350 /CH0731 (HB0495/CH0732) | Early Childhood Development - Child Care Scholarship Program - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 731 |
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SB0364 (HB0618) | Property Tax Credit – Dwellings of Public Safety Officers – Retired Personnel | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0379 /CH0152 (HB0535/CH0151) | Election Law - Ballot Issuance, Processing, and Reporting Procedures and 2024 Primary Date | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 152 |
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SB0417 (HB0602) | Environment – State Wetlands – Shoreline Restoration | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0418 (HB0592) | Property Tax - Agricultural Land and Improvements - Assessment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0453 (HB1097) | State and Private Construction Contracts – Prompt Payment Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0456 | Healthy Working Families Act - Railroad Employees - Unpaid Leave | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0470 /CH0546 (HB0631) | Natural Resources - Land Conservation - Establishment of Goals and Programs (Maryland the Beautiful Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 546 |
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SB0475 | Workgroup on the Maryland 529 Prepaid College Trust Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0526 /CH0542 (HB0723/CH0541) | Natural Resources - Forest Preservation and Retention | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 542 |
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SB0536 (HB0393) | State Government - Forms - Veterans' Benefits | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0562 | Maryland Small Food Banks Grant Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0580 /CH0752 (HB0751/CH0753) | Public Safety - Officer and Community Wellness Training Grant Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 752 |
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SB0601 /CH0256 (HB0814/CH0257) | Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program - Sunset Extension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 256 |
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SB0624 /CH0307 (HB1074/CH0306) | Income Tax - Automated External Defibrillator Tax Credit (Joe Sheya Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 307 |
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SB0650 /CH0549 (HB0789) | Public Safety - State Disaster Recovery Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 549 |
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SB0798 /CH0244 (HB0705/CH0245) | Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Freedom | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 244 |
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SB0837 (HB1241) | Education – Curriculum – Study of the Holocaust (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0838 (HB1261) | Workplace Fraud and Prevailing Wage - Violations - Referrals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0842 /CH0014 (HB1244/CH0013) | Maryland Holocaust Remembrance Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 14 |
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SB0867 (HB0652) | Vehicle Laws – Special and Commemorative Registration Plate – Maryland Heroes | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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SB0974 /CH0106 (HB1301) | State-Owned Nursing Homes - Deficiencies, Citations, and Fines - Contractor Reporting Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 106 |
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SB0547 (HB0551/CH0440) | Office of Statewide Broadband - Study of Broadband Expansion Incentives | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0548 (HB0550/CH0098) | Maryland Energy Administration - Energy Programs - Modifications (Clean Transportation and Energy Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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SB0549 /CH0431 (HB0552/CH0430) | Economic Development – Build Our Future Grant Pilot Program and Fund (Innovation Economy Infrastructure Act of 2023) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 431 |
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SB0550 /CH0433 (HB0548/CH0432) | Financial Regulation - Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund - Establishment (Access to Banking Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 433 |
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SB0551 /CH0099 (HB0546) | Department of Service and Civic Innovation and Maryland Corps Program Service Year Option Pathways - Established (Serving Every Region Through Vocational Exploration Act of 2023) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 99 |
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SB0553 /CH0614 (HB0554/CH0613) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement Income (Keep Our Heroes Home Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 614 |
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SB0554 /CH0612 (HB0553) | Maryland National Guard - Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program - Establishment (Health Care for Heroes Act of 2023) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 612 |
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SB0893 (HB1219/CH0627) | Maryland Educator Shortage Act of 2023 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:30 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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SB0665 /CH0008 (HB0774/CH0007) | Assisted Living Programs - Unlicensed Programs - Resident Abuse, Exploitation, and Neglect (The Senator Delores Kelley Residents of Unlicensed Programs Protection Act) | By Request - Other | 6 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 8 |
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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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Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $102,000 | $102,000 | $102,000 | ||||
AVFD Training Center | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $156,038 | $0 | |||||
Children's Theatre of Annapolis CTA and Bay Head Park Digital Signage Project | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $20,000 | $0 | |||||
Chrysalis House Therapeutic Nature Trail | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $75,000 | $75,000 | $75,000 | ||||
Elks Camp Barrett Infrastructure | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $227,000 | $101,500 | $101,500 | ||||
Gambrills Athletic Club Light Project | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $500,000 | $0 | |||||
Historic Charles W Baldwin Hall - Restoration of Historic 1861 Window | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $30,000 | $0 | |||||
Hope House Refurbishment | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $342,000 | $0 | |||||
Kingdom Kare Veterans Resource Center | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $650,000 | $0 | |||||
Pascal Crisis Stabilization Center | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $1,100,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | ||||
Rockbridge Academy Athletic-Fine Arts-Academic Roof Replacement and Enhancement | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $1,000,000 | $0 | |||||
Severna Park Elks Lodge No 2482 | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $200,000 | $0 | |||||
Severna Park Train Station | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $26,500 | $26,500 | $26,500 | ||||
South Shore Recovery Club SSRC Building Improvements | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $56,000 | $56,000 | $56,000 | ||||
Swann Park and Willows Park Playgrounds | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $350,000 | $350,000 | $350,000 | ||||
Village Commons Update | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $250,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 |

- Tenure
- Elected to the Maryland Senate in November 2022. Member of the Senate since January 11, 2023.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Finance Committee
- 2023 Joint Committee on Federal Relations
- 2023 Senate Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Protocol
- 2023 Executive Board Member, Maryland Veterans Caucus
- Public Service
- Maryland State Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, 2023-; Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council, 2023-; Military Spouse JD Network (Immediate Past President, 2021-2022; President, 2020-2021; President elect; 2019-2020; Membership Director, 2019-2017), 2017-2022; Vigilant Torch Association and Foundation, Secretary, 2020-2023; Family Support Network/Family Readiness Group, Leader, 2012-2014, 2018-2019.
- Memberships
- Maryland State Bar Association; Women's Bar Association of Maryland; Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Defense Research Institute; Alumni Trustee, Rockford University Board of Trustees, 2020-present; Director, Rockford University Alumni Association, 2008-; Severna Park Elementary School PTA Advocacy Committee.
- Awards
- 1st Capabilities Integration Group Volunteer of the Year, 2019; Marguerite Mills Volunteer of the Month (civic engagement in the local community), 2019; Rockford University Alumni Award of Distinction, 2017; Golden Rose Award, Military Intelligence Corps, 2014; Public Service Commendation Medal, U.S. Army, 2012; Certificate of Appreciation for Patriotic Civilian Service awarded by the U.S. Army for volunteer services in support of military families, 2011.
- Biographical Information
- Born in Dubuque, Iowa, January 1, 1980; Attended Stillman Valley High School, Stillman Valley, Illinois, 1998; Rockford University, B.A., Psychology, French, (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa) 2002; Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., 2006; Associate, Hickey Melia & Associates, 2006-2007; Law Clerk, CACI, Contractor to the U.S. Justice Department, 2007-2008; Admitted to Maryland Bar, Illinois Bar, and District of Columbia Bar; Partner, MacDonald Law Group, 2018 - (Associate, 2008-2017); Married; three children.
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