Legislation
Delegate Michele Guyton

- District
- 42B
- County
- Baltimore
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Environment and Transportation Committee
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Environment and Transportation Committee
- Annapolis Info
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304 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3793 | 301-858-3793
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3793
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304 Lowe House Office Building
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304 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3793 | 301-858-3793
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304 Lowe House Office Building
- Contact
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michele.guyton@house.state.md.us
- Party
- Democrat

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HB0265 (SB0388) | Public Schools - Standardized Behavioral Health Questionnaire for Students - Development and Implementation | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0320 /CH0778 | Maryland Longitudinal Data System - Definition of Student Data - Alteration | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 778 |
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HB0456 /CH0280 (SB0940/CH0279) | State Board of Pharmacy - Accessible Prescription Labels, Bag Tags, and Medical Guides for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print Disabled Individuals - Regulations | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 280 |
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HB0469 | Children With Disabilities - Special Education Services - Eligibility | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0476 | Consumer Protection - Debt Collectors - Debtors With Multiple Debts | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
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HB0525 /CH0779 | Outdoor Preschool License Pilot Program - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 779 |
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HB0593 | Public Schools - Lifesaver Schools Program - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0621 | State Department of Education - Division of Rehabilitation Services - Information Posted on Website | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0870 /CH0281 | Division of Rehabilitation Services and Developmental Disabilities Administration - Memorandum of Understanding | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 281 |
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HB1091 | Education - Screening Requirements for Students With Reading Difficulties - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1171 | Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Residential Districts | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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HB1222 (SB0934) | State Department of Education - Division of Rehabilitation Services - Funding and Staffing | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1247 (SB0121) | More Opportunities for Career-Focused Students Act of 2023 | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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HB1287 (SB0961) | Motor Vehicles - School Bus Monitoring Cameras - Issuance of Citations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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HB0090 /CH0517 | Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Bamboo | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 517 |
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HB0102 /CH0488 (SB0279) | Real Property - Actions for Possession - Pet Protections | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 488 |
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HB0152 /CH0519 | Department of Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Grant Programs - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 519 |
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HB0180 /CH0551 (SB0141/CH0550) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Adoption Expenses - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 551 |
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HB0185 /CH0671 | Nonpublic Schools and Child Care Providers - Corporal Punishment - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 671 |
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HB0188 /CH0491 (SB0320/CH0492) | Natural Resources - Wildlife Advisory Commission - Membership | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 491 |
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HB0192 /CH0166 (SB0269/CH0167) | Currency - Campaign Finance Prohibitions - Disclosures by Financial Institutions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 166 |
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HB0208 (SB0147) | Street Racing and Exhibition Driving - Prohibited Acts, Enforcement, and Penalties | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings |
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HB0216 | Environment - Salt Applicator Certification Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
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HB0230 /CH0097 (SB0224/CH0096) | Department of the Environment - Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Regulations (Clean Trucks Act of 2023) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 97 |
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HB0250 | Vehicle Laws - Disabled Veteran Registration Plates - Issuance | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0260 /CH0270 (SB0346/CH0269) | Maryland Sign Language Interpreters Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 270 |
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HB0275 (SB0247) | State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Faculty, Part-Time Faculty, and Graduate Assistants | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0289 /CH0479 (SB0282/CH0480) | Maryland Forestry Education Fund - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 479 |
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HB0292 /CH0659 (SB0280/CH0658) | Child Care Providers - Registration and Licensing - Exemptions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 659 |
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HB0299 | Environment - Synthetic Turf - Chain of Custody | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0304 | Motor Vehicles - Noise Limits and Modification of Exhaust Systems and Noise Abatement Devices | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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HB0305 (SB0308) | Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Revisions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0316 /CH0618 (SB0354/CH0617) | Income Tax Checkoff - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 618 |
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HB0322 /CH0379 (SB0255/CH0378) | Public Health - Home- and Community-Based Services for Children and Youth | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 379 |
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HB0325 /CH0588 (SB0390/CH0589) | Provision of Veterinary Services - Practice of Veterinary Medicine and Rabies Vaccines | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 588 |
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HB0329 | Public Health - Commission on Universal Health Care | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/16 at 6:00 p.m. |
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HB0347 | Attorney General – Climate Change Actions – Authorization | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0352 (SB0915) | Railroad Company - Movement of Freight - Required Crew | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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HB0365 (SB0937) | Department of Agriculture - Spay/Neuter Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0381 | Baltimore City and Baltimore County – Due Process Proceedings for Children With Disabilities – Burden of Proof | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0383 (SB0109) | Interagency Commission on School Construction – Systemic Renovation Projects – Eligibility | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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HB0389 /CH0435 (SB0034/CH0436) | Department of Agriculture - State Specialist for Value-Added Agriculture | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 435 |
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HB0390 (SB0359) | Community College Tuition and Residency Waivers - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0399 | Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers - State Purchase and Use - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0405 (SB0085) | Criminal Law - Animal Abuse or Neglect - Penalties | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0412 | Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Consent and Second-Degree Rape | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0417 | General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0448 /CH0648 (SB0311) | Nonpublic Education - Placements of Children With Disabilities - Teacher Salaries (Teacher Pay Parity Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 648 |
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HB0452 | Food Supplement Benefits - Students - Eligibility (SNAP for Students) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0459 | Public Utilities - Street Lighting Equipment - Acquisitions and Reporting (County and Municipal Street Lighting Investment Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0472 (SB0217) | Transit - Commuter Bus Service - Procurement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) |
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HB0483 /CH0552 (SB0074/CH0553) | Grossly Negligent or Drunk or Drugged Operation of Vehicle or Vessel - Prior Convictions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 552 |
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HB0488 (SB0482) | Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Mental Health Professionals in Public Schools | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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HB0495 /CH0732 (SB0350/CH0731) | Early Childhood Development - Child Care Scholarship Program - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 732 |
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HB0503 /CH0487 (SB0923) | Natural Resources - Greenspace Equity Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 487 |
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HB0504 /CH0015 (SB0168/CH0016) | Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 15 |
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HB0514 (SB0559/CH0628) | Education - Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program - Annual Appropriation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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HB0523 (SB0759) | Correctional Services - Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0573 /CH0402 (SB0263/CH0401) | Maryland Higher Education Commission - Access to Mental Health Advisory Committee - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 402 |
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HB0605 (SB0473) | Commission to Establish a Memorial to the Global War on Terror | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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HB0608 /CH0211 (SB0535/CH0212) | Human Relations - Housing Discrimination - Service Dogs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 211 |
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HB0628 (SB0557) | Primary and Secondary Education – Breakfast and Lunch Programs – Universal Expansion | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0705 /CH0245 (SB0798/CH0244) | 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 245 |
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HB0723 /CH0541 (SB0526/CH0542) | Natural Resources – Forest Preservation and Retention | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 541 |
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HB0769 (SB0614) | Public Safety - Fire Dampers, Smoke Dampers, Combination Fire Smoke Dampers, and Smoke Control Systems | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0843 /CH0179 (SB0880/CH0178) | Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 179 |
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HB0874 /CH0690 (SB0611/CH0689) | Office of the Attorney General - Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 690 |
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HB0950 /CH0489 (SB0836/CH0490) | Maryland Native Plants Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 489 |
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HB0961 | State Department of Education - School Psychologist Recruitment Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0995 (SB0790) | Commercial Law - Health Data Privacy | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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HB1148 /CH0291 (SB0582/CH0290) | Behavioral Health Care - Treatment and Access (Behavioral Health Model for Maryland) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 291 |
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HB0546 (SB0551/CH0099) | Serving Every Region Through Vocational Exploration Act of 2023 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (39-7) |
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HB0550 /CH0098 (SB0548) | Maryland Energy Administration – Energy Programs – Modifications (Clean Transportation and Energy Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 98 |
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HB0551 /CH0440 (SB0547) | Office of Statewide Broadband - Study of Broadband Expansion Incentives | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 440 |
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HB0552 /CH0430 (SB0549/CH0431) | 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 430 |
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HB0553 (SB0554/CH0612) | Maryland National Guard - Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program - Establishment (Health Care for Heroes Act of 2023) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0554 /CH0613 (SB0553/CH0614) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement Income (Keep Our Heroes Home Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 613 |
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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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Cockeysville Middle School Electronic Sign | Introduced in House |
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Baltimore | $80,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 | |||
Historic Pest House Adaptive Reuse | Introduced | Baltimore | $500,000 | $0 | |||||
Maryland State Fair - ADA Elevator for Administration Building | Introduced | Baltimore | $500,000 | $0 | |||||
Maryland State Fair - Fiber Optic Cable | Introduced | Baltimore | $500,000 | $0 | |||||
Timonium Elementary School Electronic Sign | Introduced in House |
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Baltimore | $80,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |

- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2018. Member of the House since January 9, 2019.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Environment and Transportation Committee
- 2023 Environment Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee
- 2023 Motor Vehicle and Transportation Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee
- 2023 Second Vice President, Women Legislators of Maryland (Member, 2019)
- 2019 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, Associate Member
- Past House Service
- Ways and Means Committee, 2019-2023; Early Childhood Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2021-2023; Education Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2019-2023; Racing and Gaming Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2020; Finance Resources Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, 2019.
- Public Service
- Board of Directors, Kennedy Krieger Institute, 2020-; Maryland Commission on Disabilities, 2020-; Board Member, Maryland State Department of Education, 2015-2019; Maryland School Safety Sub-Cabinet Behavioral Threat Assessment Workgroup, 2018; MSDE Online Learning Workgroup, 2018; Maryland High School Graduation Task Force, Asessment Committee, 2017-2018; Maryland Adult Learning Access Commission, 2017-2018; MSDE Innovative School Scheduling Workgroup, 2017; MSDE Disproportionality in Special Education Workgroup, 2016-2017; Governor's P-20 Leadership Council, At Risk Students Workgroup, 2015-2018; Chair, Maryland State Board of Education Mental Health Committee, 2010-2018; Volunteer Crisis Counselor, Iowa Sexual Abuse Intervention Program, 1993-1995; Chair, Tourette Association of America, Mid-Atlantic Chapter, 2006-.
- Memberships
- Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2019-.
- Awards
- Maryland's Top 100 Women, The Daily Record, 2023, 2018; IA Coalition Against domest Violence Advocacy Award, 1998; University of Iowa Panhellenic Teaching Award, 1997.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Madison, Tennessee, October 19, 1966; Baldwin County High School, 1985; Vanderbilt University, B.A., Psychology and Anthropology, 1989; Radcliffe College Graduate Consortium of Women's Studies/Brandeis University, M.A. Psychology and Women's Studies, 1992; Graduate Research Assistant, Wellesley College Center for Women, 1991-1992; Counselor, Preterm Women's Health Clinic, Boston, MA, 1992-1993; Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Iowa Department of Psychology, 1993-1996; Brandeis University, Ph.D., Developmental and Social Psychology, 1996; Program Developer for At-Risk-Families, Iowa City Domestic Violence Center, 1994-1999; Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Iowa Department of Psychology, 1995-1999; Educational Consultant and Family Educator, Durham County North Carolina, Dept. of Mental Health, 2000-2002; Married; three children.
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