Legislation
Delegate Shaneka Henson

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- 30A
- County
- Anne Arundel
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Ways and Means Committee
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Ways and Means Committee
- Annapolis Info
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154 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3045
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3045
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154 Lowe House Office Building
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154 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3045
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154 Lowe House Office Building
- Contact
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shaneka.henson@house.state.md.us
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- 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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HB0390 /CH0058 (SB0341/CH0057) | Commission on African American History and Culture - Museum Name Change | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 58 |
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HB0539 /CH0299 (SB0567/CH0300) | Public Institutions of Higher Education - Student Withdrawal Policy - Reimbursement of Tuition and Fees (Cameron Carden Act of 2024) | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 299 |
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HB0541 /CH0364 (SB0657/CH0365) | Anne Arundel County - Student Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Educators - Established | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 364 |
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HB0543 (SB0722) | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Seniors - State Supplement | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0551 | Maryland Transportation Authority - Video Tolls (Maryland Toll Relief and Accountability Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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HB0771 (SB0741) | Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan Requirements (Pregnant and Parenting Support Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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HB0772 (SB0780) | Internet–Connected Devices and Internet Service Providers – Default Filtering of Obscene Content (Maryland Online Child Protection Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0881 (SB0909) | Anne Arundel County – Public Schools – Innovative Scheduling Pilot Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1066 (SB0977) | African American Heritage Preservation Grant Fund - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/07 at 3:00 p.m. |
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HB0287 /CH0898 (SB0342/CH0899) | Property Tax - Renters' Property Tax Relief Program - Assets Calculation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 898 |
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HB0331 | Election Law - Candidate Expenditures - Campaign-Related Caregiving Expenses | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0400 (SB0124) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Annual Behavioral Health Wellness Visits - Coverage and Reimbursement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0404 /CH0743 (SB0190) | Public Safety - Wellness Checks - Requirements (Gabriel's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 743 |
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HB0407 | Food Supplement Benefits - Students - Eligibility (SNAP for Students) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/12 at 12:00 p.m. |
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HB0431 /CH0012 (SB0411/CH0011) | Department of Veterans Affairs - Renaming and Deputy Secretary of Military Family Policy and Programs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 12 |
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HB0432 /CH0444 | Courts and Judicial Proceedings and Criminal Procedure - Technical Corrections - References to Intellectual Disability | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 444 |
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HB0472 /CH0167 (SB0540/CH0166) | Education - School Mapping Data Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 167 |
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HB0480 (SB0664) | Real Property - Land Installment Contracts - Requirements and Vendor Duties and Limitations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
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HB0573 /CH0471 | Citizens Committee for the Enhancement of Communities Surrounding Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport - Membership | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 471 |
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HB0626 (SB0323) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Volunteers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0657 | Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Policy | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 12:00 p.m. |
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HB0666 /CH0375 (SB0035/CH0374) | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - State Supplement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 375 |
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HB0673 (SB0630) | Real Property - Contract Liens - Medical Debt | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
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HB0696 (SB0579/CH0191) | Primary and Secondary Education - Breakfast and Lunch Programs - Universal Expansion Report | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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HB0713 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement Income - Individuals Under the Age of 55 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0813 | Driver's Licenses - Suspension for Child Support Arrearages - Exception | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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HB0837 (SB0033/CH0281) | More Opportunities for Career-Focused Students Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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HB0903 /CH0171 (SB0797/CH0170) | Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 171 |
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HB1037 /CH0937 (SB1036/CH0936) | Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 937 |
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HB1076 /CH0749 (SB1091/CH0750) | Education - Blind and Visually Impaired Students - Textbook Equity | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 749 |
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HB1145 (SB0844) | Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1167 /CH0293 (SB1090) | Maryland Center for School Safety - Secure Schools Emergency Response Grant Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 293 |
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HB1224 (SB0953) | Housing – Community Development Program Act – Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 12:00 p.m. |
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HB1237 | State Department of Education - Task Force to Study the Maryland Online Special Education System | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1244 /CH0963 (SB1022) | Maryland Higher Education Commission - Academic Program Approval and Institutional Mission Statements - Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 963 |
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HB1257 (SB0917) | Public Schools - Restorative Practices Schools - Comprehensive Plan | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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HB1314 | Corporations and Associations - Annual Reports - Filing Fees (Right to Start Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1386 /CH0128 | Education - School Employee Antibias Training - Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 128 |
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HB1438 (SB0958) | Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) |
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HB1441 /CH0165 | Early Childhood Education - Publicly Funded Prekindergarten Programs - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 165 |
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HB1522 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Land-Grant Institution - Funding (Land-Grant Equity and Accountability Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/20 at 2:00 p.m. |
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HJ0001 (SJ0001/JR0001) | Affirming the Federal Equal Rights Amendment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0513 /CH0017 (SB0479) | Motor Vehicles - Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Revisions (Maryland Road Worker Protection Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 17 |
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HB0538 /CH0122 (SB0484) | Land Use – Affordable Housing – Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 122 |
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HB0575 /CH0705 (SB0471) | Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 705 |
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HB0576 /CH0703 (SB0453/CH0704) | Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 703 |
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HB0579 (SB0474/CH0411) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals – Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0580 /CH0007 (SB0477/CH0008) | Time to Serve Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 7 |
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HB0581 /CH0412 (SB0472/CH0413) | State Government - Permits, Licenses, and Certificates - Processing (Transparent Government Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 412 |
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HB0583 /CH0706 (SB0475/CH0707) | Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention - Establishment | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 706 |
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HB0584 /CH0013 (SB0476/CH0014) | Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders (Caring for Public Employees in the Safety Professions - CAPES Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 13 |
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HB0585 /CH0021 (SB0480/CH0020) | Protecting Election Officials Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 21 |
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HB0597 /CH0709 (SB0470/CH0708) | Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 709 |
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HB0599 /CH0123 (SB0483) | Maryland Community Investment Corporation - Establishment (Housing and Community Development Financing Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 123 |
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HB0604 (SB0478/CH0006) | Families Serve Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0) |
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HB0694 (SB0482/CH0408) | Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/28 at 12:30 p.m. (Appropriations) |
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HB0693 /CH0124 (SB0481) | Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024 | By Request - Departmental | 5 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 124 |
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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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Banneker-Douglass Museum | Introduced in House |
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Anne Arundel | $1,417,000 | $0 | ||||
History of the Annapolis Five - Road Marker | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $20,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | ||||
Wiley H. Bates Legacy Center | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $25,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 |

- Tenure
- Member of the Maryland House of Delegates since May 16, 2019. First elected to the House in November 2022.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Ways and Means Committee
- 2023 Local Revenues Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee
- 2023 Early Childhood Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee
- 2021 Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
- 2019 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
- 2019 Women Legislators of Maryland
- 2021 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- Past House Service
- Appropriations Committee, 2019-2023; Health and Social Services Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 2020-2023; Vice Chair, Oversight Committee on Pensions of the Appropriations Committee (Member, 2022), 2023; Capital Budget Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 2023.
- Public Service
- Maryland Sexual Assaul Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee, 2020-.
- Memberships
- Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA); Anne Arundel County Bar Association.
- Awards
- The Daily Record, Maryland's Top 100 Women, 2024; Sojourner Truth Award, Anne Arundel County, 2021.
- Biographical Information
- Born, July 29, 1983, Anne Arundel County, Maryland; Coppin State University, B.S.; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D.; Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 2010; Attorney, YWCA, Anne Arundel County; Attorney, Office of the Maryland Attorney General, 2013-2019; Member, Annapolis, City Council, representing Ward 6, 2018-2019; Married; one child.
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