Senator Shaneka Henson
- District
- 30
- County
- Anne Arundel
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Judicial Proceedings Committee
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Judicial Proceedings Committee
- Annapolis Info
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203 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3578
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3578
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203 James Senate Office Building
- Interim Info
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203 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3578
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203 James Senate Office Building
- Contact
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shaneka.henson@senate.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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| SB0107 (HB0566) | Criminal Law – Distribution of Students’ Personal Information – Prohibition | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0130 (HB0220) | Environment - Water - Individual Unit Meters | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0138 (HB0084) | Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Domestic Violence as a Mitigating Factor (Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0268 (HB0310) | Correctional Services – Restrictive Housing – Individuals With Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| SB0269 (HB0385) | Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Evidence - Rebuttable Presumption of Medical Bills | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0298 (HB0338) | Department of General Services - Maryland Capitol Police - Statewide Jurisdiction | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| SB0359 (HB0635) | Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0360 (HB0563) | Criminal Law - Emergency Response Animal - Prohibited Actions Against | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Third Reading Passed (43-0) |
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| SB0487 | Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors (Vulnerable Road User Protection Act of 2026) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0650 (HB0890) | Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations ("Know Before They Knock" Family Right to Notice Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0651 (HB0738) | Real Property – Transfer–on–Death Deed – Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0656 (HB1533) | Public Health - Cosmetic Products - Enforcement and Penalties for Prohibited Ingredients (Crown and Care Act - Protecting Communities from Harmful Hair Chemicals) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0657 (HB0919) | Maryland Higher Education Commission - Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) Grant Program - Established | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0729 (HB1571) | Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program and Mobile Home Parks | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0937 | Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0938 | Community Development - Affordable Multifamily Rental Housing Stabilization Program - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0939 (HB1098) | Bankruptcy Proceedings - Exemptions From Execution - Residential Real Property | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0940 (HB1196) | Environment - Mobile Home Parks - Water Quality Testing | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0941 (HB1218) | Department of Housing and Community Development - Severe Health and Safety Risk Properties - Intervention Plan | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0942 (HB1306) | Assisted Outpatient Treatment - Surrender or Seizure of Firearms | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) |
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| SB0989 (HB0924) | Child Exploitation Material - Civil and Criminal Actions (Safe Kids Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SB0076 (HB0727) | Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class C (Veterans' Organization) Licenses - Membership | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Third Reading Passed (43-0) |
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| SB0109 (HB0606) | Anne Arundel County - Residential Property Tax Payment Deferrals - Eligibility | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Ways and Means |
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| SB0296 (HB0389) | Juveniles - Detention and Confinement - Limitations on Juvenile Contact With Incarcerated Adults | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| SB0300 (HB0461) | Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Third Reading Passed (43-0) |
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| SB0335 (HB0315) | Human Relations – Discrimination in Housing – Income–Based Housing Subsidies | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0433 (HB0497) | Family Law - Temporary and Final Protective Orders - Duration and Relief | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0531 (HB0491) | Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior - Request for Verbal Acknowledgement (Verbal Waiver Transparency Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Third Reading Passed (41-0) |
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| SB0661 | Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0776 | Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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| SB0962 | January 6th Insurrectionists - Prohibition on Service in Certain Government Roles | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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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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| American Legion Cook-Pinkney Post 141 | Introduced in Senate |
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Anne Arundel | $250,000 | $0 | ||||
| Anne Arundel County Community Action Agency AACCAA Capital Renovations | Introduced in Senate |
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Anne Arundel | $371,400 | $0 | ||||
| Deale Elks Lodge 2528 | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $74,500 | $0 | |||||
| Galesville Heritage Museum | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $40,000 | $0 | |||||
| New Village Academy - Community Café & Public Gathering Space | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $200,000 | $0 | |||||
| Southern High School Auxiliary Gym and Team Room | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $5,500,000 | $0 | |||||
| Summit School New Academic Center | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $530,981 | $0 | |||||
| Third Street Colored School - Seafarers Yacht Club | Introduced in Senate |
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Anne Arundel | $151,000 | $0 |
- Tenure
- Sworn into the Maryland Senate on January 8, 2025. Member of the Maryland House of Delegates May 16, 2019 to January 8, 2025.
- Current Assignments
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- 2025 Judicial Proceedings Committee
- 2025 Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
- 2026 Chair, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (Member, 2019)
- 2019 Women Legislators of Marylad
- 2021 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- Past House Service
- Ways and Means Committee, 2023-2024; Local Revenues Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2023-2024; Early Childhood Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2023-2024; 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; Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 2021-2024.
- Public Service
- Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps., 2025-; Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee, 2020-2023.
- 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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