Legislation
Senator Katie Fry Hester
- District
- 9
- County
- Howard and Montgomery
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
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Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
- Annapolis Info
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304 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone: 410-841-3671
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3671
Fax 410-841-3395
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304 James Senate Office Building
- Interim Info
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304 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3671
Fax 410-841-3395
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304 James Senate Office Building
- Contact
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katiefry.hester@senate.state.md.us
- Party
- Democrat
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| SB0056 (HB0163) | Food Waste and Solid Waste Reduction – Grants, Fund, and Surcharge | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0097 | Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Maryland Horse Industry | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0180 /CH0279 (HB0086/CH0280) | Public and Nonpublic Schools - Bronchodilators - Use, Availability, Training, and Policies | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 279 |
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| SB0394 /CH0159 | Catalytic Revitalization Project Tax Credit - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 159 |
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| SB0570 /CH0563 (HB0397/CH0564) | Public Utilities - Thermal Energy Network Systems - Authorization and Establishment (Working for Accessible Renewable Maryland Thermal Heat (WARMTH) Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 563 |
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| SB0682 (HB0505) | Electric Companies - Regional Transmission Organizations - Report (Utility Transparency and Accountability Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Rereferred to Economic Matters |
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| SB0683 /CH0510 (HB0561/CH0511) | Tree Expert Licenses - Application and Renewal Fee Alterations and Insurance Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 510 |
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| SB0739 (HB1119) | Algorithmic Addiction Fund - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0756 | Primary and Secondary Education - School Safety and Student Well-Being - Examination of Policies and Funding | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0797 /CH0170 (HB0903/CH0171) | Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 170 |
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| SB0798 | Stream Restoration Contractors Licensing Board, Stream Restoration Contractors, and Stream Restoration Project Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0816 /CH0509 (HB1486) | Economic Development – Cyber Maryland Fund and Program – Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 509 |
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| SB0818 /CH0496 (HB1271) | Information Technology - Artificial Intelligence - Policies and Procedures (Artificial Intelligence Governance Act of 2024) | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 496 |
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| SB0834 | Consumer Protection - Scam Awareness Pilot Program - Establishment (Don't Scam Maryland Act of 2024) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0835 /CH0561 (HB0992/CH0562) | Environment - Delegated Authorities - Well and Septic Program Permits | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 561 |
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| SB0858 | Revenge Porn - Civil Action and Reporting Requirement | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-0) |
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| SB0920 | State Government - Maryland Electric Transmission Authority - Established | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0956 /CH0557 (HB1153/CH0556) | Environment - Water Pollution Control - Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 557 |
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| SB0957 (HB1255) | Labor and Employment – Automated Employment Decision Tools – Prohibition | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0958 (HB1438) | Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024 | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0978 | Election Law - Synthetic Media - Disclosure and Regulation | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0979 (HB1297) | Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines and Pilot Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0980 | Education - Computer Science - Content Standards and Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0981 | Local Cybersecurity Preparedness and Local Cybersecurity Support Fund - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0982 /CH0497 (HB1188) | Information Technology - Modernization of Information Technology Projects | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 497 |
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| SB1082 (HB1328) | Solar Energy and Energy Storage - Development and State Procurement | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB1083 | Public Utilities - Electric Distribution System Planning - Regulations, Plans, and Fund | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0006 /CH0916 (HB0063/CH0917) | Property Tax - Credit for Dwelling House of Disabled Veterans - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 916 |
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| SB0033 /CH0281 (HB0837) | More Opportunities for Career–Focused Students Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 281 |
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| SB0088 /CH0010 (HB0055/CH0009) | Maryland Commission on Veterans and Military Families | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 10 |
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| SB0148 /CH0516 (HB0449/CH0517) | Comprehensive Flood Management Grant Program - Funding for Underserved and Overburdened Communities | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 516 |
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| SB0165 /CH0734 (HB0204/CH0733) | Education – Coaches – Mental Health Training | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 734 |
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| SB0169 (HB0660) | Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters and Appropriations |
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| SB0196 /CH0523 (HB1465/CH0524) | Soil Conservation Districts - Small Ponds - Plan Review Fees | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 523 |
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| SB0337 /CH0478 (HB0323/CH0477) | Environment - Commission on Climate Change Membership - Additions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 478 |
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| SB0341 /CH0057 (HB0390/CH0058) | Commission on African American History and Culture - Museum Name Change | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 57 |
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| SB0385 (HB0221) | Education - Funding for General Education Programs - Definition Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0387 (HB0448) | Korean American Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/08 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB0388 (HB0340) | Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits and Funding (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 2:00 p.m. (Finance) |
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| SB0425 /CH0062 (HB0386/CH0061) | Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program - Alterations (Maryland Meals for Achievement Flexibility Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 62 |
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| SB0440 /CH0769 (HB0447/CH0770) | Income Tax Credit - Venison Donation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 769 |
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| SB0448 /CH0434 (HB0133) | Commission to Study African American Civil War Soldiers in Maryland | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 434 |
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| SB0507 /CH0594 (HB0562/CH0593) | Special Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Sport Fishing License - Nonresidents - License Fee | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 594 |
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| SB0508 /CH0591 (HB0497/CH0592) | Hunting - Nonresident Sika Deer Stamp - Fee Alteration | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 591 |
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| SB0541 /CH0455 (HB0567/CH0454) | Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 455 |
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| SB0571 /CH0460 (HB0603/CH0461) | Consumer Protection – Online Products and Services – Data of Children (Maryland Kids Code) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 460 |
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| SB0585 | Boating Accidents - Duty to Remain at the Scene, Render Assistance, and Provide Information - Penalties | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 2:30 p.m. |
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| SB0592 /CH0173 (HB0336/CH0172) | Maryland Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program - Materials for Individualized Education Program, Individualized Family Service Plan, and 504 Plan Meetings | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 173 |
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| SB0615 /CH0805 | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Maryland Veterans Suicide Prevention Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 805 |
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| SB0692 | Cybersecurity - Workgroup to Study Data Security - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0707 /CH0026 (HB1026/CH0027) | Armed Forces – Support of Military Families and Addition of Space Force | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 26 |
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| SB0752 (HB0794) | Regulated Firearms - Maryland Voluntary Do Not Sell Firearm Process | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0755 (HB1154) | Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Office of Domestic Terrorism Response | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0757 (HB0617) | State Information Technology - Prohibited Applications and Websites | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0783 /CH0595 (HB1435) | Public Utilities - Solar Energy Systems and Programs, Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund, and Prevailing Wage (Brighter Tomorrow Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 595 |
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| SB0784 (HB0935) | Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/28 at 12:00 p.m. |
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| SB0808 /CH0445 (HB1466) | Anaerobic Digestion Technology - Coordination and Guidance | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 445 |
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| SB0869 (HB0640) | Property Tax - Improvements on Agricultural Land - Assessment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0932 (HB1042) | Maryland Agricultural BMP Priority Environmental Stewardship Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0969 /CH0559 (HB1165/CH0558) | Watershed, Stream, and Floodplain Restoration - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Restoration and Stream and Floodplain Restoration Funding (Whole Watershed Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 559 |
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| SB1034 /CH0912 (HB1162/CH0911) | 9–1–1 Specialist Recruitment and Retention Workgroup | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 912 |
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| SB1077 /CH0179 (HB1336) | Public Schools - School Security Employees - Appropriations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 179 |
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| SB1094 (HB1347) | State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Extension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB1099 /CH0764 | Emergency Services - Automated External Defibrillator and Naloxone Co-Location Initiative - Requirements for Public Buildings | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 764 |
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| SB1161 (HB1296/CH0431) | Electricity - Offshore Wind Projects - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| SB1178 /CH0176 | Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Service Terminal Date | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 176 |
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| SJ0001 /JR0001 (HJ0001) | Affirming the Federal Equal Rights Amendment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Signed by the President and the Speaker - Joint Resolution 1 |
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| SB0470 /CH0708 (HB0597/CH0709) | Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 708 |
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| SB0471 (HB0575/CH0705) | Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0472 /CH0413 (HB0581/CH0412) | State Government - Permits, Licenses, and Certificates - Processing (Transparent Government Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 413 |
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| SB0473 /CH0711 (HB0582/CH0710) | Economic Development - Entrepreneurial Innovation Programs - Establishment (Pava LaPere Legacy of Innovation Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 711 |
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| SB0475 /CH0707 (HB0583/CH0706) | Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention - Establishment | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 707 |
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| SB0477 /CH0008 (HB0580/CH0007) | Time to Serve Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 8 |
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| SB0478 /CH0006 (HB0604) | Families Serve Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 6 |
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| SB0479 (HB0513/CH0017) | Motor Vehicles - Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Revisions (Maryland Road Worker Protection Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland Senate in 2018. Member of the Senate since January 9, 2019.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Deputy Majority Whip
- 2023 Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment
- 2023 Energy Subcommittee of the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment
- 2023 Environment Subcommittee of the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment
- 2019 Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology
- 2019 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee
- 2023 Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics
- 2019 Women Legislators of Maryland
- Past Senate Service
- Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2020-2023; Alcohol Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2020-2023; Health Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2020-2023; Judicial Proceedings Committee, 2019-2020; Senate Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Protocol, 2020-2023; Workgroup to Study Shelter and Supportive Services for Unaccompanied Homelss Minors, 2019-2020.
- Public Service
- Energy Resilience and Efficiency Working Group, 2023-; Maryland Consortium on Coordinated Community Supports, 2022-; Maryland Food System Resiliency Council, 2021-; Adaptive Reuse of Historic Properties Study, 2019-2020; Commission to Study Mental and Behavioral Health in Maryland, 2019-; Maryland Tourism Development Board, 2019-; Phosphorus Management Tool Transiion Advisory Committee, 2019-; Rural Maryland Council, 2019-.
- Memberships
- Glen Mar United Methodist Church; Ellicott City and Western Howard County Democratic Club; Maryland First Responders; Wisp Ski Patrol; Mobilize HoCo Schools.
- Biographical Information
- Cornell University, B.S. Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 1997; Arthur D. Little, Senior Analyst, 1998-2001; SustainAbility, Manager, Engaging Stakeholders, 2004-2007; SustainAbility, Manager Research and Advocacy, 2001-2009; The Partnering Initiative, Director, Americas Region. 2009-present; Married; two children.
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