Legislation
Delegate Seth A. Howard
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- Anne Arundel
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159 House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3439 | 301-858-3439
Toll-free in MD
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159 House Office Building
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159 House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3439 | 301-858-3439
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159 House Office Building
- Contact
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Seth.Howard@house.state.md.us
- Party
- Republican
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| HB0317 | Public Safety - Assault Weapons - Replacements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0614 | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Watermen's Day | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0638 | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Farmers' Day | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0660 | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Equestrian Day | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0673 | Senatorial and Delegate Scholarships - Use of Funds at Out-of-State Institutions of Higher Education | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1326 | Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Application Report | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1332 | Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Renewal Period for Retired Law Enforcement Officer | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1336 | Estates and Trusts - Notice Requirement - Method of Delivery | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1368 | Commission on Office Discipline Referrals in Anne Arundel County Public Schools | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB1429 | Recovery Home Residential Rights Protection Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1430 | Telecommunications Access of Maryland Program - Communications Companies - Registration Requirement | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB1595 | Tidal Fish License - Catching Crabs Using Trotline Gear - Holidays | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| HB0068 (SB0006) | Criminal Law - Impersonating a Military Member - Penalties (Stolen Valor Act of 2016) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
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| HB0159 | Taxpayer Protection Act - State Income Tax - Consumer Price Index Adjustments | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/02 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0160 (SB0301) | Income Tax - Personal Exemptions - Inflation Adjustment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/02 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0161 (SB0300) | Income Tax - Standard Deduction - Inflation Adjustment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/02 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0219 (SB0527) | Criminal Law - Human Trafficking - Adult Victim - Penalty | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0230 | Institutions of Higher Education - Reduction in Financial Aid - Notification | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Appropriations |
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| HB0283 | Institutions of Higher Education - Official Transcripts | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0303 (SB0026) | State Designations - State Tartan | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations |
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| HB0312 /CH0618 (SB0208) | Public Safety - Renewal of Handgun Permits - Fingerprinting | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 618 |
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| HB0313 (SB0014) | Sales and Use Tax - Aircraft Parts and Equipment - Exemption | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0319 /CH0260 | Oysters and Clams - Dredging by Auxiliary Yawl - Authorized Boats | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 260 |
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| HB0324 | Education - Maryland High School Diploma - Civics Test Requirement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0349 /CH0717 (SB1162) | Baltimore County - Education - Career Exploration and Development Activities - Coffee (Java Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 717 |
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| HB0352 /CH0261 | Office of Legislative Audits - Local School System Audits | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 261 |
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| HB0356 /CH0718 | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits - Grant Application | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 718 |
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| HB0369 (SB0403) | Handgun Permits - Universal Recognition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0390 (SB0425/CH0387) | Maryland Income Tax Refunds - Warrant Intercept Program - Statewide | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Rereferred to Budget and Taxation |
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| HB0391 (SB0020) | State Government - Display of the POW/MIA Flag on State Building Grounds | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0398 | Public Safety - Honorably Discharged Veterans - Handgun License | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0424 | Income Tax - Expensing of Business Property and Bonus Depreciation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0436 (SB0468) | Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring, Work Zone Speed Control, and Traffic Control Signal Monitoring Systems - Repeal | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
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| HB0465 (SB0652) | Public Safety - Retired Law Enforcement Officer Identification Card - Failure to Issue | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0466 | Handgun Permits - Qualifications - Former and Retired Law Enforcement Officers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0480 (SB0180) | Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - Arundel Volunteer Fire Department Community Center | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Appropriations |
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| HB0544 | Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Periods - University and College Textbooks | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0568 | Health Occupations - Health Care Practitioners - Exemption From Participation in Aid in Dying | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0572 | Personal Property Tax - Investments in Maryland | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/02 at 2:30 p.m. |
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| HB0583 (SB0283/CH0546) | Criminal Law - Cruelty to Animals - Implement of Dogfighting | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
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| HB0586 | Retire in Maryland Act of 2016 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0603 (SB0749) | Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0604 (SB0291) | Public Health - Mobile Food Service Facilities - Licensing and Inspection by Counties | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0613 | Public Utilities - Telephone Companies - Wired Broadband (Wired Broadband Act of 2016) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0617 | Anne Arundel County Public Schools - Adjunct Instructor Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0618 (SB0479) | Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - William Brown House at Historic London Town | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Appropriations |
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| HB0626 | Education - Public School Holidays - Veterans' Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0641 /CH0571 (SB0637/CH0570) | Evidence - Admissibility of DNA Profile - Definition and Validation of DNA Profile | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 571 |
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| HB0674 | Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights - Hearing Board - Final Order | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0681 | Vehicle Laws - School Vehicles - Definition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0718 /CH0114 | Consumer Protection - Asset Recovery for Exploited Seniors Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 114 |
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| HB0719 (SB0522) | Sales and Use Tax - Exemptions - Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0729 | Taxation - Prohibition on Exemptions and Credits for Organizations Having Known Ties to Terrorism (Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means |
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| HB0780 | Income Tax Checkoff - Maryland Veterans Trust Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/30 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0836 | Educational Institutions - Notice of Criminal Activity and Threats to Safety | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
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| HB0898 /CH0498 | Property Tax Credit - Elderly Individuals and Veterans | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 498 |
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| HB0908 | Hospitals - Substance Use Treatment Demonstration Program - Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| HB0915 (SB0837) | Tidal Fish License - Catching Crabs Using Trotline Gear - Holidays | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Conference Committee Appointed |
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| HB0916 | Study on Harvesting Hard-Shell Clams in the Atlantic Coastal Bays and Aquaculture Areas in the Chincoteague Bay | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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| HB0918 (SB0957) | Oyster Poaching - Administrative Penalties - Gear Violations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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| HB0932 | Sales and Use Tax - Casual and Isolated Sales - Exemption Amount | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0950 | Labor and Employment - Number of Employees Granted H-1B or L-1 Visa - Disclosure | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0953 (SB0956) | Natural Resources - Oyster Poaching - Administrative Penalties | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0993 | Anne Arundel County - Board of Education - Selection of Members | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB1038 | Labor and Employment - Labor Organizations - Right to Work | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
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| HB1054 /CH0642 | Income Tax - Penalties - Assessment Schedule | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 642 |
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| HB1110 (SB0645) | Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund - Allocation of Funds | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| HB1173 | Criminal Law - Sentencing - Subsequent Offenders (Career Criminal Truth in Sentencing Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Judiciary |
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| HB1177 | Corporate Income Tax - Rate Reduction | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1209 | General Assembly - Limitation of Terms | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1216 | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - K9 Veterans Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1324 (SB0778) | Public Utilities - Natural Gas Infrastructure Expansion and Reinforcement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1334 (SB0777/CH0697) | Unemployment Insurance - Exemption From Covered Employment - Messenger Service Business | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB1365 (SB0621) | Landlord and Tenant - Military Personnel - Limitation on Liability for Rent | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
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| HB1374 | Hunting and Fishing - Complimentary Licenses - Military and Veterans | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
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| HB1380 (SB0850) | Creation of a State Debt - Anne Arundel County - YWCA Domestic Violence Safe House Shelter | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Appropriations |
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| HB1411 /CH0711 (SB1094/CH0710) | Health - Recovery Residences - Certification | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 711 |
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| HB1428 (SB0748) | Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act - Application | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
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| HB1436 | Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Common Law Battery | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1459 (SB0440) | Prevailing Wage - Career and Technology Centers or STEM and STEAM Classrooms (Student Preparedness Act of 2016) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
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| HB1461 | Commercial Drivers' Licenses - Cancellations and Downgrades (Driving Privilege Preservation Act of 2016) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Veto sustained (0-135) |
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| HB1590 (SB0009) | Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Limited Distillery License | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| HB1624 /CH0526 (SB1104/CH0525) | Transportation - Highways - Heroes Highway | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 526 |
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| HB0449 (SB0375) | Relief From Budget Mandates | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0450 (SB0386) | Tax Credits - Manufacturing Empowerment Zones | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0452 (SB0384) | Earned Income Tax Credit - Expansion | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (38-8) |
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| HB0453 | Maryland Education Credit | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0455 (SB0387) | Income Tax Exemption Amount - Elderly Individuals | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0457 (SB0385) | Corporations and Associations - Filing Fees - Reductions | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
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| HB0459 /CH0316 (SB0389) | Birth and Death Certificates - Fee Reduction | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 316 |
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| HB0462 /CH0010 (SB0383) | Program Open Space - Transfer Tax Repayment - Use of Funds | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 10 |
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| HB0464 (SB0376/CH0144) | Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-TECH) Schools Act of 2016 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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- Tenure
- First elected to the House of Delegates in 2014. Member of the House since 2015
- Current Assignments
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- 2015 Economic Matters Committee
- 2015 Business Regulation Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee
- 2015 Consumer Protection & Commercial Law Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee
- 2015 Unemployment Insurance Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee
- 2015 Maryland Veterans Caucus
- Memberships
- Southern Anne Arundel Chamber of Commerce; American Legion Post 226, Life Member; Future Farmers of America, Life Member; Southern High School, Business and Community Advisory Board; Maryland Watermen's Caucus, 2015-; Maryland Sportsmen's Caucus, 2015-.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Cheverly, Maryland, March 17, 1974; Glenelg High School, 1992; U.S. Marine Corps, 4 years; Maryland National Guard, 4 years; Married, One Child.
Last Updated: 10/15/2019 3:26 PM