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Senator Michael A. Jackson

District

County

Prince George's, Charles and Calvert

Committee Assignment(s)

Budget and Taxation Committee

Annapolis Info

3 West Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone 410-841-3700 | 301-858-3700
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3700

Interim Info

3 West Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone 410-841-3700 | 410-858-3700

Contact

michael.jackson@senate.state.md.us

Party

Democrat

Legislation	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0607 /CH0179 (HB0234/CH0178) Title Criminal Law - Harm to Service Animals Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0608 Title Public Safety – Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0872 Title Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Volunteer Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0874 /CH0377 (HB0882/CH0376) Title Workgroup to Study Partial Expungement Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0875 (HB1028) Title Juvenile Law - Dispositions - Placement Guidance Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0876 (HB0338) Title Business Regulation - Innkeepers - Records and Human Trafficking Awareness Training Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0918 Title Courts - Prosecution for Election Law Violations - Limitation Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0931 /CH0585 Title Prince George's County - School Facilities and Public Safety Surcharges and Report - Sunset Extension and Report Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0936 Title General Provisions – Commemorative Days – Overdose Awareness Day Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0962 Title Real Property – Satisfaction of a Mortgage – Required Homeowner’s Insurance (Cassidy’s Law) Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0967 (HB0050) Title Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Tenant Rights and Protections (Tenant Protection Act of 2021) Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0001 /CH0042 (HB0001/CH0041) Title Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Funding Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0007 /CH0182 (HB0186/CH0181) Title Courts - Court Dog Program - Veterans Treatment Courts Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0014 /CH0076 (HB0742/CH0077) Title Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined (The Walter Lomax Act) Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0051 /CH0276 (HB0639/CH0275) Title Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland - Property Management - Southern Maryland Regional Agricultural Center Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0071 /CH0060 Title Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Body-Worn Cameras, Employee Programs, and Use of Force Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0074 (HB0088) Title Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Employee Assistance Programs and Early Intervention Programs Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0154 (HB0018/CH0746) Title Landlord and Tenant - Residential Tenants - Access to Counsel Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0159 /CH0227 (HB0281/CH0226) Title Local Government - Humane Society and Animal Control Officers - Education and Training Requirements Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0234 (HB0023) Title Personal Information - State and Local Agencies - Restrictions on Access (Maryland Driver Privacy Act) Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0327 /CH0311 Title Civil Actions - Financial Exploitation of Susceptible Adults and Older Adults (Maryland SAFE Act) Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0486 (HB0581/CH0736) Title Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act) Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0494 /CH0061 (HB0409) Title Juveniles Convicted as Adults - Sentencing - Limitations and Reduction (Juvenile Restoration Act) Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0631 Title Workgroup to Study and Implement a Statewide 3-1-1 Nonemergency Telephone System Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0645 Title 9–1–1 Board – Procurement Reform Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0649 (HB1348) Title Procurement - MBE Program Compliance Review and Oversight Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0658 /CH0288 (HB0990/CH0287) Title Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Establishment and Transfer of Maryland 9-1-1 Board Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0674 /CH0635 (HB1207/CH0634) Title Environment - Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities - Reform Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0714 /CH0379 (HB0989/CH0378) Title Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System - Alterations Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0746 (HB0894) Title Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0777 /CH0495 (HB1349/CH0494) Title Public Health - Maryland Prenatal and Infant Care Grant Program Fund Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0869 Title Statewide Transit Plan – Western Maryland MARC Rail Extension Study Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0892 Title Real Property – Residential Leases – Fee in Lieu of Security Deposit Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0496 /CH0039 (HB0612) Title Recovery for the Economy, Livelihoods, Industries, Entrepreneurs, and Families (RELIEF) Act Sponsorship Type By Request - Administration	3	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0873 (HB1129) Title Department of Information Technology - State and Local Government Employees and Contractors - Cybersecurity Training Sponsorship Type By Request - Committee	4	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0642 /CH0422 (HB0922/CH0421) Title State Retirement and Pension System - COVID-19-Related Death Benefits - Clarification Sponsorship Type By Request - Other	6	2

Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsorship Type	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings	Opp Committees & Hearings
SB0607 /CH0179 (HB0234/CH0178)	Criminal Law - Harm to Service Animals	Primary	1	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 179	Judicial Proceedings 2/17/2021 - 1:00 PM	Judiciary 4/01/2021 - 1:30 PM
SB0608	Public Safety – Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission	Primary	1	2	In the House - Hearing 3/30 at 1:30 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings 2/17/2021 - 1:00 PM	Judiciary 3/30/2021 - 1:30 PM
SB0872	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Volunteer Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m.	Budget and Taxation 3/03/2021 - 1:00 PM
SB0874 /CH0377 (HB0882/CH0376)	Workgroup to Study Partial Expungement	Primary	1	2	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 377	Judicial Proceedings 3/03/2021 - 12:30 PM	Judiciary
SB0875 (HB1028)	Juvenile Law - Dispositions - Placement Guidance	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Judicial Proceedings
SB0876 (HB0338)	Business Regulation - Innkeepers - Records and Human Trafficking Awareness Training	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.	Finance 2/18/2021 - 1:00 PM
SB0918	Courts - Prosecution for Election Law Violations - Limitation	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/10 at 12:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings)	Judicial Proceedings 3/10/2021 - 12:00 PM Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
SB0931 /CH0585	Prince George's County - School Facilities and Public Safety Surcharges and Report - Sunset Extension and Report	Primary	1	2	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 585	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 3/16/2021 - 1:00 PM	Appropriations 4/01/2021 - 1:30 PM
SB0936	General Provisions – Commemorative Days – Overdose Awareness Day	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 3/16/2021 - 1:00 PM
SB0962	Real Property – Satisfaction of a Mortgage – Required Homeowner’s Insurance (Cassidy’s Law)	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings 3/30/2021 - 1:00 PM
SB0967 (HB0050)	Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Tenant Rights and Protections (Tenant Protection Act of 2021)	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0001 /CH0042 (HB0001/CH0041)	Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Funding	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 42	Budget and Taxation 1/21/2021 - 11:00 AM Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Appropriations 3/05/2021 - 12:00 PM
SB0007 /CH0182 (HB0186/CH0181)	Courts - Court Dog Program - Veterans Treatment Courts	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 182	Judicial Proceedings 1/26/2021 - 1:00 PM	Judiciary
SB0014 /CH0076 (HB0742/CH0077)	Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined (The Walter Lomax Act)	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 76	Judicial Proceedings 2/04/2021 - 11:00 AM	Judiciary
SB0051 /CH0276 (HB0639/CH0275)	Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland - Property Management - Southern Maryland Regional Agricultural Center	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 276	Finance 2/23/2021 - 1:00 PM	Environment and Transportation
SB0071 /CH0060	Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Body-Worn Cameras, Employee Programs, and Use of Force	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Gubernatorial Veto Override - Chapter 60	Judicial Proceedings 1/21/2021 - 11:00 AM	Judiciary
SB0074 (HB0088)	Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Employee Assistance Programs and Early Intervention Programs	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-0)	Judicial Proceedings 1/20/2021 - 11:00 AM	Judiciary 3/25/2021 - 1:30 PM
SB0154 (HB0018/CH0746)	Landlord and Tenant - Residential Tenants - Access to Counsel	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations	Judicial Proceedings 1/28/2021 - 11:00 AM Budget and Taxation	Rules and Executive Nominations
SB0159 /CH0227 (HB0281/CH0226)	Local Government - Humane Society and Animal Control Officers - Education and Training Requirements	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 227	Judicial Proceedings 1/20/2021 - 11:00 AM	Environment and Transportation
SB0234 (HB0023)	Personal Information - State and Local Agencies - Restrictions on Access (Maryland Driver Privacy Act)	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations	Judicial Proceedings 1/28/2021 - 11:00 AM	Rules and Executive Nominations
SB0327 /CH0311	Civil Actions - Financial Exploitation of Susceptible Adults and Older Adults (Maryland SAFE Act)	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 311	Judicial Proceedings 2/02/2021 - 1:00 PM	Judiciary 3/31/2021 - 1:30 PM
SB0486 (HB0581/CH0736)	Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act)	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.	Finance 2/11/2021 - 1:00 PM
SB0494 /CH0061 (HB0409)	Juveniles Convicted as Adults - Sentencing - Limitations and Reduction (Juvenile Restoration Act)	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Gubernatorial Veto Override - Chapter 61	Judicial Proceedings 2/17/2021 - 1:00 PM	Judiciary 3/26/2021 - 1:30 PM
SB0631	Workgroup to Study and Implement a Statewide 3-1-1 Nonemergency Telephone System	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - Hearing 3/31 at 1:30 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings 2/23/2021 - 2:30 PM	Health and Government Operations 3/31/2021 - 1:30 PM
SB0645	9–1–1 Board – Procurement Reform	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/17 at 1:30 p.m.	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 2/17/2021 - 1:30 PM
SB0649 (HB1348)	Procurement - MBE Program Compliance Review and Oversight	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - Conference Committee Appointed	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 2/17/2021 - 1:30 PM	Health and Government Operations 4/01/2021 - 1:30 PM
SB0658 /CH0288 (HB0990/CH0287)	Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Establishment and Transfer of Maryland 9-1-1 Board	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 288	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 2/17/2021 - 1:30 PM	Health and Government Operations
SB0674 /CH0635 (HB1207/CH0634)	Environment - Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities - Reform	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 635	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 2/24/2021 - 1:00 PM	Environment and Transportation
SB0714 /CH0379 (HB0989/CH0378)	Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System - Alterations	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 379	Finance 3/09/2021 - 1:00 PM	Health and Government Operations
SB0746 (HB0894)	Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Vetoed by the Governor (Policy)	Finance 3/04/2021 - 1:00 PM	Appropriations
SB0777 /CH0495 (HB1349/CH0494)	Public Health - Maryland Prenatal and Infant Care Grant Program Fund	Co-Sponsor	2	2	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 495	Budget and Taxation 2/24/2021 - 12:00 PM	Health and Government Operations
SB0869	Statewide Transit Plan – Western Maryland MARC Rail Extension Study	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.	Finance 3/10/2021 - 1:00 PM
SB0892	Real Property – Residential Leases – Fee in Lieu of Security Deposit	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Referred to interim study by Judicial Proceedings	Judicial Proceedings 3/02/2021 - 1:00 PM
SB0496 /CH0039 (HB0612)	Recovery for the Economy, Livelihoods, Industries, Entrepreneurs, and Families (RELIEF) Act	By Request - Administration	3	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 39	Budget and Taxation 1/26/2021 - 1:00 PM	Ways and Means 2/09/2021 - 1:30 PM Economic Matters
SB0873 (HB1129)	Department of Information Technology - State and Local Government Employees and Contractors - Cybersecurity Training	By Request - Committee	4	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m.	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 3/02/2021 - 1:00 PM
SB0642 /CH0422 (HB0922/CH0421)	State Retirement and Pension System - COVID-19-Related Death Benefits - Clarification	By Request - Other	6	2	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 422	Budget and Taxation 2/18/2021 - 9:00 AM	Appropriations

Denotes enacted legislation

Legislative Bond Initiatives
Project Name Calverton School Memorial Turf Field Status Introduced in Senate House Sponsors Senate Sponsors Jackson County Calvert Amount Requested $300,000 House Initiative Senate Initiative $300,000 Other Funding Total Funding $300,000
Project Name DeMatha Catholic High School Status Introduced House Sponsors Washington Senate Sponsors Jackson County Prince George's Amount Requested $500,000 House Initiative Senate Initiative $500,000 Other Funding Total Funding $500,000
Project Name Melwood Horticultural Training Facilities Status Introduced House Sponsors Patterson Senate Sponsors Jackson County Prince George's Amount Requested $250,000 House Initiative Senate Initiative $450,000 Other Funding Total Funding $450,000

Project Name	Status	House Sponsors	Senate Sponsors	County	Amount Requested	Senate Initiative	Total Funding
Calverton School Memorial Turf Field	Introduced in Senate		Jackson	Calvert	$300,000	$300,000	$300,000
DeMatha Catholic High School	Introduced	Washington	Jackson	Prince George's	$500,000	$500,000	$500,000
Melwood Horticultural Training Facilities	Introduced	Patterson	Jackson	Prince George's	$250,000	$450,000	$450,000

Tenure: Member of the Maryland Senate since January 13, 2021. Member of the Maryland House of Delegates 2015-2021.

Current Assignments

2021 Budget and Taxation Committee

2021 Public Safety, Transportation, and Environment Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee

2021 Pensions Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee

2015 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland

Past Senate Service: Judicial Proceedings Committee, 2021.

Public Service: Workgroup to Study Partial Expungement, 2021-; Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission, 2019-; Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, 2015-.

Memberships: National Sheriffs' Association; American Legion Post no 275.

Awards: Law Enforcement Person of the Year, Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence, 2007; Allied Profession Award, Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus, 2008.

Biographical Information: Born, Cheverly, Maryland, March 29, 1964; Attended Crossland High School, Temple Hills, Maryland, 1982; DeVry Institution of Technology, B.S. Electronic Engineering/Technical Management, 1986; U.S. Marine Corps Reserves, 1982-1985; Johns Hopkins University, M.S., Police Executive Leadership Program; University of Maryland University College, Adjunct Associate Professor, Business and Applied Profession Programs, 2007 -; DeVry University, Adjunct Associate Professor, Business and Management, 2009 -; Sheriff, Prince George's County, 2002-2010; Director, Executive Development Institute, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, 2011-2014; Special Assistant for Homeland Security, Prince George's County, 2014 -; Married; one child.