Legislation
Senator Delores G. Kelley

- District
- 10
- County
- Baltimore
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Finance Committee (Chair)
Executive Nominations Committee
Rules Committee
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Finance Committee (Chair)
- Annapolis Info
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3 East Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3606 | 301-858-3606
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3606
Fax 410-841-3399
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3 East Miller Senate Office Building
- Interim Info
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3 East Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3606 | 301-858-3606
Fax 410-841-3399
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3 East Miller Senate Office Building
- Contact
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delores.kelley@senate.state.md.us
- Party
- Democrat

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SB0164 /CH0059 (HB0116/CH0058) | Home Builder Guaranty Fund - Award Limitations - Revisions | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 59 |
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SB0165 /CH0061 (HB0117/CH0060) | Insurance - Industry Automobile Insurance Association - Board of Directors | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 61 |
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SB0166 /CH0229 | Drugs and Devices - Electronic Prescriptions - Controlled Dangerous Substances | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 229 |
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SB0167 /CH0101 (HB0189/CH0100) | Insurance - Credit for Reinsurance Model Law - Revisions | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 101 |
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SB0168 (HB0098) | Electricity - Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Qualifying Biomass | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Finance |
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SB0186 /CH0074 (HB0141/CH0073) | Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Corporation Act - Revisions | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 74 |
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SB0333 (HB0261) | Criminal Procedure - Charging Procedures and Documents - Citation | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0348 (HB0190) | Public Ethics - Officials and Lobbyists - Reporting of Ceremonial Gifts and Awards of Insignificant Monetary Value | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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SB0444 /CH0280 (HB0631/CH0279) | State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators – Board Membership | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 280 |
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SB0479 (HB0479) | Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Citations in Lieu of Arrest | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0480 (HB0707) | State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Renaming and Licensure of Assisted Living Managers | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0511 | Task Force on Oral Health in Maryland | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0538 (HB1214) | Public Service Commission - Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Preservation of Environmental Quality and the Climate | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0596 (HB0518) | Judges - Selection, Election, Tenure, and Continuance in Office | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0632 /CH0366 (HB0915/CH0365) | Health Facilities - Hospitals - Disclosure of Outpatient Facility Fees (Facility Fee Right-to-Know Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 366 |
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SB0642 (HB1163) | Home– and Community–Based Waiver Services – Study and Task Force | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations |
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SB0676 /CH0055 | Public Service Commission - Public Utility Regulation Fund - Cap | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 55 |
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SB0774 /CH0437 (HB1169/CH0436) | Health Services Cost Review Commission – Community Benefits – Reporting | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 437 |
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SB0776 | Health Insurance, Health Care Facilities, and Providers - Balance Billing - Limitations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0797 (HB0985) | Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined or Whose Conviction or Adjudication Is Reversed | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0798 (HB1513) | Education - Juvenile Services Education System - Establishment, Powers, and Duties | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0879 (HB1563) | Public Health – Maryland Infant Lifetime Care Trust Funded by HSCRC and Maryland Patient Safety Center Duties | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) |
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SB1062 (HB1635) | Maryland Department of Health - Birth Registration - Gestational Carriers | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary and Health and Government Operations |
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SJ0005 | Congressional Action - Surprise Billing - Air Ambulance | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0054 | Electronic Smoking Devices - Added Flavoring - Prohibition on Shipping, Import, or Sale | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0124 /CH0104 (HB0196/CH0105) | Maryland Health Benefit Exchange – Assessment Applicability and State–Based Individual Market Health Insurance Subsidies | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 104 |
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SB0206 /CH0127 (HB0242/CH0126) | Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2020) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 127 |
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SB0208 (HB0004) | Public Safety – Rifles and Shotguns – Sales, Rentals, and Transfers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) |
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SB0216 (HB0439) | Income Tax - Carried Interest - Additional Tax | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0217 (HB0123/CH0067) | Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters |
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SB0225 /CH0234 (HB0523/CH0233) | State Personnel - Employee Accommodations - Pregnancy and Childbirth | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 234 |
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SB0247 (HB0511) | Baltimore County - Nuisance Actions - Community Association Standing | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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SB0311 | Corporate Tax Fairness Act of 2020 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0313 (HB0209) | Plastics and Packaging Reduction Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Special Order until later today (Senator Ready) Adopted |
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SB0324 | Veterans - Behavioral Health Services - Mental Health First Aid | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0325 (HB0605) | Constitutional Amendment - Gaming - Expansion | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing canceled |
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SB0341 /CH0024 (HB0012/CH0023) | Department of Veterans Affairs - Homes for Veterans - Veterans of Uniformed Service | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 24 |
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SB0398 (HB0514) | Maryland Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Incentive Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) |
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SB0401 (HB1147) | Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Single-Occupancy Public Restrooms - Availability (The Accessible to All Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 12:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) |
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SB0415 | Circuit Court Judges - Election | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
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SB0425 /CH0184 (HB0365/CH0183) | Debt Collection - Exemptions From Attachment and Execution | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 184 |
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SB0434 (HB0722/CH0308) | Labor and Employment - Occupational Safety and Health - Heat Stress Standards | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0441 /CH0173 (HB0332/CH0172) | Mental Health – Confidentiality of Medical Records and Emergency Facilities List | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 173 |
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SB0449 | Labor and Employment - Direct Care Workforce Innovation Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) |
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SB0453 (HB0374) | Maryland Department of Health – Children With Mental Disorders – List of Available Services | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations |
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SB0454 (HB1470) | Public Safety – Mandatory Mental Health Training – First Responders and Law Enforcement Officers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0475 /CH0560 (HB0447) | Health Insurance - Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders - Coverage | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 560 |
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SB0519 | Public Health – Behavioral Health Programs and Health Care Facilities – Safety and Community Relations Plans | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0521 | Behavioral Health - Opioid Treatment Services Programs - Medical Director | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0530 /CH0117 (HB0231/CH0116) | Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 117 |
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SB0560 (HB0438) | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0630 /CH0485 (HB1539/CH0484) | Grant Applications and Reporting - Uniform Forms and Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 485 |
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SB0639 /CH0572 (HB1525) | State Medical, Nursing, and Security Personnel – Compensation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 572 |
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SB0646 (HB0636) | Public Safety – Access to Firearms – Storage Requirements (Jaelynn’s Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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SB0658 (HB0214) | Higher Education - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants (Graduate Assistant Collective Bargaining Fairness Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0661 /CH0344 (HB0852/CH0343) | Health Insurance - Prostate Cancer Screening Services - Prohibiting Cost-Sharing | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 344 |
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SB0662 (HB0986) | State Child Welfare System - Reporting | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0681 | Electricity Suppliers and Gas Suppliers - Consumer Protections | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0685 (HB1224) | Electricity and Gas - Energy Suppliers - Assisted Customers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters |
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SB0686 (HB0260) | Residential Electricity and Gas Supply Billing Information - Reports | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Finance |
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SB0701 (HB0643) | End-of-Life Option Act (Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0716 (HB1528) | Maryland Council on Health in All Policies - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) |
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SB0719 (HB0680) | Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Calculation and Refundability | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0817 (HB1219) | Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0856 (HB1057) | Higher Education - Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Comparability and Competitiveness | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0872 /CH0621 (HB0959/CH0620) | Health Insurance - Consumer Protections | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 621 |
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SB0887 (HB1545) | Electric Generation - Transition From Fossil Fuels - Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rate and Transition Account | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) |
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SB0927 (HB0953) | Public Ethics - Issue Lobbying Communications - Lobbyist Registration and Disclosure Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Recommitted to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (Senator Kagan) |
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SB0938 /CH0489 (HB1571/CH0490) | Hospitals - Changes in Status - Hospital Employee Retraining and Placement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 489 |
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SB1043 (HB1260) | Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) |
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SJ0002 (HJ0010) | United States Constitution - Amendments Convention - Democracy Amendment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0233 (HB0003) | Business Regulation - Flavored Tobacco Products - Prohibition | By Request - Other | 6 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0234 /CH0150 (HB0280/CH0149) | Vehicle Laws - Suspension of Driver's License or Registration - Unpaid Citations or Judgments | By Request - Other | 6 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 150 |
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SB0262 (HB0334) | Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act - Definitions and Legislative Intent | By Request - Other | 6 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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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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Liberty Community Development Youth Center | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore | $250,000 | $250,000 | $300,000 | $550,000 | ||
National Center on Institutions and Alternatives Expansion | Introduced | Baltimore | $350,000 | $350,000 | $350,000 |

- Tenure
- Member of the House of Delegates from January 9, 1991 to January 11, 1995 representing District 42, Baltimore City and Baltimore County. First elected to the Senate in 1994. Member of the Senate since 1995.
- Current Assignments
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- 2019 Chair, Finance Committee
- 2019 Chair, Health and Long-Term Care Subcommittee of the Finance Committee
- 2019 Legislative Policy Committee
- 2019 Rules Committee
- 2019 Executive Nominations Committee
- 2017 Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission
- 1991 Women Legislators of Maryland
- 2015 Maryland Veterans Caucus
- 1995 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
- Past Senate Service
- Vice Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee, 2016-2019; Vice-Chair, Executive Nominations Committee (Chair, 2007-2014: Member, 1998-), 2015-2019; Senate Finance Committee, 1998-2016; Health Subcommittee of the Finance Committee, 2003-2015; Chair, Property and Casualty Subcommittee of the Senate Finance Committee, 2015-2016; Senate Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing, 2011-2014; Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness, 2015-2017; Task Force to Study Economic Development and Apprenticeships, 2012-2014; Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight, 2007-2017; Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services, 2007-2011; Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services, 2005-2007; Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Fair Practices, 1999-2007; Vice-Chair, Executive Nominations Committee, 2003-2007, 1998-2000; Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review, 2001-2003; Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, 1999-2003; Legislative Policy Committee, 1999-2000; Welfare Reform Subcommittee of the Finance Committee, 1999; Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Federal Relations, 1995-1998; Judicial Proceedings Committee, 1995-1998; Joint Committee on Protocol, 1995-1998.
- Past House Service 1991-1995
- Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review , 1993-1994; Environmental Matters Committee , 1991-1994.
- Public Service
- Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence Kit Policy and Funding Committee, 2017-2018; Task Force to Study Erroneous Conviction and Imprisonment, 2017-2018; Task Force to Study Access to Pharmacy Services in Maryland, 2014-2015; Task Force on the Membership and Operation of the Baltimore County Board of Education, 2011; Maryland Foreclosure Task Force, 2011-2012; Maryland Council for Educator Effectiveness, 2010-2013; Alzheimer's Work Group, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2010; Co-Chair, Commission to Study the Title Insurance Industry in Maryland, 2008-2010; Continuing Care Advisory Committee, Department of Aging, 2009-2010; Human Services and Public Safety Committee, Southern Legislative Conference, 2008-; Presidential Elector, Maryland, 2008, 2004; Task Force to Study the Developmental Disabilities Administration Rate-Payment System, 2007-2008; Workgroup on Cultural Competency and Workforce Development for Mental Health Professionals, 2007-2008; Co-Chair, Task Force to Study Identity Theft, 2007; Aging Workgroup, Governor-Elect's Transition Team, 2006-2007; Vice Chair, Legislative Committee, Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission, 2006-; Senate Special Commission on Electric Utility Deregulation Implementation, 2005-2006; Task Force on Common Ownership Communities, 2005-2006; Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight, 2005-2006; Co-Chair, Legislative Action Team, Family Violence Council, 1996-2006; Family Violence Council, 1995-2006; State Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board, 2005-; Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes, 2003-2005; State Commission on Infant Mortality Prevention, 1999-2005; Governor's Council on Adolescent Pregnancy, 1998-2005; Senate Special Commission on Medical Malpractice Liability Insurance, 2004; Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Advisory Council, 2018-; Task Force on Access to Mental Health Services, 2003-2004; Unemployment Insurance Funding Task Force, 2003-2004; Maryland Education Council, Education Commission of the States, 2003-; Task Force to Study Repealing the Disenfranchisement of Convicted Felons in Maryland, 2001; National Conference of State Legislators (Health Committee, 2005; Vice Chair, Financial Services Committee, 2005-2007), 2000-; National Conference of State Legislators (Chair, Communications, Financial Services & Interstate Commerce Committee 2007-2008), 2000-; Task Force to Study College Readiness for Disadvantaged and Capable Students, 2000-2001; Task Force to Study the Licensing and Monitoring of Community-Based Homes for Children, 2000-2001; State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 1996-; Chair, Home Builders Registration Work Group, 1999; Adoption Oversight Team, Department of Human Resources, 1997-2000; Task Force to Study Anti-Asian Violence, 1997-1999; Maryland Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy, 1999-2020; Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee, 1998-; Article 27 (Crimes and Punishments) Revision Committee, 1997-1998; Maryland Delegate, White House Conference on Aging, 1995; Governor's Commission on Adoption, 1995; Governor's Task Force on Judicial Nominating Commissions, 1995; Women Legislators of Maryland ( President, 1998-1999, Chair Legislative Committee, 1992, co-chair 2011-13; Historian 2014-), 1991-; State Commission on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders, 1991-1995; Secretary, Maryland Democratic Party, 1986-1990; Delegate, National Democratic Party Convention; Platform Committee, 1988; Mayor's Mental Health Advisory Council, Baltimore City, 1980-1988; Values Education Commission, 1981-1985.
- Memberships
- Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, Inc. (Chair, Health Care Committee, 2000; Vice-Chair, Historically Black Colleges and Universities Committee, 2001-), 1995-; Legislative Black Caucus con't (Judicial Nominating Committee, 2001 -; Historian, 2008-2011, 2012 - 2016), 1995-; Baltimore County Democratic Central Committee, 1995-; President, Tenth District Democratic Club, 1995-; President, Black-Jewish Forum of Baltimore (BLEWS), 1990-1992; Baltimore Urban League Board, 1986-1989; Institute for Christian-Jewish Studies, 1988-; Board of Directors, Vice Chair, Harbor Bank of Maryland, 1987-; Democratic State Central Committee, 1982-1986; Fellow (Academic Administration), American Council on Education, 1982-1983; Panelist, Reviewer, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1978-1982; Baltimore Chapter, National Coalition of 100 Black Women; Chair, Trustee Board, Union Baptist Church.
- Awards
- Certificate of Appreciation, Maryland Municipal League , 2009-2010; Defender of the Defender Award, Office of Public Defender , 2009; Municipal Super Star, Maryland Municipal League , 2008; Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, (Circle of Excellence) , 2004, 1999, 1996; Legislator of the Year Award, Domestic Violence Network of Maryland , 1998; Dorothy Beatty Memorial Award, Women's Law Center of Maryland , 1997; Champion for Children Award, Maryland Foster Care Review Board , 1996; First Annual Racial Justice Award, YWCA of Greater Baltimore , 1996; Legislative Leader Award, Maryland Commission for Women , 1995.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Norfolk, Virginia, May 1, 1936; Booker T. Washington High School, Norfolk, 1952; Virginia State College, B.A., Philosophy, 1956; New York University, M.A., Education, 1958; Purdue University, M.A., Communications, 1972; University of Maryland College Park, Ph.D., American Studies, 1977; Educator: Coppin State College, 1973-2004, Former Dean; Married, Three children.
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