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Senator Benjamin F. Kramer

District

County

Montgomery

Committee Assignment(s)

Finance Committee

Annapolis Info

401 Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone: 410-841-3151
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3151
Fax 410-841-3740

Interim Info

401 Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone 410-841-3151
Fax 410-841-3740

Contact

Ben.Kramer@senate.state.md.us

Party

Democrat

Legislation	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0026 (HB0176) Title Labor and Employment - Occupational Safety and Health - Revisions (Davis Martinez Public Employee Safety and Health Act) Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0080 Title Criminal Law - Animal Abuse or Neglect - Penalties Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0093 (HB0201) Title Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Notice to Request Application Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0113 (HB0129) Title State Board of Education - Membership - School Principal Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0124 (HB0205) Title Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0166 (HB0211) Title State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants and Postdoctoral Associates Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0375 (HB0513) Title Crimes Relating to Animals - Restrictions on Keeping Roosters Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0376 (HB0429) Title Health Facilities - Delegation of Inspection Authority - Nursing Homes Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0535 Title Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Licensing and Regulations Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0536 Title Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Regulation Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0537 Title Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Adoption and Reporting Requirements Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0538 (HB0534) Title Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0747 (HB1030) Title Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators - Policy and Appeal Procedure Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0748 (HB1004) Title Public Health - Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias - Information on Prevalence and Treatment Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0749 (HB0723) Title State Board of Dental Examiners - Applicants Licensed or Certified in Another State Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0750 (HB0661) Title State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Part-Time Faculty Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0752 (HB0554) Title Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2025 Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0753 Title Offshore Wind Turbines and Accessory Installations - Aircraft Detection Lighting Systems Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0754 (HB0693) Title Commercial Financing - Small Business Truth in Lending Act Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0806 (HB0834) Title Agriculture - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens in Commercial Egg Production - Prohibitions Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0807 Title Environment - Local Building Energy Performance Standards - Authorization Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0916 Title Education - Curriculum Standards - Requirements (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0917 (HB0029) Title Electronic Payment Transactions - Interchange Fees - Calculation and Use of Data Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1018 (HB0861) Title Transportation Network Companies - Itemized Receipts and Operator Data Reporting Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB1041 Title Property Tax - Charter Counties - Application of County Tax Limitation on Public Safety Budget Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0073 Title Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program - Renaming Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0342 Title Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Counties and Municipal Corporations Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0372 (HB0869) Title Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0374 (HB0459) Title Counties - Cancer Screening for Professional Firefighters - Required Coverage (James "Jimmy" Malone Act) Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0406 (HB0383) Title Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses (So Every Body Can Move Act) Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0491 (HB0699) Title General Provisions - Veterans Benefits - Honorable Discharge Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0525 (HB1527) Title Prince George's County - Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law - Video Evidence and Reward Programs Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0547 Title Commission to Study Health Insurance Pooling - Establishment Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0551 Title Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Collisions With Wild Animals - Prohibited Actions by Insurers Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0576 (HB0233) Title Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act) Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0602 (HB0702) Title County Boards of Education - Special Education Service Delivery Models - Publication Requirement Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0981 (HB0268) Title Hospitals - Financial Assistance and Collection of Debts - Policies Sponsorship Type Co-Sponsor	2	2

Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsorship Type	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings	Opp Committees & Hearings
SB0026 (HB0176)	Labor and Employment - Occupational Safety and Health - Revisions (Davis Martinez Public Employee Safety and Health Act)	Primary	1	2	In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 2:30 p.m.	Finance 1/29/2025 - 1:00 PM	Appropriations 3/26/2025 - 2:30 PM
SB0080	Criminal Law - Animal Abuse or Neglect - Penalties	Primary	1	2	In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 3:15 p.m.	Judicial Proceedings 1/16/2025 - 1:00 PM	Judiciary 3/26/2025 - 3:15 PM
SB0093 (HB0201)	Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Notice to Request Application	Primary	1	2	In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/05/2025 - 2:00 PM	Ways and Means 3/26/2025 - 2:15 PM
SB0113 (HB0129)	State Board of Education - Membership - School Principal	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 1/29 at 2:30 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 1/29/2025 - 2:30 PM
SB0124 (HB0205)	Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 1/16 at 3:00 p.m.	Finance 1/16/2025 - 3:00 PM
SB0166 (HB0211)	State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants and Postdoctoral Associates	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m.	Finance 1/30/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0375 (HB0513)	Crimes Relating to Animals - Restrictions on Keeping Roosters	Primary	1	2	In the House - Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/25/2025 - 1:00 PM	Environment and Transportation 3/26/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0376 (HB0429)	Health Facilities - Delegation of Inspection Authority - Nursing Homes	Primary	1	2	In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.	Finance 2/04/2025 - 1:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 3/27/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0535	Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Licensing and Regulations	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/27/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0536	Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Regulation	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/27/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0537	Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Adoption and Reporting Requirements	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/27/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0538 (HB0534)	Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.	Finance 2/11/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0747 (HB1030)	Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators - Policy and Appeal Procedure	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.	Finance 3/05/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0748 (HB1004)	Public Health - Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias - Information on Prevalence and Treatment	Primary	1	2	In the House - Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations	Finance 3/04/2025 - 1:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 3/27/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0749 (HB0723)	State Board of Dental Examiners - Applicants Licensed or Certified in Another State	Primary	1	2	In the House - Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations	Finance 2/25/2025 - 1:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 3/25/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0750 (HB0661)	State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Part-Time Faculty	Primary	1	2	In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.	Finance 2/20/2025 - 1:00 PM	Appropriations 3/25/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0752 (HB0554)	Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2025	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.	Finance 2/19/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0753	Offshore Wind Turbines and Accessory Installations - Aircraft Detection Lighting Systems	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/20/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0754 (HB0693)	Commercial Financing - Small Business Truth in Lending Act	Primary	1	2	In the House - First Reading Economic Matters	Finance 2/20/2025 - 1:00 PM	Economic Matters
SB0806 (HB0834)	Agriculture - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens in Commercial Egg Production - Prohibitions	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/27/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0807	Environment - Local Building Energy Performance Standards - Authorization	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/27/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0916	Education - Curriculum Standards - Requirements (Educate to Stop the Hate Act)	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 3/05/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0917 (HB0029)	Electronic Payment Transactions - Interchange Fees - Calculation and Use of Data	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Finance
SB1018 (HB0861)	Transportation Network Companies - Itemized Receipts and Operator Data Reporting	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB1041	Property Tax - Charter Counties - Application of County Tax Limitation on Public Safety Budget	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules	Rules
SB0073	Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program - Renaming	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/04/2025 - 1:00 PM	Environment and Transportation 3/26/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0342	Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Counties and Municipal Corporations	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/26/2025 - 1:00 PM	Ways and Means 3/26/2025 - 2:15 PM
SB0372 (HB0869)	Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations	Finance 2/05/2025 - 2:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 3/20/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0374 (HB0459)	Counties - Cancer Screening for Professional Firefighters - Required Coverage (James "Jimmy" Malone Act)	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations	Finance 2/05/2025 - 2:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 3/27/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0406 (HB0383)	Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses (So Every Body Can Move Act)	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.	Finance 2/12/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0491 (HB0699)	General Provisions - Veterans Benefits - Honorable Discharge	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/20/2025 - 1:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 4/01/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0525 (HB1527)	Prince George's County - Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law - Video Evidence and Reward Programs	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation	Judicial Proceedings 2/05/2025 - 2:00 PM	Environment and Transportation 3/25/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0547	Commission to Study Health Insurance Pooling - Establishment	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.	Finance 2/12/2025 - 1:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 3/27/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0551	Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Collisions With Wild Animals - Prohibited Actions by Insurers	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.	Finance 2/12/2025 - 1:00 PM
SB0576 (HB0233)	Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act)	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the Senate - Recommitted to Finance (Senator Beidle)	Finance
SB0602 (HB0702)	County Boards of Education - Special Education Service Delivery Models - Publication Requirement	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m.	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/19/2025 - 2:00 PM	Ways and Means 3/26/2025 - 2:15 PM
SB0981 (HB0268)	Hospitals - Financial Assistance and Collection of Debts - Policies	Co-Sponsor	2	2	In the House - Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations	Finance 2/18/2025 - 1:00 PM	Health and Government Operations 3/19/2025 - 2:15 PM

Denotes enacted legislation

Legislative Bond Initiatives
Project Name Georgia Avenue Noise Mitigation Fencing Project Status Introduced House Sponsors Stewart Cullison Crutchfield Senate Sponsors Kramer County Montgomery Amount Requested $300,000 Senate Initiative House Initiative Other Funding Total Funding $0
Project Name Greens Sustainability Initiative Status Introduced House Sponsors Crutchfield Cullison Stewart Senate Sponsors Kramer County Montgomery Amount Requested $250,000 Senate Initiative House Initiative Other Funding Total Funding $0

Project Name	Status	House Sponsors	Senate Sponsors	County	Amount Requested	Senate Initiative	House Initiative	Other Funding	Total Funding
Georgia Avenue Noise Mitigation Fencing Project	Introduced	Stewart Cullison Crutchfield	Kramer	Montgomery	$300,000				$0
Greens Sustainability Initiative	Introduced	Crutchfield Cullison Stewart	Kramer	Montgomery	$250,000				$0

Tenure: First elected to the Maryland Senate in 2018. Member of the Senate since January 9, 2019. Member of the Maryland House of Delegates 2007-2019.

Current Assignments

2024 Deputy Majority Whip

2019 Finance Committee

2024 Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight

2019 Joint Committee on Protocol

2021 Chair, Senate Select Committee No. 6 - Montgomery County Delegation

2023 Maryland Veterans Caucus

2023 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus

2024 Maryland Legislative Jewish Caucus

Past Senate Service: Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, 2019-2023; Energy and Public Utilities Subcommittee of the Finance Committee, 2019-2023.

Past House Service 2007-2019: Economic Matters Committee, 2011-2019; Chair, Banking, Economic Development, Science, and Technology Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2015-2019; Property and Casualty Insurance of the Economic Matters Committee, 2015-2019; Consumer Protection and Commercial Law Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2011-2014; Business Regulation Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 2011-2014; Judiciary Committee, 2007-2010; Family Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2007-2010; Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology, 2015-2019; Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services, 2011-2014; Task Force to Study State Alcohol Regulations, Enforcement, Safety, and Public Health, 2018-2019; Task Force to Study Economic Development and Apprenticeships, 2012-2014.

Public Service: Building Energy Transition Implementation Task Force, 2023-2024; Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council, 2023-; Co-Chair, Task Force to Study Canine Breeding Facilities and Sourcing Standards, 2021; Commission on Aging, 2019-; State Advisory Council on Quality Care at the End of Life, 2019-2024; Comptroller's Task Force on Electronic Smoking Devices (E-Facts), 2019-2020; Maryland Economic Development Commission, 2015-2019.

Awards: Visionary Award, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 2010; Legislator of the Year, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 2016.

Biographical Information: Born, Wheaton, Maryland, March 5, 1957; Montgomery County Public Schools; John F. Kennedy High School; University of Maryland, College Park, B.A., Law Enforcement, 1979; Small Business Owner and Operator; Married.