Legislation
Senator Benjamin F. Kramer
- District
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- County
- Montgomery
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Finance Committee
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Finance Committee
- Annapolis Info
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401 Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3151 | 301-858-3151
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3151
Fax 410-841-3740 | 301-858-3740
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401 Miller Senate Office Building
- Interim Info
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401 Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3151 | 301-858-3151
Fax 410-841-3740 | 301-858-3740
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401 Miller Senate Office Building
- Contact
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Ben.Kramer@senate.state.md.us
- Party
- Democrat
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Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| SB0005 /CH0745 (HB0013/CH0744) | Hate Crimes – Civil Remedy | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 745 |
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| SB0063 | Public Institutions of Higher Education - Transcript Requests by Students With Unpaid Student Account Balances | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0070 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - State Law Enforcement Officers | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0079 /CH0232 (HB0184/CH0231) | State Personnel – Education and Transportation – Grievance Procedures | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 232 |
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| SB0085 (HB0405) | Criminal Law – Animal Abuse or Neglect – Penalties | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/01 at 2:30 p.m. |
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| SB0090 /CH0413 (HB0037/CH0414) | Commercial Law - Consumer Protection - Telephone Solicitation (Stop the Spam Calls Act of 2023) | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 413 |
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| SB0247 (HB0275) | State Personnel – Collective Bargaining – Faculty, Part–Time Faculty, and Graduate Assistants | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0248 /CH0748 (HB0384/CH0749) | Institutions of Higher Education - Transcripts - Prohibition on Punitive Measures Related to Student Debt | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 748 |
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| SB0249 | Motor Vehicle Administration - Driver Education Program - Cannabis or Alcohol | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
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| SB0250 (HB0147) | Environment - Climate Crisis Plan - Requirement | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0298 (HB0183) | State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory and Managerial Employees | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0299 /CH0305 (HB0288/CH0304) | Grocery Stores and Restaurants - Automated External Defibrillator Program (Joe Sheya Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 305 |
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| SB0377 /CH0410 (HB0590) | Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Offset and Study | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 410 |
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| SB0394 | State Board of Education - Membership - School Principal | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0401 (HB0697) | Department of Human Services - Electronic Benefits Transfer Cards - Theft and Restoration of Benefits | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0453 (HB1097) | State and Private Construction Contracts – Prompt Payment Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0495 | Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Licensing and Regulation | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/02 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| SB0496 | Commercial Financing Transactions | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
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| SB0538 (HB0919) | Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0837 (HB1241) | Education – Curriculum – Study of the Holocaust (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0838 (HB1261) | Workplace Fraud and Prevailing Wage - Violations - Referrals | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0839 /CH0411 (HB0902/CH0412) | Labor and Employment - Workers' Compensation - Hernia | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 411 |
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| SB0840 /CH0746 (HB1243) | Public Safety - Protecting Against Hate Crimes Grant Fund - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 746 |
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| SB0841 /CH0747 (HB1242) | Local School Systems - Student Field Trips - Funding | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 747 |
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| SB0842 /CH0014 (HB1244/CH0013) | Maryland Holocaust Remembrance Day | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 14 |
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| SB0843 (HB0915) | Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program and Climate Impact Health Coverage Program – Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:30 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) and Hearing canceled (Finance) |
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| SB0844 (HB0901) | Consumer Protection – Online Products and Services – Children’s Data | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0052 (HB0087) | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs – Waiver – Diapers and Menstrual Hygiene Products | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing canceled |
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| SB0169 (HB0033) | Commercial Law – Consumer Protection – Biometric Data Privacy | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0188 /CH0361 (HB0302/CH0360) | Public Health - Rare Disease Advisory Council | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 361 |
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| SB0228 /CH0667 (HB0614/CH0668) | Department of Aging - Long-Term Care and Dementia Care Navigation Programs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 667 |
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| SB0231 /CH0621 (HB0726/CH0620) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Autism Waiver - Military Families | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 621 |
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| SB0234 /CH0374 (HB0420/CH0373) | Health Services Cost Review Commission - Hospital Rates - All-Payer Model Contract | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 374 |
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| SB0273 /CH0494 (HB1228) | National Capital Strategic Economic Development Fund - Annual Appropriation and Authorized Uses | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 494 |
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| SB0279 (HB0102/CH0488) | Real Property - Actions for Possession - Pet Protections | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0282 /CH0480 (HB0289/CH0479) | Maryland Forestry Education Fund - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 480 |
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| SB0289 /CH0733 (HB0372/CH0734) | Higher Education - Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Altering Name of Scholarship | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 733 |
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| SB0316 (HB0099) | Education - Public High Schools - Financial Literacy Curriculum | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0318 | Healthy Indoor Air Quality Grant Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0319 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Individuals At Least 75 Years Old (Diamond Income Reduction Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0320 /CH0492 (HB0188/CH0491) | Natural Resources - Wildlife Advisory Commission - Membership | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 492 |
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| SB0350 /CH0731 (HB0495/CH0732) | Early Childhood Development - Child Care Scholarship Program - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 731 |
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| SB0352 (HB0065) | Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) and Hearing canceled (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0379 /CH0152 (HB0535/CH0151) | Election Law - Ballot Issuance, Processing, and Reporting Procedures and 2024 Primary Date | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 152 |
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| SB0414 /CH0655 (HB0788) | Commission to Advance and Strengthen Fire Fighting and Emergency Medical Services Within Maryland | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 655 |
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| SB0449 /CH0061 (HB0401/CH0060) | Maryland Audiology, Hearing Aid Dispensing, Speech-Language Pathology, and Music Therapy Act - Definitions and Application | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 61 |
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| SB0456 | Healthy Working Families Act - Railroad Employees - Unpaid Leave | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0460 /CH0252 (HB0283/CH0253) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Gender–Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 252 |
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| SB0475 | Workgroup on the Maryland 529 Prepaid College Trust Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0509 /CH0288 (HB0702/CH0289) | Health Care Facilities - Nursing Homes - Acquisitions and Licensure | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 288 |
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| SB0526 /CH0542 (HB0723/CH0541) | Natural Resources - Forest Preservation and Retention | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 542 |
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| SB0562 | Maryland Small Food Banks Grant Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0601 /CH0256 (HB0814/CH0257) | Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program - Sunset Extension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 256 |
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| SB0613 (HB0908/CH0652) | Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program and Property Taxes | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0624 /CH0307 (HB1074/CH0306) | Income Tax - Automated External Defibrillator Tax Credit (Joe Sheya Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 307 |
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| SB0791 (HB0883) | Primary and Secondary Education - Public School Employees - Job Duties | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0798 /CH0244 (HB0705/CH0245) | Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Freedom | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 244 |
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| SB0845 (HB0933) | End–of–Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0867 (HB0652) | Vehicle Laws – Special and Commemorative Registration Plate – Maryland Heroes | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| SB0955 (HB1279) | Election Law - 2024 Primary Date - Alteration | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SB0959 /CH0113 (HB1290) | Higher Education - Maryland 529 Program - Reform | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 113 |
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| SB0974 /CH0106 (HB1301) | State-Owned Nursing Homes - Deficiencies, Citations, and Fines - Contractor Reporting Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 106 |
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| SB0555 /CH0002 (HB0549) | Fair Wage Act of 2023 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 2 |
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| SB0665 /CH0008 (HB0774/CH0007) | Assisted Living Programs - Unlicensed Programs - Resident Abuse, Exploitation, and Neglect (The Senator Delores Kelley Residents of Unlicensed Programs Protection Act) | By Request - Other | 6 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 8 |
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| Legislative Bond Initiatives |
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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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| Rock Creek Regional Park | Introduced | Montgomery | $400,000 | $100,000 | $300,000 | $400,000 |
- 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
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- 2019 Finance Committee
- 2019 Joint Committee on Protocol
- 2021 Chair, Senate Select Committee No. 6 - Montgomery County Delegation
- 2023 Maryland Veterans Caucus
- Past Senate Service
- Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee, 2019-2023; Energy and Public Utilities Subcommittee of the Finance Committee, 2019-2023.
- Public Service
- Building Energy Transition Implementation Task Force, 2023-; 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-; Comptroller's Task Force on Electronic Smoking Devices (E-Facts), 2019-2020.
- 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.
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