Legislation
Senator Clarence K. Lam
- District
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- County
- Anne Arundel and Howard
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Executive Nominations Committee (Vice Chair)
Finance Committee
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Executive Nominations Committee (Vice Chair)
- Annapolis Info
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420 Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3653
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3653
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420 Miller Senate Office Building
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420 Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3653
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420 Miller Senate Office Building
- Contact
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clarence.lam@senate.state.md.us
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- 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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| SB0041 /CH0619 (HB0262/CH0618) | Consumer Protection - Consumer Reporting Agencies - Information in Consumer Credit Reports | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 619 |
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| SB0050 /CH0260 (HB0394/CH0259) | Human Relations - Commission on Civil Rights - Appeal of Final Orders | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 260 |
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| SB0076 /CH0257 (HB0068/CH0258) | Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Transparency, Grievances, and Unit Reoccupancy | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 257 |
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| SB0119 /CH0863 (HB0691) | Legally Protected Health Care - Gender-Affirming Treatment | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 863 |
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| SB0140 (HB0347) | General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committees - Procedures | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0371 /CH0864 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Personal Care Aides - Wage Reports | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 864 |
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| SB0387 (HB0448) | Korean American Day | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/08 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB0487 (HB0570) | Health Maintenance Organizations - Payments to Nonparticipating Providers - Reimbursement Rate | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0526 (HB0876) | Health Insurance - Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Specialty Drugs Dispensed by a Physician | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0590 (HB1397/CH0377) | Human Relations - Discrimination - Protected Characteristics | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Special Order until later today (Senator Simonaire) Adopted |
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| SB0591 (HB0609/CH0132) | Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining (Library Workers Empowerment Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0681 (HB0836) | Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects - Impact Assessments and Mitigation Plans (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2024) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance |
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| SB0718 /CH0866 | Maryland Pathway to Nursing Pilot Program and Advisory Committee - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 866 |
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| SB0986 (HB1056/CH0962) | State Board of Pharmacy - Prohibition on Discrimination Against 340B Drug Distribution | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0987 (HB1033) | Business Regulation – Electronic Smoking Devices Manufacturers – Certifications | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0988 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Self-Directed Mental Health Services - Pilot Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0989 (HB0939) | Health Insurance - Epinephrine Injectors - Limits on Cost Sharing (Epinephrine Cost Reduction Act of 2024) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0990 (HB1423) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Step Therapy, Fail-First Protocols, and Prior Authorization - Prescription Drugs to Treat Serious Mental Illness | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0991 /CH0867 | Behavioral Health - Language Assistance Services Pilot Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 867 |
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| SB1162 (HB0645) | Social Media Platforms - Vloggers and Video Content Featuring Minors | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SB1175 | Hospitals - Emergency Medical Conditions - Procedures (Maryland Lifesaving Treatment Access and Abortion Protection Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SB0018 /CH0232 (HB0076/CH0231) | Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 232 |
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| SB0059 /CH0879 | Hospitals - Care of Infants After Discharge (Safe Sleep Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 879 |
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| SB0072 /CH0896 (HB0147/CH0895) | Tobacco Tax Stamp Refunds - Loss Due to Theft | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 896 |
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| SB0169 (HB0660) | Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters and Appropriations |
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| SB0346 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income (Keep Our Heroes Home Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0388 (HB0340) | Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits and Funding (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 2:00 p.m. (Finance) |
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| SB0436 (HB0465/CH0309) | Workplace Fraud and Prevailing Wage - Violations - Penalties and Referrals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters |
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| SB0443 (HB0403) | 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 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0545 (HB0789) | Primary and Secondary Education - Public School Employees - Salaries | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0546 (HB0655) | Environment - State Wetlands - Shoreline Stabilization Measures | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0614 /CH0823 (HB0865/CH0822) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 823 |
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| SB0615 /CH0805 | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Maryland Veterans Suicide Prevention Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 805 |
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| SB0626 (HB0726) | Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0642 (HB0735) | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0697 /CH0745 (HB1504) | Maryland National Guard - Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 745 |
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| SB0705 /CH0841 (HB0728/CH0842) | Health Insurance - Qualified Resident Enrollment Program (Access to Care Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 841 |
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| SB0761 | Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Licensing and Regulation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/08 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB0802 (HB0775) | Election Law - Voters with Disabilities - Electronic Ballot Return | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0818 /CH0496 (HB1271) | Information Technology - Artificial Intelligence - Policies and Procedures (Artificial Intelligence Governance Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 496 |
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| SB0823 (HB0493) | State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Faculty, Part-Time Faculty, Post Doctoral Associates, and Graduate Assistants | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0858 | Revenge Porn - Civil Action and Reporting Requirement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-0) |
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| SB0905 /CH0929 (HB1267) | Public Safety – Extreme Risk Protective Orders – Review of Court Records | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 929 |
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| SB0943 /CH0751 | Vehicle Laws - Bus Lane Obstruction - Monitoring Systems Expansion and Workgroup (Better Bus Service Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 751 |
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| SB0958 (HB1438) | Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0975 /CH0768 (HB1091) | Maryland Department of Health - Reproductive Health Care Clinic Security Grant Program - Establishment (Supporting Reproductive Health Care Clinics Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 768 |
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| SB1023 (HB1279) | Maryland Building Performance Standards – Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric– and Solar–Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB1040 (HB1049) | Consumer Protection - Automatic Renewals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB1058 (HB1181) | Education - Curriculum Standards - Antihate and Holocaust Education (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| SB1099 /CH0764 | Emergency Services - Automated External Defibrillator and Naloxone Co-Location Initiative - Requirements for Public Buildings | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 764 |
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| SB1178 /CH0176 | Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Service Terminal Date | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 176 |
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| SJ0001 /JR0001 (HJ0001) | Affirming the Federal Equal Rights Amendment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Signed by the President and the Speaker - Joint Resolution 1 |
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| SJ0002 (HJ0003) | Use of Nuclear Weapons | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/08 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB0470 /CH0708 (HB0597/CH0709) | Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 708 |
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| SB0471 (HB0575/CH0705) | Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0472 /CH0413 (HB0581/CH0412) | State Government - Permits, Licenses, and Certificates - Processing (Transparent Government Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 413 |
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| SB0473 /CH0711 (HB0582/CH0710) | Economic Development - Entrepreneurial Innovation Programs - Establishment (Pava LaPere Legacy of Innovation Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 711 |
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| SB0474 /CH0411 (HB0579) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals - Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 411 |
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| SB0475 /CH0707 (HB0583/CH0706) | Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention - Establishment | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 707 |
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| SB0476 /CH0014 (HB0584/CH0013) | Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders (Caring for Public Employees in the Safety Professions - CAPES Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 14 |
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| SB0477 /CH0008 (HB0580/CH0007) | Time to Serve Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 8 |
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| SB0478 /CH0006 (HB0604) | Families Serve Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 6 |
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| SB0479 (HB0513/CH0017) | Motor Vehicles - Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Revisions (Maryland Road Worker Protection Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0480 /CH0020 (HB0585/CH0021) | Protecting Election Officials Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 20 |
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| SB0481 (HB0693/CH0124) | Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) |
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| SB0482 /CH0408 (HB0694) | Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 408 |
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| SB0483 (HB0599/CH0123) | Maryland Community Investment Corporation - Establishment (Housing and Community Development Financing Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0484 (HB0538/CH0122) | Land Use - Affordable Housing - Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/01 at 9:00 a.m. |
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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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| Cedar and Morris Hill Community Center | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | ||||
| Glen Burnie High School Baseball-Softball Lighting | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $800,000 | $0 | |||||
| Lloyd Keaser Community Center | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $74,000 | $37,000 | $38,000 | $75,000 | |||
| Zero Waste to Zero Hunger | Introduced | Anne Arundel | $345,000 | $87,500 | $87,500 |
- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland Senate in 2018. Member of the Senate since January 9, 2019. Member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2015-2019.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Vice Chair, Executive Nominations Committee (Member 2019)
- 2023 Finance Committee
- 2019 Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight
- 2020 Senate Chair, Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee
- 2019 Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness
- 2019 Chair, Senate Select Committee No. 5, Howard County Delegation
- 2023 Secretary, Maryland Legislative Asian-American and Pacific Islander Caucus (member, 2019; 2nd Vice-Chair, 2019; 1st Vice-Chair, 2019-2021; Chair, 2021-2022)
- 2024 Maryland Legislative Jewish Caucus, Associate Member
- Past Senate Service
- Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2019-2023; Chair, Environment Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2020-2023; Alcohol Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2019-2020; Health Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (Co-Chair, 2019), 2019-2023; Joint Covid-19 Response Workgroup, 2020; Senate Vaccine Oversight Workgroup, 2021-2022.
- Past House Service 2015-2019
- Appropriations Committee, 2017-2019; Health and Social Services Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 2017-2019; Oversight Committee on Pensions of the Appropriations Committee, 2017-2019; Environment and Transportation Committee, 2015-2017; Environment Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2015-2017; Motor Vehicles and Transportation Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2015-2017; Land Use and Ethics Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2016-2017.
- Public Service
- Workgroup to Study Issuance of Alcoholic Beverage Licenses to Tobacconists, 2024-; Rare Disease Advisory Council, 2023-; Commission to Study the Health Care Workforce Crisis in Maryland, 2022-; Maryland State Council on Cancer Control, 2020-; Maryland Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers, 2019-; Comptroller's Task Force on Electronic Smoking Devices (E-Facts), 2019-2020; Standing Advisory Committee on Opioid-Associated Disease Prevention and Outreach Programs, 2016-2019; Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council, 2015-2019; Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2015-2019.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Allentown, Pennsylvania; Emmaus High School, Emmaus, Pennsylvania; Case Western Reserve University, B.A., Political Science-Honors, Biology (Phi Beta Kappa), 2003; University of Maryland, School of Medicine, M.D. 2008; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, M.P.H., 2011; Legislative Assistant to Delegate Dan Morhaim, M.D. , Baltimore County, 2009-2013; Preventive Medicine Physician, Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2009-present; Program Director, Preventive Medicine Residency Program, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2014-present.
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