Legislation
Senator Clarence K. Lam
- District
- 12
- County
- Baltimore and Howard
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee
Executive Nominations Committee
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Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee
- Annapolis Info
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420 Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3653 | 301-858-3653
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3653
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420 Miller Senate Office Building
- Interim Info
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420 Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3653 | 301-858-3653
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420 Miller Senate Office Building
- Contact
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clarence.lam@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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| SB0019 /CH0720 (HB0229/CH0719) | Pharmacists - Administration of Injectable Medications for Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 720 |
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| SB0022 (HB0209) | Criminal Law - Unnatural or Perverted Sexual Practice - Repeal | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0073 | General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing canceled |
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| SB0095 (HB0154) | Public Schools - Anaphylactic Food Allergies - Guidelines and Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0120 /CH0695 (HB0188/CH0694) | Acupuncture Licensure Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 695 |
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| SB0302 (HB0248) | Legionnaires' Disease Prevention Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0303 | Public Health - Nonconsensual Condom Removal - Prohibition | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0304 (HB0922) | Education - Public Schools - Asian American History Curriculum Requirement | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0305 (HB0260) | State Board of Physicians - Dispensing Permits | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0306 /CH0678 (HB0219/CH0677) | Dental Hygienists - Consultation Requirements - Health Care Practitioners | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 678 |
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| SB0307 (HB0395) | Public Records - Retention and Inspection - Communications (Transparency in Public Records Act of 2022) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0308 (HB0814) | Environment - Statewide Green Business Certification Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0352 | Election Law - Ballots - Processing and Reporting Procedures | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0353 (HB1397/CH0405) | Health Insurance - Prescription Insulin Drugs - Limits on Copayment and Coinsurance (Insulin Cost Reduction Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
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| SB0355 | HIV Prevention Drugs - Prescribing and Dispensing by Pharmacists and Insurance Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/24 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| SB0503 (HB0669/CH0682) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Doula Services - Coverage | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0546 | Vehicle Equipment – Transfer of Catalytic Converter – Regulation | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0547 | Public Health - Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Repeal | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0548 (HB0609/CH0053) | Local Health Officers - Removal - Process | Primary | 1 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
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| SB0565 (HB0800) | Public Safety - Emergency Management - Price Gouging Consumer Protections | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Finance |
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| SB0570 | Public Ethics – Former Secretary, Deputy Secretary, or Assistant Secretary of a Principal Department – Employment Restrictions | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0634 | Health Insurance – Home Test Kits for Sexually Transmitted Diseases – Required Coverage | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0635 | Unemployment Insurance - Appeals and Recovery of Overpayment of Benefits Procedures - Revisions | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0658 (HB1103) | Transportation - Maryland Aviation Infrastructure Impacts Commission | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0708 /CH0043 | Maryland Department of Health - Office of the Inspector General | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 43 |
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| SB0728 (HB1035) | Health Insurance – Qualified Resident State Subsidy Program (Access to Care Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0734 /CH0667 | Maryland Health Care Commission - Primary Care Report and Workgroup | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 667 |
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| SB0778 (HB1080/CH0028) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Children and Pregnant Women (Healthy Babies Equity Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0821 | Medical Excellence Zone Compact | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0005 /CH0067 (HB0479/CH0068) | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 67 |
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| SB0050 /CH0075 (HB0087/CH0076) | Higher Education - Returned Peace Corps Volunteers - In-State Tuition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 75 |
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| SB0063 (HB0320) | General Assembly – Residency Requirement – Enforcement – Factors | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/26 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| SB0146 /CH0417 | Vehicle Laws - Plug-In Electric Drive Vehicles - Reserved Parking Spaces | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 417 |
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| SB0163 | Election Law - Ballots - Processing and Reporting Procedures | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) |
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| SB0166 /CH0726 (HB0765) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Doula Services - Coverage | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 726 |
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| SB0228 /CH0037 (HB0443) | Maryland Corps Program – Revisions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 37 |
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| SB0273 /CH0139 (HB0275/CH0138) | Environment – PFAS Chemicals – Prohibitions and Requirements (George “Walter” Taylor Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 139 |
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| SB0298 (HB0267) | Criminal Law - Threat Against Public Health Official or Hospital Staff Member | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0316 /CH0007 (HB0282/CH0008) | Sales and Use Tax - Diapers and Baby Products - Exemption | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 7 |
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| SB0318 (HB0652) | More Opportunities for Career-Focused Students Act of 2022 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Ways and Means |
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| SB0335 (HB0259) | Commercial Law – Consumer Protection – Biometric Identifiers Privacy | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0349 /CH0101 (HB0302/CH0100) | Baltimore County – Property Tax – Credit for Homeowners Who Have Suffered a Hardship | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 101 |
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| SB0358 | Public Financing Act – State Senate and House of Delegates | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) |
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| SB0360 | Corporate Tax Fairness Act of 2022 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0361 | Income Tax - Carried Interest - Additional Tax | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0362 | Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education - Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) |
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| SB0380 /CH0263 (HB0049/CH0262) | Public Health - Emergency and Allergy Treatment Program - Nurse Practitioners | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 263 |
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| SB0420 (HB0719) | Employment of Minors - Opportunities for Work | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) |
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| SB0421 (HB0753/CH0662) | Primary and Secondary Schools – Bus Driver Wages – Study | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Senate Requests House Recede |
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| SB0422 (HB0750) | Education – Jobs That Require Driving – Requirements (Drivers Education for Good Jobs Act of 2022) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0462 (HB0047) | Public Schools - Expanded American History - Development of Content Standards and Implementation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0475 (HB0580/CH0047) | Maryland Transit Administration Police - Collective Bargaining - Supervisors and Sergeants | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing canceled |
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| SB0478 (HB0541) | Career and Technical Education Committee - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) |
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| SB0487 /CH0156 (HB0389/CH0155) | Procurement - Minority Business Enterprises - Revisions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 156 |
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| SB0488 /CH0014 (HB0364/CH0012) | Sales and Use Tax - Medical Devices and Products - Exemption | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 14 |
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| SB0492 (HB0649/CH0022) | Environment - Discharge Permits - Inspections and Administrative Continuations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| SB0493 (HB0610) | Public Health - Commission on Universal Health Care | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0494 (HB0772/CH0564) | Maryland Energy Administration - Energy and Water Efficiency Standards - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| SB0528 /CH0038 | Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 38 |
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| SB0534 | General Provisions - Full-Year Daylight Savings Time | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0541 /CH0039 (HB0727) | Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 39 |
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| SB0617 /CH0215 (HB0547) | Local School Systems - Equivalent Access Standards - Digital Tools (Equivalent and Nonvisual Access Accountability Act for K-12 Education) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 215 |
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| SB0626 /CH0395 (HB1464/CH0396) | Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Physicians and Physician Assistants - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 395 |
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| SB0630 /CH0482 (HB0706) | Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Office of Resilience | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 482 |
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| SB0682 (HB0746) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Gender-Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act of 2022) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/24 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| SB0687 (HB0829) | Department of the Environment – Zero–Emission Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles – Regulations (Zero–Emission Truck Act of 2022) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0776 (HB0454) | Correctional Services – Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0783 (HB0596) | Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) |
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| SB0881 /CH0150 | Task Force to Study the Practice Known as "Swatting" | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 150 |
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| SB0945 (HB0869/CH0465) | Wetlands and Waterways Program Division - Permitting for Ecological Restoration Projects - Required Study | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0951 /CH0557 (HB0515/CH0556) | Education – Student Athletes – Uniform Modifications for Modesty (Inclusive Athletic Attire Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 557 |
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| SB0979 | Prohibition of Dredging on Man-O-War Shoals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SJ0011 /JR0007 (HJ0008/JR0006) | Solidarity With the Government and People of Ukraine | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Signed by the President and the Speaker - Joint Resolution 7 | ||
| SB0820 (HB1248/CH0200) | Child Abuse and Neglect - Investigations - Timeliness | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
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| SB0963 (HB1449) | Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services - Executive Director - Appointment | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB1005 /CH0343 (HB1482) | State Retirement and Pension System - Divestment From Russia | By Request - Other | 6 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 343 |
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| SB1010 /CH0002 (HB1486/CH0001) | Motor Fuel Taxes - Tax-Free Period | By Request - Other | 6 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 2 |
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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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| Clubhouse of Catonsville | Introduced | Baltimore | $200,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $200,000 |
- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland Senate in 2018. Member of the Senate since January 9, 2019. Member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 2015-2019.
- Current Assignments
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- 2019 Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
- 2020 Health Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee (Co-Chair, 2019)
- 2020 Chair, Environment Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee
- 2019 Executive Nominations 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
- 2021 Chair, Maryland Legislative Asian-American & Pacific-Islander Caucus, Inc. (Member, 2019, 2nd Vice-Chair, 2019, 1st Vice Chair, 2020)
- 2019 Chair, Senate Select Committee No. 5, Howard County Delegation
- Past Senate Service
- Alcohol Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2019-2020; Joint Covid-19 Response Workgroup, 2020; Senate Vaccine Oversight Workgroup, 2021-2022.
- Public Service
- 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-; Maryland Zero Emission Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Council, 2019-; Comptroller's Task Force on Electronic Smoking Devices (E-Facts), 2019-2020.
- 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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