Delegate Lesley J. Lopez
- District
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- County
- Montgomery
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Health and Government Operations Committee
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Health and Government Operations Committee
- Annapolis Info
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210 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3021
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3021
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210 Lowe House Office Building
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210 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3021
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210 Lowe House Office Building
- Contact
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lesley.lopez@house.state.md.us
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Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| HB0423 (SB0138) | Public Safety - Maryland 9-1-1 Board and Maryland Department of Emergency Management - Regulatory Authority | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations |
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| HB0663 | Civil Actions - Sexual Deepfake Representations and Revenge Porn | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| HB0670 | Civil Actions - Unsolicited Obscene Material | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| HB0849 (SB0492) | Maryland Commission to Study the Dental Hygienist Shortage - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0930 (SB0848) | Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0934 | Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention - Resources, Tools, and Educational Materials | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0265 (SB0456) | Dental Services - Qualification for Maryland Dent-Care Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Finance |
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| HB0297 (SB0005) | Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program - Sunset Repeal | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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| HB0300 (SB0127) | State Government - Grants and Contracts - Reimbursement of Indirect Costs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation |
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| HB0321 (SB0303) | Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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| HB0345 (SB0174) | Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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| HB0387 | Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0424 (SB0357) | Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority for Upper Payment Limits (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Third Reading Passed (94-38) |
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| HB0464 | Special Education - Individualized Education Program Meetings - Secondary Transition Planning Materials | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0474 (SB0129) | Public Health - Maryland Commission on Health Equity - Advisory Committee and Hospital Reporting | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing canceled |
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| HB0495 | Education - Antidiscrimination Policies - Policy and Notice Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| HB0524 (SB0462) | State Board of Education - Membership - Early Childhood Development Professional | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0536 | Education and Health - Emergency Use Epinephrine - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0613 | Criminal Procedure - Protection of Identity of Victim of Sexual Assault | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0629 (SB0549) | Civil Actions - Immunity - Disclosure of Allegations of Sexually Assaultive Behavior (Stop Silencing Survivors Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0661 (SB0750) | State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Faculty | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0674 (SB0394) | Criminal Law – Concealment of Death and Disturbing and Dismembering Human Remains | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0694 (SB0851) | Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Main Entrance Accessibility and Emergency Planning | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0698 (SB0814) | Local Government - Development Impact Fees, Surcharges, and Excise Taxes - Reporting | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0699 (SB0491) | General Provisions - Veterans Benefits - Honorable Discharge | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0735 | Certificate of Need - Psychiatric Health Care Facilities and Psychiatric and Mental Health Services - Exemption | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0744 (SB0590) | Motor Vehicles - Reckless, Negligent, and Aggressive Driving | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0763 | Education - Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program - Human and Sex Trafficking | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0795 | Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program - Employee Certification and Awareness Materials | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Second Reading Passed |
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| HB0801 | Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0803 | Criminal Law - Revenge Porn - Computer-Generated Visual Representation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| HB0845 (SB0083) | Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0852 | Educational Institutions - Opioid Overdose-Reversing Medications - Policy Requirements (Protecting Our Kids From Overdoses Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| HB0881 (SB0703) | Family Investment Program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits - Child Support | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0905 (SB0720) | Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0911 | Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Family Child Care Homes | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0920 | Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Institutional Debt - Report | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0940 | Criminal Procedure - Probation Before Judgment - Defendants Diagnosed With Autism or Intellectual Disabilities | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| HB0970 (SB0646) | Health Insurance - Insulin - Prohibition on Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0979 | Maryland Self-Service Storage Act - Sale of Personal Property in Satisfaction of Lien - Notice Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1006 | Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Guidelines and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1121 (SB0687) | Child Care Scholarship Program - Youth Transitioning From Foster Placement to Successful Adulthood Pilot Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| HB1129 (SB0733) | Constitutional Officers - Gender-Neutral Language | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1198 (SB0632) | Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1208 | Public Health - Prohibited Ingredients in Food | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1220 (SB0607) | Human Remains - Transportation Protection Agreements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing canceled (Health and Government Operations) |
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| HB1222 | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement (Maryland Values Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1254 (SB0769) | Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1287 | Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Convertible Pistols | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1315 | Health Insurance - Coverage for Child Wellness Services - Immunizations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1324 | Hospitals - Medical Debt Collection - Sale of Patient Debt to Nonprofit Organizations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1328 (SB0926) | End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 2:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations) |
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| HB1398 (SB0604) | Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| HB1400 (SB0823) | No Tax on Tips Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) |
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| HB1476 | Labor and Employment - Disclosure of Employee's Immigration Status - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2018. Member of the House since January 9, 2019.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Deputy Majority Whip
- 2023 Health and Government Operations Committee
- 2023 Public Health and Minority Health Disparities Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee
- 2023 Government Operations and Health Facilities Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee
- 2023 Immediate Past President, Women Legislators of Maryland (Member, 2019; Secretary, 2019- 2020; 2nd Vice-president, 2020-2021, 1st Vice-President, 2021-2022; President, 2022-2023))
- 2019 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- Past House Service
- Judiciary Committee, 2019-2023; Family and Juvenile Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2021-2023; Juvenile Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2019-2021; Public Safety Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2019-2022.
- Public Service
- Montgomery County Board of Social Services, 2016-2018; NARAL Pro-ChoiceMaryland, Board of Directors, 2016-2018; Board of Directors, YWCA, 2011-2013; National Volunteer Partner, Girl Scouts of the USA.
- Memberships
- Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2019-; Local no. 500, Service Employees International Union (SEIU 500).
- Biographical Information
- Born November 28, 1983; University of California, San Diego, B.A., Comparative Politics and Spanish Literature; George Washington University, M.P.A., Management; News Desk Producer, Eurovision Americas, Inc., 2006-2010; Producer-News Gathering, BBC News, 2009-2010; Press Secretary, U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar, 2010-2011; Adjunct Professor (Advanced Writing), George Washington University, 2013; Communications Director, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, 2011-2013; Director of Communications, National Immigration Forum, 2013-2014; Director of Communications, Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, 2014-2015; Communications and Publications Director, U.S.-China Business Council 2015-2017; Chief Communications Officer, Run for Something 2017-present; One child.
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