Members - Delegate Lesley J. Lopez

Legislation

Session:

District

County

Montgomery

Committee Assignment(s)

Judiciary Committee

Annapolis Info

221 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone 410-841-3021 | 301-858-3021
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3021

Interim Info

221 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone 410-841-3021 | 301-858-3021

Contact

lesley.lopez@house.state.md.us

Party

Democrat

Legislation	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0026 Title Action to Collect a Private Education Loan - Required Documents Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0405 Title Special Education - Judicial Actions - Attorney's Fees and Related Costs Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0478 (SB0232) Title Civil Cases – Surcharges Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0638 (SB0624) Title Public Safety - Untraceable and Undetectable Firearms Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1082 (SB0863) Title Vehicle Laws – Enforcement and Use of Real–Time Digital Spotters Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2

Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsorship Type	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings	Opp Committees & Hearings
HB0026	Action to Collect a Private Education Loan - Required Documents	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.	Appropriations 1/20/2021 - 1:30 PM Judiciary	Judicial Proceedings 3/30/2021 - 1:00 PM
HB0405	Special Education - Judicial Actions - Attorney's Fees and Related Costs	Primary	1	2	In the House - Hearing 1/20 at 1:30 p.m. (Ways and Means)	Ways and Means 1/20/2021 - 1:30 PM Judiciary
HB0478 (SB0232)	Civil Cases – Surcharges	Primary	1	2	In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:30 p.m.	Judiciary 2/17/2021 - 1:30 PM
HB0638 (SB0624)	Public Safety - Untraceable and Undetectable Firearms	Primary	1	2	In the House - Hearing 3/01 at 1:30 p.m.	Judiciary 3/01/2021 - 1:30 PM
HB1082 (SB0863)	Vehicle Laws – Enforcement and Use of Real–Time Digital Spotters	Primary	1	2	In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor	Environment and Transportation 2/25/2021 - 1:30 PM Judiciary

Denotes enacted legislation

Legislative Bond Initiatives

Project Name	Status	House Sponsors	Senate Sponsors	County	Amount Requested	Senate Initiative	House Initiative	Other Funding	Total Funding

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

Current Assignments

2019 Judiciary Committee

2021 Family and Juvenile Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee

2019 Publilc Safety Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee

2021 1st Vice President, Women Legislators of Maryland (Member, 2019; Secretary, 2019- 2020; 2nd Vice-president, 2020-2021)

2019 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, Associate Member

Past House Service: Juvenile Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2019-2021.

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: 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.