Senator Sara Love
- District
- 16
- County
- Montgomery
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Judicial Proceedings Committee
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Judicial Proceedings Committee
- Annapolis Info
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222 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3124
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3124
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222 James Senate Office Building
- Interim Info
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222 James Senate Office Bldg.
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3124
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222 James Senate Office Bldg.
- Contact
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sara.love@senate.state.md.us
- Party
- Democrat
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| Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) | Title | Sponsorship Type | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| SB0274 (HB0293) | Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases | Primary | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| SB0290 (HB0362) | Natural Resources - Roadside Tree Removal Permit Notification Act | Primary | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0347 (HB0542) | Adult Protective Services - Investigations and Disclosure of Information | Primary | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| SB0348 (HB0437) | Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Modifications | Primary | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| SB0349 (HB0428) | Medical Debt - Complaints for Money Judgment and Real Property Liens | Primary | In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m. |
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| SB0380 (HB0162) | Maryland Horse Industry Board - Breeding Stables and Horse Establishments - Definitions | Primary | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0381 (HB0516) | Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections | Primary | In the House - Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0385 (HB0234) | Vehicle Laws - Injury or Death of Vulnerable Individual - Penalties | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0549 (HB0629) | Civil Actions - Immunity - Disclosure of Allegations of Sexually Assaultive Behavior (Stop Silencing Survivors Act) | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0609 (HB0817) | Residential Leases - Use of Algorithmic Device by Landlord to Determine Rent - Prohibition | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0694 (HB1157) | Correctional Services - Assessment of State Correctional System | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0702 (HB0647) | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0732 (HB0909) | Sewage Sludge Utilization Permits - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Concentration Limits | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0827 (HB1107) | Juvenile Law - Confinement and Restrictive Housing - Limitations | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0895 (HB1491) | Employment - Wages - Deductions for Public Employees | Primary | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0896 (HB1152) | Real Property - Residential Rental Property - Pet Policy Disclosure (Pet Policy Transparency Act) | Primary | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0897 (HB1316) | Primary and Secondary Education - Student Technology and Social Media Resource Guide | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB0898 (HB1175) | Nutrient Management – Tidal Buffer – Vegetative Buffers and Restriction on Fertilizer Application | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0949 (HB1256) | Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles | Primary | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0008 (HB0072) | Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m. |
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| SB0179 (HB0248) | Motor Vehicle Registration - Fee Exemption - Unemployable Disabled Veterans | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0181 (HB0190) | Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0280 (HB1060) | Judicial and Public Safety for Service Members Act | Co-Sponsor | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| SB0317 (HB0257) | Natural Resources - Food Forests and Foraging Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0326 (HB0309) | Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Peer Support Programs | Co-Sponsor | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| SB0334 (HB0943) | Criminal Law - Crimes of Malicious or Fraudulent Burning - Prohibitions and Penalties | Co-Sponsor | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| SB0342 | Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Counties and Municipal Corporations | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m. |
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| SB0356 (HB0039) | Public Health - Repeal of Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Carlton R. Smith Act) | Co-Sponsor | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| SB0447 | Hospitals - Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions - Procedures | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0513 | Real Property - Unlawfully Restrictive Covenant Modifications - County or Municipality Notice Requirements | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0545 (HB0364) | Criminal Law - Child Pornography - Prohibitions and Penalties | Co-Sponsor | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| SB0548 (HB1191) | Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations | Co-Sponsor | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| SB0618 | Vehicle Laws - Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operator's Permits - Notation of Nonapparent Disability (Eric's ID Law) | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0648 (HB0311) | Correctional Services - Medical Parole - Life Imprisonment | Co-Sponsor | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| SB0669 (HB0675) | Public Safety - Rape Kit Testing - Tracking Program and Grant Fund | Co-Sponsor | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| SB0764 (HB0411) | State Designations - State Mineral - Chromite (State Mineral Act) | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0901 | Environment - Packaging and Paper Products - Producer Responsibility Plans | Co-Sponsor | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| SB0904 (HB1089) | Data Brokers - Registry and Gross Income Tax (Building Information Guardrails Data Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) |
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| SB0936 | Consumer Protection - High-Risk Artificial Intelligence - Developer and Deployer Requirements | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0943 (HB1050) | Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act | Co-Sponsor | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0428 (HB0506) | Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act | By Request - Administration | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0432 (HB0499) | Criminal Records – Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) | By Request - Administration | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0466 (HB0604) | Criminal Law - Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable and Senior Adults | By Request - Other | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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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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| Bannockburn Nursery School and Community Clubhouse | Introduced | Montgomery | $250,000 | $0 | |||||
| Children's Inn at the National Institutes of Health - Expanding Capacity to Serve Young Patients Participating in Clinical Trials | Introduced | Montgomery | $260,000 | $0 | |||||
| Imagination Stage | Introduced | Montgomery | $250,000 | $0 | |||||
| National Center for Children and Families - Re-Engineering A Safe Space | Introduced | Montgomery | $200,000 | $0 |
- Tenure
- Member of the Maryland Senate since June 13, 2024.
- Current Assignments
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- 2024 Judicial Proceedings Committee
- 2025 Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Areas
- 2024 Women Legislators of Maryland
- 2024 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- Past House Service
- Environment and Transportation Committee, 2019-2024; Environment Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2023-2024; Motor Vehicle and Transportation Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee (Chair, 2023-2024), 2020-2024; Land Use and Ethics Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2019-2022; Local Government and BiCounty Agencies Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2019; Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, 2023-2024; Chair, Land Use, Transportation, and Public Safety Committee, Montgomery County House Delegation, 2020-2024.
- Public Service
- Chesapeake Bay Commission, 2024-; Workgroup to Develop Fire Safety Best Practices for Pre-1974 High-Rise Apartment Buildings, 2024-; Zero Emission and Elective Vehicle Infrastructure Council, 2023-2024; Chesapeake Bay Commission (Maryland Delegation Vice-Chair, 2022; Chair, 2023), 2019-2024; Maryland State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 2019-2023; Member, Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2019-2022; Law Enforcement Action Project, 2017-2018; NARAL Pro-Choice America C-4 & PAC Boards, 2010-2014; ACLU of Maryland Board (President 2008-2012), 2005-2012; Women's Campaign Forum Board & Executive Committee, 2005-2008; Carderock Springs Elementary School PTA; MCCPTA Delegate, 2010-2012; Girl Scout Leader, 2008-2013.
- Memberships
- Women Legislators of Maryland, 2019-2024; Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, 2019-2024; Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2019-; Alumni Relations Committee, Princeton University, 2007-2011; Illinois Bar; District of Columbia Bar; Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Awards
- Legislator of the Year, Maryland League of Conservation Voters, 2024.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Evanston, Illinois, April 6, 1967; New Trier High School, Winnetka, Illinois, 1985; Princeton University, B.A., American History, 1989; Northwestern University School of Law, 1992; Law Clerk to Judge Timothy K. Lewis, U.S. Court of Appeals for 3rd Circuit, 1993-1994; Litigation Associate, Robinson, Curley and Clayton, Chicago, Illinois, 1994-1998; General Counsel, National Women's Health Foundation, 1998-2004; Public Policy Director, ACLU of Maryland, 2012-2016; Two Children; One Rescue Dog.
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