Legislation
Delegate Ashanti Martinez
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- 22
- County
- Prince George's
- 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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216 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3652 | 301-858-3652
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3652
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216 Lowe House Office Building
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216 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3652 | 301-858-3652
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216 Lowe House Office Building
- Contact
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ashanti.martinez@house.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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| HB0401 /CH0060 (SB0449/CH0061) | Maryland Audiology, Hearing Aid Dispensing, Speech-Language Pathology, and Music Therapy Act - Definitions and Application | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 60 |
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| HB0006 /CH0581 (SB0092) | Department of General Services - Energy-Conserving Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2023) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 581 |
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| HB0053 /CH0043 (SB0608/CH0044) | Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 43 |
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| HB0058 /CH0149 (SB0035/CH0150) | Open Meetings Act - State Ethics Commission (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act of 2023) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 149 |
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| HB0063 /CH0576 (SB0386/CH0575) | Certified Local Farm and Fish Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 576 |
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| HB0103 (SB0145/CH0317) | State Board of Social Work Examiners - Temporary License to Practice Social Work | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Conference Committee Appointed |
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| HB0111 /CH0283 (SB0026/CH0282) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program, Maryland Children's Health Program, and Workgroup on Low-Income Utility Assistance | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 283 |
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| HB0121 /CH0263 (SB0008/CH0262) | Mental Health - Treatment Plans for Individuals in Facilities and Resident Grievance System | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 263 |
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| HB0138 (SB0030) | Study on Statewide 2-1-1 and 3-1-1 Systems | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| HB0141 /CH0045 (SB0251/CH0046) | State Government – Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs – Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 45 |
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| HB0172 /CH0302 (SB0232/CH0303) | Health Occupations - Licensed Athletic Trainers - Dry Needling Approval | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 302 |
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| HB0234 /CH0363 (SB0200/CH0362) | State Board of Chiropractic Examiners - Disciplinary Actions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 363 |
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| HB0238 /CH0056 (SB0215/CH0057) | Massage Therapy - Discipline | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 56 |
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| HB0241 (SB0161) | State Board of Physicians - Dispensing Permits | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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| HB0245 /CH0145 | Minority Business Enterprise Program - Reporting | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 145 |
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| HB0260 /CH0270 (SB0346/CH0269) | Maryland Sign Language Interpreters Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 270 |
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| HB0261 /CH0202 (SB0424/CH0201) | Eligible Projects - Procurement of Construction Materials (Buy Clean Maryland Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 202 |
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| HB0273 /CH0319 (SB0399/CH0318) | Health Occupations - Environmental Health Specialists - Revisions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 319 |
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| HB0274 (SB0387) | Task Force on Reducing Emergency Department Wait Times | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0) |
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| HB0278 /CH0328 (SB0213/CH0327) | Health Occupations - Clinical Nurse Specialists - Prescribing | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 328 |
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| HB0283 /CH0253 (SB0460/CH0252) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Gender-Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 253 |
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| HB0290 /CH0377 (SB0237) | Public Health - Dental Services - Access | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 377 |
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| HB0302 /CH0360 (SB0188/CH0361) | Public Health - Rare Disease Advisory Council | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 360 |
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| HB0318 (SB0604) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Provider Agencies and Personal Care Aides - Reimbursement and Wage Reports | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance and Budget and Taxation |
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| HB0319 /CH0486 (SB0158/CH0485) | Pesticides - PFAS Testing - Study | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 486 |
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| HB0321 /CH0348 | Cigarette Restitution Fund - Payments for Sale and Marketing of Electronic Smoking Devices - Use | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 348 |
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| HB0322 /CH0379 (SB0255/CH0378) | Public Health - Home- and Community-Based Services for Children and Youth | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 379 |
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| HB0328 /CH0155 (SB0112/CH0154) | State Finance and Procurement - Grants - Prompt Payment Requirement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 155 |
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| HB0333 /CH0310 (SB0404/CH0311) | Hospitals - Financial Assistance - Medical Bill Reimbursement Process | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 310 |
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| HB0339 /CH0011 (SB0478/CH0012) | Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Reporting and Sunset Extension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 11 |
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| HB0351 (SB0376) | Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Previous Cesarean Section | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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| HB0354 (SB0343/CH0637) | Maryland Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program - Account Establishment - Procedures | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| HB0357 (SB0898) | Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0374 /CH0355 (SB0565) | Health Insurance – Pharmacy Benefits Managers – Audits of Pharmacies and Pharmacists | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 355 |
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| HB0382 /CH0217 (SB0895) | Maryland Department of Health and Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Managed Care Organizations and Prescription Drug Claims - Study | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 217 |
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| HB0395 /CH0117 (SB0223/CH0118) | State Government - State Facilities Changes and Closures - Procedures | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 117 |
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| HB0418 /CH0287 (SB0283/CH0286) | Mental Health - Workforce Development - Fund Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 287 |
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| HB0429 /CH0026 (SB0451/CH0027) | Procurement Improvement Council - Membership and Duties | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 26 |
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| HB0453 /CH0059 | State Board of Physicians - Inactive and Emeritus Status | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 59 |
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| HB0454 /CH0376 (SB0187/CH0375) | Health Occupations - Licenses, Certificates, and Registrations - Lawful Presence and Identification Numbers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 376 |
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| HB0456 /CH0280 (SB0940/CH0279) | State Board of Pharmacy - Accessible Prescription Labels, Bag Tags, and Medical Guides for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print Disabled Individuals - Regulations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 280 |
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| HB0470 /CH0580 (SB0256/CH0579) | Environment - Fire-Fighting Training - Oriented Strand Board - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 580 |
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| HB0480 /CH0615 (SB0286/CH0616) | Department of Veterans Affairs - Burial in State Veterans' Cemeteries - Spouses and Dependents | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 615 |
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| HB0507 | State Board of Physicians - Supervised Medical Graduates | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0571 /CH0356 (SB0954) | Opioids - Opioid Restitution Advisory Council and Fund and Overdose Response Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 356 |
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| HB0586 /CH0170 (SB0782/CH0169) | State Procurement - Purchasing - Compost, Mulch, and Soil Amendments and Aggregate | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 170 |
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| HB0588 (SB0365) | Health Insurance - Qualified Resident Enrollment Program (Access to Care Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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| HB0596 /CH0332 (SB0511/CH0331) | Health and Human Services Transportation Improvement Act of 2023 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 332 |
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| HB0614 /CH0668 (SB0228/CH0667) | Department of Aging - Long-Term Care and Dementia Care Navigation Programs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 668 |
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| HB0676 /CH0591 | Cemeteries - Interment - Pet Remains | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 591 |
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| HB0681 (SB0558/CH0276) | Recovery Residence Grant Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| HB0690 /CH0140 (SB0332/CH0139) | Maryland African American Museum Corporation - Board of Directors - Membership | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 140 |
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| HB0693 /CH0218 (SB0647) | State Board of Pharmacy - Board Membership, Delegated Pharmacy Acts, and Sunset Extension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 218 |
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| HB0702 /CH0289 (SB0509/CH0288) | Health Care Facilities - Nursing Homes - Acquisitions and Licensure | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 289 |
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| HB0703 (SB0584/CH0383) | Public Health - Parkinson's Disease - Advisory Committee and Website | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| HB0716 /CH0108 (SB0474/CH0109) | Managed Care Organizations - Retroactive Denial of Reimbursement - Information in Written Statement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 108 |
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| HB0717 /CH0368 (SB0772/CH0367) | State Board of Nursing - Peer Advisory Committees, Scopes of Practice, and Licensure Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 368 |
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| HB0785 /CH0365 (SB0515/CH0364) | Health Insurance - Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocol and Prior Authorization - Revisions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 365 |
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| HB0786 (SB0648/CH0333) | Electronic Health Networks and Electronic Medical Records - Nursing Homes - Release of Records | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| HB0809 /CH0137 (SB0334/CH0138) | State Procurement – Minority Business Enterprise Program – Extension and Reports | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 137 |
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| HB0811 /CH0325 (SB0914/CH0324) | Hospitals - Testing for Fentanyl (The Josh Siems Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 325 |
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| HB0812 /CH0249 (SB0786/CH0248) | Health - Reproductive Health Services - Protected Information and Insurance Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 249 |
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| HB0814 /CH0257 (SB0601/CH0256) | Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - State-Based Young Adult Health Insurance Subsidies Pilot Program - Sunset Extension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 257 |
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| HB0815 /CH0354 (SB0965/CH0353) | Cancer Screening - Health Insurance and Assessment of Outreach, Education, and Health Disparities | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 354 |
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| HB0816 /CH0213 (SB0510/CH0214) | Procurement - Minority Business Enterprises and Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprises - Participation Goal Scorecard | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 213 |
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| HB0817 /CH0350 (SB0649/CH0349) | State Government - Regulation Procedures and the Maryland Register | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 350 |
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| HB0823 (SB0480) | Mental Health Law - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Rereferred to Finance |
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| HB0869 | Department of the Environment - Study on Deathcare and Funeral Practices | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Special Order until 4/10 (Senator Gallion) Adopted |
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| HB0876 (SB0644/CH0409) | Maternal Mortality Review Program - Local Teams - Access to Records | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| HB0977 /CH0268 | Maryland Department of Health - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 268 |
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| HB1051 /CH0156 | Public Information Act - Decisions of the State Public Information Act Compliance Board - Appeals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 156 |
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| HB1146 /CH0219 | Maryland Department of Health and Maryland Health Care Commission - Dental Services - Survey and Regional Needs Assessment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 219 |
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| HB1148 /CH0291 (SB0582/CH0290) | Behavioral Health Care - Treatment and Access (Behavioral Health Model for Maryland) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 291 |
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| HB1149 /CH0636 (SB0622/CH0635) | Medicaid Waiver Programs - Waitlist and Registry Reduction (End the Wait Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 636 |
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| HB1151 /CH0301 (SB0678/CH0300) | Health Insurance - Reimbursement for Services Rendered by a Pharmacist | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 301 |
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| HB1153 /CH0344 (SB0794/CH0343) | Behavioral Health Programs - Residential Programs - Food Service Facility Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 344 |
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| HB1155 | Workgroup on Establishing a Youth Codesigned Integrated Behavioral Health Model | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| HB1156 /CH0399 | Pharmacists - Therapy Management Contract - Form | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 399 |
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| HB1159 /CH0326 | State Board of Dental Examiners - University of Maryland School of Dentistry Faculty - Qualifying for Examination | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 326 |
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| HB1160 | Maryland Pathway to Nursing Program and Advisory Committee - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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| HB1176 | Public Safety - Voluntary 9-1-1 Registry | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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| HB1189 (SB0801/CH0578) | Economic Development - Cybersecurity - Cyber Maryland Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| HB1217 /CH0323 (SB0805/CH0322) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Required Coverage for Biomarker Testing | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 323 |
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| HB1232 (SB0372) | Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Administration of Vaccines | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Rereferred to Finance |
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| HB1244 /CH0013 (SB0842/CH0014) | Maryland Holocaust Remembrance Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 13 |
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| HB1249 (SB0362/CH0275) | Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics - Planning Grant Funds and Demonstration Application | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules | ||
| HB0124 /CH0047 (SB0131/CH0048) | Mandated Reports - Revisions | By Request - Other | 6 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 47 |
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| HB0774 /CH0007 (SB0665/CH0008) | Assisted Living Programs - Unlicensed Programs - Resident Abuse, Exploitation, and Neglect (The Senator Delores Kelley Residents of Unlicensed Programs Protection Act) | By Request - Other | 6 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 7 |
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- Tenure
- Member of the Maryland House of Delegates since February 24, 2023.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Health and Government Operations Committee
- 2023 Public Health and Minority Disparities Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee
- 2023 Health Occupations and Long-Term Care Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee
- 2023 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
- Public Service
- St. Mary's Landover Hills School, Advisory Board Member; 20/30 Leadership Council, Clinton Foundation.
- Awards
- Forty Under Forty, The Daily Record, 2020; Top 30 Under 30, 93.9 WKYS, 2017.
- Biographical Information
- Parkdale High School, 2014; Howard University, B.A., Political Science and Government, 2018; Congressional Intern, Office of U.S. Representative Elijah E. Cummings, 2014; Congressional Intern, Office of U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer, 2015; Campaign Director, College Democrats of America, Howard University Chapter, 2015; Deputy Political Director, Joseline Pena-Melnyk for Congress, 2015-2016; Resident Assistant, Howard University, 2015-2018; Delegate Candidate, Maryland General Assembly, 2017-2018; Campaign Manager, Vivian Flowers, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 2018; Constituent Services, Council Member Thomas E. Dernoga, Prince George's County, 2018-2020; Research and Policy Analyst, CASA, 2020-2022; Chief of Staff, Council District 7 Office, Prince George's County, 2022-present.
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