Legislation
Senator Obie Patterson

- District
- 26
- County
- Prince George's
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee
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Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee
- Annapolis Info
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201 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3092 | 301-858-3092
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3092
Fax 410-841-3410 | 301-858-3410
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201 James Senate Office Building
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201 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3092 | 301-858-3092
Fax 410-841-3410 | 301-858-3410
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201 James Senate Office Building
- Contact
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obie.patterson@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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SB0020 (HB0716) | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations |
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SB0051 (HB1596) | Video Lottery Terminal Proceeds - Local Impact Grants - Reimbursement for Maryland Route 210 Projects | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0349 (HB0708) | Property Tax Exemption - Disabled Veterans | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Ways and Means |
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SB0350 /CH0476 (HB1446/CH0475) | State Real Estate Commission – Continuing Education Requirements – Ethics and Professionalism | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 476 |
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SB0663 /CH0574 | State Board of Dental Examiners - Dental Specialization - Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 574 |
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SB0767 | Higher Education - Admissions Process - Criminal History | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) |
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SB0768 (HB0819) | Health - Health and Wellness Standards - Correctional Facilities and Health Care Facilities | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 12:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) |
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SB0769 (HB1004) | Department of Juvenile Services - Juvenile Strategic Reentry Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/03 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0770 | Economic Development - Small, Minority, and Women-Owned Businesses Account - Distribution | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0771 | State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency - Gaming Study - Use of Gaming Proceeds | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Ways and Means |
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SB0772 (HB1597) | State Procurement - Small Business Reserve Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0852 | Prince George's County - Appointment of Board of License Commissioners - Legislative Oversight | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0853 (HB1595) | Education - Voluntary Ethical Special Education Advocate Certificate Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB1034 | Criminal Law - Felony Second Degree Assault - Sports Official | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB1054 (HB0632) | Vehicle Laws - Registration - Renewal | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings |
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SB1067 (HB1540) | Environment - Mold Inspections - Standards, Reporting, and Penalties | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Rereferred to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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SB1068 | Alcoholic Beverages - Fulfillment Warehouse Permit | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Rereferred to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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SB0025 (HB0236/CH0123) | Hunting and Fishing Licenses - Active Military, Former Prisoners of War, Recipients of the Purple Heart Award, and Disabled Veterans | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing canceled |
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SB0161 /CH0022 (HB0005/CH0021) | Crimes - Hate Crimes - Use of an Item or a Symbol to Threaten or Intimidate | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 22 |
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SB0206 /CH0127 (HB0242/CH0126) | Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2020) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 127 |
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SB0207 /CH0109 (HB0206/CH0108) | Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 109 |
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SB0208 (HB0004) | Public Safety – Rifles and Shotguns – Sales, Rentals, and Transfers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) |
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SB0223 (HB0185) | Commission on Tax Policy, Reform, and Fairness | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0225 /CH0234 (HB0523/CH0233) | State Personnel - Employee Accommodations - Pregnancy and Childbirth | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 234 |
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SB0229 (HB0292) | Toll Roads, Highways, and Bridges - County Government Consent Requirement - Expansion | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/29 at 2:45 p.m. |
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SB0260 (HB0712) | Labor and Employment - Leave With Pay - Bereavement Leave (Family Bereavement Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0294 /CH0546 (HB0593) | Higher Education - Annual Revenues of For-Profit Institutions - Limitation on Enrollment (Veterans' Education Protection Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 546 |
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SB0298 (HB0337) | Election Law - Local Public Campaign Financing - Boards of Education | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing canceled |
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SB0299 (HB0192) | Department of General Services - Energy-Conserving Standards (Maryland Sustainable Buildings Act of 2020) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0300 (HB0229) | Pesticides - Use of Chlorpyrifos - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) |
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SB0307 /CH0201 (HB0415/CH0200) | Higher Education - Maryland Community College Promise Scholarship - Revisions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 201 |
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SB0311 | Corporate Tax Fairness Act of 2020 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0313 (HB0209) | Plastics and Packaging Reduction Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Special Order until later today (Senator Ready) Adopted |
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SB0324 | Veterans - Behavioral Health Services - Mental Health First Aid | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0325 (HB0605) | Constitutional Amendment - Gaming - Expansion | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing canceled |
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SB0326 /CH0273 (HB0604/CH0272) | State Libraries - Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped and State Library Board - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 273 |
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SB0333 (HB0261) | Criminal Procedure - Charging Procedures and Documents - Citation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0341 /CH0024 (HB0012/CH0023) | Department of Veterans Affairs - Homes for Veterans - Veterans of Uniformed Service | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 24 |
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SB0363 /CH0203 (HB0421/CH0202) | State Government - Open Meetings - Requirements and Application of Open Meetings Act (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 203 |
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SB0367 (HB0277/CH0148) | State Department of Education - Guidelines on Trauma-Informed Approach | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0372 (HB0568) | Election Law - Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration and Voting | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) |
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SB0388 (HB1134) | Circuit Courts and District Court of Maryland Employees - Collective Bargaining | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) |
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SB0398 (HB0514) | Maryland Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Incentive Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) |
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SB0400 (HB0417) | State Employment - Wage History and Wage Range | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0408 (HB0426) | Department of Legislative Services - Voting by Mail - Study | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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SB0440 (HB1594) | Pharmacists - Aids for the Cessation of Tobacco Product Use | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations |
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SB0442 /CH0553 (HB0313) | Minority Business Enterprise Program – Public–Private Partnerships, Offshore Wind Projects, and Video Lottery Terminals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 553 |
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SB0443 (HB0888) | Consumer Protection - Security Features for Connected Devices | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0473 (HB0312) | Discrimination in Employment - Reasonable Accommodations for Applicants With Disabilities | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0479 (HB0479) | Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Citations in Lieu of Arrest | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0524 (HB1000) | Building Lifelong Library Learners Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) |
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SB0526 (HB0733) | Transportation - Private Sector Transportation Projects Ombudsman - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0530 /CH0117 (HB0231/CH0116) | Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 117 |
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SB0531 /CH0474 (HB1444/CH0473) | Discrimination – Definition of Race – Hair Texture and Hairstyles | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 474 |
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SB0532 (HB1007) | Task Force to Study the Veteran–Owned Small Business Enterprise Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations |
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SB0538 (HB1214) | Public Service Commission - Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Preservation of Environmental Quality and the Climate | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0539 (HB0839) | Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0560 (HB0438) | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0564 /CH0565 (HB0754) | Education - High School Graduation Requirements - Students in Foster Care or Homeless Youth | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 565 |
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SB0565 (HB0736) | Police Officers – Mental Health – Employee Assistance Programs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0592 (HB1370) | State-Funded Construction and Major Renovation Projects - Solar Panels - Requirement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0593 (HB0624) | Juvenile Law - Child Interrogation Protection Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0606 /CH0368 (HB0917/CH0367) | Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Basis (2nd Lieutenant Richard Collins, III's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 368 |
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SB0626 | Retail Pet Stores - Transportation of Cats and Dogs by Common Carrier - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0627 (HB0406) | Crimes - Unattended Dogs in Extreme Weather Conditions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/10 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0630 /CH0485 (HB1539/CH0484) | Grant Applications and Reporting - Uniform Forms and Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 485 |
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SB0647 (HB0245) | Election Law - Institutions of Higher Education - Voter Registration and Voting by Students (Student Voter Empowerment Act of 2020) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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SB0649 (HB0892) | Public Information Act – Motor Vehicle Administration – Warrant for Personal Information and Reporting | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Special Order until later today (Senator Smith) Adopted |
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SB0661 /CH0344 (HB0852/CH0343) | Health Insurance - Prostate Cancer Screening Services - Prohibiting Cost-Sharing | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 344 |
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SB0682 (HB0608) | Correctional Services - Prerelease Unit for Women - Requirement to Operate | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0683 (HB0828) | Corrections - Women's Prerelease Unit - Requirements (Women's Prerelease Equity Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0684 (HB0801) | Correctional Services - Prerelease Unit for Women - Facilities and Services (Gender-Responsive Prerelease Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) |
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SB0703 (HB1402) | Circuit Court Judges - Selection and Tenure | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
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SB0716 (HB1528) | Maryland Council on Health in All Policies - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) |
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SB0733 | Public Health - Care of Medically Fragile Individuals (Channing's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0779 | Commission on Minority- and Women-Owned Small Business Participation in State Procurement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0783 (HB0184) | Special Education - Judicial Actions - Attorney's Fees and Related Costs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0797 (HB0985) | Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined or Whose Conviction or Adjudication Is Reversed | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0817 (HB1219) | Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0850 (HB0677) | Correctional Services - Immigration Detention - Prohibition (Dignity Not Detention Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0933 (HB0747) | State and Local Procurement - Payment Practices | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0934 (HB0660) | Baltimore City and Prince George's County - Lifeline Low-Cost Automobile Insurance Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0953 (HB1317) | Medical Cannabis - Dispensary Grower-Processor License | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB1033 (HB1621) | Task Force to Study the Feasibility of a Bowie State University Law School | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB1043 (HB1260) | Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) |
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SJ0004 | Recognition of Maryland License Suspensions and Revocations by the Potomac River Fisheries Commission | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0280 /CH0177 (HB0349/CH0176) | Occupational and Professional Licensing - Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses - Revisions to Reciprocity Requirements | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 177 |
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SB0262 (HB0334) | Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act - Definitions and Legislative Intent | By Request - Other | 6 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 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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Camp Springs Elks Lodge No. 2332 | Introduced in Senate |
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Prince George's | $30,000 | $30,000 | $30,000 | |||
Crossland High School | Introduced | Prince George's | $325,000 | $325,000 | $325,000 | ||||
Educare Resource Center | Introduced in Senate |
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Prince George's | $350,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | |||
Fort Foote Baptist Church | Introduced | Prince George's | $250,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||||
Prince George's County Volunteer Marine, Fire and Rescue Department | Introduced in Senate |
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Prince George's | $75,000 | $0 | ||||
The Ivy Village Incubator for Nonprofit Excellence | Introduced | Prince George's | $300,000 | $50,000 | $250,000 | $300,000 |

- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland Senate in 2018. Member of the Senate since January 9, 2019. Member of the House of Delegates 1995-2007.
- Current Assignments
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- 2019 Deputy Majority Whip
- 2019 Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee
- 2019 Alcohol Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee
- 2019 Education Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee
- 2019 Joint Committee on Gaming Oversight
- 2019 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
- Past Senate Service
- Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 2020.
- Public Service
- Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities, 2019-.
- Memberships
- Pi Sigma National Honor Society; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Life Member.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Lancaster, South Carolina, March 7, 1938; Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, North Carolina, B.S. Biology, 1965; University of Florida, M.A. Public Administration, 1971; Member, County Council, Prince George's County, representing District 8, 2010-2018; Two children; three grandchildren.
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