Senator Justin Ready
- District
- 5
- County
- Frederick and Carroll
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Executive Nominations Committee
Finance Committee
Rules Committee
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Executive Nominations Committee
- Annapolis Info
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315 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3683
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3683
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315 James Senate Office Building
- Interim Info
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315 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3683
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315 James Senate Office Building
- Contact
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justin.ready@senate.state.md.us
- Party
- Republican
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Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| SB0112 (HB0462) | Criminal Law - Second Degree Assault - Sports Official | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0332 | Task Force to Study the Premature Retirement of Electricity Generation Facilities | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0336 (HB0982) | Gun Theft Felony Act of 2025 | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0556 | Real Property - Fraudulent Possession and Unauthorized Lease or Listing - Prohibition and Removal | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0557 (HB1008) | Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax and Associated Mandated Devices - Prohibition (Transportation Freedom Act of 2025) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0558 (HB1487) | General Assembly - Fiscal Notes - Family Impact Statement | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0657 (HB1362) | Eminent Domain - Just Compensation - Fees and Costs | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0658 (HB1288) | Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Provisions | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0659 (HB0332) | Consumer Protection - Electronic Funds Transfers - Regulations (Elder Fraud Prevention Act of 2025) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0660 | Family Law - Child Support Guidelines - Agreement Between Parents | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0661 (HB0081) | Real Property - Condemnation - Compensation for Farm and Agricultural Property (Protect Maryland Farm Lands Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0699 (HB1224) | Forest Conservation Act - Linear Projects - Alteration | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0700 | Notarial Acts - Reasonable Accommodations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing canceled |
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| SB0701 | Public Health - Cottage Food Products - Nonpotentially Hazardous Foods and Refrigerated Baked Goods | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0785 (HB1340) | Labor and Employment - Unpaid Parental Leave - Definition of Employer | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0884 (HB1500) | Commercial Driver's Licenses - Out-of-State Residents - School Buses or Passenger Vehicles | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0886 (HB0925) | Amendments Convention Called Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution - Delegation to the Convention | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0947 | Maryland Co-Location Energy Innovation and Reliability Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0948 (HB1385) | Children - Parental Rights - Educational Rights | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB1034 | State Budget - Budget Bill - Executive and Legislative Powers | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SB0008 (HB0072) | Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Ways and Means |
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| SB0029 | Education - Phone-Free Schools Pilot Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/29 at 2:30 p.m. |
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| SB0062 (HB0053) | Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Appropriations |
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| SB0073 | Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program - Renaming | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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| SB0372 (HB0869) | Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations |
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| SB0478 (HB0739) | Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Stations - Local Approval | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0479 (HB1414) | Building Energy Performance Standards - Public Safety, Emergency, and Public Utility Buildings - Exclusion | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0482 (HB0773) | Public Middle and High Schools - Student Discipline (Right to Teach Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 9:30 a.m. |
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| SB0483 (HB0657) | Public Utilities - Alternatives to Construction of New Transmission Lines | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0502 (HB1200) | Property Tax - Credit for Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Expansion to Judicial Officer | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Ways and Means |
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| SB0524 (HB1522) | Higher Education - Religious Educational Institutions - Certificate of Approval | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0528 (HB0034) | Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0531 (HB0622) | Juvenile Law - Custodial Interrogation (Juvenile Justice Restoration Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 10:00 a.m. |
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| SB0533 (HB0238) | Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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| SB0551 | Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Collisions With Wild Animals - Prohibited Actions by Insurers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0563 (HB0650) | Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment (Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0565 (HB1486) | Motor Vehicles - Accidents - Required Testing for Impaired Driving (Mateo's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 10:00 a.m. |
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| SB0604 (HB1398) | 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 Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0643 (HB1329) | Public Utilities – Energy Generation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0644 | Public Schools - School Resource Officers - Firearms Required | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0735 | Real Time for Violent Crime Act (Geri's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0779 (HB1451) | Climate Solutions Now Act Affordability Act of 2025 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0783 (HB1132) | Public Schools – Student Fights – School Investigation and Discipline | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 9:30 a.m. |
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| SB0791 (HB0732) | Public Schools - Career Ladder - Teacher Classroom Teaching Time | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 9:30 a.m. |
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| SB0836 (HB1101) | Corporate Income Tax - Rate Reduction (Economic Competitiveness Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0838 | Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Signature Requirements and Verification | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0933 (HB1186) | Criminal Law - Causing Ingestion of an Abortion-Inducing Drug - Prohibition (Women's Freedom From Coercion Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0950 (HB1217) | Natural Gas Generating Facilities - Authorization | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0952 (HB1397) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Overhead Transmission Lines - Grid Enhancing Technologies | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0953 (HB1218) | Construction and Expansion of Transmission Lines and Task Force to Develop a Realistic Electricity Plan for Maryland | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0965 (HB1357) | Public Health - Women's Health Care Data - Report | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 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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| Arc Carroll County - Raise the Roof | Introduced | Carroll | $150,000 | $0 | |||||
| Eldersburg Elementary School Inclusive Playspace | Introduced | Carroll | $75,000 | $0 | |||||
| Mount Airy Flat Iron Building | Introduced | Carroll | $300,000 | $0 | |||||
| Union Bridge Fire Company | Introduced | Carroll | $70,000 | $0 | |||||
| Union Memorial VFW Post 8806 | Introduced | Carroll | $51,600 | $0 | |||||
| Westminster Fiber Project | Introduced | Carroll | $1,000,000 | $0 |
- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, 2010. Member of the House 2011-2015. Resigned from the House of Delegates, February 2, 2015. Appointed to the Senate and sworn in on February 2, 2015.
- Current Assignments
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- 2021 Minority Whip
- 2021 Senate Finance Committee
- 2023 Rules Committee
- 2022 Executive Nominations Committee
- 2021 Legislative Policy Committee
- 2019 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee
- 2015 Chair, Senate Select Committee No. 2, Carroll and Frederick Counties
- 2023 Maryland Veterans Caucus
- 2024 Maryland Legislative Jewish Caucus, Associate Member
- Past Senate Service
- Judicial Proceedings Committee, 2015-2021; Death with Dignity Workgroup, 2015; Workgroup to Study Shelter and Supportive Services for Unaccompanied Homeless Minors, 2019-2020.
- Past House Service
- Chief Deputy Minority Whip, 2013-2015; Estates & Trusts Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2015; Health and Government Operations Committee, 2011-2015; Government Operations & Long Term Care Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2011-2015; Government Operations Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2011-2014; Minority Health Disparities Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2011-2015; Rural Health-Care Workgroup, 2011-.
- Public Service
- Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities, 2023-; Law Enforcement Body Camera Task Force, 2020-2023; Governmental Representative, Juvenile Grant Planning and Review Council, 2017-2020; Task Force to Study Restraint, Searches and Needs of Children in the Juvenile Justice System, 2016-2017; Chair, One Maryland Blue Ribbon Commission, 2015-2016.
- Memberships
- Associate Member, Carroll Women's Republican Club; Volunteer, Alpha Pregnancy Centers; House of Bread Food Distribution; Liberty Church, Westminster, MD.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Mobile, Alabama, April 15, 1982; Carroll Community College, A.A., 2002; Salisbury University, B.A., Political Science, 2004; Field Director, E. J. Pipkin for U.S. Senate, 2004; Legislative Aide to Delegate J. B. Jennings, 2004-06; Chief of Staff, Senator Janet Greenip, 2006-08; Executive Director, Maryland Republican Party, 2008-09; National Sales and Marketing for Strategic CFM, 2016 -; Owner, Strategic CFM, (small business specializing in marketing, advertising and printing design), 2009-2016; Interim Executive Director, Maryland Republican Party, 2011; Maryland Co-Chair, Rick Perry Presidential Campaign, 2011; Married; two children.
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