Legislation
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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| SB0039 (HB0304) | Gun Theft Felony Act of 2024 | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0363 (HB1471) | Procurement Contracts - Disclosures to Secretary of State - Beneficial Ownership | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0364 | Election Law - Casting General Election Ballot in Multiple States - Prohibition | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0438 (HB0553) | Family Law - Fundamental Parental Rights | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0535 | Health Insurance - Labor and Delivery Services - Cost-Sharing Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0626 (HB0726) | Pharmacy Benefits Managers - Definition of Purchaser and Alteration of Application of Law | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0772 | Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/16 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB0841 (HB1025) | Transportation - Motor Fuel Tax Rates, Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax, and Farebox Recovery Requirements (Transportation Equity, Fairness, and Privacy Act of 2024) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0842 (HB1469) | Criminal Law - Second Degree Assault - Sports Official | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0866 | Health - Small Halfway Houses and Small Private Group Homes - County Zoning | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0867 | General Assembly - Fiscal Notes - Family Impact Statements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/01 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB0868 | Civil Actions – Injury to or Death of Pet – Damages | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0962 (HB1196) | Real Property – Contracts of Sale – Title Report Requirement | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0964 /CH1045 | Carroll County – Alcoholic Beverages Licenses – Alcohol Awareness Training | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 1045 |
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| SB1073 (HB1202) | Amendments Convention Called Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution - Delegation to the Convention | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/01 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| SB1074 /CH0532 (HB0991/CH0531) | Agriculture - Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 532 |
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| SB1075 (HB1245) | Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Serious Bodily Injury or Death (Victoria and Scottie's Law) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB1109 | Cannabis - Sale and Distribution - Hemp-Derived Compounds and Cannabinoids | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SB0028 (HB0316) | Crimes and Corrections - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/25 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0044 (HB0310) | Safe Communities Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0052 (HB0319) | Juvenile Justice Restoration Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0059 /CH0879 | Hospitals - Care of Infants After Discharge (Safe Sleep Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 879 |
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| SB0156 /CH0005 (HB0375/CH0004) | Port of Baltimore - Renaming | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 5 |
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| SB0346 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income (Keep Our Heroes Home Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0381 (HB0047) | Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness In Girls' Sports Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0396 (HB0320) | Criminal Procedure - Stops and Searches - Cannabis Odor and Admission of Evidence (Drug-Free Roadways Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/02 at 10:30 a.m. |
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| SB0397 | Vehicle Laws - Military Vehicles - Registration and Operation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0398 (HB0482) | Criminal Injuries Compensation Board - Victims of Nonfatal Strangulation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0412 /CH0906 (HB0408/CH0907) | Mental Health Law - County Mental Health Advisory Committees - Membership | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 906 |
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| SB0413 /CH0323 (HB0598/CH0322) | Discrimination - Military Status - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 323 |
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| SB0448 /CH0434 (HB0133) | Commission to Study African American Civil War Soldiers in Maryland | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 434 |
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| SB0503 (HB0639) | Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement - Exception (In Remembrance of Gary "Pappy" Boward) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0552 (HB0791) | Operating Budget - Funding - Scholarships for Nonpublic School Students | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0614 /CH0823 (HB0865/CH0822) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 823 |
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| SB0615 /CH0805 | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Maryland Veterans Suicide Prevention Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 805 |
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| SB0632 (HB0911) | Peace Orders - Visual Surveillance | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/16 at 10:00 a.m. |
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| SB0697 /CH0745 (HB1504) | Maryland National Guard - Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 745 |
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| SB0740 /CH0418 (HB0770) | Operating a Vessel While Under the Influence of Alcohol - Enforcement (Nick's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 418 |
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| SB0748 (HB0803) | Income Tax - Alteration of Brackets and Rates (Economic Prosperity Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0757 (HB0617) | State Information Technology - Prohibited Applications and Websites | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0762 | Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| SB0795 /CH1049 (HB0464/CH1048) | Health Occupations - Practice Audiology - Definition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 1049 |
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| SB0819 | Public Schools - School Resource Officers - Firearms Required | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0862 (HB0884) | Public Health - Pregnancy - Coercion (Protecting Pregnant Women Against Coercive Abuse and Human Trafficking) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB1091 /CH0750 (HB1076/CH0749) | Education – Blind and Visually Impaired Students – Textbook Equity | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 750 |
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| SB1145 (HB1493) | Public and Nonpublic Schools - Child Sex Offenders - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:30 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| SB1178 /CH0176 | Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Service Terminal Date | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 176 |
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| SB0453 /CH0704 (HB0576/CH0703) | Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 704 |
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| SB0472 /CH0413 (HB0581/CH0412) | State Government - Permits, Licenses, and Certificates - Processing (Transparent Government Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 413 |
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| SB0473 /CH0711 (HB0582/CH0710) | Economic Development - Entrepreneurial Innovation Programs - Establishment (Pava LaPere Legacy of Innovation Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 711 |
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| SB0474 /CH0411 (HB0579) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals - Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 411 |
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| SB0476 /CH0014 (HB0584/CH0013) | Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders (Caring for Public Employees in the Safety Professions - CAPES Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 14 |
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| SB0477 /CH0008 (HB0580/CH0007) | Time to Serve Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 8 |
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| SB0478 /CH0006 (HB0604) | Families Serve Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 6 |
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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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| BeeHive Handicapped Flooring Project | Introduced | Carroll | $106,910 | $0 | |||||
| Union Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8806 | Introduced | Carroll | $51,600 | $0 | |||||
| Westminster Fiber Network Construction | Withdrawn |
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Carroll | $250,000 | $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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