Legislation
Delegate Malcolm Ruff

- District
- 41
- County
- Baltimore City
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Appropriations Committee
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Appropriations Committee
- Annapolis Info
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314 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3283
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3283
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314 Lowe House Office Building
- Interim Info
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314 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3283
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314 Lowe House Office Building
- Contact
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malcolm.ruff@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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HB0488 (SB0181/CH0892) | Qualifying Nonprofit Organizations - Training and Reentry Services - Funding | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0523 | Criminal Procedure – Expungement of Records – Good Cause | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0533 (SB0621) | County Police Accountability Boards – Investigation of Complaints of Police Misconduct | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0534 /CH0264 (SB0090/CH0265) | Community Development Administration - Live Near Your School Program - Extension | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 264 |
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HB1000 | Real Property - Residential Contracts of Sale - Buyer Privacy Rights | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1358 /CH0965 (SB1183) | Natural Resources - Gwynns Falls State Park - Focus Group, Advisory Committee, and Report | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 965 |
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HB0083 (SB0538) | Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/07 at 2:30 p.m. |
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HB0332 /CH0648 (SB0357) | Out-of-State Motor Vehicles - Improper Registration - Report | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 648 |
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HB0407 | Food Supplement Benefits - Students - Eligibility (SNAP for Students) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/12 at 12:00 p.m. |
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HB0432 /CH0444 | Courts and Judicial Proceedings and Criminal Procedure - Technical Corrections - References to Intellectual Disability | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 444 |
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HB0474 | Criminal Procedure - Probation, Parole, and Pretrial Release | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0492 | Baltimore City - Speed Monitoring Systems on Interstate 83 - Unpaid and Overdue Citations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/12 at 3:00 p.m. |
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HB0549 | Statute of Limitations - Prosecution or Enforcement of Local Consumer Protection Codes | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0609 /CH0132 (SB0591) | Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining (Library Workers Empowerment Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 132 |
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HB0614 (SB0468/CH0893) | Criminal Law – Private Home Detention Monitoring – Notification | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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HB0645 (SB1162) | Social Media Platforms - Vloggers and Video Content Featuring Minors | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0657 | Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Policy | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 12:00 p.m. |
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HB0707 (SB0661) | Public Safety – Law Enforcement – Use of Body–Worn Cameras | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0724 (SB0123) | Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0736 (SB0497) | Health Insurance and Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage - Opioid Reversal Drugs and Products (NARCAN Price Cap Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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HB0877 /CH0580 (SB0703/CH0581) | Board of Public Works - Transparency Data Dashboard | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 580 |
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HB0892 | Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0900 (SB1117) | Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Overtime and Payroll Information | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/28 at 12:30 p.m. |
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HB0961 | State Government - Commission on New Americans - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1007 (SB0766) | Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1035 | Real Property - Insufficient Condominium Reserve Account Grant Fund - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1051 /CH0799 (SB1059/CH0798) | Maternal Health – Assessments, Referrals, and Reporting (Maryland Maternal Health Act of 2024) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 799 |
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HB1076 /CH0749 (SB1091/CH0750) | Education - Blind and Visually Impaired Students - Textbook Equity | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 749 |
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HB1138 (SB0731) | State Facilities - Procedures for Changes and Closures - Definition and Reporting | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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HB1171 /CH0933 (SB0944/CH0932) | Nonprescription Drugs and Devices – Provision by Registered Nurses and Sale of Contraceptives Through Automatic Devices | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 933 |
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HB1206 /CH0409 | Maryland-Ireland Trade Commission - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 409 |
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HB1244 /CH0963 (SB1022) | Maryland Higher Education Commission - Academic Program Approval and Institutional Mission Statements - Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 963 |
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HB1359 | Facilities - Disabilities and Juveniles - Community Relations Plans | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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HB1416 (SB0618) | Economic Development - Maryland Stadium Authority - Creation of Pimlico Site Community Development Plan | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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HB1429 (SB0662) | Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting the Admissibility of Creative Expression (PACE Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB1438 (SB0958) | Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) |
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HB1459 | Vehicle Registration - Fee Exemptions - Military Honorees | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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HB1460 | Criminal Law – Personal Identifying Information and Images of Minors – Dissemination | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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HJ0003 (SJ0002) | Use of Nuclear Weapons | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HJ0009 | United States of America - District of Columbia - Statehood | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0513 /CH0017 (SB0479) | Motor Vehicles - Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Revisions (Maryland Road Worker Protection Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 17 |
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HB0538 /CH0122 (SB0484) | Land Use – Affordable Housing – Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 122 |
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HB0575 /CH0705 (SB0471) | Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 705 |
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HB0576 /CH0703 (SB0453/CH0704) | Mental Health - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Programs | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 703 |
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HB0579 (SB0474/CH0411) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and Related Approvals – Definition of Generating Station (Critical Infrastructure Streamlining Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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HB0580 /CH0007 (SB0477/CH0008) | Time to Serve Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 7 |
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HB0581 /CH0412 (SB0472/CH0413) | State Government - Permits, Licenses, and Certificates - Processing (Transparent Government Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 412 |
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HB0582 /CH0710 (SB0473/CH0711) | Economic Development - Entrepreneurial Innovation Programs - Establishment (Pava LaPere Legacy of Innovation Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 710 |
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HB0583 /CH0706 (SB0475/CH0707) | Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention - Establishment | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 706 |
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HB0584 /CH0013 (SB0476/CH0014) | 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 13 |
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HB0585 /CH0021 (SB0480/CH0020) | Protecting Election Officials Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 21 |
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HB0597 /CH0709 (SB0470/CH0708) | Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 709 |
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HB0599 /CH0123 (SB0483) | Maryland Community Investment Corporation - Establishment (Housing and Community Development Financing Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 123 |
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HB0694 (SB0482/CH0408) | Governor's Office for Children - Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Grant Program (ENOUGH Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/28 at 12:30 p.m. (Appropriations) |
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HB0693 /CH0124 (SB0481) | Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024 | By Request - Departmental | 5 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 124 |
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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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Children's Guild - Two Group Homes - Children with Autism | Introduced | Baltimore City | $500,000 | $100,000 | $150,000 | $250,000 | |||
Coldspring Community Center | Introduced in House |
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Baltimore City | $1,400,000 | $0 | ||||
Edward A Myerberg Center | Introduced | Baltimore City | $250,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | ||||
Gatehouse Community Resource Center | Introduced | Baltimore City | $205,000 | $0 | |||||
HASA Facility | Introduced | Baltimore City | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | ||||
Hillside Park | Introduced | Baltimore City | $250,000 | $0 | |||||
Innovative Initiative STEM and Cyber-Security Program | Introduced | Baltimore City | $400,000 | $0 | |||||
Ivy and Pearls for Excellence | Introduced | Baltimore City | $700,000 | $0 | |||||
Langston Hughes CBRC | Introduced | Baltimore City | $500,000 | $0 | |||||
Liberty Coalition of Neighborhoods - LCoN | Introduced | Baltimore City | $750,000 | $100,000 | $250,000 | $350,000 | |||
Outdoor Respite Area | Introduced | Baltimore City | $200,000 | $0 | |||||
Outreach Center - The Lord's Church | Introduced | Baltimore City | $500,000 | $250,000 | $150,000 | $400,000 | |||
Park Heights Campus | Introduced in House |
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Baltimore City | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | |||
Pimlico Market Cafe | Introduced | Baltimore City | $180,000 | $0 | |||||
Serenity Park | Introduced | Baltimore City | $100,000 | $0 | |||||
St. Agnes Family Birthing Center | Introduced | Baltimore City | $2,500,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||||
St. Charles Park Playground | Introduced | Baltimore City | $200,000 | $0 | |||||
Western Run Drive House | Introduced | Baltimore City | $295,000 | $0 | |||||
WITS Office Efficiency and Laboratory Renovations | Introduced | Baltimore City | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 |

- Tenure
- Member of the Maryland House of Delegates since July 6, 2023.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Committee on Appropriations
- 2023 Transportation and Environment Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee
- 2023 Oversight Committee on Pensions of the Appropriations Committee
- 2023 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland
- Memberships
- Maryland State Bar Association; Baltimore City Bar Association; Monumental City Bar Association; The Alliance of Black Women Attorneys of Maryland; Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association; Baltimore Attorneys for the Black Agenda; Board of Trustees, Gilman School; Alumni Board of Governors, Gilman School; Co-founder, Black Alumni Society, Gilman School; Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.; Heritage United Church of Christ.
- Biographical Information
- Born in Baltimore, Maryland, April 18, 1984; Gilman School, Baltimore, MD, 2002; Duke University, B.A., African-American/Black Studies, 2006; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D. 2012; Senior Associate Trial Attorney, Saller & Biship, 2014-2018; Trial Attorney, Murphy, Flacon & Murphy, 2018-present; Former Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore County; Former Assistant State's Attorney, Baltimore City; Married; four children.
Last Updated: 11/6/2024 10:10 AM
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