Legislation
Senator Johnny Ray Salling

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- County
- Baltimore
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Budget and Taxation Committee
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Budget and Taxation Committee
- Annapolis Info
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321 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone: 410-841-3587
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3587
Fax 410-841-3218
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321 James Senate Office Building
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321 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3587
Fax 410-841-3218
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321 James Senate Office Building
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johnnyray.salling@senate.state.md.us
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- 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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SB0098 | Interagency Food Desert Advisory Committee - Food Desert Study | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0112 | County Boards of Education - Student Cellular Phone Use - Policy Required | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/17 at 3:00 p.m. |
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SB0154 (HB1184) | State Procurement - Preferences - Historically Underutilized Business Zone Businesses | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/18 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0355 (HB0671) | Criminal Law - Display of Obscene Material to Minors - Prohibition | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/02 at 10:30 a.m. |
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SB0382 (HB0672) | Criminal Law - Display of Obscene Materials to Minors - Age Verification | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0383 (HB0417) | Baltimore County - Nuisance Actions - Community Association | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0463 | Vehicle Laws - Special Registration Plates - Submarine Warfare | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0556 /CH0654 | Procurement – Construction Contingency Fund | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 654 |
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SB0612 (HB1234) | County Boards of Education - Volunteer Aides - School Chaplain | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/23 at 9:00 a.m. |
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SB0813 (HB1253) | Health Care Facilities – Access to Telephones | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB1145 (HB1493) | Public and Nonpublic Schools - Child Sex Offenders - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:30 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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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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SB0039 (HB0304) | Gun Theft Felony Act of 2024 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/01 at 1:00 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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SB0108 /CH0016 (HB0646/CH0015) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Police Auxiliary and Reserve Volunteers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 16 |
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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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SB0169 (HB0660) | Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters and Appropriations |
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SB0181 /CH0892 (HB0488) | Qualifying Nonprofit Organizations - Training and Reentry Services - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 892 |
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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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SB0411 /CH0011 (HB0431/CH0012) | Department of Veterans Affairs - Renaming and Deputy Secretary of Military Family Policy and Programs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 11 |
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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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SB0419 (HB0377) | Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program - Funding - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:30 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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SB0436 (HB0465/CH0309) | Workplace Fraud and Prevailing Wage - Violations - Penalties and Referrals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters |
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SB0438 (HB0553) | Family Law - Fundamental Parental Rights | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0439 /CH0767 (HB0656) | Family Law - Victims of Domestic Violence Program - Certification and Grant Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 767 |
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SB0440 /CH0769 (HB0447/CH0770) | Income Tax Credit - Venison Donation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 769 |
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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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SB0535 | Health Insurance - Labor and Delivery Services - Cost-Sharing Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0545 (HB0789) | Primary and Secondary Education - Public School Employees - Salaries | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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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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SB0574 /CH0958 (HB0557/CH0957) | Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Aircraft Parts and Equipment - Repeal of Reporting Requirement and Extension of Sunset | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 958 |
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SB0578 /CH0782 (HB1472/CH0783) | Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 782 |
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SB0580 /CH0791 | Sales and Use Tax - Nonprofit Organizations Maintaining Memorials - Exemption | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 791 |
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SB0584 | Motor Vehicles - Parking - Armed Forces Special Registration Plates | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0591 (HB0609/CH0132) | Education - Public Libraries - Collective Bargaining (Library Workers Empowerment Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0604 /CH0486 (HB0768/CH0485) | Judges' Retirement System - Special Death Benefit | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 486 |
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SB0606 | Police Discipline - Order to Show Cause | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0607 | Public Safety - Police Accountability and Discipline - Summary Punishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing canceled |
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SB0608 | Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary |
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SB0609 | Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Law Enforcement Officers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0610 (HB0290) | Crimes – Interception of Wire, Oral, or Electronic Communications – Exception for Imminent Danger | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0611 (HB1480) | Frederick and Washington Counties – Bow Hunting – Openly Carrying Handguns | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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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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SB0674 /CH0560 (HB1461) | Abandoned or Sunken Vessels and Waterway Improvement Fund Grants | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 560 |
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SB0715 (HB1365) | State and Private Construction Contracts and State Procurement Contracts – Prompt Payment and Interest Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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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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SB0758 (HB0496/CH0761) | Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Definition of Consent and Repeal of Force | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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SB0772 | Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/16 at 9:00 a.m. |
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SB0802 (HB0775) | Election Law - Voters with Disabilities - Electronic Ballot Return | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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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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SB0822 /CH0908 (HB1467) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - State Law Enforcement Officers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 908 |
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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) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 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 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0858 | Revenge Porn - Civil Action and Reporting Requirement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-0) |
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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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SB0868 | Civil Actions – Injury to or Death of Pet – Damages | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0892 (HB1061) | School Construction - Public Charter School Facility Fund - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0897 /CH0417 (HB1064/CH0416) | Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Death Benefits – Law Enforcement Officers and Fire Fighters | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 417 |
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SB0934 (HB1213/CH0991) | Baltimore County - Sheriff - Salary | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB1058 (HB1181) | Education - Curriculum Standards - Antihate and Holocaust Education (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:30 p.m. |
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SB1067 (HB1502) | Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 2:00 p.m. |
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SB1073 (HB1202) | Amendments Convention Called Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution - Delegation to the Convention | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/01 at 9:00 a.m. |
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SB1094 (HB1347) | State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Extension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB1099 /CH0764 | Emergency Services - Automated External Defibrillator and Naloxone Co-Location Initiative - Requirements for Public Buildings | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 764 |
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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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SB1187 | State of Emergency – Restoration, Repair, or Replacement of Critical Infrastructure – Suspension of State or Local Law | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/29 at 9:00 a.m. |
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SB1188 /CH0003 (HB1526/CH0002) | Maryland Protecting Opportunities and Regional Trade (PORT) Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 3 |
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SB0470 /CH0708 (HB0597/CH0709) | Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 708 |
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SB0471 (HB0575/CH0705) | Criminal Procedure - Victim Compensation - Alterations (Victim Compensation Reform Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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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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SB0478 /CH0006 (HB0604) | Families Serve Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 6 |
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SB0479 (HB0513/CH0017) | Motor Vehicles - Work Zone Speed Control Systems - Revisions (Maryland Road Worker Protection Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0480 /CH0020 (HB0585/CH0021) | Protecting Election Officials Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 20 |
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SB0483 (HB0599/CH0123) | Maryland Community Investment Corporation - Establishment (Housing and Community Development Financing Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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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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Essex Skypark Building | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore | $290,000 | $225,000 | $65,000 | $290,000 | ||
Franklin Square Hospital | Introduced | Baltimore | $2,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | ||||
Hong Lok Adult Medical Day Care Center Senior Apartments Project for Essex | Introduced | Baltimore | $2,875,000 | $0 | |||||
Mt. Carmel School | Introduced | Baltimore | $300,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | ||||
Veterans Memorial Wells and McComas Post No. 2678 | Introduced | Baltimore | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 |

- Tenure
- First elected to the Senate in 2014. Member of the Senate since 2015.
- Current Assignments
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- 2019 Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2023 Pensions Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Subcommittee
- 2021 Public Safety, Transportation, and Environment Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2023 Legislative Policy Committee
- 2021 Spending Affordability Committee
- 2023 Joint Committee on Gaming Oversight
- 2019 Joint Committee on Protocol
- 2019 Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness
- 2024 Senate Vice Chair, Maryland Veterans Caucus (Member 2015)
- 2024 Maryland Legislative Jewish Caucus, Associate Member
- Past Senate Service
- Public Safety, Transportation, and Environment Subcommittee, Budget and Taxation Committee, 2019; Health and Human Services Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee, 2020-2021; Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2015-2018; Environment Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2015-2018; Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 2019-2020; Special Joint Legislative Committee to Select the State Treasurer, 2023.
- Past House Service
- Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight, 2015-2017.
- Public Service
- Advisory Council on Hereditary and Congenital Disorders, 2023-; Workgroup on Adaptive Reuse of Vacant Commercial Space, 2021-2022; Two-Generation Family Economic Security Commission, 2017-2018; "Reform on Tap" Task Force, 2017.
- Memberships
- Waterman's Caucus, 2018-; Maryland Military Installation Caucus, 2017-; United Steelworkers of America; Native American LifeLines; Moose Lodge, #1228, Dundalk.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Baltimore, Maryland, 1961; Sparrows Point High School, 1979; United States Army, Combat Engineer, 1979-1981; Steelworker, LaFarge of North America; Five children, two grandchildren.
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