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Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes

District

37A

County

Dorchester and Wicomico

Committee Assignment(s)

Health and Government Operations Committee
Rules and Executive Nominations Committee

Annapolis Info

313 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone 410-841-3427 | 301-858-3427
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3427
Fax 410-841-3780 | 301-858-3780

Interim Info

313 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Phone 410-841-3427 | 301-858-3427
Fax 410-841-3780 | 301-858-3780

Contact

Sheree.Sample.Hughes@house.state.md.us
2025 Contact Information

Party

Democrat

Legislation	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0119 /CH0349 (SB0313/CH0350) Title Maryland Department of Health – Public Health Outreach Programs – Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Other Types of Dementia Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0141 /CH0487 (SB0275/CH0488) Title Maryland Department of Health – Residential Service Agencies – Training Requirements Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0233 (SB0082/CH0800) Title State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists - Maryland Music Therapists Act Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0384 /CH0383 (SB0474/CH0384) Title Real Property - Sale of Mobile Home Parks - Notice Requirements Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0667 /CH0148 (SB0008/CH0149) Title General Provisions - State Song - Repeal Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1243 /CH0481 (SB0520/CH0482) Title Behavioral Health Services and Voluntary Placement Agreements – Children and Young Adults – Report Modifications Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1244 Title State Procurement - Concrete - Preference Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1252 /CH0153 (SB0102/CH0154) Title Income Tax - Credits for Preceptors in Areas With Health Care Workforce Shortages Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1348 (SB0649) Title Procurement - Department of General Services - MBE Program Compliance Officer Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1349 /CH0494 (SB0777/CH0495) Title Public Health – Maryland Prenatal and Infant Care Grant Program Fund Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2

Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsorship Type	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings	Opp Committees & Hearings
HB0119 /CH0349 (SB0313/CH0350)	Maryland Department of Health – Public Health Outreach Programs – Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Other Types of Dementia	Primary	1	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 349	Health and Government Operations 1/19/2021 - 2:00 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
HB0141 /CH0487 (SB0275/CH0488)	Maryland Department of Health – Residential Service Agencies – Training Requirements	Primary	1	2	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 487	Health and Government Operations 1/19/2021 - 2:00 PM	Finance
HB0233 (SB0082/CH0800)	State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, and Speech-Language Pathologists - Maryland Music Therapists Act	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Health and Government Operations 1/20/2021 - 1:30 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
HB0384 /CH0383 (SB0474/CH0384)	Real Property - Sale of Mobile Home Parks - Notice Requirements	Primary	1	2	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 383	Environment and Transportation 1/19/2021 - 1:30 PM	Judicial Proceedings
HB0667 /CH0148 (SB0008/CH0149)	General Provisions - State Song - Repeal	Primary	1	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 148	Health and Government Operations 2/24/2021 - 1:30 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
HB1243 /CH0481 (SB0520/CH0482)	Behavioral Health Services and Voluntary Placement Agreements – Children and Young Adults – Report Modifications	Primary	1	2	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 481	Health and Government Operations 3/02/2021 - 1:30 PM	Finance
HB1244	State Procurement - Concrete - Preference	Primary	1	2	In the Senate - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.	Health and Government Operations 3/03/2021 - 1:30 PM	Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs 3/31/2021 - 1:00 PM
HB1252 /CH0153 (SB0102/CH0154)	Income Tax - Credits for Preceptors in Areas With Health Care Workforce Shortages	Primary	1	2	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 153	Ways and Means 2/26/2021 - 1:30 PM	Budget and Taxation
HB1348 (SB0649)	Procurement - Department of General Services - MBE Program Compliance Officer	Primary	1	2	In the House - Rereferred to Health and Government Operations	Health and Government Operations
HB1349 /CH0494 (SB0777/CH0495)	Public Health – Maryland Prenatal and Infant Care Grant Program Fund	Primary	1	2	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 494	Health and Government Operations 3/19/2021 - 4:00 PM	Budget and Taxation

Denotes enacted legislation

Legislative Bond Initiatives
Project Name Chesapeake Grove Intergenerational Center Status Introduced House Sponsors Sample-Hughes Senate Sponsors Eckardt County Dorchester Amount Requested $500,000 House Initiative $500,000 Senate Initiative Other Funding Total Funding $500,000
Project Name Maces Lane Community Center Status Introduced in House House Sponsors Sample-Hughes Senate Sponsors County Dorchester Amount Requested $500,000 House Initiative $500,000 Senate Initiative Other Funding Total Funding $500,000

Project Name	Status	House Sponsors	Senate Sponsors	County	Amount Requested	House Initiative	Senate Initiative	Other Funding	Total Funding
Chesapeake Grove Intergenerational Center	Introduced	Sample-Hughes	Eckardt	Dorchester	$500,000	$500,000			$500,000
Maces Lane Community Center	Introduced in House	Sample-Hughes		Dorchester	$500,000	$500,000			$500,000

Tenure: First elected to the House of Delegates in 2014. Member of the House since 2015.

Current Assignments

2019 Speaker Pro Tem

2015 Health and Government Operations Committee

2019 Insurance and Pharmaceuticals Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee

2020 Government Operations and Health Facilities Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee

2020 Rules and Executive Nominations Committee

2020 Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review

2019 House Study Group to Study Economic Stability

2015 Women Legislators of Maryland (Immediate Past President, 2019-2021)

2015 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (Financial Secretary, 2018-20)

2015 Maryland Veterans Caucus (Executive Committee, 2016)

Past House Service: Health Occupations and Long Term Care Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2017-2019; Public Health & Minority Health Disparities Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2015-2017; Insurance Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2015-2019; Joint Committee on Behavioral Health and Opioid Use Disorders, 2015-2021; Workgroup to Address Police Reform and Accountability in Maryland, 2020; Joint Covid-19 Response Workgroup, 2020.

Public Service: Maryland Commission on Health Equity, 2021-; National Black Caucus of State Legislators, Region III Chair (DE,MD), 2017-; Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council, 2016-; Rural Healthcare Delivery Workgroup, 2016-2017; Rural Maryland Council - representing the Eastern Shore, 2015-; State Council on Cancer Control, 2015-; Maryland Patient Safety Center, Board of Directors, 2015-; Women Legislators of Maryland (At Large Executive Board 16; 1st Vice-President, 2016-17; President-elect, 2017-18), 2015-; Salisbury-Wicomico Economic Development, Inc., Board of Directors, 2010-2014; Governor's Correctional Standards Commission, Vice Chair, 2008-2014; Social Services Advisory Board, Wicomico County, 2006-2014; Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland (Chair - 2013), 2006-2014; Wicomico County Free Library, Board of Trustees, 2006-2010; American Legion Auxiliary Post #145, President, 2002-2004; Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (2016-18 Secretary), 2015-.

Memberships: Women Legislators of Maryland (At Large Executive Board 16; 1st Vice-President, 2016-17; President-elect, 2017-18; President 2018-19), 2015-; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Wicomico County Branch; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Delta Sigma Omega Chapter; Mardela Middle & High School, PTA; Wesley Temple United Methodist Church; Wicomico County Democratic Club, 2006-.

Awards: Maryland's Top 100 Women, The Daily Record, 2020.

Biographical Information: Born, September 13, 1977; Attended Parkside High School; Delaware State University, B. A. Public Relations, 1999; University of Maryland, College Park, Academy of Excellence in Public Service, 2013; Wilmington University, M.S. Management-Public Administration, 2014; Councilwoman, Wicomico County Council, 2006-2014; Wicomico Family Support Center, SHORE UP! 2009-2015; Wor-Wic Community College 2014, Student Development Instructor; Married two children.