Delegate Karen Simpson
- District
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- County
- Frederick
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Judiciary Committee
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Judiciary Committee
- Annapolis Info
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221 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3436
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3436
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221 Lowe House Office Building
- Interim Info
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221 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3436
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221 Lowe House Office Building
- Contact
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karen.simpson@house.maryland.gov
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- 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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| HB0312 (SB0239) | Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Redeposit of Accumulated Contributions - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0324 (SB0319) | Family Law - Child Support - Assignment of Rights | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0329 (SB0081) | Criminal Law - School Resource Officers - Prohibition on Sexual Activity with Students | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0403 (SB0426) | Public Information Act - Divorce Records | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0412 (SB0347) | Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0497 (SB0433) | Family Law - Temporary and Final Protective Orders - Duration and Relief | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0551 (SB0327) | Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia and Controlled Paraphernalia Prohibitions - Repeal | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0688 (SB0680) | Intercepted Communications - Penalty | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0768 (SB0658) | Department of Human Services - Benefits for Children in Custody - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0424 (SB0488) | Continuing Care in a Retirement Community Providers - Governing Bodies - Membership | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0444 /CH0002 (SB0245/CH0001) | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 2 |
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| HB0465 (SB0295) | Civil Actions - Immunity - Disclosure of Allegations of Sexually Assaultive Behavior (Stop Silencing Survivors Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0488 | Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| HB0507 (SB0305) | Qualifying Nonprofit Organizations - Incarcerated Individual Training and Reentry Grant Fund - Extension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0541 (SB0307) | Public Schools - Restocking Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0577 (SB0334) | Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Machine Gun Convertible Pistols | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0617 | City of Frederick - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Authorization | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| HB0623 (SB0709) | Education - Purple Star Schools Program and Purple Star Colleges Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| HB0626 | Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements (Exonerated 5 Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0687 (SB0475) | Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting Artists' Creative Expression (PACE Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0704 (SB0586) | Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) and Hearing canceled (Ways and Means) |
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| HB0890 (SB0650) | Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations ("Know Before They Knock" Family Right to Notice Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0920 (SB0811) | Real Property - New Home Sales - Entry of Final Sale Price in Multiple Listing Service | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0935 (SB0187) | Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0972 | Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment (Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1058 (SB0537) | Youth Delinquency Prevention Fund - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1299 (SB0817) | Real Property - Residential Sales - Communications During Appraisal Process | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1300 | Maryland Commission for Women - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1311 | Higher Education – Student Financial Assistance for Incarcerated Individuals – Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) |
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| HB1353 | Homeless Individuals - Fee and Examination Exemptions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| HB1467 | Criminal Law - Fourth Degree Sexual Offense - Out-of-State Convictions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1468 | Hospitals - Patients in Active Labor - Safe Discharge Labor Plans | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1492 | Collective Bargaining - Public Employees - Revocation of Certification and School and Library Employees' Right to Strike | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1575 (SB0791) | Correctional Services and Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0894 (SB0389) | Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) |
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| HB0895 (SB0387) | Food Retailers - Dynamic Pricing, Surveillance Data, and Collective Bargaining Agreements (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0897 (SB0386) | Electricity Transmission and Distribution, Energy Storage, and Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund (Lower Bills and Local Power Act of 2026) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 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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| Artspiration Frederick Foundation Community Arts Center | Introduced | Frederick | $2,000,000 | $0 | |||||
| City of Frederick - Splash Pad | Introduced | Frederick | $200,000 | $0 | |||||
| Delaplaine Arts Center | Introduced | Frederick | $200,000 | $0 | |||||
| Frederick Health Hospital | Introduced | Frederick | $14,000,000 | $0 | |||||
| Frederick Woman's Civic Club - Restoration of Steiner House | Introduced | Frederick | $75,000 | $0 | |||||
| Frederick Youth Center | Introduced | Frederick | $165,000 | $0 | |||||
| Heartly House | Introduced | Frederick | $900,000 | $0 | |||||
| Heritage Frederick - Facility Creation | Introduced | Frederick | $200,000 | $0 | |||||
| John R Webb VFW Post 3285 | Introduced | Frederick | $250,000 | $0 | |||||
| Life and Discovery Inc - Renovation Completion | Introduced | Frederick | $750,000 | $0 | |||||
| Mill Pond House | Introduced | Frederick | $180,000 | $0 | |||||
| Mountain City Elk's Lodge 382 | Introduced | Frederick | $65,000 | $0 | |||||
| Spring Bank Senior Resource Center | Introduced | Frederick | $200,000 | $0 |
- Tenure
- Elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in November 2022. Member of the House of Delegates since January 11, 2023.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Judiciary Committee
- 2026 Chair, Family Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee
- 2026 Estates and Trusts Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee
- 2023 Public Safety Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee
- 2023 Women Legislators of Maryland
- 2023 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- Past House Service
- Family and Juvenile Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2023-2026.
- Public Service
- Pastoral Advisory Committee Member/Personnel Advisor, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church; Suicide Bereavement Group Coordinator/Facilitator, Progressions; Childhood Stress Research Study, Radford University; Legislative Audit Safety Committee; Delinquency Prevention Policy Board.
- Memberships
- Maryland-Children's Action Network; Maryland Coalition to Protect Children; Children's Legislative Action Committee; HCDSS Speakers Bureau; Anne Arundel County Democratic Central Committee; Anne Arundel County Democratic Women; Maryland Legislative District 31 Democratic Club; Delaware-Maryland Synodical Women's Organization.
- Biographical Information
- Born in Baltimore City, Maryland, August 28, 1967; Paint Branch High School, Montgomery County, Maryland, 1985; Radford University, B.A. Psychology, 1989; Towson University, M.A. Community Counseling, 1996; Residential Specialist, DD/MH Individualized Services Program, Revisions, Inc.,1991-1992; Family Court Facilitator, Harford County Office of Family Court Services, 1997-1998; Maryland Department of Human Resources (Child Protective Services Caseworker; Program Planning & Evaluation Specialist; Program Manager), 1992-2006; Deputy Director, Candidacy and Campaign Finance, Maryland State Board of Elections, 2006-2008; Training & Education Program Manager, Maryland State Retirement Agency, 2008-Present; Married; two children.
Last Updated: 2/27/2026 11:29 AM
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