Members - Delegate Deni Taveras

Delegate Deni Taveras

District

47B

County

Prince George's

Committee Assignment(s)

Health and Government Operations Committee

Annapolis Info

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

Phone 410-841-3101
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3101

Interim Info

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

Phone 410-841-3101

Contact

deni.taveras@house.state.md.us
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Party

Democrat

Legislation	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0120 Title Family Law - Child Support - Capacity of Minors to File Action Sponsorship Type Primary	1	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0134 Title Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts 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
HB0120	Family Law - Child Support - Capacity of Minors to File Action	Primary	1	2	In the House - First Reading Judiciary	Judiciary
HB0134	Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts	Primary	1	2	In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation and Ways and Means	Environment and Transportation Ways and Means

Denotes enacted legislation

Legislative Bond Initiatives

Project Name	Status	House Sponsors	Senate Sponsors	County	Amount Requested	Senate Initiative	House Initiative	Other Funding	Total Funding

Tenure: Elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in November 2022. Member of the House of Delegates since Januaey 11, 2023.

Current Assignments

2023 Health and Government Operations Committee

2023 Insurance and Pharmaceuticals Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee

2023 Government Operations and Health Facilities Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee

2024 Secretary, Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus (Member, 2023)

2023 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland

2023 Women Legislators of Maryland

Public Service: Board Member, Prince George's Workforce Development Board, 2020; Chair and Member, Metropolitan Washington Council of Government, CEEPC, 2018-2020; Purple Line Corridor Coalitions' Equity Leadership Council, 2020-; Diversity Caucus Chair, 2018-2020; National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board, 2020-2022; National Organizing Committee, Dominicans on the Hill, 2018-; Metropolitan Washington Air Quality Committee (MWAQC), 2016-2022; Maryland Climate Change Commission, 2016-2022.

Awards: Edward Bullard Distinguished Alumnus Award, Princeton University, 2022; COVID-19 Hero, El Tiempo Latino Newspaper, 2020; Community Impact Award, Capital Area Immigrant Rights Coalition, 2020; Maryland Census Champion, Maryland Department of Planning, 2020; Powerlist 100, El Tiempo Latino Newspaper, 2019; HIP Affordable Housing Champion, Housing Initiative Partnership, Inc., 2019; Prince George's County Municipal Association, 2017.

Biographical Information: Born in New York, New York, December 13, 1972; Washington Irving High School, 1986; Barnard College/Columbia University, B.A. Chemistry, 1995; University of Utah, M.S., 1998; Princeton University, MPA, Urban & Regional Planning, 2003; Environmental Scientist/Chemist, Environmental Protection Agency, 1999-2001; Federal Emergency Management Administration: Public Affairs/Disaster Assistance, 2005-2007; Public Infrastructure Analyst, 2007-2009; Legislative Aide, Maryland State Senator Victor Ramirez, 2011-2013; and 2014; Consultant, Coffey Consulting, U.S. Department of Labor, 2013-2014; Prince George's County Council Member, 2014-2022; Member Grace DC Church, Washington, D.C..