Delegate Jen Terrasa
- District
- 13
- County
- Howard
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
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Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
- Annapolis Info
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217 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3246
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3246
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217 Lowe House Office Building
- Interim Info
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217 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3246
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217 Lowe House Office Building
- Contact
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jen.terrasa@house.maryland.gov
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- 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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| HB0331 (SB0342) | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) and Hearing canceled (Economic Matters) |
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| HB0394 (SB0158) | Counties - Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks - Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections) |
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| HB0405 | Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Governing Documents - Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0517 | Emission Standards, Ambient Air Quality Standards, and Solid Waste Management - Local Authority | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0796 | Recycling - Prohibition on the Chemical Conversion of Plastic | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0986 | Nurse Licensure - Educational Requirements - Enforcement | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1027 (SB0901) | Election Law - Telephone Voting System - Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1132 | Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Resale Contracts - Notice Requirements (Keeping Affordable Housing Affordable Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters |
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| HB0022 | Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individuals - Identification Cards and Driver's Licenses | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0053 | Criminal Law – Nondomesticated Animal Prohibitions – Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0153 (SB0012) | Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0161 (SB0058) | Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0164 | State Buildings and State Highways - Collection and Disposal of Yard Waste | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0200 | Sale of Residential Real Property - Required Flood Risk Disclosure | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0334 | State Procurement - Constitutional Violations - Prohibited | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0350 (SB0255) | Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal Corporations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0381 | State Highway Administration - Urban Core and Urban Center Traffic Control Devices - No Turn on Red | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0384 | Child Support - Capacity of Minors to Initiate and Defend an Action | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0410 (SB0546) | Public Health - Food and Milk Product Labeling - Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/03 at 3:00 p.m. |
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| HB0427 (SB0336) | Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances - Extension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 2:30 p.m. |
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| HB0444 (SB0245) | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed |
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| HB0450 (SB0294) | Criminal Procedure - Protection of Identity of Victim of Sexual Assault or Stalking | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0452 (SB0054) | State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Grounds for Disciplinary Action - Restrictions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0457 | Institutions of Higher Education - Provision of Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) |
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| HB0458 | General Provisions - Commemorative Months - Water Safety Month | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections |
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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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| HB0466 | Civil Actions - Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Vulnerable Individuals - Comparative Negligence | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0472 (SB0440) | Income Tax - Theatrical Production Tax Credit - Sunset Extension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0473 | Education - Collective Bargaining - Certificated Employees - Class Size | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0476 (SB0474) | Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0484 | Corporate Income Tax - Addition Modification - Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 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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| HB0499 | Election Law - Registered Voter List and Petitions (Ballot Petition Modernization Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0540 | Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Utility Rate Changes (Public Service Company Transparency Act) | 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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| HB0543 | Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Family Child Care Homes | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0560 | Sales and Use Tax and Property Tax - Exemptions for Data Centers - Repeal | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0562 | Primary and Secondary Education - Maintenance of Effort - Inflation Adjustment (Maintenance of Effort Modernization Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0568 | Public Financing Act - State Senate and House of Delegates Candidates | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0572 (SB0432) | Attorney General Actions and Climate Crimes Accountability Fund (Climate Crimes Accountability Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0573 (SB0274) | Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations, Intent, and Discriminatory Effect | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0578 (SB0431) | Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0620 | Commemorative Months - Maryland Climate Education Month | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections |
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| HB0627 | Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0628 | Human Services - Universal Basic Income for Transition-Age Youth Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Appropriations |
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| HB0633 (SB0551) | Health Insurance - Ovarian Cancer Prevention With Salpingectomy - Required Coverage and Prohibited Cost Sharing | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0634 (SB0745) | Police Training - Autism and Dementia (LEAD Act of 2026) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0659 | State Board of Education - Membership - Early Childhood Development Professional | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0660 (SB0410) | Public Libraries - State Library Resource Center - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Reassigned to Appropriations and Ways and Means |
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| HB0670 (SB0221) | Criminal Law - Child Pornography - Prohibitions and Penalties | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0676 (SB0518) | Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0701 (SB0523) | Department of the Environment - Water Resources - Protection of Vernal Pools (Vernal Pool Wetlands Protection Act of 2026) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 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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| HB0723 (SB0598) | Electric Companies - Cost Containment Plans - Requirement (Securing Affordable, Valuable Investments in Next Generation Grid Solutions (SAVINGS) Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0740 | Public Schools - School-Based Mental Health Services - Full-Time Therapist | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| HB0753 | Tax Sales - Homeowner Protections - Revisions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0770 (SB0627) | Korean American Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections |
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| HB0777 | Motor Vehicles - Required Equipment - Rear Occupant Alert Systems (Hot Cars Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0779 | Natural Resources - Riverine Siting and Design Criteria - Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0795 | Health Insurance - Artificial Intelligence - Grievance Process and Reporting (AI Health Insurance Accountability Act of 2026) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0807 | Education - Teacher Preparation Programs - English Language Learner Teacher Competency Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0818 | Higher Education - Foster Care Recipients and Homeless Youth - Tuition Exemption and Associated Benefits | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Appropriations |
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| HB0835 | Criminal Procedure - No-Knock Search Warrants | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0892 (SB0233) | Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Actions for Sale, Transfer, or Alternate Use | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) |
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| HB0912 (SB0750) | Local Government - Trap-Neuter-Return Policies for Community Cats - Requirements and Restrictions (Ash's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0926 | Income Tax – Individual Itemized Deductions – Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0930 | Income Tax – Decoupling From Federal Changes – Education Expenses | 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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| HB0937 | Workgroup to Study Youth Camp and RV Park Emergency Preparedness - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0962 | Local Public Campaign Financing - County Boards of Education | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0963 | Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0984 | Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| HB1022 (SB0686) | PFAS Chemicals - Product Phase Outs and Registration Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health and Environment and Transportation |
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| HB1065 | Coal Combustion By-Product Materials - Grant Program and Procurement Preference | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| HB1066 (SB0727) | Municipal Elections - Qualified Electronic Transmission Systems - Authorization for Use | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1106 (SB0019) | Maryland Commission on Women's Health Advancement - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health |
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| HB1131 | Public Health - Pregnancy Loss - Prohibited Actions (Pregnancy Outcome Protection Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary and Health |
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| HB1133 | Public Health - Drug Manufacturer-Funded Disease Awareness Campaigns - Registration and Required Disclosure | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health |
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| HB1143 | Public Health - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner - Perinatal Autopsies (Lung Float Test Ban) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1213 | State Transfer Tax - Rate - Alterations (Housing Affordability for Buyers and Sellers) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1237 | Pesticide Applications - Subscription Contract Requirements and Registry Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| HJ0008 (SJ0003) | Apology and Acknowledgement of the State's Responsibility in Racial Terror Lynchings | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2018. Member of the House since January 9, 2019.
- Current Assignments
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- 2026 Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
- 2026 Elections Subcommittee of the Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
- 2026 Labor Subcommittee of the Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
- 2026 Oversight Committee on Personnel of the Government, Labor, and Elections Committee
- 2019 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- 2019 Women Legislators of Maryland
- Past House Service
- Environment and Transportation Committee, 2019-2025; Environment Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2025, 2023-2024; Motor Vehicle & Transportation Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2024-2025; Land Use & Ethics Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2024-2025; Local Government and Bi-County Agencies Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2020-2025; Natural Resources, Agriculture, & Open Space Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2023-2024; Land Use and Ethics Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2020-2023; Housing and Real Property Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2020-2023; Appropriations Committee, 2019; Health and Social Services Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 2019; Oversight Committee on Personnel of the Appropriations Committee, 2019; Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Chair, 2024), 2023-2024.
- Public Service
- Advisory Council to the Children's Cabinet, 2023-; Chair, Zoning Board, Howard County, 2015-2018, 2011-2012, 2009-2010; Behavioral Health Task Force, Howard County, 2014-2015; Advisory Council on Health and Physical Education, State Dept. of Education, 2014-2019; Vice Chair, Board of License Commissioners, Howard County, 2013-2014; Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, 2012-2016; Task Force on Student Physical Fitness in Maryland Public Schools, 2008-2009; Board of Directors, Maryland Economic Development Corporation, 2007-2013.
- Memberships
- Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2019-; Guiliford Elementary Parent-Teacher Association; PTA Council of Howard County.
- Biographical Information
- Born in New York, New York; Oakland Mills High School, Columbia, Maryland; University of Maryland at College Park, B.A., Sociology, summa cum laude, 1992; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude (editor, law review), 1997; Law clerk to Judge Howard S. Chasanow, Court of Appeals, 1997-1998; Judge Lenore R. Gelfman, Howard County Circuit Court, 1998-1999; Adjunct faculty, University of Baltimore School of Law, 2003-2006; Family Law Hotline Attorney, Women's Law Center of Maryland 2000-2006; Member, Howard County Council, 2006-2018; Three children.
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