Delegate Karen Toles
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- County
- Prince George's
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Appropriations Committee
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Appropriations Committee
- Annapolis Info
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203 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3524
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3524
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203 Lowe House Office Building
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203 Lowe House Office Bldg.
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3524
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203 Lowe House Office Bldg.
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karen.toles@house.maryland.gov
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Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| HB0019 | Higher Education - Maryland Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Appropriations |
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| HB0026 (SB0350) | Public Schools - Open Enrollment - Policies and Funding | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0048 | Family Law - Children in Need of Assistance and Termination of Parental Rights (Right to Fight Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0073 | Public Schools - Water Safety and Swimming Course - Established | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0692 | Criminal Law - Mail and Package Theft (Porch Piracy Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0752 (SB0437) | Criminal Law - Theft and Fraud Crimes - Valuation and Forgery of Gift Cards | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0884 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Land-Grant Institution - Funding (Land-Grant Equity and Accountability Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Appropriations |
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| HB1397 | School Construction - Gross Area Baseline Calculation - Aquatic Facilities | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Appropriations |
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| HB1446 | Commercial Driver's Instructional Permits - School Vehicles - Knowledge Test | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1452 (SB0552) | Economic Development - Prince George's County Suitland Development Authority - Established | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters |
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| HB0001 (SB0002) | Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Cost Recovery - Limitations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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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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| HB0386 (SB0281) | Metro Funding Modification Act of 2026 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Reassigned to Appropriations and Environment and Transportation |
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| HB0387 (SB0041) | Commissioned Public Art - Artist Rights and Registration of Art | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0396 (SB0402) | Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0402 | Common Ownership Communities - Ombudsman Unit, Governing Document Database, and Local Commissions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0409 (SB0323) | Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction (Youth Charging Reform Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0444 (SB0245) | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Returned Passed |
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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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| 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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| HB0478 (SB0262) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers - Alteration | 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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| HB0505 | Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student School Transfers - Academic Records Documentation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0510 (SB0115) | Motor Vehicles - Automated Speed Enforcement - Improper Registration | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0523 (SB0353) | Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Commencement Restrictions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0534 | Nonpublic Schools - Transcripts - Prohibition on Punitive Measures Related to Student Debt | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0552 | Independent Investigation of the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0553 (SB0286) | Public Safety - Elevator Inspection Certificates - Searchable Database | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0557 | Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process | 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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| HB0636 (SB0618) | Public Ethics - Members of the General Assembly - State and Local Government Employment Exemption | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0680 | Children's Cabinet Fund - Renaming and Funding for Grants to Local Management Boards | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Appropriations |
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| HB0721 (SB0243) | Uniformed Services Spouses Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Appropriations |
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| HB0738 (SB0651) | Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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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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| HB0769 (SB0018) | State Board of Social Work Examiners - Conditional License to Practice Social Work - Revisions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0776 | Juvenile Law - Child in Need of Supervision - Mandatory Petition (NyKayla Strawder Memorial Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0816 (SB0469) | Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Affordability - Purpose of Fund and Authorized Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Reassigned to Judiciary |
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| HB0825 | Brain Health - Guidelines, Grant Fund, and Commemorative Month (Tahjai's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections and Appropriations |
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| HB0902 (SB0382) | Retire in Maryland Tax Relief 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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| HB0987 | Public Safety - Maryland Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Fund - Alterations (Community Safety and Intervention Funding Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) |
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| HB1029 (SB0691) | Real Property - Termination of Residential Real Estate Contracts - Contingency Clauses | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters |
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| HB1056 | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Purple Lights Night | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections |
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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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| HB1096 | Property Tax Credits - Notice Through Property Tax Bill | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1118 (SB0891) | Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Mental Health Conditions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1178 | Municipalities - Annexation - Limitations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections |
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| HB1272 | Family Law - Kinship Care | 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 - First Reading Economic Matters |
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| HB1300 | Maryland Commission for Women - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections |
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| HB1309 (SB0752) | Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| HB1389 (SB0907) | Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| HB1409 (SB0862) | Gaming - Problem Gambling - Prevalence Study and Fund Revenue | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Ways and Means |
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| HB1528 | Education - Homeschool Students - Extracurricular Activities | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Ways and Means |
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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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| 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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- Tenure
- Member of the Maryland General Assembly since January 12, 2022. First elected to the House in November 2022.
- Current Assignments
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- 2026 Appropriations Committee
- 2026 Education and Economic Development Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee
- 2026 Racing and Sports Facilities Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee
- 2023 Joint Committee on Federal Relations
- 2023 2nd Vice-Chair, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (Member, 2022)
- 2022 Women Legislators of Maryland
- Past House Service
- Deputy Majority Whip, 2024-2025; Judiciary Committee, 2022-2025; Civil Law and Procedure Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2022-2025; Public Safety Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2023-2025.
- Public Service
- US Census Complete County Committee, Prince George's County, 2010; Maryland State Director, President Obama's National Day of Service, 2009.
- Memberships
- Historic and Cultural Trust, Prince George's County, 2009-2018; Maryland Association of Counties, President Maryland County Officials Diversity Caucus, 2015-; Suitland Civic Association; Iota Gamma Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; Episcopal Church of the Atonement, Washington, D.C..
- Awards
- Sheila Steward Service Award, 100 Black Men of Prince George's County, 2018; Leadership and Service Award, A. Philip Randolph Institute, 2014; Shining Woman of the Year Award, Community of Hope African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2014; Community Service Award, J. Franklin Bourne Association, 2013.
- Biographical Information
- Born in Prince George's County, Maryland; Attended Prince George's County public schools; Forestville High School, Forestville, Maryland; University of Maryland, College Park, B.S., Public Health, 2000; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D.; Political and Legislative Coordinator and Organizer, Maryland Council No. 67, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; Program Specialist, United Mine Workers of America, 2000-2007; Regional Field Coordinator, Democratic National Committee, 2008-2010; Member, Prince George's County Council, representing District 7, 2010-2018; President, Paramount Policy Partners, Washington, D.C. 2019-present; Director, Community Affairs and Legislative Advisory Office of State's Attorney, Prince George's County, 2020 -2023; Adjunct Professor (Society and the Law), Bowie State University, 2023-present.
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