Legislation
Senator Mary Washington
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- County
- Baltimore City and Baltimore
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
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Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
- Annapolis Info
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102 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3145 | 301-858-3145
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3145
Fax 410-841-3135 | 301-858-3135
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102 James Senate Office Building
- Interim Info
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102 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3145 | 410-841-3145
Fax 410-841-3135 | 301-858-3135
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102 James Senate Office Building
- Contact
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mary.washington@senate.state.md.us
- 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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| SB0251 /CH0046 (HB0141/CH0045) | State Government - Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 46 |
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| SB0347 /CH0774 (HB0248/CH0775) | Baltimore County – Class B–ECF/DS (Education Conference Facility/Dining Service) License – Towson University | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 774 |
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| SB0349 /CH0042 (HB0019/CH0041) | State Board of Examiners of Psychologists - License and Registration Issuance and Renewals - Electronic Means | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 42 |
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| SB0351 /CH0776 (HB0760) | Maryland Legal Services Corporation - Affordable Life, Wills, and Estate Planning for Seniors Grant Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 776 |
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| SB0353 | Higher Education - Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Rereferred to Appropriations |
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| SB0380 (HB0538) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Water Affordability Assistance | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0381 /CH0756 (HB0251/CH0757) | Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Class A-7 Licenses | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 756 |
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| SB0382 /CH0799 (HB0239/CH0798) | Accessory Dwelling Unit Policy Task Force | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 799 |
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| SB0399 /CH0318 (HB0273/CH0319) | Health Occupations - Environmental Health Specialists - Revisions | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 318 |
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| SB0459 (HB0385) | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Limitations (Maryland Mandela Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Referred to interim study by Judicial Proceedings |
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| SB0460 /CH0252 (HB0283/CH0253) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Gender–Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 252 |
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| SB0465 (HB0491) | Transportation – Commission to Study Establishing a Baltimore Regional Transit Authority | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0501 | Libraries - Aging Infrastructure Improvement Grant Program - Established | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0502 | Enoch Pratt Free Library - Capital Project Funding | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0608 /CH0044 (HB0053/CH0043) | Human Services - Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 44 |
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| SB0609 | Education - Early Childhood Education Teachers - Qualifications | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0610 /CH0804 | Primary and Secondary Education - Virtual Education | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 804 |
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| SB0870 | Corporations and Associations - Limited Worker Cooperative Associations - Authorization (Maryland Limited Worker Cooperative Association Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0871 /CH0228 | Social Workers - Sunset Extension, Notification of Complete Application, and Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 228 |
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| SB0872 | State Board of Social Work Examiners - Temporary License to Practice Social Work | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0873 (HB0868) | Child Care Provider Stabilization Program - Established | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| SB0874 | Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program and Fund - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0875 (HB1072) | Task Force to Study the Reconstitution of the Maryland Transportation Commission | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0876 (HB0794/CH0504) | Baltimore Regional Transit Commission – Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) |
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| SB0881 | Child Care Providers and Employees - Bonuses - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/15 at 3:00 p.m. |
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| SB0882 (HB1098) | Education - English Learners and Dual Language Immersion Programs - Funding and Establishment (Multilingualism Is an Asset Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SB0883 (HB0893) | Environment - Water Utilities - Shutoff Protections (Water Access for All Protection Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing canceled |
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| SB0884 (HB1231) | Maryland Department of Health - Workgroup to Study the Establishment of an Affordable Assisted Living Enhanced Care Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0888 | Election Law - Automatic Voter Registration - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SB0001 /CH0680 | Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms - Restrictions (Gun Safety Act of 2023) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 680 |
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| SB0124 /CH0574 (HB0032/CH0573) | Maryland Food System Resiliency Council | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 574 |
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| SB0145 /CH0317 (HB0103) | State Board of Social Work Examiners - Conditional Licenses to Practice Social Work | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 317 |
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| SB0169 (HB0033) | Commercial Law – Consumer Protection – Biometric Data Privacy | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0199 (HB0119) | Primary and Secondary Education - Comprehensive Health Education Framework - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0224 /CH0096 (HB0230/CH0097) | Department of the Environment - Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Regulations (Clean Trucks Act of 2023) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 96 |
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| SB0248 /CH0748 (HB0384/CH0749) | Institutions of Higher Education - Transcripts - Prohibition on Punitive Measures Related to Student Debt | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 748 |
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| SB0289 /CH0733 (HB0372/CH0734) | Higher Education - Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Altering Name of Scholarship | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 733 |
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| SB0292 /CH0686 (HB0297/CH0687) | Criminal Law - Victims of Child Sex Trafficking and Human Trafficking - Safe Harbor and Service Response | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 686 |
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| SB0341 /CH0250 (HB0477/CH0251) | Public Senior Higher Education Institutions – Reproductive Health Services Plans – Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 250 |
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| SB0379 /CH0152 (HB0535/CH0151) | Election Law - Ballot Issuance, Processing, and Reporting Procedures and 2024 Primary Date | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 152 |
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| SB0452 /CH0434 | Film Production Activity Income Tax Credit - Alterations and Maryland Entertainment Council | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 434 |
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| SB0454 /CH0200 (HB0601/CH0199) | State Police Retirement System, Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System, and Judges' Retirement System - Surviving Spouse Benefit - Same-Sex Spouses | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 200 |
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| SB0526 /CH0542 (HB0723/CH0541) | Natural Resources - Forest Preservation and Retention | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 542 |
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| SB0536 (HB0393) | State Government - Forms - Veterans' Benefits | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0613 (HB0908/CH0652) | Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program and Property Taxes | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0618 (HB0953) | Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0649 /CH0349 (HB0817/CH0350) | State Government - Regulation Procedures and the Maryland Register | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 349 |
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| SB0798 /CH0244 (HB0705/CH0245) | Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Freedom | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 244 |
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| SB0842 /CH0014 (HB1244/CH0013) | Maryland Holocaust Remembrance Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 14 |
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| SB0866 (HB1257) | Special Vehicle Registration Plates - Chesapeake Bay Trust and Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation - Appropriation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| SB0867 (HB0652) | Vehicle Laws – Special and Commemorative Registration Plate – Maryland Heroes | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| SB0974 /CH0106 (HB1301) | State-Owned Nursing Homes - Deficiencies, Citations, and Fines - Contractor Reporting Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 106 |
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| SB0547 (HB0551/CH0440) | Office of Statewide Broadband - Study of Broadband Expansion Incentives | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0550 /CH0433 (HB0548/CH0432) | Financial Regulation - Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund - Establishment (Access to Banking Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 433 |
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| SB0551 /CH0099 (HB0546) | Department of Service and Civic Innovation and Maryland Corps Program Service Year Option Pathways - Established (Serving Every Region Through Vocational Exploration Act of 2023) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 99 |
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| SB0554 /CH0612 (HB0553) | Maryland National Guard - Tricare Premium Reimbursement Program - Establishment (Health Care for Heroes Act of 2023) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 612 |
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| SB0555 /CH0002 (HB0549) | Fair Wage Act of 2023 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 2 |
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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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| Adelaide Bentley Park in Historic East Towson | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore | $500,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Pride of Towson Lodge | Introduced | Baltimore | $2,000,000 | $157,000 | $197,500 | $354,500 | |||
| Road to Freedom Trail and Community Center | Introduced in Senate |
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Baltimore | $2,000,000 | $0 | ||||
| Towson High School Concession Stand and Comfort Station | Withdrawn |
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Baltimore | $300,000 | $0 | ||||
| Towson High School Stadium Comfort Station | Introduced | Baltimore | $300,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | ||||
| Adams Park | Introduced | Baltimore City | $273,000 | $0 | |||||
| Baltimore Safe Haven Expansion Project | Introduced | Baltimore City | $1,000,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Cecil Community Park Project | Introduced | Baltimore City | $350,000 | $0 | |||||
| Elkader Way at Stadium Place | Introduced | Baltimore City | $1,000,000 | $0 | |||||
| Maryland New Directions Inc - 2300 N Charles Acquisition and Renovation | Introduced | Baltimore City | $380,000 | $0 | |||||
| Nexus-Woodbourne Family Healing Capital Improvements to Youth Mental Health Residential Campus | Introduced | Baltimore City | $300,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | ||||
| Ujamaa Cove | Introduced | Baltimore City | $300,000 | $0 | |||||
| Wide Angle's Studios at the Service Center | Introduced | Baltimore City | $1,500,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | $500,000 |
- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland Senate in 2018. Member of the Senate since January 9, 2019. Member of the House of Delegates 2011-2019.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment
- 2023 Chair, Education Subcommittee of the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment
- 2023 Environment Subcommittee of the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment
- 2023 Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR)
- 2020 Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Areas
- 2023 Joint Electric Universal Service Program (EUSP) Workgroup
- 2019 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, Associate Member
- 2023 Financial Secretary, Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (Member, 2010)
- 2019 Women Legislators of Maryland
- Past Senate Service
- Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2020-2023; Education Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2020-2023; Alcohol Subcommittee of Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2021-2023; Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Ending Homelessness, 2019-2023; Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 2019-2023; Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee, 2022; Judicial Proceedings Commmittee, 2019-2020; Chair, Task Force to Study Crime Classification and Penalties, 2019-2021; Senate Vaccine Oversight Workgroup, 2021-2022.
- Public Service
- Workgroup on Social Worker Requirements for Licensure, 2023-; Accessory Dwelling Unit Policy Task Force, 2023-; Workgroup on Adaptive Reuse of Vacant Commercial Spaces, 2021-2022; Maryland Commission on Health Equity, 2021-; 2020 Maryland Complete Count Committee, 2019-; Criminal Justice Information Advisory Board, 2019-; Advisory Council to the Children's Cabinet, 2019-; Reform on Tap Task Force, 2017; Maryland School for the Blind, Board of Directors, 2016-2019; Commission on Sustainability, Baltimore City, 2008-.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 20, 1962; Philadelphia High School for Girls; Antioch College, B. A. , Human Services, 1989; The Johns Hopkins University, M.A. 1992, Ph.D, Sociology, 1997; Assistant Professor, Lehigh University, 1995-2000; Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, 2000; Interim Director, Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators, 2005; Adjunct Faculty, Maryland Instiute College of Art, 2006-2008; Assistant Director, Urban Resources Initiative, 2006-2008; Associate Director, Great Parks, Clean Streams and Green Communities, Parks and People Foundation, 2008-; Maryland Public Policy Conflict Resolution Fellow, Center for Dispute Resolution, University of Maryland School of Law, 2013; Elder, First & Franklin Street Presbyterian Church, 2002-2005.
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