Delegate Melissa Wells
- District
- 40
- County
- Baltimore City
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Government, Labor, and Elections Committee (Chair)
Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
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Government, Labor, and Elections Committee (Chair)
- Annapolis Info
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142 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone: 410-841-3545
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3545
Fax 410-841-3279
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142 Lowe House Office Building
- Interim Info
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142 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3545
Fax 410-841-3279
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142 Lowe House Office Building
- Contact
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melissa.wells@house.maryland.gov
- 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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| HB0864 (SB0964) | Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1017 (SB0984) | Correctional Services - Private Immigration Detention Facilities - Zoning Requirement | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
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| HB1487 | Public Health – Baltimore City Mobile Infant and Maternal Health Pilot Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB1619 (SB0818) | State Center – Development – Contract, Plan Requirements, and Advisory Group | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Rereferred to Economic Matters and Appropriations |
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| HB1628 (SB0983) | Higher Education - Academic Program Approval - Objections | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Rereferred to Appropriations |
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| HB0022 | Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individuals - Identification Cards, Driver's Licenses, and Birth Certificates | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0108 (SB0061) | Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings and Finance |
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| HB0115 (SB0241) | Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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| HB0166 | State Government - Henrietta Lacks Commission - Establishment (Henrietta Lacks Commission of Maryland Act of 2026) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0194 | Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Pilot Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0410 (SB0546) | Public Health - Food Labeling - Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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| HB0439 (SB0665) | Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Renaming | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
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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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| HB0488 | Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| HB0551 (SB0327) | Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia and Controlled Paraphernalia Prohibitions - Repeal | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0552 | Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
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| HB0641 | Election Law - Curbside Voting - Pilot Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0689 | Candidates for Representative in Congress - Certificate of Candidacy Filing Deadline for the 2026 Election - Alteration | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 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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| HB0706 (SB0828) | State Finance - Delinquent Federal Funds (Federal Obligations Enforcement Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0738 (SB0651) | Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings |
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| HB0776 | Juvenile Law - Child in Need of Supervision - Mandatory Petition (NyKayla Strawder Memorial Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0849 | Child Care Scholarship Program - Freeze in Enrollment - Exceptions and Waitlist | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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| HB0884 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Land-Grant Institution - Funding (Land-Grant Equity and Accountability Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0932 | Maryland Transit Administration - Fifth Bus Division Facility - Construction | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 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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| HB0941 | Public Health - Public Buildings - Hygiene Products | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Special Order until 03/19 (Delegate Kerr) Adopted |
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| HB0959 (SB0971) | Natural Resources - Establishment of Gwynns Falls State Park | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1070 (SB0539) | Department of Social and Economic Mobility - Workforce Opportunities Grant Program and Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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| HB1108 (SB0887) | Labor and Employment - Greenhouse Workers - Collective Bargaining and Heat Protection | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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| HB1276 (SB0816) | West North Avenue Development Authority - Neighborhood Social Connection and Development Program - Establishment (WNADA Neighborhood Social Connection and Development Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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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 - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1352 | State Procurement - Worker Residency Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 4/02 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 3:10 p.m. |
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| HB1480 (SB0831) | Labor Law - Child Labor Penalties, Private Sector Employee Labor Relations, and State Employee Labor Standards | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance |
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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 1:35 p.m. |
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| HB1521 | Income Tax - Credit for Contributions, Volunteerism, and Employment Initiatives for At-Risk Youth | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 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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| HJ0008 (SJ0003) | Apology and Acknowledgement of the State's Responsibility in Racial Terror Lynchings | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/16 at 12:00 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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| Arena Players, Inc - API Capital Renovation | Introduced | Baltimore City | $300,000 | $0 | |||||
| Ashburton Community Coffee House and Meeting Space | Introduced | Baltimore City | $250,000 | $0 | |||||
| Delta Community Center | Introduced | Baltimore City | $400,000 | $0 | |||||
| Diamond Collective - Indoor Baseball Training Facility | Introduced | Baltimore City | $400,000 | $0 | |||||
| Improving Food Access and Health at The Factory | Introduced | Baltimore City | $500,000 | $0 | |||||
| Park Avenue Median Park Capital Improvement Project | Introduced | Baltimore City | $190,000 | $0 | |||||
| Rolando-Thom House for Bolton Hill Nursery | Introduced | Baltimore City | $50,000 | $0 | |||||
| William S. Baer Schoolyard Playground | Introduced | Baltimore City | $250,000 | $0 |
- 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 Chair, Government, Labor and Elections Committee
- 2026 Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
- 2019 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (2023, First Vice-Chair)
- 2021 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- 2019 Women Legislators of Maryland
- Past House Service
- Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 2023-2026; Assistant Majority Leader, 2023; Deputy Majority Whip, 2020-2023; Ways and Means Committee, 2023-2026; Chair, Local Revenues Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2025-2026; Racing and Gaming Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2023-2026; Revenues Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2023-2025; Environment and Transportation Committee, 2019-2023; Housing and Real Property Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2019-2023; Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Open Space of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2020-2023; Land Use and Ethics Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2019.
- Public Service
- Maryland Tourism Development Board, 2023-; Task Force to Study Solar Tax Incentives, 2023-; Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission, 2020; Local/Video Lottery/Development Council, Baltimore City, 2019-; Equal Pay Commission, 2017-.
- Memberships
- Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2019-.
- Biographical Information
- University of California at Riverside, B.A. ,Political Science, Law, and Sociology, 2006; American University, M.A., Public Policy, 2010; Financial Security Specialist; Affordable housing assistant, Local Initiative Support Corporation, 2009-2010; Policy Assistant, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, 2010-2014; Field Advisor, Triple Point Interactions, 2010-2015; Program Associate, PolicyLink, 2014-2015; Regional Director, Baltimore-DC Building Trades Unions, 2015-.
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