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Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins

Wilkins, Jheanelle K.
District
20
County
Montgomery
Committee Assignment(s)
Ways and Means Committee (Chair)
Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
Annapolis Info
131 Taylor House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: 410-841-3493
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3493
Fax 410-841-3445
Interim Info
131 Taylor House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone 410-841-3493
Fax 410-841-3445
Contact
jheanelle.wilkins@house.maryland.gov
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Party
Democrat
District 20
Legislation Sponsorship Type Sort Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0029 (SB0343)
Title
County Boards of Education - Post College and Career Readiness Pathways - Payment of Costs
Sponsorship Type
Primary
1 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0052 (SB0089)
Title
Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voter Hotline and Voting Eligibility (Voting Rights for All Act)
Sponsorship Type
Primary
1 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0115 (SB0241)
Title
Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration
Sponsorship Type
Primary
1 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0542 (SB0377)
Title
Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Eligibility
Sponsorship Type
Primary
1 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0575
Title
Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused Absences for Civic Engagement
Sponsorship Type
Primary
1 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0774 (SB0462)
Title
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction)
Sponsorship Type
Primary
1 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0933 (SB0644)
Title
Sales and Use Tax - Certificates Indicating Multiple Points of Use - Alterations
Sponsorship Type
Primary
1 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1142
Title
Task Force to Modernize County and Municipal Revenue Structures
Sponsorship Type
Primary
1 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1218 (SB0941)
Title
Department of Housing and Community Development - Severe Health and Safety Risk Properties - Intervention Plan
Sponsorship Type
Primary
1 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0155 (SB0001)
Title
Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0350 (SB0255)
Title
Voting Rights Act of 2026 - Counties and Municipal Corporations
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0386 (SB0281)
Title
Metro Funding Modification Act of 2026
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0414 (SB0322)
Title
Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0438
Title
Adult Prison School Board Model Development Committee
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0444 (SB0245)
Title
Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0480 (SB0740)
Title
Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0488
Title
Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0551 (SB0327)
Title
Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia and Controlled Paraphernalia Prohibitions - Repeal
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0552
Title
Independent Investigation of the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0641
Title
Election Law - Curbside Voting - Pilot Program
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0687 (SB0475)
Title
Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting Artists' Creative Expression (PACE Act)
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0706 (SB0828)
Title
State Finance - Delinquent Federal Funds (Federal Obligations Enforcement Act)
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0738 (SB0651)
Title
Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0770 (SB0627)
Title
Korean American Day
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0776
Title
Juvenile Law - Child in Need of Supervision - Mandatory Petition (NyKayla Strawder Memorial Act)
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0884
Title
University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Land-Grant Institution - Funding (Land-Grant Equity and Accountability Act)
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0935 (SB0187)
Title
Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0960
Title
Economic Development - Federal Employee-to-Entrepreneur Program - Establishment
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0980
Title
Family Law and State Government - Child Protection and the Office of the Child Welfare Ombudsman (Kanaiyah's Law)
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0982 (SB0864)
Title
Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Care Recipients - Eligibility
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1056
Title
General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Purple Lights Night
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1118 (SB0891)
Title
Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Mental Health Conditions
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1131
Title
Public Health - Pregnancy Loss - Prohibited Actions (Pregnancy Outcome Protection Act)
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1143
Title
Public Health - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner - Perinatal Autopsies (Lung Float Test Ban)
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1261
Title
Consumer Protection - Artificial Intelligence Toys (Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act)
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1268 (SB0781)
Title
Environmental Permits - Requirements for Burden Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative Harms for Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act)
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1300
Title
Maryland Commission for Women - Alterations
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1309 (SB0752)
Title
Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1389 (SB0907)
Title
Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1488
Title
Constitutional Language - Modernization
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB1575 (SB0791)
Title
Correctional Services and Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act)
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HJ0008 (SJ0003)
Title
Apology and Acknowledgement of the State's Responsibility in Racial Terror Lynchings
Sponsorship Type
Co-Sponsor
2 2
Bill/Chapter
(Cross/Chapter)		 Title Sponsorship Type Sponsorship Type Sort Chamber Sort Current Status Org Committees & Hearings Opp Committees & Hearings
HB0029 (SB0343) County Boards of Education - Post College and Career Readiness Pathways - Payment of Costs Primary 1 2 In the House - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m.
Ways and Means
1/29/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB0052 (SB0089) Election Law - Incarcerated Individuals - Voter Hotline and Voting Eligibility (Voting Rights for All Act) Primary 1 2 In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
Government, Labor, and Elections
2/11/2026 - 2:00 PM
HB0115 (SB0241) Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration Primary 1 2 In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.
Government, Labor, and Elections
2/04/2026 - 2:00 PM
HB0542 (SB0377) Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Eligibility Primary 1 2 In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
Ways and Means
2/12/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB0575 Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused Absences for Civic Engagement Primary 1 2 In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Ways and Means
2/18/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB0774 (SB0462) Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction) Primary 1 2 In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Economic Matters
2/26/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB0933 (SB0644) Sales and Use Tax - Certificates Indicating Multiple Points of Use - Alterations Primary 1 2 In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Ways and Means
2/26/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB1142 Task Force to Modernize County and Municipal Revenue Structures Primary 1 2 In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
Ways and Means
2/24/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB1218 (SB0941) Department of Housing and Community Development - Severe Health and Safety Risk Properties - Intervention Plan Primary 1 2 In the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Economic Matters
HB0155 (SB0001) Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Prohibition on Face Coverings Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
Judiciary
2/24/2026 - 1:00 PM
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.
Government, Labor, and Elections
2/11/2026 - 2:00 PM
HB0386 (SB0281) Metro Funding Modification Act of 2026 Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Reassigned to Appropriations and Environment and Transportation
Appropriations
2/10/2026 - 1:00 PM
Environment and Transportation
HB0414 (SB0322) Courts - Jury Service - Disqualification Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m.
Judiciary
2/11/2026 - 2:00 PM
HB0438 Adult Prison School Board Model Development Committee Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
Ways and Means
2/11/2026 - 2:00 PM
Government, Labor, and Elections
HB0444 (SB0245) Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Returned Passed
Judiciary
1/27/2026 - 2:00 PM
Judicial Proceedings
HB0480 (SB0740) Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
Environment and Transportation
2/24/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB0488 Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Rules and Executive Nominations
1/27/2026 - 3:00 PM
Rules
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.
Judiciary
2/10/2026 - 1:00 PM
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.
Government, Labor, and Elections
2/19/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB0641 Election Law - Curbside Voting - Pilot Program Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Government, Labor, and Elections
2/18/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB0687 (SB0475) Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting Artists' Creative Expression (PACE Act) Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
Judiciary
2/17/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB0706 (SB0828) State Finance - Delinquent Federal Funds (Federal Obligations Enforcement Act) Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - First Reading Appropriations
Appropriations
HB0738 (SB0651) Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Judiciary
2/25/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB0770 (SB0627) Korean American Day Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Government, Labor, and Elections
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.
Judiciary
2/19/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB0884 University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Land-Grant Institution - Funding (Land-Grant Equity and Accountability Act) Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - First Reading Appropriations
Appropriations
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.
Judiciary
3/03/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB0960 Economic Development - Federal Employee-to-Entrepreneur Program - Establishment Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)
Economic Matters
3/03/2026 - 1:00 PM
Appropriations
HB0980 Family Law and State Government - Child Protection and the Office of the Child Welfare Ombudsman (Kanaiyah's Law) Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Judiciary
2/26/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB0982 (SB0864) Higher Education - Tuition Exemption for Foster Care Recipients - Eligibility Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - First Reading Appropriations
Appropriations
HB1056 General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Purple Lights Night Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Government, Labor, and Elections
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.
Health
3/13/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB1131 Public Health - Pregnancy Loss - Prohibited Actions (Pregnancy Outcome Protection Act) Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - First Reading Judiciary and Health
Judiciary
Health
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.
Health
3/04/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB1261 Consumer Protection - Artificial Intelligence Toys (Artificial Intelligence Toy Safety Act) Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - First Reading Economic Matters
Economic Matters
HB1268 (SB0781) Environmental Permits - Requirements for Burden Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative Harms for Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act) Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
Environment and Transportation
3/06/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB1300 Maryland Commission for Women - Alterations Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Government, Labor, and Elections
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
Judiciary
HB1389 (SB0907) Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
HB1488 Constitutional Language - Modernization Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections
Government, Labor, and Elections
HB1575 (SB0791) Correctional Services and Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act) Co-Sponsor 2 2 In the House - First Reading Judiciary
Judiciary
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
Rules and Executive Nominations
Denotes enacted legislation
Legislative Bond Initiatives
Project Name
Emma's Torch - The Kitchen We Build Together
Status
Introduced
House Sponsors
Moon
Charkoudian
Wilkins
Senate Sponsors
Smith
County
Montgomery
Amount Requested
$500,000
Senate Initiative
House Initiative
Other Funding
Total Funding
$0
Project Name
Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington - Silver Spring Office
Status
Introduced
House Sponsors
Moon
Charkoudian
Wilkins
Senate Sponsors
Smith
County
Montgomery
Amount Requested
$100,000
Senate Initiative
House Initiative
Other Funding
Total Funding
$0
Project Name
Long Branch Main Street Neighborhood Retail Expansion
Status
Introduced
House Sponsors
Charkoudian
Moon
Wilkins
Senate Sponsors
Smith
County
Montgomery
Amount Requested
$150,000
Senate Initiative
House Initiative
Other Funding
Total Funding
$0
Project Name
Montgomery County Pride Center Headquarters Development and Community Resource Hub
Status
Introduced
House Sponsors
Charkoudian
Moon
Wilkins
Senate Sponsors
Smith
County
Montgomery
Amount Requested
$500,000
Senate Initiative
House Initiative
Other Funding
Total Funding
$0
Project Name
Takoma Park Metropolitan Branch Trail
Status
Introduced
House Sponsors
Charkoudian
Moon
Wilkins
Senate Sponsors
Smith
County
Montgomery
Amount Requested
$500,000
Senate Initiative
House Initiative
Other Funding
Total Funding
$0
Project Name Status House Sponsors Senate Sponsors County Amount Requested Senate Initiative House Initiative Other Funding Total Funding
Emma's Torch - The Kitchen We Build Together Introduced
Moon
Charkoudian
Wilkins
Smith
Montgomery $500,000 $0
Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington - Silver Spring Office Introduced
Moon
Charkoudian
Wilkins
Smith
Montgomery $100,000 $0
Long Branch Main Street Neighborhood Retail Expansion Introduced
Charkoudian
Moon
Wilkins
Smith
Montgomery $150,000 $0
Montgomery County Pride Center Headquarters Development and Community Resource Hub Introduced
Charkoudian
Moon
Wilkins
Smith
Montgomery $500,000 $0
Takoma Park Metropolitan Branch Trail Introduced
Charkoudian
Moon
Wilkins
Smith
Montgomery $500,000 $0
Wilkins, Jheanelle K.
Tenure
Appointed to the Maryland House of Delegates December 29, 2016. Member of the House since January 25, 2017. First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in November 2018. Member of the House of Delegates since January 9, 2019
Current Assignments
2026 Assistant Parliamentarian
2026 Chair, Ways and Means Committee (Member, 2017; Vice Chair, 2023-2025)
2023 Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
2023 Spending Affordability Committee
2017 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (Parliamentarian, 2020-2022; Chair, 2023-2026)
2017 Women Legislators of Maryland
2024 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus (2017-2021)
Past House Service
House Parliamentarian, 2020-2023; Chair, Election Law Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2021-2025; Education Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2021-2025, 2017-2020; Early Childhood Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2021-2023; Finance Resources Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2017-2020; Revenues Subcommittee of the Ways and Means Committee, 2020; Opioid Workgroup, 2018.
Public Service
Student Data Privacy Council, 2019-2020; Work Group to Study the Maryland State Department of Education and the Maryland Higher Education Commission, 2019; 2020 Maryland Complete Count Committee, 2019-; Task Force on Restraint and Seclusion, 2017; Board of Directors, New Leaders Council Maryland, 2015-; Renters Alliance of Montgomery County, Board of Directors, 2015-; Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, District 20, 2014-2017; Montgomery County Committee on Hate/Violence (second term in 2014), 2010.
Memberships
Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2019-; Associate Member, Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus, 2017-2018; African American Democratic Club of Montgomery County, 2016-; Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, 2014-; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., 2006-; Montgomery County Young Democrats.
Awards
Legislative Champion Awarad, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2018; Legislative All Star, Maryland Retailers Association, 2018; Empowering Women Award, YWCA of National Capital Area, 2018; Dorothy Davidson Award, Montgomery County Young Democrats, 2015.
Biographical Information
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, May 29 1988; William Penn High School, New Castle, Delaware; University of Delaware, B.A. (sociology); American University, M.P.A. (social policy), 2011; Field Manager, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights 2011-2014; Fellow, New Leaders Council, 2015; Senior Field Manager, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, 2014 - Present.
Last Updated: 2/14/2026 10:16 AM
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