Legislation
Senator Bobby A. Zirkin
- District
- 11
- County
- Baltimore
- Committee Assignment(s)
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- Annapolis Info
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2 East Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3131 | 301-858-3131
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3131
Fax 410-841-3737 | 301-858-3737
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2 East Miller Senate Office Building
- Interim Info
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2 East Miller Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3131 | 301-858-3131
Fax 410-841-3737 | 301-858-3737
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2 East Miller Senate Office Building
- Contact
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bobby.zirkin@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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| SB0100 (HB0499) | Civil Actions - Interstate Pipeline Liability Act | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0101 /CH0748 | Civil Actions - Prelitigation Discovery of Insurance Coverage | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 748 |
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| SB0102 | Courts – Direct Action Against Automobile Insurer | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary) |
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| SB0103 /CH0026 (HB0181/CH0027) | Criminal Law - Electronic Harassment and Bullying (Grace's Law 2.0) | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 26 |
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| SB0208 | Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Notice of Claim for Damages - Repeal | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0209 (HB0122) | Peace Orders – Relief Eligibility and Duration – Rape and Sexual Offenses | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Conference Committee Appointed |
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| SB0231 (HB0855) | Family Law - Marriage - Age Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0385 | Election Law - Primary Elections - Voting by Unaffiliated Voters | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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| SB0386 | Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages - Sunday Sales | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
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| SB0387 (HB0669) | Environment - Water Quality Certifications (Pipeline and Water Protection Act of 2019) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Recommitted to Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs (Senator Young) |
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| SB0388 | Civil Actions - Liability Insurance - Prohibition on Disclaiming Coverage | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0854 | Workers' Compensation - Medical Cannabis - Compensation and Benefits | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0855 | Correctional Services - Medical Cannabis - Medical Treatment for Inmates | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0856 /CH0252 | Juvenile Justice Reform Council | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 252 |
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| SB0857 (HB0017/CH0456) | Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission – Edible Cannabis Products | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0858 (HB0881) | Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Academic Research - Medical Uses and Properties of Cannabis | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0859 | Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Advertisements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0860 | Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Immunity - Revocation of Release | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0861 | Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Registration of Certifying Providers - Repeal | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0862 | Landlord-Tenant - Tenant Protections - Medical Cannabis | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 12:00 p.m. |
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| SB0863 | Labor and Employment - Screening for Use of Marijuana or Cannabis | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 12:00 p.m. |
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| SB0864 | Contracts and Employment - Discrimination Against Medical Cannabis Patients and Caregivers - Prohibition | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 12:00 p.m. |
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| SB0893 (HB0033) | Medical Cannabis - Provider Applications - Opioid Use Disorder | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0962 | Correctional Services - Offender Rehabilitation and Reentry Program - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB1017 | Criminal Procedure - Office of the Public Defender - Definition of Serious Offense | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0097 | Firearms - Right to Purchase, Possess, and Carry - Use of Medical Cannabis | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0098 | Family Law - Child Conceived Without Consent - Child Support | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/30 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0139 /CH0031 (HB0420/CH0030) | Criminal Law - Threat of Mass Violence | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 31 |
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| SB0143 (HB0213/CH0343) | Cownose Ray Fishery Management Plan and Moratorium on Contests | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
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| SB0145 (HB0001) | Natural Resources - Prohibition on Dredging Buried Oyster Shells on Man-O-War Shoals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0149 (HB0542/CH0372) | Task Force to Study Crime Classification and Penalties | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0152 /CH0062 (HB0135/CH0061) | Criminal Law – Cruelty to Animals – Payment of Costs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 62 |
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| SB0193 (HB0098) | State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Retiree Participation in the State Prescription Drug Benefit Plan | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:45 p.m. |
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| SB0196 /CH0649 (HB0421/CH0648) | Vehicle Laws - Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operator's Permits - Indication of Applicant's Sex | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 649 |
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| SB0198 /CH0247 | Crimes - Solicitation and Conspiracy to Commit Murder Resulting in Death (Stacey's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 247 |
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| SB0228 /CH0389 | Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Sex Offenders | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 389 |
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| SB0232 /CH0029 (HB0240/CH0028) | Hate Crimes – Threats | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 29 |
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| SB0238 (HB0013) | Criminal Procedure – Expungement and Shielding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Third Reading Passed (46-0) |
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| SB0326 (HB1015) | State Lottery - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Fraternal Organizations ("Slots" for Homeless Veterans Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Budget and Taxation |
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| SB0339 /CH0302 (HB0397/CH0301) | Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System (Carl Henn's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 302 |
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| SB0391 /CH0002 (HB0336/CH0001) | Civilian Federal Employees – Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund (Federal Shutdown Paycheck Protection Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 2 |
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| SB0394 /CH0600 (HB0259/CH0599) | Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Boating Offenses | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 600 |
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| SB0396 /CH0675 (HB0633/CH0674) | Higher Education - Legal Representation Fund for Title IX Proceedings - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 675 |
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| SB0397 (HB1062) | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Freedom of the Press Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0416 | Education - Curriculum - Holocaust and Genocide Unit (Lessons of the Holocaust and Genocide Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0441 (HB0468) | Public Safety - Access to Firearms - Storage Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 12:00 p.m. |
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| SB0512 /CH0522 (HB1318) | Government Shutdowns - Employees - Protections | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 522 |
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| SB0516 /CH0757 (HB1158) | Clean Energy Jobs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 757 |
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| SB0548 (HB0961) | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0556 (HB0057) | State Government - Legislative and Executive Branches - Workplace Bullying | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0567 /CH0052 | Workgroup to Study Child Custody Court Proceedings Involving Child Abuse or Domestic Violence Allegations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 52 |
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| SB0621 (HB0294) | Correctional Services - Diminution Credits - Education | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0678 /CH0407 | State Government - Notarial Acts and Notaries Public | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 407 |
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| SB0689 /CH0024 (HB0734/CH0023) | Criminal Law - Labor Trafficking (Anti-Exploitation Act of 2019) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 24 |
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| SB0719 /CH0345 (HB0533/CH0346) | University System of Maryland - Board of Regents - Transparency and Oversight | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 345 |
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| SB0732 /CH0304 (HB1283) | Child in Need of Assistance – Guardianship by Local Department – Financial Accounts | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 304 |
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| SB0736 /CH0326 (HB1027/CH0325) | Criminal Law - Child Pornography | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 326 |
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| SB0821 /CH0060 (HB0710) | Correctional Services – Prerelease Study and Report | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 60 |
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| SB0853 /CH0490 (HB0433/CH0489) | Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Police Officer Certification - Eligibility (Freedom to Serve Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 490 |
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| SB0868 /CH0417 (HB0697/CH0418) | Health Insurance – Consumer Protections and Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 417 |
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| SB0870 /CH0432 (HB0810) | Income Tax - Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 432 |
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| SB0879 /CH0313 | Primary and Secondary Education - Black History Month - Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 313 |
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| SB0882 (HB0740) | Criminal Law – Firearms – Computer–Aided Fabrication and Serial Number (3–D Printed Firearms and Ghost Guns) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 12:00 p.m. |
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| SB0930 (HB0911/CH0553) | Workgroup to Study Shelter and Supportive Services for Unaccompanied Homeless Minors | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0946 /CH0767 (HB1120) | State Prescription Drug Benefits - Retiree Benefits - Revisions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 767 |
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| SB0205 /CH0749 (HB0159) | Judgeships - Circuit Court and District Court | By Request - Other | 6 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 749 |
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| SB1030 /CH0771 (HB1413) | The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future | By Request - Other | 6 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 771 |
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| Project Name | Status | House Sponsors | Senate Sponsors | County | Amount Requested | House Initiative | Senate Initiative | Other Funding | Total Funding |
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| Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company | Introduced | Baltimore | $79,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | ||||
| Pikesville High School Artificial Turf Field | Introduced | Baltimore | $500,000 | $250,000 | $600,000 | $850,000 | |||
| Torah Institute of Baltimore | Introduced | Baltimore | $125,000 | $125,000 | $125,000 |
- Tenure
- First elected to the Senate in 2006. Member of the Senate since 2007.
- Current Assignments
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- 2015 Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee (Member, 2011)
- 2015 Executive Nominations Committee
- 2015 Legislative Policy Committee
- 2019 Juvenile Justice Reform Council
- 2007- Senate Special Committee on Substance Abuse
- 2008 Maryland Veterans Caucus
- Past Senate Service
- Budget and Taxation Committee, 2007-2010; Public Safety, Transportation and Environment Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee, 2008-2010; Public Safety and Policing Workgroup, 2015-2016; Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Biotechnology, 2014-2015; Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, 2007-2010; Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, 2007-2010; Joint Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee, 2013-2014; Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2007; Environment Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2007; Ethics and Election Law Subcommittee of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2007; Special Committee on Renewables and Clean Energy of the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2007; Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR), 2009-2015; Senate Chair, Marijuana Legalization Work Group, 2019.
- Past House Service 1999-2007
- Juvenile Services Workgroup of the Judiciary Committee, 2005-2007; Chair, Juvenile Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2003-2007; Judiciary Committee, 1999-2007; Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2000-2003; Gaming Law and Enforcement Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 1999-2001.
- Public Service
- Justice Reinvestment Coordinating Council, 2015-2016; Governor's Commission to Reform Maryland's Pretrial System, 2014; Task Force to Study Implementing a Civil Right to Counsel in Maryland, 2013-2014; State Advisory Board for Juvenile Services, 2011-, 2007-2008; Task Force on the Membership and Operation of the Baltimore County Board of Education, 2011; Intergovernmental Work Group to Study the Effects of Representation of Indigent Defendants in the Criminal Justice System, 2010-2011; Chair, Task Force to Study Group-Home Education and Placement Practices, 2007-2008; Foster Care Court-Improvement Implementation Committee, 2007-2012; Chair, Education Subcommittee of Baltimore County Delegation, 2005-2007; Drug Treatment Court Commission, 2003-2006; Task Force to Study Alternative Living Arrangements for Children in Out-of-Home Placement, 2003-2004; Task Force to Study the Mentoring and Monitoring of Children in the Custody of or under the Supervision of the Department of Juvenile Services, 2003-2004; Task Force to Study the Licensing and Monitoring of Community-Based Homes for Children, 2000-2001; Speaker, Democratic Party National Convention, 1996.
- Memberships
- President's Advisory Council, Stevenson University, 2009-; Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2006-2007; Maryland Green Caucus, 1999-2007; President, Young Democrats of Maryland, 1994-1995; Maryland State Bar Association (Criminal Law and Practice Section, Family and Juvenile Law Section, Litigation Law Section, Solo and Small Firm Practice Section, Young Lawyers Section); Baltimore County Bar Association.
- Awards
- Legislative Achievement Award, Maryland State Bar Association, 2009; Certificate of Appreciation, Maryland Municipal League, 2008; Legislator of the Year, Maryland State Surgical Association, 2006; Legislator of the Year, American College of Emergency Medical Physicians, 2005; Legislator of the Year, Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland, 2005; Recipient, Thomas J. Watson Foundation Fellowship (to create European equivalent of National Collegiate Athletic Association), 1993-1994.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Davis, California, April 24, 1971; Baltimore County Public Schools, Pikesville High School, 1989; The Johns Hopkins University, B.A., Political Science, 1993 (Junior Year Abroad, The London School of Economic/American University of Brussels); Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1998; Attorney, Law Office of Bobby A. Zirkin, 2008-2015; Zirkin and Schmerling Law, 2015 - present; Married two children.
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