Delegate Harry Bhandari
- District
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- County
- Baltimore
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Economic Matters Committee
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Economic Matters Committee
- Annapolis Info
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303 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3526
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3526
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303 Lowe House Office Building
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7701 Belair Road
Nottingham, MD 21236 - Phone 410-841-3526
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7701 Belair Road
- Contact
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harry.bhandari@house.maryland.gov
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- 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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| HB0435 (SB0259) | Places of Public Accommodation - Open Movie Captioning | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0694 (SB0163) | Income Tax - Addition Modification for Federal Tax-Exempt Income - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0698 (SB0413) | State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors – Board Operations and Regulation of Crematories and Reduction Facilities | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0850 | Home Builders - Open House - Sales Representative Disclosure Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1269 (SB0615) | Common Ownership Communities - Reserve Accounts and Reserve Studies - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB1327 | Key Bridge Heroes Commemoration Day and Memorial Tribute Ceremony | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1333 | Public Safety - Maryland Law Enforcement Public Service Medal | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1541 | Workgroup to Study Extreme Risk Protective Orders (Sagar Ghimire Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1543 | Labor and Employment - Temporary Workers | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1615 (SB0576) | Cooperative Housing Corporations and Condominiums - Emergency Use of Reserve Funds | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| HB0388 (SB0253) | Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 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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| HB0564 | Business Regulation - Pet Cremation and Burial Services - Requirements (Pet Cremation and Burial Services Consumer Protection Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Favorable with Amendments Report by Health |
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| HB0624 (SB0411) | Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0628 | Human Services - Universal Basic Income for Transition-Age Youth Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 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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| HB0770 (SB0627) | Korean American Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0825 | Brain Health - Guidelines, Grant Fund, and Commemorative Month (Tahjai's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Government, Labor, and Elections) |
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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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| HB0981 | Investor-Owned Public Service Companies - Base Rate Proceeding - Equity Market Return | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0993 (SB0666) | Real Property - Short-Term Rentals | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1059 | Education - Asian American History - Professional Development and Library Materials | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1409 (SB0862) | Gaming - Problem Gambling - Prevalence Study and Fund Revenue | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1479 | Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Increase (Maryland Raise the Wage Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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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 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1528 | Education - Homeschool Students - Extracurricular Activities | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HJ0007 (SJ0004) | Anti-Nuclear Proliferation Resolution (Back from the Brink Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| HB0637 (SB0385) | Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0894 (SB0389) | Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) |
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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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| HB0898 (SB0388) | Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| HB1563 | Emergency Room Services and Post-Acute Care - Coverage and Facility Studies | By Request - Other | 6 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 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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| McCormick Elementary School | Introduced | Baltimore | $50,000 | $0 | |||||
| Perry Hall Elementary School Playground | Introduced | Baltimore | $200,000 | $0 | |||||
| Pine Grove Elementary School Electronic Sign | Introduced | Baltimore | $120,000 | $0 | |||||
| Shady Spring Elementary School Primary Playground | Introduced | Baltimore | $150,000 | $0 | |||||
| Historic Howes Farm Barn | Introduced | Montgomery | $500,000 | $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 Economic Matters Committee
- 2026 Chair, Land Use and Zoning Subcommittee
- 2026 Housing and Real Property Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee
- 2023 Chair, Maryland Legislative Asian-American and Pacific-Islander Caucus, Inc. (Member, 2019, Treasurer, 2019, Chair, Outreach Committee, 2020; Secretary, 2021; 1st Vice Chair 2022
- 2019 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- Past House Service
- Health and Government Operations Committee, 2019-2025; Insurance and Pharmaceuticals Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2019-2025; Health Occupations and Long-Term Care Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2019-2025.
- Public Service
- Member, Baltimore County Government's Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee, 2013-.
- Memberships
- Linover Community Association; Young Democrats of America, Minority Caucus.
- Awards
- Baltimore County Asian American Award, 2017.
- Biographical Information
- Born in Nepal, October 1, 1977; The Johns Hopkins University, Educational Leadership and Administration; University of Maryland Baltimore County, Ph.D., Literacy and Culture (Political Participation and Linguistic Integration of Minorities), 2022; English teacher, author, principal and lecturer in Kathmandu, Nepal; Teacher, Baltimore City Schools; Adjunct Faculty, Baltimore City Community College; Married; two children.
Last Updated: 2/27/2026 5:05 PM
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