Senator Justin Ready
- District
- 5
- County
- Frederick and Carroll
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Executive Nominations Committee
Finance Committee
Rules Committee
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Executive Nominations Committee
- Annapolis Info
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315 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3683
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3683
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315 James Senate Office Building
- Interim Info
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315 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3683
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315 James Senate Office Building
- Contact
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justin.ready@senate.maryland.gov
- Party
- Republican
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| Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) |
Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| SB0106 (HB0183) | Vehicle Laws - Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Repeal | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| SB0147 (HB0116) | Education - Agreements, Procurement Contracts, and Memoranda of Understanding - Reporting and Publication | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0355 (HB0095) | Family Law - Marriage License Applications - Appearance in Court | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0451 | Eminent Domain - Just Compensation - Fees and Costs | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0517 (HB0785) | Amendments Convention Called Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution - Delegation to the Convention | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0545 (HB0716) | Land Surveyors and Property Line Surveyors - Private Property Access - Prohibition | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0565 (HB1215) | Maryland Stadium Authority - Sale of Shamrock Farms to Carroll County | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0566 (HB0004) | Vehicle Laws - Historic Motor Vehicles - Minimum Age | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0567 (HB0462) | Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0633 (HB1211) | Condominiums - Unit Owner Responsibility for Damage or Destruction | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0707 (HB1014) | Mental Health Law - Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others - Definition (Right to Treatment) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0837 (HB1440) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage and Utilization Review - Drugs Reviewed by the Prescription Drug Affordability Board | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0838 | Public Health - Cottage Food Businesses and Home Bakeries | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0839 (HB1470) | Medical Assistance Programs - Drug Dispensing - Cost-of-Dispensing Survey and Fee-for-Service Professional Dispensing Fee | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0899 | Firearms Dealers - Firearm Hold Agreements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0900 (HB1016) | Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Employer Relocation | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0973 (HB1437) | Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SJ0005 | Frontotemporal Degeneration Awareness Week | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SB0009 (HB0139) | Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0082 (HB0765) | Criminal Law - Counterfeiting and Possession of Counterfeit Lease of Real Property - Penalty | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| SB0090 (HB0347) | Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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| SB0104 | Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission (Fair Districts for Maryland Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SB0170 (HB0064) | Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Appropriations |
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| SB0204 (HB0057) | Public Schools - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0233 (HB0892) | Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Requirements for Sale or Transfer or Government Acquisition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters and Health |
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| SB0302 | Criminal Law - Causing Ingestion of an Abortion-Inducing Drug - Prohibition (Women's Freedom From Coercion Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0304 | Collisions With Wild Animals - Prohibited Actions by Insurer | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0454 | Public Schools - School Resource Officers - Firearms Required | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0465 | Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| SB0485 (HB1451) | Public Health - Women's Health Care Data - Report | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0579 (HB1602) | Counties - No-Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer and Retired Volunteer Firefighters | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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| SB0583 (HB1593) | Developmental Disabilities Administration - Self-Directed Services Manual - Public Comment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0584 (HB1210) | Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Transmission Lines - Notice to Landowners | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0606 | Maryland E-ZPass Commuter Fairness and Transparency Act of 2026 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Appropriations |
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| SB0759 (HB0859) | Financial Institutions - Digital Assets and Digital Asset Staking - Regulation (Maryland Financial Innovation Act of 2026) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0834 | Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs, Services, and Plans - Moratorium | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0896 | Vehicle Laws - Registration Fees - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) |
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| SB0903 (HB1334) | Education - Engagement Policies and School Compact (Maryland Public Education Parental Partnership Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0906 (HB1386) | Criminal Law - Distribution of Heroin or Fentanyl Causing Death or Serious Bodily Injury (Victoria, Scottie, Ashleigh, and Yader's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0907 (HB1389) | Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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| SB0935 (HB0903) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Donations to Food Banks and Other Charitable Entities | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0991 (HB1620) | Public Information Act - Inspectors General - Access of Public Records | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SB0992 | Public Utilities - Large Load Customers - Registration and Demand Response Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB1006 | Maryland State Flag Protection Act | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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| SB0806 (HB1420) | Health Occupations - Criminal History Records Checks | By Request - Other | 6 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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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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| Carroll Classical Charter School | Introduced | Carroll | $500,000 | $0 | |||||
| Carroll County Farm Museum | Introduced | Carroll | $150,000 | $0 | |||||
| Flat Iron Building | Introduced | Carroll | $400,000 | $0 | |||||
| Manchester Volunteer Fire Department | Introduced | Carroll | $1,300,000 | $0 | |||||
| Mount Airy Police Station | Introduced | Carroll | $650,000 | $0 | |||||
| Westminster Elementary School | Introduced | Carroll | $35,000 | $0 |
- Tenure
- First elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, 2010. Member of the House 2011-2015. Resigned from the House of Delegates, February 2, 2015. Appointed to the Senate and sworn in on February 2, 2015.
- Current Assignments
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- 2021 Minority Whip
- 2021 Senate Finance Committee
- 2023 Rules Committee
- 2022 Executive Nominations Committee
- 2021 Legislative Policy Committee
- 2019 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee
- 2015 Chair, Senate Select Committee No. 2, Carroll and Frederick Counties
- 2023 Maryland Veterans Caucus
- 2024 Maryland Legislative Jewish Caucus, Associate Member
- Past Senate Service
- Judicial Proceedings Committee, 2015-2021; Death with Dignity Workgroup, 2015; Workgroup to Study Shelter and Supportive Services for Unaccompanied Homeless Minors, 2019-2020.
- Past House Service
- Chief Deputy Minority Whip, 2013-2015; Estates & Trusts Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2015; Health and Government Operations Committee, 2011-2015; Government Operations & Long Term Care Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2011-2015; Government Operations Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2011-2014; Minority Health Disparities Subcommittee of the Health and Government Operations Committee, 2011-2015; Rural Health-Care Workgroup, 2011-.
- Public Service
- Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities, 2023-; Law Enforcement Body Camera Task Force, 2020-2023; Governmental Representative, Juvenile Grant Planning and Review Council, 2017-2020; Task Force to Study Restraint, Searches and Needs of Children in the Juvenile Justice System, 2016-2017; Chair, One Maryland Blue Ribbon Commission, 2015-2016.
- Memberships
- Associate Member, Carroll Women's Republican Club; Volunteer, Alpha Pregnancy Centers; Liberty Church, Westminster, MD.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Mobile, Alabama, April 15, 1982; Carroll Community College, A.A., 2002; Salisbury University, B.A., Political Science, 2004; Field Director, E. J. Pipkin for U.S. Senate, 2004; Legislative Aide to Delegate J. B. Jennings, 2004-06; Chief of Staff, Senator Janet Greenip, 2006-08; Executive Director, Maryland Republican Party, 2008-09; National Sales and Marketing for Strategic CFM, 2016 -; Owner, Strategic CFM, (small business specializing in marketing, advertising and printing design), 2009-2016; Interim Executive Director, Maryland Republican Party, 2011; Maryland Co-Chair, Rick Perry Presidential Campaign, 2011; Married; two children.
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