Delegate Jen Terrasa
- District
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- County
- Howard
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Environment and Transportation Committee
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Environment and Transportation Committee
- Annapolis Info
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217 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3246
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3246
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217 Lowe House Office Building
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217 Lowe House Office Building
6 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3246
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217 Lowe House Office Building
- Contact
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jen.terrasa@house.state.md.us
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Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| HB0069 | Environment - Plastic Products - Postconsumer Recycled Content Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/14 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| HB0232 (SB0346) | Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/14 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| HB0660 | Estates and Trusts - Register of Wills - Admission of Copy of Executed Will | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0664 | Health Occupations - Licensed Direct-Entry Midwives - Disciplinary Actions | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0673 | Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Governing Documents - Electric Vehicle Recharging Equipment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0767 (SB0442) | Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over (Tenant Possessions Recovery Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0811 (SB0526) | Counties – Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks – Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation and Ways and Means |
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| HB0834 (SB0806) | Agriculture - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens in Commercial Egg Production - Prohibitions | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1058 | Emission Standards, Ambient Air Quality Standards, and Solid Waste Management - Local Authority | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| HB1076 | Residential Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Notice of Landlord Entry | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| HB1092 | Recycling - Prohibition on the Chemical Conversion of Plastic | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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| HB0001 (SB0007) | Department of Transportation - Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/24 at 2:30 p.m. |
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| HB0039 (SB0356) | Public Health - Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus - Repeal | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0051 | Business Regulation - Sale of Local News Organizations - Required Notice | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0076 (SB0396) | Public Safety Officer - Performance of Duties - Death and Disability Benefits | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Appropriations |
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| HB0113 (SB0584) | Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0153 | Election Law - Voter Registration - Age and Notification to Minors | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0185 (SB0359) | Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program - Funding - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| HB0211 (SB0166) | State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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| HB0215 (SB0383) | Elections - Ranked-Choice Voting in Contests for Presidential Nomination and Certification of Election-Supporting Technology | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0233 (SB0576) | Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0247 | Motor Vehicles – Provisional Driver’s License Examinations – Unaccompanied Homeless Youths | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/30 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0277 (SB0096) | Environment - Water Bottle Filling Stations - Requirement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0334 (SB0156) | Universal Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Services - Program Establishment and Insurance Coverage | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0337 (SB0595) | State Lottery Fund - Laurel Race Course - Local Impact Aid | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0338 | State Buildings and State Highways - Collection and Disposal of Yard Waste | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0339 | Real Property - Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0340 | Climate Change - Attorney General Actions, Climate Change Restitution Fund, and Climate Change Restitution Fund Advisory Council | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0341 (SB0344) | Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0384 (SB0157) | Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0386 (SB0345) | Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0417 | Public Health - Commission on Universal Health Care | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0428 (SB0349) | Medical Debt - Complaints for Money Judgment and Real Property Liens | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. |
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| HB0529 (SB0393) | Health Insurance - Prescription Drug Formularies and Coverage for Generic Drugs and Biosimilars | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0541 (SB0365) | Department of Commerce - Nonprofit Organizations Navigator - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0553 (SB0094) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0612 | Public Schools - Lifesaver Schools Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0613 | Criminal Procedure - Protection of Identity of Victim of Sexual Assault | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0627 | Education - Prohibited Behavior on School Grounds and Property - Application | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0632 | Labor and Employment - Workplace Fraud - Application (Maryland Workplace Fraud Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0639 | Sports Venues - Reusable Beverage Containers - Use During Sporting Events | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0642 | Election Law - Registered Voter List and Petitions (Ballot Petition Modernization Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0643 (SB0318) | Higher Education - Janet L. Hoffman Loan Assistance Repayment Program - Eligibility | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing canceled |
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| HB0661 (SB0750) | State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Faculty | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Appropriations |
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| HB0665 (SB0328) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Annual Behavioral Health Wellness Visits - Coverage and Reimbursement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0667 (SB0139) | State Government - Legal and Employee Holiday - Maryland Emancipation Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0686 (SB0553) | Victims and Witnesses - U Nonimmigrant Status - Certification of Victim Helpfulness | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| HB0694 (SB0851) | Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Main Entrance Accessibility and Emergency Planning | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0696 (SB0490) | State Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, and Workgroups - Elimination of Citizenship Requirements and Establishment of Diversity Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0701 | Gasoline-Powered Leaf Blowers - Purchase, Use, and Sale - Prohibitions (Clean Air Quiet Communities Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) |
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| HB0703 (SB0507) | Criminal Procedure - Diagnosis of Developmental Disability or Intellectual Disability - Evidence | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0709 (SB0651) | Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0731 (SB0635) | Wildlife - Protections and Highway Crossings | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0740 | Election Law - Campaign Materials - Disclosure of Use of Synthetic Media | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0752 | Commission on State and Local Government Real Property Bearing Confederate Names | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0763 | Education - Sexual Abuse and Assault Awareness and Prevention Program - Human and Sex Trafficking | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0785 | Common Ownership Communities and Zoning Authorities - Operation of Family Child Care Homes - Limitations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0795 | Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program - Employee Certification and Awareness Materials | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0798 (SB0589) | Opioid Restitution Fund - Interactive Dashboard | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0801 | Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0858 | Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters |
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| HB0874 | Property Tax - Special Use Assessment of Country Clubs and Golf Courses - Repeal | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0878 | Department of the Environment - Water Resources - Protection of Vernal Pools (Vernal Pool Wetlands Protection Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0902 (SB0425) | Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Fees, Coordinating Committee, and Regulations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) |
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| HB0911 | Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Family Child Care Homes | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0912 | Institutions of Higher Education - Instructor Training - Accommodations for Students With Disabilities | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Appropriations |
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| HB0920 | Institutions of Postsecondary Education - Institutional Debt - Report | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Appropriations |
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| HB0927 | General Assembly - Fiscal Notes - Impact of Reduction in Health and Community Support Services | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| HB0930 (SB0848) | Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations |
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| HB0939 (SB0674) | Maryland Commission for Women - Maryland Collaborative to Advance Implementation of Coverage of Over-the-Counter Birth Control | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0958 (SB0855) | Railroads - Safety Requirements (Maryland Railway Safety Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0970 (SB0646) | Health Insurance - Insulin - Prohibition on Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0973 (SB0804) | Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2025) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1006 | Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Guidelines and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| HB1014 (SB0859) | Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB1054 (SB0439) | Higher Education – High Impact Economic Development Activities – Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Appropriations |
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| HB1088 (SB0882) | Coal Transportation Fee and Fossil Fuel Mitigation Fund (Coal Dust Cleanup and Asthma Remediation Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters |
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| HB1097 (SB0929) | Workgroup on Mail-In Ballot Accessibility | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Ways and Means |
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| HB1129 (SB0733) | Constitutional Officers - Gender-Neutral Language | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations |
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- 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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- 2019 Environment and Transportation Committee
- 2024 Motor Vehicle & Transportation Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee
- 2024 Land Use & Ethics Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee
- 2020 Local Government and Bi-County Agencies Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee
- 2019 Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- 2019 Women Legislators of Maryland
- Past House Service
- Environment Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2023-2024; Natural Resources, Agriculture, & Open Space Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2023-2024; Land Use and Ethics Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2020-2023; Housing and Real Property Subcommittee of the Environment and Transportation Committee, 2020-2023; Appropriations Committee, 2019; Health and Social Services Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 2019; Oversight Committee on Personnel of the Appropriations Committee, 2019; Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (Chair, 2024), 2023-2024.
- Public Service
- Advisory Council to the Children's Cabinet, 2023-; Chair, Zoning Board, Howard County, 2015-2018, 2011-2012, 2009-2010; Behavioral Health Task Force, Howard County, 2014-2015; Advisory Council on Health and Physical Education, State Dept. of Education, 2014-2019; Vice Chair, Board of License Commissioners, Howard County, 2013-2014; Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, 2012-2016; Task Force on Student Physical Fitness in Maryland Public Schools, 2008-2009; Board of Directors, Maryland Economic Development Corporation, 2007-2013.
- Memberships
- Maryland Legislative Transit Caucus, 2019-; Guiliford Elementary Parent-Teacher Association; PTA Council of Howard County.
- Biographical Information
- Born in New York, New York; Oakland Mills High School, Columbia, Maryland; University of Maryland at College Park, B.A., Sociology, summa cum laude, 1992; University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude (editor, law review), 1997; Law clerk to Judge Howard S. Chasanow, Court of Appeals, 1997-1998; Judge Lenore R. Gelfman, Howard County Circuit Court, 1998-1999; Adjunct faculty, University of Baltimore School of Law, 2003-2006; Family Law Hotline Attorney, Women's Law Center of Maryland 2000-2006; Member, Howard County Council, 2006-2018; Three children.
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