Legislation
Senator Adelaide C. Eckardt

- District
- 37
- County
- Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, and Wicomico
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322 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3590 | 301-858-3590
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3590
Fax 410-841-3087 | 301-858-3087
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322 James Senate Office Building
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601 Locust Street
Suite 202
Cambridge, MD 21613 - Phone 410-221-6561 | 301-858-3590
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601 Locust Street
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adelaide.eckardt@senate.state.md.us
- Party
- Republican

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Title | Sponsorship Type | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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SB0002 (HB0065) | Sales and Use Tax - Aircraft Parts and Equipment - Exemption | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0111 /CH0628 (HB0311/CH0627) | Dorchester County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class A Licenses | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 628 |
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SB0178 /CH0275 (HB0570/CH0274) | Outpatient Mental Health Centers – Medical Directors – Telehealth | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 275 |
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SB0507 | Income Tax - Angel Investor Tax Credit Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0508 (HB0480) | Alcoholic Beverages - Maryland Brewery Promotion Program - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) |
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SB0509 /CH0276 (HB0557) | Property Tax – In Rem Foreclosure and Sale – Vacant and Abandoned Property | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 276 |
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SB0510 (HB0636) | Inheritance Tax - Exemption - Nieces and Nephews | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0524 /CH0480 (HB0605/CH0479) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Telemedicine – Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners and Psychiatrists | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 480 |
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SB0557 (HB0660) | Public Health - Tick-Borne Disease Interagency Workgroup | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0632 (HB1287) | Housing - Community Development Program Act - Funding | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0633 | Commissioner of Financial Regulation - Mortgage Lenders, Originators, and Servicers - Workgroup and Regulations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0634 /CH0277 (HB1357) | Electric Cooperatives - Powers - Conducting or Communications Facilities | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 277 |
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SB0635 | Mental Health - Involuntary Admissions - Procedures | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0720 (HB1310) | Real Property - Eminent Domain - Broadband Services | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
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SB0888 /CH0189 (HB0620/CH0188) | Dorchester County - Sunday Hunting - Deer Firearms Season | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 189 |
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SB0889 /CH0191 (HB0618/CH0190) | Dorchester County - Sunday Hunting - Deer Bow Hunting Season | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 191 |
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SB0890 /CH0193 (HB0619/CH0192) | Dorchester County - Sunday Hunting - Deer Muzzle Loader Season | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 193 |
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SB0920 /CH0716 (HB1077/CH0715) | Talbot County - Alcoholic Beverages - Election Days | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 716 |
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SB0943 /CH0718 (HB1095/CH0717) | Talbot County - Alcoholic Beverages - Substitute Member for Board of License Commissioners | Primary | 1 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 718 |
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SB0944 /CH0482 | Behavioral Health Programs – Outpatient Mental Health Centers – Medical Directors | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 482 |
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SB1051 | Natural Resources - Oysters - Public Fishery Pilot Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 4/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SJ0003 (HJ0001) | United States Constitution - Amendments Convention - Congressional Term Limits Amendment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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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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SB0113 /CH0044 (HB0092/CH0043) | Public Safety - Handgun Permits - Payment of Fees | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 44 |
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SB0114 | Firearms - Handgun Permit - Preliminary Approval | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0115 (HB0541) | Public Safety - Permit to Carry, Wear, or Transport a Handgun - Qualifications | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
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SB0118 | Handgun Permits - Criminal History Records Checks - Fingerprint Submission Exception | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0133 /CH0173 (HB0331/CH0174) | Farm Area Motor Vehicles - Registration and Authorized Use | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 173 |
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SB0134 /CH0447 (HB0228/CH0446) | State Board of Nursing – Criminal History Records Checks – Revised Statement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 447 |
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SB0190 (HB0922) | Corporate Income Tax - Rate Reduction | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/05 at 2:30 p.m. |
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SB0192 (HB0099/CH0435) | Estates and Trusts - Elective Share of Surviving Spouse | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
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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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SB0218 /CH0636 (HB0338/CH0635) | Human Services - Food Supplements (Summer SNAP for Children Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 636 |
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SB0221 (HB1223) | Workgroup on Establishing an Independent School Board for the Juvenile Services Education System | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/21 at 2:00 p.m. (Judiciary) |
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SB0248 (HB0368) | Criminal Law – Life–Threatening Injury Involving a Vehicle or Vessel – Criminal Negligence (Wade’s Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0265 /CH0303 (HB0380) | Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief - Extension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 303 |
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SB0272 (HB0012) | State Correctional Facilities - Correctional Officers - Background Check | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Recommitted to Finance (Senator Kelley) |
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SB0278 (HB0283) | Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Membership | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/14 at 9:00 a.m. |
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SB0293 (HB1378) | Natural Resources - Sunday Hunting - Migratory Game Birds | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0307 (HB0434) | Pediatric Stroke – Awareness, Training, and Resource Materials (Laney Jaymes Fitzsimons Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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SB0317 /CH0262 | Estates and Trusts – Share of Intestate Estate Inherited by Surviving Spouse | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 262 |
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SB0320 (HB0848) | Courts - Documentary Evidence - Protective Order | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/14 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0321 | Civil Actions - Offers of Judgment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/14 at 12:00 p.m. |
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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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SB0356 /CH0450 (HB0583/CH0449) | Health – Maternal Mortality Review Program – Recommendations and Reporting Requirement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 450 |
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SB0357 (HB1396) | Property Tax Exemption - Disabled Veterans | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0361 /CH0260 (HB0349/CH0259) | Natural Resources – Special Charter Boat License – Alteration | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 260 |
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SB0362 (HB0348) | Natural Resources - Oyster Planting - Substrate Material | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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SB0363 (HB0565) | Election Law - Voting Systems - Accessibility for Voters With Disabilities | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0366 | Real Property - Residential Leases - Collectible Rent (Rent Transparency Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0367 | Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0368 | Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport - Security Screening Checkpoint - Charitable Donations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
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SB0369 (HB0372) | Evidence - Chain of Custody of DNA | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
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SB0371 (HB0470) | State Board of Dental Examiners - Ownership, Management, or Operation of a Dental Practice | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0372 | Physicians - Discipline - Procedures and Effects | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0378 | Tobacco Products and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems - Minimum Age and Civil Fines | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Finance and Judicial Proceedings |
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SB0390 /CH0242 | Natural Resources – Sunday Hunting – St. Mary’s County | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 242 |
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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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SB0407 (HB0255) | Public Schools - Agricultural Education Programs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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SB0409 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Employee-Owned Businesses | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0413 (HB1199) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Retirement Income | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0420 (HB0630) | Health - Abortions - Reporting Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/15 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0431 (HB0309) | Task Force on Oral Health in Maryland | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0445 (HB0247) | Maryland Health Care Commission - Surgical Birth Rate - Study | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0447 (HB0471/CH0344) | Health Occupations - Requirements for the Practice of Optometry - Miscellaneous Revisions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
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SB0472 /CH0220 (HB0893) | General Provisions – Commemorative Months – Caribbean Heritage Month | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 220 |
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SB0478 /CH0250 (HB1317) | Property Tax – Vehicles Valued as Stock in Business and Notification on Annexation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 250 |
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SB0519 (HB0534) | Public Schools - State Aid for School Construction - Eligible Costs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0521 /CH0035 | Veteran Suicide Prevention - Comprehensive Action Plan | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 35 |
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SB0522 /CH0411 (HB0571/CH0410) | Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council - Revisions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 411 |
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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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SB0561 /CH0388 (HB0757) | Criminal Law – Crime of Violence Against Pregnant Person – Enhanced Penalty (Laura and Reid’s Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 388 |
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SB0569 /CH0509 (HB1268/CH0508) | Public Safety - Rape Kit Testing Grant Fund - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 509 |
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SB0581 /CH0211 (HB1260) | Economic, Housing, and Community Development – Opportunity Zone Incentives | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 211 |
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SB0642 (HB0923/CH0705) | Task Force to Study Transportation Access | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0650 (HB0836) | Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0654 /CH0333 (HB1339/CH0332) | Property Tax Credit - Elderly Individuals - Eligibility | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 333 |
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SB0663 | Commerce, Housing, and Community Development - Opportunity Zones | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 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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SB0681 (HB1300) | Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Seasonal Temporary Workers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0683 | Oyster Management Plan - Harvest - Study | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0706 (HB0834) | Public Safety – Assault Weapons – Replacements (Legally Owned Firearms Replacement Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
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SB0727 /CH0219 (HB1293) | Health – Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 219 |
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SB0744 (HB0532) | Protecting Natural Resources and Preserving Productive Farms - Commission on the Development of a Blueprint for Solar Energy in Maryland | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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SB0777 /CH0520 | Property Tax - Exemption for Dwelling House Owned by Disabled Active Duty Service Member | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 520 |
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SB0850 | Sales and Use Tax - Exemption - Qualified Computer Technology | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0852 /CH0312 (HB1386) | Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Veterans and Military Service Members and Spouses - Occupational Licenses | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 312 |
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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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SB0869 (HB1320) | Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/13 at 12:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) |
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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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SB0884 | Public Schools - School Resource Officers - Firearms Required | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) and Hearing canceled (Judicial Proceedings) |
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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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SB0981 | Vehicle Laws - Protective Headgear Requirement for Motorcycle Riders - Exception | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/28 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0989 (HB1134) | Public Schools - Fundamentals of Construction - Elective Course | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0996 (HB1376) | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Welcome Home Korean War Veterans Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing canceled |
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SB0999 (HB1377) | Criminal Law – Assault – Pregnancy (Laura and Reid’s Law II) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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SB1002 (HB0513) | County Boards of Education - Establishing Regional Career and Technical Education Schools - Authority and Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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SB1008 (HB0978) | Abortions - Detection of Fetal Heartbeat (Keep Our Hearts Beating Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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SB1028 | Rural Health Care Scholarship and Grant Program - Established | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB1029 | Rural Public Institutions of Higher Education - Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant Students - Recruitment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB1036 (HB0921) | Environment - Conowingo Dam - Water Quality Certification | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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SJ0004 (HJ0008) | Conowingo Dam - Pollution Cleanup - Costs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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SB0089 (HB0046) | Small Business Relief Tax Credit – Alterations | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0090 (HB0043) | Elections - Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment - Commission and Process | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0091 (HB0044) | Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0092 (HB0045) | Accountability in Education Act of 2019 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0159 (HB0153) | Building Opportunity Act of 2019 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0160 (HB0233) | Workers' Compensation - Medical Presumptions | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0161 (HB0231) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Volunteer Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services Members | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0162 (HB0234) | Criminal Law - Crime of Violence - Human Trafficking | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0163 (HB0230) | Vehicle Laws - Drunk and Drugged Driving - Subsequent Offenders - Felonies (Repeat Drunk Driving Offenders Act of 2019) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0164 /CH0386 (HB0155/CH0385) | Maryland Department of Health - Capital and Grant Programs - State Grants | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 386 |
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SB0165 (HB0148) | Safe Schools Maryland Act of 2019 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (106-29) |
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SB0166 (HB0236) | Crimes - Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Crime of Violence or Felony - Penalties (The Repeat Firearms Offender Act of 2019) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0167 (HB0152) | Pathways in Technology Early College High (P-TECH) Expansion Act of 2019 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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SB0168 (HB0151) | Clean Cars Act of 2019 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0169 (HB0158) | State Personnel Recruitment Modernization Act of 2019 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0170 (HB0149) | Retirement Tax Fairness Act of 2019 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Budget and Taxation |
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SB0171 (HB0154) | Income Tax Subtraction Modification - Qualified Retired Public Safety Employee (Hometown Heroes Act of 2019) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0173 (HB0157) | State Government - Regulations Impacting Small Businesses | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0174 (HB0150) | More Opportunities for Marylanders Act of 2019 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0176 (HB0229) | State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy - Annual Report - Crimes of Violence | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0177 /CH0218 (HB0178/CH0217) | Maryland Stadium Authority - Ocean City Convention Facility - Renovation | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 218 |
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SB0207 (HB0232) | Transparency Act of 2019 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0874 (HB0719) | Crimes - Life Imprisonment - Parole Eligibility | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/12 at 9:30 a.m. |
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SB0875 (HB0718) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Budget and Taxation |
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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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Caroline County Public Schools Track Replacement | Introduced in Senate |
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Caroline | $725,000 | $325,000 | $325,000 | |||
Chesapeake Culinary Center | Introduced in Senate |
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Caroline | $150,000 | $0 | ||||
Chesapeake Grove Senior Housing and Intergenerational Center | Introduced | Dorchester | $200,000 | $0 | |||||
Dorchester Center for the Arts | Introduced | Dorchester | $50,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 | ||||
Maces Lane Community Center | Introduced | Dorchester | $250,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | ||||
Richardson Maritime Museum | Introduced | Dorchester | $200,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | ||||
Academy Art Museum | Introduced | Talbot | $250,000 | $0 | |||||
American Legion Post 77 | Introduced | Talbot | $300,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | ||||
Fruitland Park | Introduced | Wicomico | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | ||||
Nutter's Election House Relocation Project | Introduced | Wicomico | $34,000 | $0 | |||||
Salisbury Elks Lodge No. 817 | Introduced | Wicomico | $95,000 | $95,000 | $95,000 |

- Tenure
- Elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, 1994. Member of the House 1995 -2015. Elected to the Maryland Senate in 2014. Member of the Senate since 2015.
- Current Assignments
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- 2015 Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2015 Health and Human Services Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2015 Pensions Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2015 Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR)
- 2019 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee
- 2015 Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
- 2015 Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight
- 2015 Joint Committee on Pensions
- 2019 Senate Co-Chair, Joint Committee on Protocol
- 1995- Women Legislators of Maryland (President, 2007-2008; Executive Committee, 2017; Treasurer, 2019-2020)
- Past Senate Service
- Joint Committee on the Selection of the State Treasurer, 2015; Joint Audit Committee, 2015-2019.
- Past House Service
- Appropriations Committee, 2003-2014; Joint Committee on Health Care Delivery and Financing, 2003-2011; Joint Committee on Welfare Reform, 2003-2014; Joint Committee on Fair Practices, 2003-2009; Chair, Caroline County Delegation, 1995-2007; Joint Committee on Legislative Ethics, 2003-2006; Acting Chair, Eastern Shore Delegation, 2003; Joint Technology Oversight Committee, 2000-2003; Deputy Minority Whip, 1999-2003; Joint Committee on Access to Mental Health Services, 2005-2014; Real Estate and Housing Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 1999-2003; Science and Technology Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 1999-2003; Economic Matters Committee, 1995-2003; Health Insurance Subcommittee of the Economic Matters Committee, 1995-2003; Special Committee on Gaming, 2001; Special Joint Committee on Competitive Taxation and Economic Development, 1996-1997; Health and Human Resources Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 2003-2014; Oversight Committee on Pensions of the Appropriations Committee, 2003-2014; Capital Budget Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 2004-2014; Spending Affordability Committee, 2003-2014; Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review (AELR, 2007-2014; Joint Committee on Children, Youth and Families, 1999-2014; Joint Committee on Fair Practices and State Personnel Oversight, 2009-2014; House Special Committee on Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 1995-2014; Chair, Dorchester County House Delegation, 1995-2014; Chair, Eastern Shore House Delegation, 2011-2014.
- Public Service
- Commission to Study Mental and Behavioral Health in Maryland, 2019-; Maryland Sexual Assault Evidence KIt Policy and Funding Committee, 2019-; Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, Inc., Board of Directors, 2018-; Co-chair, Task Force to Study Tax Sales in Maryland, 2017-2018; Task Force on Rural Internet, Broadband, Wireless, and Cellular Service, 2017; Maryland Commission on Suicide Prevention, 2017-; Two Generation Family Economic Security Commission, 2017-2018; Maryland Environmental Trust, 2015-; Girls' Services Strategic Plan Task Force, Dept. of Juvenile Services, 2010; Rural Maryland Council, 2009-2015; Workgroup on Cultural Competency and Workforce Development for Mental Health Professionals, 2007-2008; Mental Health Transformation Working Group, 2005-2011; Delegate, Republican Party National Convention, 2004; Task Force to Study the Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program, 2003; Advisory Board, Institute for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement, Salisbury University, 2002-; Mid-Shore Regional Council, 2001-; Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland, 2001-; Governor's Task Force on Eastern Shore Economic Development, 1999-2001; Availability Committee of Task Force to Study Increasing the Availability of Substance Abuse Programs, 1998-2001; Human Services and Welfare Committee, National Conference of State Legislatures.
- Memberships
- Republican Party Caucus, 2007-; Maryland Veterans Caucus, 2006-; Taxpayers Protection Caucus, 2003-; Maryland Bicycle and Pedestrian Caucus, 2003-; Maryland Rural Caucus, 2002-; Maryland Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, 2001-; Board of Directors, Leadership Maryland, Inc., 2001-; Women Legislators of Maryland (Secretary 1998-99; Secretary, 2000-01; Finance Committee, 2001-02; Secretary, 2003-04; 2nd Vice President, 2004-05), 1995-2015; Women Legislators of Maryland (1st Vice President, 2005-06; President-elect, 2006-07; President, 2007-08), 1995-2015; President, Maryland Nurses Association (Legislative Chair, 1986-89, 93-94), 1989-1991; Dorchester County Republican Central Committee, 1986-1994; Executive Committee, Maryland Hospital Association, 1993-; Board of Directors, Dorchester General Hospital, 1988-; Board Member, Chesapeake Health Planning Systems; Maryland Nurses Association; American Nurses Association; American Ortho-Psychiatric Association; Sigma Theta Tau; Past President, Chesapeake Health Planning Systems; Past Vice President, Chesapeake Health Planning Systems.
- Awards
- President's Award, Community Development Network of Maryland, 2017; Recognition Award (school funding and public health), Maryland Association of Counties, 2015; John R. Hargreaves Distinguished Legislative Fellow, Salisbury University, 2009; Certificate of Appreciation, Maryland Municipal League, 2008; Maryland's Top 100 Women, Daily Record, Circle of Excellence, 2007, 2005, 2003; Outstanding Rural Legislator Award, Rural Maryland Council, 2003; Outstanding Board Member Award, Maryland Nurses Association, 1992; Nurse of the Year, District 4, Maryland Nurses Association, 1991, 1986; Rosalie S. Abrams Legislative Award, Maryland Nurses Association, 1988; Psychiatric Nursing Award, University of Maryland Graduate School of Nursing, 1981; Recognition for Ongoing Commitment to and Support for Children, Youth, and Families, Local Management Board.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1943; Marple Newton Senior High School, 1964; Bryn Mawr Hospital School of Nursing, R.N. Diploma, 1964; University of Maryland School of Nursing, B.S., 1978, M.S., 1981; Regional Team, Mental Hygiene Administration, 1983-85; Adjunct Faculty, Salisbury State University, 1985; Adjunct Faculty, University of Maryland School of Nursing, 1991-99; Psychiatric Nurse Clinical Specialist, Eastern Shore Hospital Center, 1985-2003 (employed since 1973); Married; three sons; nine grandchildren.
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