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Senator Mary-Dulany James
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- County
- Harford
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Executive Nominations Committee
Judicial Proceedings Committee
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Executive Nominations Committee
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103 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3158
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3158
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103 James Senate Office Building
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103 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3158
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103 James Senate Office Building
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marydulany.james@senate.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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| SB0065 | Criminal Law - Child Pornography - Prohibitions and Penalties | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0089 | Child Abuse and Neglect - Reports and Records - Disclosure | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0107 (HB0514) | Commercial Law - Statutory Liens - Motor Vehicles Towed or Removed From Parking Lots | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0423 /CH0362 | Real Property - Recordation - Procedures | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 362 |
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| SB0424 (HB0572) | Criminal Procedure - Admission of Out-of-Court Statements - Assault in the Second Degree | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/09 at 12:00 p.m. |
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| SB0781 /CH0470 | Economic Development - Regional Additive Manufacturing Partnership of Maryland - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 470 |
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| SB0884 | Real Property - Recordation - Procedures | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0002 | Juvenile Law - Child in Need of Supervision - Mandatory Petition (NyKayla Strawder Memorial Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (136-0) |
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| SB0004 (HB0115/CH0758) | Criminal Procedure - Victims' Rights - Notification of Release From Confinement (Jaycee Webster Victims' Rights Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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| SB0050 /CH0260 (HB0394/CH0259) | Human Relations - Commission on Civil Rights - Appeal of Final Orders | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 260 |
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| SB0055 /CH0473 (HB0178/CH0472) | Vehicle Laws - Disabled Veteran Registration Plates - Issuance | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 473 |
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| SB0113 /CH0834 (HB0099/CH0835) | Criminal Law - Sexual Solicitation of a Minor Through Child Pornography - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 834 |
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| SB0130 /CH0859 (HB0005/CH0858) | Criminal Law - Indecent Exposure Within the Presence of a Minor | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 859 |
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| SB0346 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income (Keep Our Heroes Home Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0378 (HB0659) | Criminal Law - Theft of a Handgun | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0379 /CH0935 | Task Force to Study Crime Classification - Renaming, Membership, and Duties | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 935 |
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| SB0380 (HB0618) | Police Recruitment and Retention Workgroup | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Duplicative) |
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| SB0391 /CH0772 (HB0544/CH0773) | Criminal Law - Sexual Extortion, Stalking, and Revenge Porn - Statute of Limitations and In Banc Review | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 772 |
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| SB0413 /CH0323 (HB0598/CH0322) | Discrimination - Military Status - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 323 |
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| SB0442 /CH0570 (HB0601/CH0569) | Street Racing and Exhibition Driving - Prohibited Acts, Enforcement, and Penalties | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 570 |
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| SB0668 /CH0345 (HB0542/CH0346) | Department of Human Services - Children in Foster Care - Luggage | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 345 |
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| SB0757 (HB0617) | State Information Technology - Prohibited Applications and Websites | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0758 (HB0496/CH0761) | Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Definition of Consent and Repeal of Force | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
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| SB0774 /CH0747 (HB1065/CH0746) | Public Safety - Maryland Entertainment District Security Grant Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 747 |
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| SB0858 | Revenge Porn - Civil Action and Reporting Requirement | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (134-0) |
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| SB1099 /CH0764 | Emergency Services - Automated External Defibrillator and Naloxone Co-Location Initiative - Requirements for Public Buildings | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 764 |
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| SB1101 /CH0252 | Higher Education - Maryland Police Officers and Probation Agents Scholarship Program - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 252 |
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| SB1145 (HB1493) | Public and Nonpublic Schools - Child Sex Offenders - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/27 at 1:30 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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| SB1178 /CH0176 | Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Service Terminal Date | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 176 |
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| SB0470 /CH0708 (HB0597/CH0709) | Growing Apprenticeships and the Public Safety Workforce (GAPS) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 708 |
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| SB0472 /CH0413 (HB0581/CH0412) | State Government - Permits, Licenses, and Certificates - Processing (Transparent Government Act of 2024) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 413 |
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| SB0477 /CH0008 (HB0580/CH0007) | Time to Serve Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 8 |
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| SB0478 /CH0006 (HB0604) | Families Serve Act of 2024 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 6 |
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| SB0575 /CH0415 (HB0664/CH0414) | Court Personnel - Protection of Personal Information (Judge Andrew F. Wilkinson Judicial Security Act) | By Request - Committee | 4 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 415 |
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| SB0744 (HB0814/CH0735) | Juvenile Law - Reform | By Request - Other | 6 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/26 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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| American Legion Post No. 47 Floating Pier | Introduced | Harford | $350,000 | $0 | |||||
| Ashley Addiction Treatment | Introduced | Harford | $500,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||||
| Celebration and Advocacy Center | Introduced | Harford | $100,000 | $0 | |||||
| Discovery Center at Water's Edge | Introduced | Harford | $440,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | ||||
| Harmer's Town Art Center | Introduced | Harford | $500,000 | $0 | |||||
| Havre de Grace STAR - Sports Theatre Arts Recreation - Centre | Introduced | Harford | $500,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | ||||
| Sgt Alfred B Hilton Memorial Post No. 55 | Introduced | Harford | $500,000 | $0 | |||||
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Harford | $300,000 | $0 | ||||
| Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 6054 | Introduced | Harford | $450,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 |
- Tenure
- Elected to the Maryland Senate in November 2022. Member of the Senate since January 11, 2023. Member of the Maryland House of Delegates, 1999 to 2015 representing District 34A.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Judicial Proceedings
- 2023 Executive Nominations Committee
- 2023 Joint Committee on the Management of Public Funds
- 2023 Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
- 2023 Women Legislators of Maryland
- Past House Service 1999-2015
- Appropriations Committee, 1999-2015; Chair, Health and Human Resources Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 2007-2015; Oversight Committee on Pensions of the Appropriations Committee, 2003-2015; Capital Budget Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 2003-2015; Chair, Oversight Committee on Pensions of the Appropriations Committee, 2003-2006; Vice Chair, Transportation and the Environment Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 2003-2006; Transportation and the Environment Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 1999-2006; Oversight Committee on Personnel of the Appropriations Committee, 1999-2003; Oversight Committee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation of the Appropriations Committee, 1999-2002; Joint Committee on Base Realignment and Closure, 2008-2010; Joint Committee on the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, 2003-2007; House Chair, Special Joint Committee on Pensions, 2003-2006; Joint Subcommittee on Program Open Space and Agricultural Land Preservation, 2003-2015; Joint Committee on Pensions, 2003-2015.
- Public Service
- State Advisory Council on Administrative Hearings, 2023-; Maryland Military Installation Council, 2019-.
- Memberships
- American, Federal, Maryland State, Baltimore County, Harford County and Women's Bar Associations; Maryland Military Installation Council, 2019-; Community Foundation of Harford County, Board of Directors (Treasurer; 2020-present), 2016-.
- Biographical Information
- Born in Baltimore, Maryland; Attended Havre de Grace High School; University of Maryland, College Park, B.S., Psychology, with honors, 1981; University of Maryland School of Law, with honors; Law Clerk to Judge Edward S. Northrop, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1986-87; Admitted to Maryland Bar, 1986; Associate, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, 1987-1989; Attorney, Partner, Venable, Baetjer and Howard, 1997-99 (Associate, 1989-97); Partner, Litigation Division, Hodes, Ulman, Pessin & Katz, 1999-2002; Member, Maryland House of Delegates 1998-2015; Principal, Law Offices of Mary-Dunlany James, 2002-2011; Founding Partner, James & Zink, 2011-present; Sole Practitioner, Law Firm of Mary-Dulany James, 2019-present; Married; three children.
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