Senator Ron Watson

- District
- 23
- County
- Prince George's
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
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Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
- Annapolis Info
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121 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone: 410-841-3631
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3631
Fax 410-841-3174
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121 James Senate Office Building
- Interim Info
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121 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3631
Fax 410-841-3174
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121 James Senate Office Building
- Contact
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ron.watson@senate.state.md.us
- 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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SB0011 (HB0179) | Organized Retail Theft Act of 2025 | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Judiciary |
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SB0015 (HB0681) | Child Support - Driver's License Suspension for Arrearages and Court Orders | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/22 at 10:00 a.m. |
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SB0046 (HB0560) | Criminal Law - Fraud - Possession of Residential Real Property | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/21 at 2:30 p.m. |
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SB0150 (HB0347) | Real Property - Recordation and Land Records - Requirements | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/15 at 12:00 p.m. |
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SB0339 (HB0692) | Maryland Transportation Authority - Video Toll Facilities - Study on Image Capture of License Plates | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0340 | Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/29 at 10:30 a.m. |
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SB0368 (HB0630) | County Boards of Education - Student Cellular Phone Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/29 at 2:30 p.m. |
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SB0369 (HB0593) | Public Libraries - Automated External Defibrillator Program (Raymono A. Russell Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0814 (HB0698) | Local Government - Development Impact Fees, Surcharges, and Excise Taxes - Reporting | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0815 | Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Prohibited Disclosures | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) |
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SB0816 (HB0651) | Public Service Commission - Membership - Alterations | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0817 (HB0363) | Common Ownership Communities - Candidate or Proposition Signs - Display Period | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0818 (HB0066) | Education - School Building Energy Usage - Monthly Report | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0819 | Public Schools - Open Enrollment - Policies and Funding | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
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SB0820 (HB1506) | Municipalities - Enforcement of Ordinances and Resolutions | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0821 (HB0608) | Primary and Secondary Education - Student Immunization - Temporary Admission Period | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0934 (HB1318) | Alcoholic Beverages – Premium Cigar Lounge License – Establishment (Maryland Premium Cigar Lounge Act of 2025) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0991 (HB0253) | Election Law – Pretrial Detainees – Absentee Ballots | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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SB1014 (HB0287) | Election Law - Party and Elected Public Offices - Prohibition | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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SB0044 | Reckless and Negligent Driving - Death of Another - Must-Appear Violation (Sherry and Christian's Law) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings |
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SB0112 (HB0462) | Criminal Law - Second Degree Assault - Sports Official | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0336 (HB0982) | Gun Theft Felony Act of 2025 | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0344 (HB0341) | Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation |
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SB0353 (HB1434) | Food Deserts Workgroup - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0483 (HB0657) | Public Utilities - Alternatives to Construction of New Transmission Lines | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0530 (HB0644) | Vehicle Laws - Speed Monitoring Systems - Residential Districts | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0551 | Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Collisions With Wild Animals - Prohibited Actions by Insurers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0588 | Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams and Sports - Designation (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0634 (HB0741) | Hunting - Nonlead Ammunition, Fox Chasing, and Deer Management | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0649 (HB0610) | Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0650 (HB0847) | Criminal Procedure - Domestic Violence Offender Registry | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0675 (HB1149) | Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0683 (HB1424) | Catastrophic Event Account and Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund - Alterations (Protect Our Federal Workers Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0715 (HB0326) | Student Service Hours - Financial Literacy Course | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0783 (HB1132) | Public Schools – Student Fights – School Investigation and Discipline | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0950 (HB1217) | Natural Gas Generating Facilities - Authorization | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0951 | Investor-Owned Electric Companies - Generating and Transmission Facilities - Authorization | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0952 (HB1397) | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Overhead Transmission Lines - Grid Enhancing Technologies | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0953 (HB1218) | Construction and Expansion of Transmission Lines and Task Force to Develop a Realistic Electricity Plan for Maryland | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0954 | Circuit Court Judges and District Court Judges – Selection and Tenure | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0989 | Real Property - Unauthorized Occupants - Sheriff's Property Registry and Removal | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0426 (HB0500) | Procurement Reform Act of 2025 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/05 at 3:00 p.m. |
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SB0427 (HB0498) | Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) |
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SB0434 (HB0505) | Empowering New Energy Resources and Green Initiatives Toward a Zero-Emission (ENERGIZE) Maryland Act | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 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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AI PerVista Security System at Bowie State University | Introduced in Senate |
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Prince George's | $200,000 | $0 | ||||
Bowie Center for the Performing Arts | Introduced in Senate |
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Prince George's | $20,000 | $0 | ||||
Bowie High School | Introduced in Senate |
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Prince George's | $400,000 | $0 | ||||
Pointer Ridge Swim and Racquet | Introduced in Senate |
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Prince George's | $400,000 | $0 | ||||
Samuel Ogle Middle School - Digital Signage | Introduced in Senate |
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Prince George's | $21,000 | $0 |

- Tenure
- Member of the Senate since August 31, 2021. Member of the House of Delegates representing District 23B from January 9, 2019 to August 31, 2021.
- Current Assignments
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- 2023 Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment
- 2023 Education Subcommittee of the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment
- 2023 Energy Subcommittee of the Committee on Education, Energy and the Environment
- 2023 Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology
- 2020 Spending Affordability Committee
- 2019 Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland (Treasurer 2021-2022)
- 2022 Veterans Caucus Executive Board
- Past Senate Service
- Judicial Proceedings Committee, 2021-2023; Program Approval Process Workgroup, 2023-2024.
- Past House Service
- Judiciary Committee, 2019-2021; Civil Law and Procedure Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2021; Family and Juvenile Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2021; Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Biotechnology, 2019; Family Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2019-2021; Juvenile Law Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, 2019-2021.
- Public Service
- Workgroup to Study Issuance of Alcoholic Beverage Licenses to Tobacconists, 2024-; Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Workgroup, 2024-; Task Force to Study Maryland Orphans Court, 2021; Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce, 2017-; Bowie State University Foundation, 2017-.
- Memberships
- Disney-Bell Post no. 66, Bowie American Legion; Prince George's County Chapter, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); Prince Hall Masons; Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity; First Baptist Church of Glenarden.
- Awards
- Leadership Maryland, 2008.
- Biographical Information
- Born in Washington, D.C., April 30, 1966; Central Senior High School, 1984; Morgan State University, B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1991; Binghamton University, M.S., Advanced Technology, 1983; PhD., Systems Science, 1999; George Washington University, M.B.A., 2002; Major, United States Army Reserves, 1989-2006; Command General Staff College, U.S. Army, 2004; Lockheed Martin Mission Systems, Program Manager, Business Development, 1996-1999; IBM Global Services, Project Manager/Portfolio Manager, 1999-2002; Certified Executive Program Manager, 2002-2003; MCR, Director, Process Management Programs, 2003-2004; Watson Management Corporation, President/Senior Program Manager, 2004 -.
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