Legislation
Senator Craig J. Zucker

- District
- 14
- County
- Montgomery
- Committee Assignment(s)
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Budget and Taxation Committee
Executive Nominations Committee
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Budget and Taxation Committee
- Annapolis Info
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122 James Senate Office Bldg
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 -
Phone 410-841-3625 | 301-858-3625
Toll-free in MD 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3625
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122 James Senate Office Bldg
- Interim Info
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122 James Senate Office Bldg
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401 - Phone 410-841-3625 | 301-858-3625
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122 James Senate Office Bldg
- Contact
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craig.zucker@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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SB0272 (HB0224) | State Lottery - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Fraternal Organizations (ITLMs for Homeless Veterans Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0273 /CH0494 (HB1228) | National Capital Strategic Economic Development Fund - Annual Appropriation and Authorized Uses | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 494 |
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SB0311 (HB0448/CH0648) | Nonpublic Education - Placements of Children With Disabilities - Teacher Salaries (Teacher Pay Parity Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0312 /CH0495 (HB0346/CH0496) | Tax Clinics for Low-Income Marylanders - Funding - Repeal of Sunset | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 495 |
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SB0343 /CH0637 (HB0354) | Maryland Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program - Account Establishment - Procedures | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 637 |
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SB0476 (HB0371) | Recordation Tax - Indemnity Mortgage Exemption - Threshold Amount | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Senate Requests House Recede |
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SB0621 /CH0638 | Gaming - Sports Wagering - Independent Evaluation of Sports Wagering Content and Sports Wagering Facility Application Amendments | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 638 |
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SB0622 /CH0635 (HB1149/CH0636) | Medicaid Waiver Programs – Waitlist and Registry Reduction (End the Wait Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 635 |
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SB0623 (HB0257) | Gaming - Electronic Instant Bingo Machines - Maximum Number of Machines | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0624 /CH0307 (HB1074/CH0306) | Income Tax - Automated External Defibrillator Tax Credit (Joe Sheya Act) | Primary | 1 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 307 |
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SB0734 (HB1038) | Transportation - Highways - Tourist Area and Corridor Signage Program | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0735 (HB1234) | Workgroup to Study the Wages of Education Support Professionals | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) |
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SB0866 (HB1257) | Special Vehicle Registration Plates - Chesapeake Bay Trust and Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation - Appropriation | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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SB0867 (HB0652) | Vehicle Laws – Special and Commemorative Registration Plate – Maryland Heroes | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation |
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SB0890 (HB0340) | Maryland Department of Health - 2-1-1 Maryland - Oversight | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0934 (HB1222) | State Department of Education - Division of Rehabilitation Services - Funding and Staffing | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the House - Rereferred to Appropriations |
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SB0972 | Temporary Medicare Advantage Stabilization Grant Program and Fund - Establishment | Primary | 1 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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SB0001 /CH0680 | Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting Firearms - Restrictions (Gun Safety Act of 2023) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 680 |
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SB0003 /CH0260 (HB0271/CH0261) | 9–8–8 Trust Fund – Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 260 |
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SB0024 /CH0455 (HB0051) | Department of Transportation - Financing and Commission on Transportation Revenue and Infrastructure Needs (State and Federal Transportation Funding Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 455 |
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SB0032 /CH0673 | Property Tax - Exemption for Dwellings of Disabled Veterans - Application | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 673 |
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SB0061 /CH0559 (HB0599) | Property Tax Credit - Public Safety Officer | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 559 |
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SB0070 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - State Law Enforcement Officers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0094 (HB1269) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Volunteers | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0139 /CH0400 (HB0298) | State Police Retirement System and Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Deferred Retirement Option Program - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 400 |
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SB0141 /CH0550 (HB0180/CH0551) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Adoption Expenses - Alterations | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 550 |
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SB0148 /CH0626 (HB0186/CH0625) | Victim Services Programs - Supplementing Federal Funding and Support (Victim Services Stabilization Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 626 |
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SB0167 /CH0548 | Maryland State Arts Council - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 548 |
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SB0174 /CH0017 (HB0237/CH0018) | Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Redevelopment Areas in Baltimore County - Sunset Extension | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 17 |
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SB0205 /CH0159 (HB0276/CH0158) | Education - Libraries - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 159 |
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SB0224 /CH0096 (HB0230/CH0097) | Department of the Environment - Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles - Regulations (Clean Trucks Act of 2023) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 96 |
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SB0244 /CH0165 (HB0240/CH0164) | Correctional Officers’ Retirement System – Special Death Benefits – Applicability | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 165 |
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SB0282 /CH0480 (HB0289/CH0479) | Maryland Forestry Education Fund - Establishment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 480 |
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SB0289 /CH0733 (HB0372/CH0734) | Higher Education - Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Altering Name of Scholarship | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 733 |
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SB0299 /CH0305 (HB0288/CH0304) | Grocery Stores and Restaurants - Automated External Defibrillator Program (Joe Sheya Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 305 |
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SB0359 (HB0390) | Community College Tuition and Residency Waivers - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0363 /CH0643 (HB0455/CH0642) | Video Lottery Terminal Proceeds - Purse Dedication Account - Ocean Downs Race Course Operating Loss Assistance | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 643 |
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SB0379 /CH0152 (HB0535/CH0151) | Election Law - Ballot Issuance, Processing, and Reporting Procedures and 2024 Primary Date | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 152 |
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SB0418 (HB0592) | Property Tax - Agricultural Land and Improvements - Assessment | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0426 /CH0735 | University System of Maryland - Board of Regents - Quasi-Endowment Funds | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 735 |
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SB0452 /CH0434 | Film Production Activity Income Tax Credit - Alterations and Maryland Entertainment Council | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 434 |
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SB0460 /CH0252 (HB0283/CH0253) | Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Gender–Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 252 |
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SB0470 /CH0546 (HB0631) | Natural Resources - Land Conservation - Establishment of Goals and Programs (Maryland the Beautiful Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 546 |
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SB0475 | Workgroup on the Maryland 529 Prepaid College Trust Program | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0493 /CH0342 (HB0675/CH0341) | Commission to Study Trauma Center Funding in Maryland | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 342 |
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SB0526 /CH0542 (HB0723/CH0541) | Natural Resources - Forest Preservation and Retention | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 542 |
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SB0535 /CH0212 (HB0608/CH0211) | Human Relations - Housing Discrimination - Service Dogs | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 212 |
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SB0536 (HB0393) | State Government - Forms - Veterans' Benefits | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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SB0557 (HB0628) | Primary and Secondary Education – Breakfast and Lunch Programs – Universal Expansion | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) |
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SB0559 /CH0628 (HB0514) | Education - Maryland Meals for Achievement In-Classroom Breakfast Program - Annual Appropriation | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 628 |
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SB0613 (HB0908/CH0652) | Electricity - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems Program and Property Taxes | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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SB0620 /CH0701 (HB0802/CH0700) | Institutions of Higher Education - Sports Wagering Contracts - Prohibition | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 701 |
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SB0640 | Sales and Use Tax - Electricity for Agricultural Purposes - Exemption | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (138-0) |
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SB0643 (HB0838) | Housing - Community Development Program Act - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/04 at 1:30 p.m. |
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SB0650 /CH0549 (HB0789) | Public Safety - State Disaster Recovery Fund | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 549 |
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SB0695 /CH0126 | State Retirement and Pension System - Military Service Credit | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 126 |
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SB0699 /CH0461 (HB0781/CH0462) | Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Equitech Growth Fund and Commission | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 461 |
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SB0756 /CH0641 (HB1050) | Access to Counsel in Evictions - Funding | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 641 |
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SB0798 /CH0244 (HB0705/CH0245) | Declaration of Rights - Right to Reproductive Freedom | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor, assigned a chapter number, enactment subject to constitutional referendum - Chapter 244 |
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SB0823 /CH0511 | Natural Resources - Annual State Park Pass - Discounts for Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 511 |
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SB0842 /CH0014 (HB1244/CH0013) | Maryland Holocaust Remembrance Day | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 14 |
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SB0845 (HB0933) | End–of–Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act) | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. |
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SB0922 /CH0493 (HB1122) | Maryland Construction Education and Innovation Fund - Funding - Alteration | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 493 |
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SB0955 (HB1279) | Election Law - 2024 Primary Date - Alteration | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules |
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SB0959 /CH0113 (HB1290) | Higher Education - Maryland 529 Program - Reform | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 113 |
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SB0974 /CH0106 (HB1301) | State-Owned Nursing Homes - Deficiencies, Citations, and Fines - Contractor Reporting Requirements | Co-Sponsor | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 106 |
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SB0549 /CH0431 (HB0552/CH0430) | Economic Development – Build Our Future Grant Pilot Program and Fund (Innovation Economy Infrastructure Act of 2023) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 431 |
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SB0550 /CH0433 (HB0548/CH0432) | Financial Regulation - Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund - Establishment (Access to Banking Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 433 |
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SB0551 /CH0099 (HB0546) | Department of Service and Civic Innovation and Maryland Corps Program Service Year Option Pathways - Established (Serving Every Region Through Vocational Exploration Act of 2023) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 99 |
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SB0552 /CH0003 (HB0547/CH0004) | Family Prosperity Act of 2023 | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 3 |
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SB0553 /CH0614 (HB0554/CH0613) | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement Income (Keep Our Heroes Home Act) | By Request - Administration | 3 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 614 |
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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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Damascus Volunteer Fire Department Activities Center | Introduced | Montgomery | $250,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | ||||
Fairland Local Park | Introduced | Montgomery | $600,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | ||||
Greenwood Local Park | Introduced | Montgomery | $500,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | ||||
McKnew Local Park | Introduced | Montgomery | $400,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | ||||
Montgomery History Center | Introduced | Montgomery | $500,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | $500,000 | |||
Multi-Purpose Youth Facility | Introduced | Montgomery | $500,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 | ||||
Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational Park | Introduced | Montgomery | $500,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | ||||
Pony Club Riding Surface Replacement | Introduced | Montgomery | $500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | ||||
Sandy Spring Odd Fellows Lodge restroom facilities | Introduced | Montgomery | $35,000 | $35,000 | $35,000 | ||||
Sandy Spring Slave Museum and African Art Gallery | Introduced | Montgomery | $150,000 | $75,000 | $75,000 | $150,000 |

- Tenure
- Appointed to the Maryland Senate February 3, 2016. Sworn in February 4, 2016. Member of the Maryland House of Delegates 2011-2016.
- Current Assignments
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- 2019 Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2021 Chair, Capital Budget Subcommittee, Budget and Taxation Committee (Vice Chair, 2019-2021)
- 2023 Health and Human Services Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee
- 2023 Executive Nominations Committee
- 2019 Spending Affordability Committee (Senate Chair 2020-2021)
- 2019 Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee (Senate Chair, 2019)
- 2020 Legislative Policy Committee
- 2017 Joint Committee on Pensions
- 2016 Associate Member, Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus
- 2019 Maryland Veterans Caucus
- Past Senate Service
- Deputy Majority Leader, 2019-2020; Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee, 2022; Education, Business, and Administration Subcommittee of the Budget and Taxation Committee (Chair, 2021), 2020-2023; -2021 Pensions Subcommittee, Budget and Taxation Committee, 2019-2020; Health and Human Services Subcommittee, Budget and Taxation Committee, 2019; Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2016-2019; Co-Chair, Health Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2016-2019; Education Subcommittee of the Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, 2017-2019; Vice Chair, Rules Committee, 2019-2021; Senate Chair, Joint Audit Committee, 2017-2019; State Park Investment Commission, 2021; Chair, Senate Select Committee No. 6 - Montgomery County Delegation, 2020-2021.
- Past House Service
- Appropriations Committee, 2011-2016; Vice Chair, Capital Budget Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee (Member 2013), 2015-2016; Chair, Health and Human Resources Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 2015-2016; Oversight Committee on Personnel of the Appropriations Committee, 2015-2016; Oversight Committee on Pensions of the Appropriations Committee, 2015-2016; Vice Chair, Public Safety and Administration Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 2013-2014; Transportation and the Environment Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, 2011-2013; House Chair, Joint Audit Committee, 2015-2016; Spending Affordability Committee, 2015-2016; Joint Committee on Pensions, 2012-2016.
- Public Service
- Advisory Commission on Maryland Alcohol Manufacturing and Promotion, 2022-; Health and Human Services Referral Board, 2019-2020; Juvenile Services Education Programs Workgroup, 2018-2020; Governor's Wellmobile Program Advisory Board, 2017-; Task Force to Study Restraint and Seclusion, 2017; Maryland Commission on Disabilities, 2016-; Land Use, Transportation, and Public Safety Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 2015-2016; Maryland ABLE Program Task Force, 2015-2016; Interagency Steering Committee for Managing for Results, 2015-2016; Land Use and Transportation Committee, Montgomery County Delegation, 2011-2014; Joint Enforcement Task Force on Workplace Fraud, 2009-2010; Vice Chair, Mid-County Recreation Advisory Board, Montgomery County, 2004-2006.
- Memberships
- Manna Food Center, 2006-; Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee, 2005-2006; Carl M. Freeman Foundation, 2005-2006; State Director, Maryland Home Care, Service Employees International Union, 2004-2006; Board of Directors, Project Change, Olney, 2003-2004; Board of Directors, Chelsea and Pershing Schools, 2002-2004; President, Montgomery County Young Democrats, 1999-2000; Executive Board, District 14 Democratic Club; Associate Member, Greater Colesville Civic Association; Tanterra Homeowners Association; Olney Theatre Center; NARAL Pro-Choice America; Montgomery County Chapter, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); Past Member, Fair Oaks Homeowners Association.
- Awards
- Legislative Champion Award, Women Legislators of Maryland, 2018; Legislative Leadership Award, The Arc of Maryland, 2015; Legislative Achievement of the Year, Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition, 2012.
- Biographical Information
- Born, Englewood, New Jersey, March 23, 1975; St. Thomas Aquinas College, B.S., Social Science, Law and Government, 1997; The Johns Hopkins University, M.A., Government, 2004; Scheduling Assistant, U.S. Senator Bill Bradley, New Jersey 1996-97; Intern, U.S. Senator Carl Levin, Michigan, 1997; Scheduler, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, California, 1999; Legislative Director to Delegate Peter V.R. Franchot, 1999-2000; Community Liaison and Grants Coordinator, U.S. Representative Albert R. Wynn 2000-03; Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Comptroller of Maryland, 2007-10; Married; two children.
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