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State Senator
Will Smith
(D) - Maryland
Maryland Senate District 20
In Office - Started: 12/21/2016

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Annapolis, MD 21401
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Bill Bill Name Summary Progress
SB356 Public Health - Repeal of Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Carlton R. Smith Act) Repealing the prohibition on an individual from knowingly transferring or attempting to transfer the human immunodeficiency virus to another individual. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB669 Public Safety - Rape Kit Testing - Tracking Program and Grant Fund Altering the date from December 31, 2025, to March 31, 2026, by which a certain report under a certain sexual assault evidence collection kit tracking program is required to be submitted; altering the purpose and use of the Rape Kit Testing Grant Fund; expanding the duties of the Executive Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy relating to the Fund; prohibiting the use of the Fund for a certain sexual assault evidence collection kit tracking program; etc. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB455 Security Guard Agencies - Special Police Officers - Application for Appointment Authorizing a certain security guard agency to apply for the appointment of special police officers in order to protect property owned or leased by the security guard agency's clients. Vetoed
SB443 Trafficking Regulated Firearms - Felony Classification Requiring that the prosecution for an offense of trafficking a regulated firearm be instituted within 3 years after the offense was committed; reclassifying the prohibition against transporting a regulated firearm into the State for the purpose of unlawfully selling or trafficking the firearm to be a felony; and establishing a penalty on conviction of imprisonment of up to 10 years or a fine of up to $25,000 or both. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB533 Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges Altering the deadlines for the completion of the process of review and investigation by a certain investigating unit through disposition by an administrative charging committee under certain circumstances; and requiring a law enforcement agency to file any administrative charges arising out of an investigation of alleged police officer misconduct that is not required to be reviewed by an administrative charging committee within 1 year and 1 day after the date that the appropriate official of the law enforcement agency became aware of the incident. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB540 Common Ownership Communities - Recreational Common Areas - Sensitive Information as Condition for Access Prohibiting a cooperative housing corporation, condominium association, or homeowners association from requiring certain sensitive information of certain individuals as a condition for access to a recreational common area; and defining "sensitive information" as an individual's Social Security card or Social Security number, Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, birth certificate, racial or ethnic origin, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, religious or philosophical beliefs, or medical records. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB548 Family Law - Child Custody - Determinations Authorizing the court, in determining legal and physical custody in certain child custody proceedings, to consider certain factors; and authorizing the court to modify a child custody or visitation order if the court determines that there has been a material change in circumstances since the issuance of the order that related to the needs of the child or the ability of the parents to meet those needs and that modifying the order is in the best interests of the child. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB513 Real Property - Unlawfully Restrictive Covenant Modifications - County or Municipality Notice Requirements Altering notice requirements relating to the recordation of a restrictive covenant modification to an unlawfully restrictive covenant by authorizing a county or municipality to provide notice by publication in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the county or municipality where the property is located once per week for 4 successive weeks and on the official website of a county or municipality where the property is located. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB618 Vehicle Laws - Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operator's Permits - Notation of Nonapparent Disability (Eric's ID Law) Requiring that an original and renewal application for a license, an identification card, or a moped operator's permit allow an applicant to choose to indicate on the document the applicant's nonapparent disability; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to delete a certain record about an applicant's nonapparent disability notation under certain circumstances; requiring the Administration to establish public outreach efforts to educate the general public on the availability of the nonapparent disability notation; etc. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB590 Motor Vehicles - Reckless, Negligent, and Aggressive Driving (Sergeant Patrick Kepp Act) Altering the penalties and points assessments related to the offenses of reckless, negligent, and aggressive driving; and adding certain motor vehicle offenses as elements that may contribute to charges for reckless or aggressive driving. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB391 Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Review of Report and Recommendations Requiring the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission to annually review a certain report published by the Independent Investigations Division of the Office of the Attorney General; and requiring the Commission to make any recommendations that the Commission determines are appropriate based on its review of the report. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB381 Motor Vehicles - Automated Enforcement Programs - Privacy Protections Requiring a custodian of recorded images produced by certain automated enforcement systems to deny inspection of the images, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting certain State and local agencies from using a recorded image or associated data from an automated enforcement system, subject to certain exceptions; establishing certain requirements and authorizations for the destruction of recorded images; and establishing certain requirements for privacy protection under automated enforcement programs. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB390 Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Statements and Certificates of Violations Authorizing technicians, employed by or under contract with a certain agency, to swear to and affirm, based on inspection of recorded images, the occurrence of violations recorded by speed monitoring systems; requiring law enforcement officers and technicians to complete a reasonable training specific to speed monitoring systems; and defining "reasonable training" as a level of education, instruction, and practical experience sufficient to ensure competency in the inspection and interpretation of certain recorded images. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB326 Public Safety - Law Enforcement Agencies - Peer Support Programs Establishing certain confidentiality requirements for peer support counseling programs for law enforcement agencies; prohibiting a peer support specialist from disclosing the contents of any written or oral communication regarding a peer support interaction; and providing certain exceptions. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB73 Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program - Renaming Renaming the Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program to be the Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps Program. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB765 Out-of-Home Placement Providers - Individuals Enrolled in Higher Education and Vocational Training Programs Authorizing an individual enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education or a residential vocational training program to return to an out-of-home placement provider with whom the individual was previously placed under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to make a request to a local department of social services within a certain time period to return to an out-of-home placement provider under certain circumstances; etc. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB280 Judicial and Public Safety for Service Members Act Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of interpretation for "veteran"; and altering the application of certain provisions of judicial proceedings, corrections, criminal, family, public safety, and real property laws to apply to all uniformed services, rather than only the armed forces. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB80 Criminal Law - Animal Abuse or Neglect - Penalties Prohibiting a person from committing a violation of the prohibition against abusing or neglecting an animal that results in the death of a domestic animal or livestock or the need to euthanize the domestic animal or livestock; providing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment for up to 1 year or a fine of up to $5,000 or both; and authorizing a court to impost certain conditions of sentencing and probation. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB274 Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases Altering a certain requirement under which a court is authorized to order that the testimony of a child victim be taken outside a courtroom and shown in the courtroom by closed circuit television in certain child abuse cases; requiring the testimony of a child victim taken by closed circuit television within the courthouse be in a setting that reasonably mitigates the likelihood the child victim will suffer emotional distress; etc. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB181 Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole Requiring the Maryland Parole Commission to consider the age of incarcerated individuals when determining whether to grant parole; altering how the Commission evaluates a request for medical parole; repealing the authorization for the Governor to disapprove a decision to grant medical parole; requiring the Commission, within 60 days of receiving a name for parole consideration, to conduct a risk assessment for an individual serving sentences for crimes of violence with an aggregate term of confinement of 40 years or more; etc. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB334 Criminal Law - Crimes of Malicious or Fraudulent Burning - Prohibitions and Penalties Prohibiting a person from committing a certain crime of malicious or fraudulent burning that causes the death of or serious physical injury to a firefighter; and establishing that a person who violates the Act is guilty of a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not to exceed 10 years. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB348 Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Modifications Altering the definition of "private place" as it relates to the prohibition on conducting visual surveillance with prurient intent of an individual without the consent of the individual; and altering the prohibition against conducting visual surveillance with prurient intent. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB360 Revenge Porn - Definition of Visual Representation and Civil Action Defining the term "visual representation" as it relates to the crime of revenge porn to be an unaltered image of the person or an image created with or without using other existing depictions of the person that is indistinguishable from the person, from the perspective of an ordinary person; and authorizing a person to bring a civil action for revenge porn. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB608 Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions Altering the requirements for certification of a U Nonimmigrant Status Petition; altering the individuals eligible to request a certain official to certify victim helpfulness relating to certification of a U Nonimmigrant Status Petition; altering the time periods within which a certain certifying entity shall certify or decline a certain form under certain circumstances; and requiring a certifying entity to develop protocols to assist certain petitioners to take certain actions. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB432 Criminal Records – Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) Altering certain provisions of law relating to waiting periods for the filing of certain petitions for expungement to authorize the filing of a petition a certain amount of time after the completion of the sentence; adding to the list of misdemeanor convictions that a person may expunge under certain circumstances; prohibiting the Maryland Judiciary Case Search from in any way referring to the existence of a charge of possession of cannabis if the conviction was later pardoned by the Governor; etc. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB811 Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Extension of Report Deadline and Task Force Extending the deadline for the reporting requirement for the Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services to be October 31, 2026; and extending the termination date for the Task Force to be June 30, 2027. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB203 Vehicle Laws - Exceptional Hauling Permits for Farm Products Creating an exception for vehicles carrying fluid milk products to the prohibition against driving a vehicle subject to an exceptional hauling permit on the interstate highway system; altering certain weight limits and tolerances under an exceptional hauling permit; altering the preventive maintenance documents that an individual operating under an exceptional hauling permit must possess; and altering certain record-keeping requirements and the application of certain administrative penalties under an exceptional hauling permit. Signed/Enacted/Adopted
SB444 Public Safety - Gun Buyback Programs - Destruction of Firearms Requiring a federal firearms licensee or law enforcement agency operating a gun buyback program to destroy each firearm and all its components and parts, that is traded in as part of a gun buyback program; authorizing a certain person or entity to contract with a law enforcement agency or a business to destroy certain firearms; requiring a law enforcement agency operating a gun buyback program to make certain efforts to determine whether a firearm is a crime firearm or has been reported lost or stolen before destroying the weapon; etc. Dead
SB585 Criminal Law - Exception to Armed Trespass Prohibition - Retired Law Enforcement Officials Establishing an exception to the prohibition against entering or trespassing on real property while wearing, carrying, or transporting a firearm for a retired law enforcement official who has retired in good standing from a law enforcement agency of the United States, the State or another state, or a local unit in the State or another state under certain circumstances. Dead
SB683 Catastrophic Event Account and Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund, Protection of Federal Benefits, and Powers of the Attorney General - Alterations (Protect Our Federal Workers Act) Renaming the Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund to be the Federal Government Employee Assistance Loan Fund; authorizing funds appropriated to the Catastrophic Event Account to be expended to assist in funding costs in connection with a closure, relocation, or mass layoff of a unit of the federal government, or other similar circumstances; and altering the purpose of the Fund and the eligibility criteria to receive loans from the Fund. Dead
SB1040 Department of Budget and Management - Expedited Hiring Program (FEDERAL Jobs Act of 2025) Establishing the Expedited Hiring Program in the Department of Budget and Management for the purpose of hiring eligible applicants for vacant positions in the State Personnel Management System, subject to certain requirements; authorizing an appointing authority to recruit for certain vacant positions in State government under certain circumstances; and authorizing the Secretary of Budget and Management to contract with a certain entity to assist with the implementation of the Program. Dead
SB828 Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Access, Guidance, and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) Prohibiting certain schools, libraries, and units of State government that operate at certain sensitive locations from allowing certain federal personnel to access certain areas, subject to certain exceptions; requiring the Attorney General to develop guidance regarding immigration enforcement at certain sensitive locations and guidance regarding individuals interacting with certain federal personnel; and requiring certain schools, libraries and units of State government to adopt policies consistent with the guidelines. Dead
SB1007 Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence Providing that the contents of a certain intercepted communication and evidence derived from the communication may be received in evidence in a certain criminal proceeding under certain circumstances. Dead
SB1046 Correctional Officers - Body-Worn Digital Recording Devices Authorizing the interception of certain oral communications by a correctional officer with a body-worn digital recording device under certain circumstances and subject to certain requirements; and requiring the Maryland Correctional Training Commission to develop and publish online by January 1, 2026, a certain policy relating to the use of body-worn digital recording devices by a correctional officer. Dead
SB925 Criminal Law - Controlled Dangerous Substances and Firearms Authorizing a person who is at least 21 years of age to manufacture a personal use amount of cannabis products or concentrated cannabis for personal use or adult sharing at a private residence if the manufacturing process does not involve the use of a volatile solvent; specifying that manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing certain large quantities of certain controlled dangerous substances is a felony; altering the penalties for being a volume dealer and drug kingpin with regard to cannabis; etc. Dead
SB179 Motor Vehicle Registration - Fee Exemption - Unemployable Disabled Veterans Establishing that not more than one vehicle owned by, or leased to, an unemployable disabled veteran is exempt from vehicle registration fees. Dead
SB342 Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Counties and Municipal Corporations Prohibiting the imposition or application of a method for electing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation that impairs the ability of members of a protected class to elect candidates of the members' choice or influence the outcome of an election by diluting or abridging the rights of voters who are members of a protected class; and providing for the application of the Act if the a court issues a certain holding. Dead
SB710 Criminal Law - Motor Vehicle - Criminal Negligence (Sergeant Patrick Keep Act) Prohibiting a person from driving, operating, or controlling a motor vehicle in a criminally negligent manner; providing that a person acts in a criminally negligent manner when the person should be aware, but fails to perceive, that the person's conduct creates a substantial risk to the safety of other persons or to property and the failure to perceive constitutes a gross deviation from the standards of care that would be exercised by a reasonable person; etc. Dead
SB873 Workgroup to Study Adoption of a Statute for Assault in the Third Degree Establishing the Workgroup to Study Adoption of a Statute for Assault in the Third Degree; requiring the Workgroup, if it recommends adoption of a third degree assault prohibition, to prepare draft legislation with the assistance of the Department of Legislative Services; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2026. Dead
SB927 Corporations and Associations - Cooperative Limited Equity Housing Corporations - Establishment Authorizing a Maryland nonstock corporation to convert to a cooperative limited equity housing corporation subject to certain requirements; requiring a cooperative limited equity housing corporation for certain households to receive notice to vacate a portion of a certain residential rental facility; requiring a cooperative limited equity housing corporation to reimburse certain households for moving expenses; etc. Dead
SB466 Criminal Law - Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable and Senior Adults Prohibiting a person who is a caregiver to or a family member or household member of an individual from knowingly and willfully exerting unauthorized control over and obtaining the property of the individual with intent to deprive the individual of the individual's property under certain circumstances; providing penalties for a violation of the Act; etc. Dead
SB8 Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established Establishing the Maryland Civic Excellence Program as a voluntary program in which local school systems may participate to recognize students and public schools that promote the civic readiness and civic engagement of students in public schools in the State; establishing minimum criteria for the award of a Seal of Civic Excellence and designation as a Center of Civic Excellence; and requiring participating local school systems to submit an annual report to the Department of Education beginning July 1, 2027. Dead
SB648 Correctional Services - Medical Parole - Life Imprisonment Repealing provisions relating to gubernatorial approval of a decision of the Maryland Parole Commission to grant medical parole to an incarcerated individual serving a sentence of life imprisonment. Dead
SB926 End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act) Authorizing an individual to request aid in dying by making certain requests; establishing requirements and prohibitions governing aid in dying, including requirements related to requests for aid in dying, consulting physicians, mental health assessments, the disposal of drugs prescribed for aid in dying, health care facility policies, and the effect of aid in dying on insurance policies; authorizing a pharmacist to dispense medication for aid in dying only to certain individuals under certain circumstances; etc. Dead
SB949 Vehicle Laws - Fully Autonomous Vehicles Establishing certain standards and requirements for the operation of fully autonomous vehicles on highways in the State; requiring, before operating a fully autonomous vehicle on a highway in the State, a person to submit a law enforcement interaction plan to the Motor Vehicle Administration; and establishing that a State agency or local political subdivision may not prohibit the operation of fully autonomous vehicles on highways under their jurisdiction. Dead
SB742 Vehicle Laws - Inspection Requirement Requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to require the biennial inspection of certain motor vehicles that are at least 6 model years old. Dead
SB690 Higher Education - Scholarships for Correctional Officers Altering the eligibility criteria for the Maryland Police Officers and Probation Agents Scholarship Program to include correctional officers. Dead
SB928 Veterans Benefits Matters – Claim Servicers – Prohibitions and Requirements Establishing prohibitions and requirements regarding compensation for certain services related to veterans benefits matters; prohibiting a person that is not V.A. accredited from making certain guarantees; providing for the enforcement of the Act under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; and repealing certain advertising and disclosure requirements for veterans benefits services and veterans benefits appeals services. Dead
SB545 Criminal Law - Child Pornography - Prohibitions and Penalties Prohibiting a person from possessing more than 100 images of certain child pornography or possessing or viewing images of certain child pornography depicting a minor or an individual indistinguishable from an actual and identifiable child under the age of 13 years; providing that a violation of the Act is a felony and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 10 years; and providing that a sentence under the Act may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence imposed for certain other crimes. Dead
SB943 Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act Altering and establishing provisions relating to the surrender of firearms by a respondent under the domestic violence statutes; creating the Task Force to Study the Use of Firearms in Domestic Violence Situations; and requiring the Task Force to submit a report on its recommendations on or before November 15, 2025. Dead
SB924 State Government - Office of the Correctional Ombudsman - Juvenile Justice Monitor - Appointment Providing that the Director of Juvenile Justice Monitoring is appointed by the Correctional Ombudsman to serve a term of 4 years; and requiring the appointment of the Director of Juvenile Justice Monitoring to be subject to the advice and consent of the Senate if the appointee has already served in that role. Dead
SB743 Civil Actions - Maryland Transit Administration - Limitation of Tort Liability Limiting the liability of the Maryland Transit Administration as to a tort action to $400,000 to a single claimant for injuries arising from a single incident or occurrence. Dead
SB346 Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program Establishing the Maryland Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program to increase the reuse and recycling of beverage containers and reduce the litter, pollution, and costs associated with beverage containers; prohibiting a producer from selling, offering for sale, or distributing in or importing into the State a redeemable beverage container unless the producer is registered with the Department of the Environment, pays a certain fee, and is part of a certain stewardship organization; etc. Dead
SB627 Vehicle Laws - Bicycles - Operation at Intersections Authorizing a person operating a bicycle that is approaching a stop sign at an intersection on a highway with two or fewer lanes for moving traffic to cautiously make a turn or proceed through the intersection without stopping if the person reduces the speed of the bicycle to a reasonable rate and yields the right-of-way to certain vehicles under certain circumstances. Dead
SB584 Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Repealing certain limitations on noneconomic damages in civil actions for personal injury or wrongful death; and applying the Act prospectively. Dead
Bill Bill Name Motion Vote Date Vote
SB181 Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB185 Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program - Funding - Alterations Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB100 Natural Resources - Pursuing Wounded Deer After Legal Hunting Hours and Using a Light - Authorization Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB102 Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Revisions Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB259 Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Election Plan Requirements Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB26 Davis Martinez Public Employee Safety and Health Act Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB123 Boating Accidents - Duty to Stop at the Scene, Render Assistance, and Provide Information - Penalties Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB15 Child Support - Driver's License Suspension for Arrearages and Court Orders Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB49 Consumer Protection - Automatic Renewals Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB252 Child Care Centers - Certificated Staff Ratio Requirement - Alteration Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB148 State Board of Public Accountancy - Emeritus Status Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB262 Election Law - Special Elections Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB1 Department of Transportation - Human Trafficking Awareness, Training, and Response (See Someone, Save Someone Act) Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Abstain
HB147 County Boards of Education - Student Technology Use Policy - Requirements Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB144 Corporations and Associations - Limited Worker Cooperative Associations - Authorization (Maryland Limited Worker Cooperative Association Act) Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB127 State Government - Grants and Contracts - Reimbursement of Indirect Costs Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB71 Education - Holocaust Education Assistance Grant Program - Established Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB116 Data Center Impact Analysis and Report Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB222 Public Safety - Fuel Gas Piping Systems and Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing - Prohibitions and Study Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB46 Real Property - Wrongful Detainer - Time of Hearing and Service of Process Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB293 Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB292 Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Funding of Reserve Accounts and Preparation of Funding Plans Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB322 Election Law - Municipal Elections - Administration Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB322 Election Law - Municipal Elections - Administration Floor Amendment 793125/1 (Senator Folden) Rejected 04/07/2025 Nay
SB299 Security Guards and Security Guard Employers - Registration, Certification, and Regulation Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB294 Maryland Cybersecurity Council - Alterations Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB281 Transportation Equality for Service Members Act Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB337 State Lottery Fund - Laurel Race Course - Local Impact Aid Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB350 Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2026) Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB411 State Designations – State Mineral – Chromite (State Mineral Act) Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB427 State Board of Public Accountancy - Emeritus Status Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB352 Baltimore County - Political Party Central Committee - Elections Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB399 Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With a Professional Major League Baseball Team Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB352 Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB351 Creation of a State Debt - Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2025, and the Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loans of 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 Third Readings Passed with Amendments 04/07/2025 Yea
SB338 Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB338 Baltimore County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 695 and Interstate 83 Conference Committee Report 903525/1 Adopted 04/07/2025 Yea
SB341 Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With a Professional Major League Baseball Team Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB357 Prescription Drug Affordability Board - Authority and Stakeholder Council Membership (Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for All Marylanders Now Act) Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB361 Election Law - Influence on a Voter's Voting Decision By Use of Fraud - Prohibition Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB365 Department of Commerce – Nonprofit Organizations Navigator – Established Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB360 Revenge Porn - Definition of Visual Representation and Civil Action Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB376 Maryland Department of Health and Office of Health Care Quality - Nursing Home Inspections - Reporting Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB478 Hagerstown Community College Police Force - Jurisdiction Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB497 Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025) Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Abstain
SB399 Natural Resources - Wildland Areas - Overhead Transmission Lines Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB400 Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025) Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB517 Workgroup on the Reorganization of the Maryland Transit Administration Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB500 Procurement Reform Act of 2025 Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB541 Department of Commerce - Nonprofit Organizations Navigator - Established Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB451 Adult Education - High School Diploma by Examination - Requirements and Study Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB504 Excellence in Maryland Public Schools Act Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB586 Election Law - Election Judges - Compensation Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB614 Local Earned Income Tax Credit - Calculation - County Income Tax Rate Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB474 Health Insurance - Adverse Decisions - Notices, Reporting, and Examinations Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB634 Income Tax - Income Tax Reconciliation Program - Established (Maryland Fair Taxation for Justice-Involved Individuals Act) Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB633 Gaming - Slot Machines - Skills-Based Amusement Devices Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB619 Sales and Use Tax - Sales Between Cannabis Businesses and Cannabis Nurseries - Exemption Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB618 State Lottery - Internet Sales of Subscription Plans - Authorization Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB617 Comptroller - Recording and Monitoring Telephone Calls - Clarification Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB533 Public Safety - Police Accountability - Time Limit for Filing Administrative Charges Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB702 County Boards of Education - Special Education Service Delivery Models - Publication Requirement Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB658 Juvenile Services Education Board - Alterations Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB550 Baltimore City - Property Tax - Authority to Impose on Vacant and Abandoned Property Owned by Nonprofit Organizations Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB704 Higher Education - Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Eligible Institutions Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB561 Corporations and Associations - Electric Cooperatives - Nonescheat Capital Credits Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB681 Child Support - Driver's License Suspension for Arrearages and Court Orders Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB600 Baltimore City and Takoma Park - Stop Sign Monitoring Systems - Authorization of Pilot Program Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB738 Department of Information Technology - Major Information Technology Development Projects - Oversight Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB596 Property Tax Exemption and Payment in Lieu of Taxes - The Hagerstown Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility, Inc. Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB750 Washington County - Property Tax Credit - Economic Development Projects Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB757 Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB608 Criminal Procedure - U Nonimmigrant Status Petitions Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB826 Office of Small, Minority, and Women Business Affairs - Repeal of Interdepartmental Advisory Committee and Establishment of the Governor's Subcabinet on Socioeconomic Procurement Participation Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB820 Health Insurance - Utilization Review - Use of Artificial Intelligence Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB793 University System of Maryland - Academic Facilities Bonding Authority Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB655 Courts - Artificial Intelligence Evidence Clinic Pilot Program - Establishment Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB653 Procurement - Employee Stock Ownership Plan Preference - Pilot Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB662 Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Alterations Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB839 Election Law - Provisional Ballots - Nonpartisan Board of Education Contests Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB782 Study on Detecting Deadly Weapons in Public Middle and High Schools Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB881 Family Investment Program - Child Support Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB881 Family Investment Program - Child Support Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB888 Education - Initial Teacher Certification - Qualifications Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB877 Prison Education Delivery Reform Commission - Reporting and Sunset Extension Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB689 Financial Institutions - Conventional Home Mortgage Loans - Assumption and Required Disclosures Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB860 Public Nuisance - Common Carriers - Damage to Public Infrastructure Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB683 Catastrophic Event Account and Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund, Protection of Federal Benefits, and Powers of the Attorney General - Alterations (Protect Our Federal Workers Act) Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Ready) Rejected 04/07/2025 Nay
SB683 Catastrophic Event Account and Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund, Protection of Federal Benefits, and Powers of the Attorney General - Alterations (Protect Our Federal Workers Act) Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB857 Natural Resources - Pursuing Wounded Deer After Legal Hunting Hours and Using a Light - Authorization Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB865 Catastrophic Event Account - Transfer of Funds - State Disaster Recovery Fund Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB764 State Designations - State Cocktail and State Mineral - Original Maryland Orange Crush and Chromite Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB773 Health Benefit Plans - Calculation of Cost-Sharing Contribution - Requirements Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB1007 Disability and Life Insurance - Medical Information (Genetic Testing Protection Act) Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
SB740 Health Care Facilities - Service Member Community Members (SFC Matthew Fast Act ) Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB996 Public Health - Phenibut Consumer Protection Act (JT Alvey Phenibut Consumer Protection Act) Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB945 Election Law - Gubernatorial Primary Election - Date Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB988 Montgomery County - Speed Monitoring Systems - Maryland Route 200 (Intercounty Connector) MC 10-25 Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB933 Nursing Homes - Cost Reports Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
HB1016 Baltimore Convention and Tourism Redevelopment and Operating Authority Task Force - Revisions Third Reading Passed 04/07/2025 Yea
  Committee Position Rank
Detail Maryland Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review 7
Detail Maryland Joint Federal Action Oversight Committee 12
Detail Maryland Joint Legislative Policy Committee 12
Detail Maryland Senate Executive Nominations Committee 16
Detail Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Chair 1
Detail Maryland Senate Rules Committee 12
State District Chamber Party Status Start Date End Date
MD Maryland Senate District 20 Senate Democrat In Office 12/21/2016
MD Maryland House District 20 House Democrat Out of Office 01/14/2015 01/16/2024