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SB1009 - Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances
Brian J. Feldman
Last updated 4 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Establishing the Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances to study and make recommendations related to the use of natural psychedelic substances; and requiring the Task Force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before July 31, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
SB341 - Commission on African American History and Culture - Museum Name Change
Cory V. McCray, Malcolm L. Augustine, Benjamin T. Brooks
Last updated 6 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Altering the name of the museum operated by the Commission on African American History and Culture in certain provisions of law from the "Banneker-Douglass Museum" to the "Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum".
STATUS
Passed
SB696 - Energy Generation Projects - Labor and Minority Business Enterprise Requirements
Brian J. Feldman
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Requiring the developer of a covered project, on the approval of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of a certain generating station or qualified generator lead line or approval for the construction of a certain generating station, to meet certain labor standards and reporting requirements; establishing certain labor standards and certain certification, reporting, and record-keeping requirements related to the construction of a covered project; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
SB707 - Armed Forces – Support of Military Families and Addition of Space Force
Michael A. Jackson, Malcolm L. Augustine, Benjamin T. Brooks
Last updated 6 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Adding the Space Force to certain provisions of law related to the armed forces; authorizing military spouses and residents of the State who are members of the National Guard of another state or a reserve component of the armed forces to terminate certain contracts at any time after the date the service member receives certain military orders to relocate; adding the Space Force and members of the National Guard of any other state to the definition of a "military-connected student" for purposes of the Purple Stars Schools Program; etc.
STATUS
Passed
SB567 - Public Institutions of Higher Education - Student Withdrawal Policy - Reimbursement of Tuition and Fees (Cameron Carden Act of 2024)
Charles Anthony Muse, Malcolm L. Augustine, Benjamin T. Brooks
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Requiring each public institution of higher education to adopt a policy to authorize a student to withdraw from the institution under extenuating circumstances and to refund the student for tuition and fees paid by the student for a certain semester under certain circumstances.
STATUS
Passed
SB797 - Education - Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program and Fund - Established
Katie Fry Hester, Malcolm L. Augustine, Benjamin T. Brooks
Last updated 5 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Requiring certain information to be provided to the parents of a child with a disability under certain circumstances; establishing the Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Program; establishing the Access to Attorneys, Advocates, and Consultants for Special Education Fund; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 to the Fund beginning in fiscal year 2026; etc.
STATUS
Passed
SB448 - Commission to Study African American Civil War Soldiers in Maryland
Charles Anthony Muse, Malcolm L. Augustine, Benjamin T. Brooks
Last updated 5 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Commission to Study African American Civil War Soldiers in Maryland to study the history of the African American soldiers who fought for the Union Army in Maryland and to make findings and recommendations regarding the funding, design, construction, and location of an appropriate memorial dedicated to the African American Civil War soldiers; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
SB547 - Wildlife - Traveling Animal Acts - Prohibition
Sarah K. Elfreth, Brian J. Feldman, Shelly Hettleman
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting a person from allowing for the participation of a bear, a cougar, an elephant, a jaguar, a leopard, a lion, a nonhuman primate, a tiger, or a hybrid of any of these animals in a traveling animal act; and providing a civil penalty of $2,000 per violation.
STATUS
Passed
SB592 - Maryland Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program - Materials for Individualized Education Program, Individualized Family Service Plan, and 504 Plan Meetings
Craig Zucker, Brian J. Feldman, Jason C. Gallion
Last updated 5 months ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Requiring a local school system to provide to parents at certain individualized education program, individualized family service plan, and 504 plan meetings for children with disabilities certain written informational materials regarding the Maryland ABLE Program: requiring the State Treasurer to develop informational materials about the Maryland ABLE Program that may be distributed electronically or by hand; and requiring the State Treasurer to provide informational materials to the State Board of Education and county boards.
STATUS
Passed
SB169 - Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program and Fund
Cheryl C. Kagan, Malcolm L. Augustine, Jack Bailey
Last updated 7 months ago
37 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Program in the Maryland Energy Administration to provide financial assistance in the form of no-interest loans to nonprofit organizations for the planning, purchase, and installation of qualifying energy systems; establishing the Green and Renewable Energy for Nonprofit Organizations Loan Fund; authorizing, in fiscal year 2026, the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $5,000,000 for the Fund; etc.
STATUS
Engrossed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Maryland district SD-015
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Maryland Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Brian J. Feldman was born and raised in Potomac, Maryland. He earned his Bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995. In 1998, he received his law degree from Harvard Law School. Feldman worked as a lawyer before running for office. He served on the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee from 2002 to 2006. In 2006, Feldman was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates. He has been reelected every 4 years since and currently represents District 15 in Montgomery County.read less
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Maryland Senate from Maryland
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