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HJ8 - Condemning Islamophobia, Anti-Palestinian Hate, and Antisemitism
Ashanti Martinez, Gabriel Acevero, Tiffany T. Alston
Last updated 8 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Condemning Islamophobia, anti-Palestinian hate, and antisemitism; encouraging certain awareness initiatives; and committing to supporting certain legislation and policies.
STATUS
Introduced
HJ9 - United States of America - District of Columbia - Statehood
Jared Scott Solomon, Julian Ivey, Nick Allen
Last updated 8 months ago
63 Co-Sponsors
Declaring the State of Maryland's support of and consent to admitting Washington, D.C. to the Union as a state of the United States of America.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1283 - Insurance - Discrimination - Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Ashanti Martinez, Gabriel Acevero, Heather Bagnall
Last updated 8 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Prohibiting discrimination based on an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity by an insurer, an insurance producer, a surety insurer, and a health network when engaging in certain insurance-related business practices.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1438 - Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024
David Vincent Fraser-hidalgo, Adrian Boafo, Courtney Watson
Last updated 8 months ago
55 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program in the Department of the Environment to secure payments from certain businesses that extract fossil fuels or refine petroleum products in order to provide a source of revenue for State efforts to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change and to address the health impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations; establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Fund to support efforts to mitigate climate change; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1304 - Maryland Department of Health and Department of Aging - Earned Income Tax Credit - Distribution of Information and Training
Anne R Kaiser, Gabriel Acevero, Nick Allen
Last updated 5 months ago
64 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop a process for providing information about the availability of the State's earned income tax credits to individuals enrolled or participating in certain programs or services, or potential enrollees in certain programs, administered by the Maryland Department of Health; and requiring the Department of Aging to provide training to the Maryland Access Point network to increase awareness of the availability of the State's earned income tax credit.
STATUS
Passed
HB1459 - Vehicle Registration - Fee Exemptions - Military Honorees
Gabriel Acevero, Tiffany T. Alston, Diana M. Fennell
Last updated 8 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Exempting recipients of the Purple Heart, the Medal of Honor, the Silver Star, or the Bronze Star and members of Gold Star families from the requirement to pay vehicle registration fees.
STATUS
Introduced
HJ2 - Supporting a Long-Term Ceasefire in Israel and Palestine
Gabriel Acevero, Ashanti Martinez, Tiffany T. Alston
Last updated 8 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Stating that the General Assembly of Maryland conveys to Maryland's Congressional Delegation its support for an immediate, long-term ceasefire in Israel and occupied Palestine, the return of all hostages, and delivery of adequate humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people.
STATUS
Introduced
HB649 - Labor and Employment - Equal Pay for Equal Work - Wage Range Transparency
Jennifer White Holland, Heather Bagnall, Adrian Boafo
Last updated 5 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
Altering the requirement that an employer disclose certain wage information to an applicant for employment; requiring an employer to disclose certain wage information in certain postings and to certain employees at certain times; requiring an employer to set the wage range disclosed in good faith; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to develop and make available to employers a form that an employer may use to comply with certain wage disclosure requirements; prohibiting certain retaliatory action by an employer; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB724 - Criminal Procedure - Petition to Reduce Sentence
Cheryl E. Pasteur, Jackie Addison, Adrian Boafo
Last updated 8 months ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing an individual who is serving a term of confinement to petition a court to reduce the sentence if the individual has served at least 20 years of the individuals term of confinement and at least 3 years have passed since the court decided any petition previously filed by the individual for a reduced sentence; and establishing procedures for a proceeding under the Act.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Maryland district HD-047
COMMITTEES
Maryland House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Diana M. Fennell was born and raised in Prince George's County. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Georgetown University. After graduating, she began a 30 year nursing career. Diana has served as a nurse in hospitals, the public health system, and in the Veterans Health Administration. Most recently, Diana served as an outpatient nurse at the Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center where she is a member of the American Federation of Government Employees. She now lives in Fort Washington with her son.read less
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Maryland House from Maryland
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