MD
Maryland State Senator

Joanne Benson

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Maryland State Senator

Joanne Benson Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

MD

Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB469

Introduced
1/23/25  
State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission - Establishment (Harriet Tubman Community Investment Act)
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB559

Introduced
1/24/25  
Transportation - Study on Speed Limits - Interstate 495 and Connected Highways
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB58

Introduced
1/8/24  
Introduced
1/8/25  
Refer
1/8/24  
Labor and Employment - Parental School Engagement Leave Act
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB687

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Child Care Scholarship Program - Youth Transitioning From Foster Placement to Successful Adulthood Pilot Program - Establishment

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

MD

Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB472

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Report Pass
3/10/25  
Engrossed
3/12/25  
Property Tax - Property Adjacent to Rail Stations - Subclasses and Special Rates
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB490

Introduced
1/23/25  
State Boards, Committees, Commissions, Task Forces, and Workgroups - Elimination of Citizenship Requirements and Establishment of Diversity Requirements
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB502

Introduced
1/24/25  
Refer
1/24/25  
Report Pass
2/17/25  
Engrossed
2/20/25  
Refer
2/21/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Enrolled
4/3/25  
Chaptered
4/22/25  
Property Tax - Credit for Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Expansion to Judicial Officer
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB516

Introduced
1/24/25  
Refer
1/24/25  
Report Pass
3/10/25  
Engrossed
3/12/25  
Refer
3/13/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Enrolled
4/3/25  
Chaptered
4/22/25  
Property Tax - Day Care Centers, Child Care Homes, and Child Care Centers
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB603

Introduced
1/27/25  
Refer
1/27/25  
Report Pass
2/17/25  
Engrossed
2/20/25  
Refer
2/21/25  
Report Pass
4/5/25  
Enrolled
4/7/25  
Chaptered
5/6/25  
University of Maryland, College Park Campus – TerpsEXCEED Program – Funding
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB683

Introduced
1/30/25  
Refer
1/30/25  
Report Pass
4/7/25  
Engrossed
4/7/25  
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)