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Joanne Benson
Maryland MD
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2026 Regular Session
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Joanne Benson
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Maryland State Senator
Joanne Benson
2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation
Legislative Session
2026 Regular Session
2025 Regular Session
2024 Regular Session
2023 Regular Session
2022 Regular Session
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MD
MD
Maryland 2026 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB988
Introduced
2/17/26
Refer
2/17/26
Refer
3/4/26
Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations
MD
MD
Maryland 2026 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB962
Introduced
2/13/26
Refer
2/13/26
Refer
3/4/26
January 6th Insurrectionists - Prohibition on Service in Certain Government Roles
MD
MD
Maryland 2026 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB7
Introduced
1/14/26
Refer
1/14/26
Report Pass
3/16/26
Engrossed
3/20/26
Refer
3/21/26
Report Pass
4/7/26
Enrolled
4/9/26
Chaptered
4/14/26
Passed
4/14/26
Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date
MD
MD
Maryland 2026 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB860
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
Report Pass
3/18/26
Engrossed
3/19/26
Refer
3/20/26
Report Pass
4/3/26
Enrolled
4/8/26
Chaptered
4/14/26
Passed
4/14/26
Department of Aging – Aging Resilience Fund – Establishment
MD
MD
Maryland 2026 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB928
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
Report Pass
3/19/26
Engrossed
3/20/26
Refer
3/21/26
County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)
MD
MD
Maryland 2026 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB382
Introduced
1/27/26
Refer
1/27/26
Retire in Maryland Tax Relief Act
MD
MD
Maryland 2026 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB402
Introduced
1/28/26
Refer
1/28/26
Report Pass
3/19/26
Engrossed
3/20/26
Refer
3/21/26
Report Pass
4/8/26
Enrolled
4/10/26
Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners
Primary Sponsor of Legislation
MD
MD
Maryland 2026 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB124
Introduced
1/14/26
Refer
1/14/26
Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics - Gene Structure- and Function-Modifying Products - Labeling
MD
MD
Maryland 2026 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB118
Introduced
1/14/26
Refer
1/14/26
Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act
MD
MD
Maryland 2026 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB736
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
Criminal Law - Obscene Matter - Visual Representation of Child
MD
MD
Maryland 2026 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB737
Introduced
2/6/26
Refer
2/6/26
Juvenile Law - Probation and Treatment Services - Required Disposition (Parental Accountability Act)
MD
MD
Maryland 2026 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB143
Introduced
1/14/26
Refer
1/14/26
Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act)
MD
MD
Maryland 2026 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB103
Introduced
1/14/26
Refer
1/14/26
Public Middle, High, and Charter Schools - Start Time for Instruction
MD
MD
Maryland 2026 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB79
Introduced
1/14/26
Refer
1/14/26
County Boards of Education - Student Technology Use Policy - Requirements
MD
MD
Maryland 2026 Regular Session
Maryland Senate Bill SB179
Introduced
1/14/26
Refer
1/14/26
Transportation - Study on Speed Limits - Interstate 495 and Connected Highways