Maryland · Current officeholder
Melissa Wells
Democratic Maryland House, District 40
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Sponsored legislation
103 bills in the current data (103 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 849 | Child Care Scholarship Program - Freeze in Enrollment - Exceptions and Waitlist | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 776 | Juvenile Law - Child in Need of Supervision - Mandatory Petition (NyKayla Strawder Memorial Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 738 | Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 552 | Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 439 | Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Renaming | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 864 | Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 1276 | West North Avenue Development Authority - Neighborhood Social Connection and Development Program - Establishment (WNADA Neighborhood Social Connection and Development Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 115 | Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 108 | Division of Correction - Volunteer Services Program | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 1017 | Correctional Services - Private Detention Facilities - Zoning Requirement | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| HB 1069 | Election Law - Absentee Ballots - State and Federal Requirements | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 706 | State Finance - Delinquent Federal Funds (Federal Obligations Enforcement Act) | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 1352 | State Procurement - Worker Residency Requirements | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 22 | Correctional Services - Incarcerated Individuals - Identification Cards, Driver's Licenses, and Birth Certificates | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2026 |
| HB 1480 | Labor Law - Child Labor Penalties, Private Sector Employee Labor Relations, and State Employee Labor Standards | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 23, 2026 |
| HB 1070 | Department of Social and Economic Mobility - Workforce Opportunities Grant Program and Fund | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 23, 2026 |
| HB 194 | Incarcerated Individual Apprenticeship Pilot Program | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 166 | State Government - Henrietta Lacks Commission - Establishment (Henrietta Lacks Commission of Maryland Act of 2026) | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 410 | Public Health - Food Labeling - Requirements | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2026 |
| HB 1108 | Labor and Employment - Greenhouse Workers - Collective Bargaining and Heat Protection | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2026 |
| HB 941 | Public Health - Public Buildings - Hygiene Products | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2026 |
| HB 1628 | Higher Education - Academic Program Approval - Objections | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| HB 1619 | State Center – Development – Contract, Plan Requirements, and Advisory Group | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| HB 1487 | Public Health – Baltimore City Mobile Infant and Maternal Health Pilot Program | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 13, 2026 |
| HJ 8 | Apology and Acknowledgement of the State's Responsibility in Racial Terror Lynchings | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2026 |
| HB 1492 | Collective Bargaining - Public Employees - Revocation of Certification and School and Library Employees' Right to Strike | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2026 |
| HB 1468 | Hospitals - Patients in Active Labor - Safe Discharge Labor Plans | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2026 |
| HB 932 | Maryland Transit Administration - Fifth Bus Division Facility - Construction | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2026 |
| HB 884 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Land-Grant Institution - Funding (Land-Grant Equity and Accountability Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2026 |
| HB 444 | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1575 | Correctional Services and Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 1521 | Income Tax - Credit for Contributions, Volunteerism, and Employment Initiatives for At-Risk Youth | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 1309 | Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 704 | Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 959 | Natural Resources - Establishment of Gwynns Falls State Park | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 689 | Candidates for Representative in Congress - Certificate of Candidacy Filing Deadline for the 2026 Election - Alteration | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2026 |
| HB 935 | Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 488 | Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 641 | Election Law - Curbside Voting - Pilot Program | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 551 | Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia and Controlled Paraphernalia Prohibitions - Repeal | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| HB 666 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Required Coverage for Calcium Score Testing | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1502 | Baltimore City - AIDS Prevention Sterile Needle and Syringe Exchange Pilot Program - Revisions | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1251 | Hospitals and Medical Professional Liability Insurers - Obstetric Services Policies (Doula and Birth Policy Transparency Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1222 | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement (Maryland Values Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1100 | Public Health - Health Equity Dashboard | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 930 | Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 913 | Baltimore City - Speed Monitoring Systems - Interstate 83 | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 879 | Task Force to Improve Attendance and Reduce Chronic Absenteeism in Schools | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 782 | Study on Detecting Deadly Weapons in Public Middle and High Schools | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 538 | Department of Human Services - Federal Commodity Supplemental Food Program - Administration | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 325 | Adult Education - High School Diploma by Examination - Requirements and Study | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 197 | Public Schools - Restorative Practices Schools - Comprehensive Plan | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 1475 | Maryland State Department of Education - Publicly Funded Prekindergarten - Analysis and Report (Mixed Delivery Model Viability Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 1204 | Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student Elopement - Notice and Reporting Requirements (Ace's Law) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 1121 | Child Care Scholarship Program - Youth Transitioning From Foster Placement to Successful Adulthood Program - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 1007 | Disability and Life Insurance - Medical Information (Genetic Testing Protection Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 969 | Property Tax - Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreements - Broadband Service Providers | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 853 | Postconviction Review - Procedure to Reduce Duration of Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 646 | Task Force on the Creation of a Division of Returning Citizens and Expanded Reentry Services - Extension of Report Deadline and Task Force | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 258 | Economic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterations | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 1424 | Support and Protections for Individuals Affected by Federal Actions (Protect Our Federal Workers Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 1016 | Baltimore Convention and Tourism Redevelopment and Operating Authority Task Force - Revisions | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 601 | Economic Development - Small Business Guaranty Fund - Alterations | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2025 |
| HB 525 | Election Law - Influencing a Voter By Dissemination of a Deepfake - Prohibition | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 201 | Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Notice to Request Application | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 1127 | Public Schools - Water Safety - Instructional Content | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2025 |
| HB 591 | Statute of Limitations - Prosecution or Enforcement of Local Consumer Protection Codes | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 1151 | Residential Real Property Sales – Appraisals | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 986 | Primary and Secondary Education - New Teachers - Retention Program | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 18, 2025 |
| HB 1352 | Sickle Cell Disease - Institutions of Higher Education - Policies, Procedures, and Educational Campaigns | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 18, 2025 |
| HB 610 | Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 17, 2025 |
| HB 1325 | Substitute Child Care Provider Pool Pilot Program - Established | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 17, 2025 |
| HB 1198 | Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals (The Monica Cooper Prerelease Act) | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 17, 2025 |
| HB 667 | State Government - Legal and Employee Holiday - Maryland Emancipation Day | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 13, 2025 |
| HB 596 | Education - Dependent Children of Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 12, 2025 |
| HB 1306 | Public Health - Sickle Cell Disease - Specialized Clinics and Scholarship Program for Medical Residents | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 8, 2025 |
| HB 609 | Legislative Scholarship Programs - Eligibility and Use - Real Estate Appraisal Program | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 7, 2025 |
| HB 1513 | Public Schools - School Security Personnel - Prohibition of Immigration Investigation and Enforcement Functions | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 1508 | Baltimore City - Sales Tax - Authorization | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 1254 | Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 1533 | Motor Vehicle Administration Records - Access to Digital Photographic Images and Signatures - Baltimore City | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 1328 | End-of-Life Option Act (The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings and the Honorable Shane E. Pendergrass Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 697 | Health Insurance - Artificial Intelligence, Adverse Decisions, and Grievances - Reporting Requirements | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| HB 901 | Baltimore City - Highway User Revenues Capital Grants - Calculation | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 14, 2025 |
| HB 1501 | Baltimore City - Assault of Special Enforcement Officers - Penalties | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 14, 2025 |
| HB 941 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore - Land-Grant Institution - Funding (Land-Grant Equity and Accountability Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2025 |
| HB 607 | Maryland Higher Education Commission - PAREA Grant Program - Established | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2025 |
| HB 1422 | State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 1324 | Hospitals - Medical Debt Collection - Sale of Patient Debt to Nonprofit Organizations | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 1006 | Immigration Enforcement - Sensitive Locations - Guidelines and Policies (Protecting Sensitive Locations Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 898 | Transportation - Vehicle Excise Tax - Rental Vehicles | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 846 | Transportation Access and Revenue Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1017 | Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 1014 | Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025 | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 648 | Economic Development - Business Resource Initiative for Developmental Growth and Empowerment (BRIDGE) Program - Establishment | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 31, 2025 |
| HB 1009 | Baltimore City - Ordinance Enforcement - Amount of Fines and Penalties | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 31, 2025 |
| HB 608 | Primary and Secondary Education - Student Immunization - Temporary Admission Period | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2025 |
| HB 624 | Election Law - Statewide Voter Registration Application - Prepaid Postage | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2025 |
| HB 700 | Gaming - Problem Gambling - Prevalence Study and Fund Revenue | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2025 |
| HB 635 | Motor Vehicles - Secondary Enforcement and Admissibility of Evidence | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2025 |
| HB 613 | Criminal Procedure - Protection of Identity of Victim of Sexual Assault | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2025 |
| HB 606 | Real Property - New Home Sales - Entry of Final Sale Price in Multiple Listing Service | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2025 |
| HB 451 | State and Private Construction Contracts - Prompt Payment Requirements | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 16, 2025 |