Maryland · Current officeholder
Edith Patterson
Democratic Maryland House, District 28
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Sponsored legislation
159 bills in the current data (159 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 894 | Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 849 | Child Care Scholarship Program - Freeze in Enrollment - Exceptions and Waitlist | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 623 | Education - Purple Star Schools Program and Purple Star Colleges Program | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 575 | Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused or Discretionary Absences for Civic Engagement | 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 525 | County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Joanne C. Benson Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 474 | Vehicle Laws - Dangerous Accumulations of Snow and Ice - Removal From Exposed Vehicle Surfaces (Clear Before You Drive Act) | 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 430 | Family Child Care Providers - Reserve Component Members - Substitute Provider | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 396 | Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 200 | Sale of Residential Real Property - Required Flood Risk Disclosure | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 1611 | Property Tax - Credit for Dwelling House of Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses - Income Eligibility | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 1587 | Gaming - Operation of Electronic Instant Bingo Machines and Report by State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 1321 | Child Care Scholarship Program - Application Process and Copays - Alterations | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 1300 | African American Heritage Preservation Program and Maryland Commission for Women - Renaming and Alterations | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 1096 | Property Tax Credits - Notice Through Property Tax Bill | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 102 | Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 898 | Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 721 | Uniformed Services Spouses Act | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 635 | Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 587 | Procurement - Department of Transportation and Maryland Transportation Authority Contracts - Board of Public Works Contract Authority - Study and Report | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 461 | Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 980 | Family Law and Human Services - Guardianship Assistance Program and State Foster Youth Ombudsman - Establishment (Kanaiyah's Law) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| HB 895 | Food Retailers and Third-Party Delivery Service Providers - Dynamic Pricing and Personal Data (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| HB 829 | Public Utilities - For-Hire Drivers and Transportation Network Operators - Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Training and Liability | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| HB 480 | Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| HB 429 | On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| HB 175 | Income Tax Credit - Venison Donation - Alterations | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| HB 720 | Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 14, 2026 |
| HB 637 | Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 14, 2026 |
| HB 478 | Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers - Alteration | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 14, 2026 |
| HB 442 | Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Nurse Midwives, and Licensed Certified Midwives - Disclosure (Nyeli Rose Lewis Act of 2026) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 14, 2026 |
| HB 393 | Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 14, 2026 |
| HB 518 | Gaming - Problem Gambling and College Athlete Protections | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 479 | Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program Workgroup - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 139 | Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 1341 | Immigration Enforcement - Expanding Sensitive Locations, Notification, and Guidance (Maryland Values Act of 2026) | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 1014 | Mental Health Law - Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others - Definition (Right to Treatment) | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 9, 2026 |
| HB 1037 | Public Service Commission - Broadband and Voice Over Internet Protocol Service - Study | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 8, 2026 |
| HB 531 | State Department of Education - Public Schools STEM and Robotics Program - Study | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2026 |
| HB 1000 | Public Schools - School Mapping Data - Radius of School Grounds | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2026 |
| HB 386 | Metro Funding Modification Act of 2026 | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 1290 | Child in Need of Assistance - Proceedings - Child's Right to be Present | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2026 |
| HB 1056 | General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Purple Lights Night | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2026 |
| HB 382 | Commercial Law - Broadband Access - Low-Income Consumer Programs (Maryland Broadband Opportunity and Fairness Act) | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 23, 2026 |
| HB 1143 | Public Health - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner - Perinatal Autopsies (Lung Float Test Ban) | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 23, 2026 |
| HB 1029 | Real Property - Termination of Residential Real Estate Contracts - Contingency Clauses | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 23, 2026 |
| HB 1310 | Public High Schools - Student Transcripts - Traumatic Loss Notation | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 1274 | Education - Posthumous Diploma Awards - Established (Eric's Law) | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 1182 | Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student Elopement - Locative Devices | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 20, 2026 |
| HB 995 | Health Occupations - Behavioral Health Care Providers - Use of Artificial Intelligence | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2026 |
| HB 410 | Public Health - Food Labeling - Requirements | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2026 |
| HB 29 | Public High Schools - Post College and Career Readiness Pathways - Alterations | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2026 |
| HB 1058 | Youth Delinquency Prevention Fund - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2026 |
| HJ 3 | Elementary and Secondary Education - Curriculum - Importance of Diversity | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2026 |
| HB 832 | Public Safety - State Law Enforcement Agencies - Hiring Restriction (ICE Breaker Act) | 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 1397 | School Construction - Gross Area Baseline Calculation - Aquatic Facilities | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2026 |
| HB 1306 | Assisted Outpatient Treatment - Surrender or Seizure of Firearms | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2026 |
| HJ 9 | Condemning Violence and Violations of Law - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gaza, and Sudan | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2026 |
| HJ 7 | Anti-Nuclear Proliferation Resolution (Back from the Brink Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2026 |
| HB 971 | Maryland Medical Advisory Committee - Duties and Workgroup to Study the Adoption of a Fee-for-Service Model for All Medicaid Services | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HB 960 | Economic Development - Federal Employee-to-Entrepreneur Program - Establishment | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 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 614 | Education - School Building Energy Usage - Monthly Report | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 444 | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 825 | Brain Health - Guidelines, Grant Fund, and Commemorative Month (Tahjai's Law) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 458 | General Provisions - Commemorative Months - Water Safety Month | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 28 | Higher Education - Private Career Schools - Advertising | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | 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 1131 | Public Health - Pregnancy Loss - Prohibited Actions (Pregnancy Outcome Protection Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 60 | Sickle Cell Disease - Institutions of Higher Education - Policies, Procedures, and Educational Campaigns (Kaitlyn's Law) | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 13, 2026 |
| HB 1522 | Traffic Control Signal Monitoring and Speed Monitoring Systems - Exemptions From Liability - Vehicle Rental Companies | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2026 |
| HB 901 | Education - Public School Students - Recognition of External Diagnosis of Autism | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| HB 916 | Transportation - Regional Transportation Authorities | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 897 | Electricity Transmission and Distribution, Energy Storage, and Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund (Lower Bills and Local Power Act of 2026) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 178 | Public Health - Sickle Cell Disease - Specialized Clinics and Scholarship Program for Medical Residents | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 853 | Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 9, 2026 |
| HB 905 | Recipients of State and Local Government Funding - Reporting (Buy Maryland Reporting Requirements) | 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 924 | Child Exploitation Material - Civil and Criminal Actions (Safe Kids Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 902 | Retire in Maryland Tax Relief Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 835 | Criminal Procedure - No-Knock Search Warrants | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 722 | Child Sexual Abuse Claims - Doctrine of Charitable Immunity - Abrogation | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 530 | Task Force on Proactive Review of Audio and Video Recordings on Special Education Buses | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 488 | Election Districts - General Assembly and Representatives in Congress | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 699 | Maryland Use of Force Statute - Failure to Prevent Excessive Force or Render First Aid - Misdemeanor | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| HB 5 | Community Development - Maryland New Markets Development Program - Establishment | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| HB 64 | Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| HB 163 | County Boards of Education - Student Technology Use Policy - Requirements | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 22, 2026 |
| HB 970 | Health Insurance - Insulin - Prohibition on Step Therapy or Fail-First Protocols | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 757 | Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Technologies Program - Funding | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 666 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Required Coverage for Calcium Score Testing | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1380 | Health Care Facilities - Hospitals and Freestanding Birthing Centers - Perinatal Care Standards | 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 1083 | Behavioral Health Advisory Council and the Commission on Behavioral Health Care Treatment and Access - Plan to Implement Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment Requirements | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 384 | Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | May 16, 2025 |
| HB 930 | Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 707 | Vehicle Laws - Licenses, Identification Cards, and Moped Operator's Permits - Notation of Nonapparent Disability (Eric's ID Law) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 450 | Maryland Transit Administration - Disability Reduced Fare Program - Renewal for Permanently Disabled Individuals | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 782 | Study on Detecting Deadly Weapons in Public Middle and High Schools | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 691 | Tax Relief and State Personnel Equality for Service Members Act | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 618 | State Lottery - Internet Sales of Subscription Plans - Authorization | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 600 | Educational Equality for Service Members Act | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 452 | Outdoor Lighting - Guidance and Use of State Funds | 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 1481 | Disability Services - Adapted Vehicle Access Pilot Program - Established | 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 853 | Postconviction Review - Procedure to Reduce Duration of Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 513 | Crimes Relating to Animals - Restrictions on Keeping Roosters | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 601 | Economic Development - Small Business Guaranty Fund - Alterations | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2025 |
| HB 505 | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renaming and Alterations | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 7, 2025 |
| HB 147 | County Boards of Education - Student Technology Use Policy - Requirements | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | April 7, 2025 |
| HB 1199 | Physicians - Licensing - Internationally Trained Physicians | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 5, 2025 |
| HB 525 | Election Law - Influencing a Voter By Dissemination of a Deepfake - Prohibition | 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 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 587 | Education - High School Diploma - Veterans of Armed Conflicts | 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 493 | Public Schools - Commemorative Day - Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 368 | General Provisions - Commemorative Month - Maryland Native Plant Month | 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 592 | Prohibited Possession of Firearms - Assisted Outpatient Treatment Respondents | 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 1163 | Task Force to Study Fencing for Bodies of Water and Playgrounds - Established | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 8, 2025 |
| HB 1129 | Constitutional Officers - Gender-Neutral Language | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 8, 2025 |
| HB 912 | Institutions of Higher Education - Instructor Training - Accommodations for Students With Disabilities | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 1513 | Public Schools - School Security Personnel - Prohibition of Immigration Investigation and Enforcement Functions | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 1254 | Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 1242 | Primary and Secondary Students - Vision and Hearing Studies and Evaluations | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 1287 | Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Convertible Pistols | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 1187 | Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 578 | Procurement - Department of Transportation and Maryland Transportation Authority Contracts - Board of Public Works Authority | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 1165 | Family Law - Child Custody and Visitation - Visitation Reevaluations and Remedies | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| HB 923 | State Board of Education - Membership - Educational Support and Administrator Members | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 868 | Estates and Trusts - Interpretation of Wills - Evidence of Intent (Granny's Law) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 647 | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 464 | Special Education - Individualized Education Program Meetings - Secondary Transition Planning Materials | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 1433 | Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 1422 | State Government - Maryland Reparations Commission | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 1070 | Maryland Department of Health - Access to Telephones - Study | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 981 | State Department of Education and Department of Information Technology - Evaluation on Artificial Intelligence in Public Schools | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| HB 811 | Counties – Construction of Sidewalks and Crosswalks – Safe Alternative Routes to Public Schools | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| HB 498 | Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| HB 1177 | Landlord and Tenant - Tenant Repair and Maintenance Complaint Hotline - Establishment | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| HB 1105 | Applicants for Positions Involving Direct Contact With Minors - Required Information, Review Process, and Reporting - Alterations | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| HB 834 | Agriculture - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens in Commercial Egg Production - Prohibitions | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2025 |
| HB 631 | Eminent Domain - Agricultural and Conservation Easements - Prohibited Taking | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2025 |
| HB 630 | County Boards of Education - Student Cellular Phone Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2025 |
| HB 612 | Public Schools - Lifesaver Schools Program - Establishment | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2025 |
| HB 495 | Education - Antidiscrimination Policies - Policy and Notice Requirements | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 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 640 | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity – Overhead Transmission Lines – Conservation Easements | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2025 |