Maryland · Current officeholder
Ben Kramer
Democratic Maryland Senate, District 19
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Sponsored legislation
79 bills in the current data (79 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 739 | Climate Change, Homeowner's Insurance, and Emergency Management - Study | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| SB 6 | State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Nontenure Track Faculty | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| SB 521 | Health Insurance - Material Changes to Provider Networks - Notification and Special Enrollment Period | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| SB 1 | Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Face Coverings and Identification | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| SB 858 | Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| SB 806 | Health Occupations - Criminal History Records Checks | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| SB 753 | Fiduciary Institutions - Exploitation of Seniors and Vulnerable Adults - Protections and Required Referral (Vulnerable Adult Banking Protection Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| SB 662 | Financial Institutions - Payment Stablecoin Services - Establishment and Regulation (Maryland Stablecoin Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| SB 606 | Maryland E-ZPass Commuter Fairness and Transparency Act of 2026 | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| SB 243 | Uniformed Services Spouses Act | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| SB 740 | Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| SB 579 | Counties - No-Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer and Retired Volunteer Firefighters | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| SB 445 | Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| SB 423 | Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Prohibitions and Adoption Requirements (Animal Research Modernization and Best Practices Act of 2026) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| SB 411 | Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| SB 907 | Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 14, 2026 |
| SB 860 | Department of Aging – Aging Resilience Fund – Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 14, 2026 |
| SB 7 | Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 14, 2026 |
| SB 444 | Certificate of Need - Intermediate Health Care Facilities | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 14, 2026 |
| SB 333 | Interstate Podiatric Medical Licensure Compact | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 14, 2026 |
| SB 136 | Collective Bargaining - Alcohol, Tobacco, and Cannabis Commission - Police Officers | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 14, 2026 |
| SB 880 | Workgroup for an Inclusive State Workplace - Established | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 13, 2026 |
| SB 90 | Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 629 | Information Technology - State and Higher Education E-Mail - Requirements | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 30, 2026 |
| SB 84 | State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2026 |
| SB 881 | Financial Institutions and Activities - Licensing Requirements and Regulation of Commercial Financing | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2026 |
| SB 589 | Business Regulation - Collection Agencies and Property Managers | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2026 |
| SB 764 | Education - Minimum Wage for Education Support Professionals - Report on Estimated Cost | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 23, 2026 |
| SB 520 | Property Tax - Charter Counties - Application of County Tax Limitation on Public Safety Budget | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 23, 2026 |
| SB 962 | January 6th Insurrectionists - Prohibition on Service in Certain Government Roles | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 9, 2026 |
| SB 308 | General Provisions - Commemorative Months - Muslim American Heritage and Jewish American Heritage Months | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| SB 663 | Nursing Homes - Direct Care Wages and Benefits and Cost Reports | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| SB 882 | Income Tax - Credit for Student Loan Debt of Educators Working in Public Schools | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2026 |
| SB 750 | Local Government - Trap-Neuter-Return Policies for Community Cats - Requirements and Restrictions (Ash's Law) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| SB 628 | Institutions of Postsecondary Education – Institutional Debt – Report | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| SB 590 | Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Economy-Wide Cap-and-Invest Program (Maryland Climate Crisis Equity Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| SB 422 | Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Adoption and Reporting Requirements | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 9, 2026 |
| SB 341 | Public Utilities – Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 9, 2026 |
| SB 3 | Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2026 | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| SB 332 | Condominiums - Property Insurance Deductibles - Unit Owner Responsibility | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| SB 981 | Hospitals - Financial Assistance and Collection of Debts - Policies | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| SB 748 | Public Health - Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias - Information on Prevalence and Treatment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| SB 547 | Commission to Study Health Insurance Pooling - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| SB 376 | Maryland Department of Health and Office of Health Care Quality - Nursing Home Inspections - Reporting | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| SB 374 | Counties - Cancer Screening for Professional Firefighters - Required Coverage (James "Jimmy" Malone Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| SB 26 | Davis Martinez Public Employee Safety and Health Act | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| SB 73 | Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program - Renaming | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| SB 602 | County Boards of Education - Special Education Service Delivery Models - Publication Requirement | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| SB 372 | Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| SB 93 | Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Notice to Request Application | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| SB 491 | General Provisions - Veterans Benefits - Honorable Discharge | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 6, 2025 |
| SB 80 | Criminal Law - Animal Abuse or Neglect - Penalties | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| SB 525 | Prince George's County - Illegal Dumping and Litter Control Law - Video Evidence and Reward Programs | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| SB 375 | Crimes Relating to Animals - Restrictions on Keeping Roosters | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| SB 749 | Health Occupations - Authorization to Practice for Former Federal Employees and Dental Applicants Licensed or Certified in Another State | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2025 |
| SB 683 | 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) | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 7, 2025 |
| SB 1040 | Department of Budget and Management - Expedited Hiring Program (FEDERAL Jobs Act of 2025) | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 7, 2025 |
| SB 342 | Voting Rights Act of 2025 - Counties and Municipal Corporations | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 750 | State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Part-Time Faculty | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 21, 2025 |
| SB 917 | Electronic Payment Transactions - Interchange Fees - Calculation and Use of Data | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| SB 576 | Labor and Employment - Mandatory Meetings on Religious or Political Matters - Employee Attendance and Participation (Maryland Worker Freedom Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| SB 754 | Commercial Financing - Small Business Truth in Lending Act | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 7, 2025 |
| SB 1041 | Property Tax - Charter Counties - Application of County Tax Limitation on Public Safety Budget | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| SB 1018 | Transportation Network Companies - Itemized Receipts and Operator Data Reporting | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 14, 2025 |
| SB 807 | Environment - Local Building Energy Performance Standards - Authorization | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2025 |
| SB 747 | Transportation Network Companies - Deactivation of Operators - Policy and Appeal Procedure | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2025 |
| SB 916 | Education - Curriculum Standards - Requirements (Educate to Stop the Hate Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| SB 806 | Agriculture - Confinement of Egg-Laying Hens in Commercial Egg Production - Prohibitions | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 753 | Offshore Wind Turbines and Accessory Installations - Aircraft Detection Lighting Systems | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 537 | Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Adoption and Reporting Requirements | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 536 | Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Regulation | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 535 | Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Licensing and Regulations | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 752 | Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2025 | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2025 |
| SB 551 | Private Passenger Motor Vehicle Insurance - Collisions With Wild Animals - Prohibited Actions by Insurers | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2025 |
| SB 538 | Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2025 |
| SB 406 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses (So Every Body Can Move Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2025 |
| SB 113 | State Board of Education - Membership - School Principal | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 23, 2025 |
| SB 166 | State Personnel - Collective Bargaining - Graduate Assistants and Postdoctoral Associates | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2025 |
| SB 124 | Employment Standards - Firefighters - Payment of Wages and Payroll Information | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 9, 2025 |