Maryland · Current officeholder
Karen Simpson
Democratic Maryland House, District 3
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Sponsored legislation
113 bills in the current data (113 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 634 | Police Training - Autism and Dementia (LEAD Act of 2026) | 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 497 | Family Law - Temporary and Final Protective Orders - Duration | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 216 | Criminal Law - Benefits Exploitation | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 1326 | Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records | 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 329 | Criminal Law - School Resource Officers - Prohibition on Sexual Activity with Students | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| HB 130 | Task Force to Study Deed Fraud | 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 972 | Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment ( Charles J. Otto Agricultural Education Promise Act) | 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 768 | Department of Human Services - Benefits for Children in Custody - Alterations | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 1311 | Higher Education – Student Financial Assistance for Incarcerated Individuals – Alterations | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 13, 2026 |
| HB 577 | Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Machine Gun Convertible Pistols | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 1353 | Homeless Individuals - Fee and Examination Exemptions | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 10, 2026 |
| HB 687 | Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting Artists' Creative Expression (PACE Act) | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 9, 2026 |
| HB 617 | City of Frederick - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Authorization | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 9, 2026 |
| HB 921 | Juvenile Law - Confinement and Restrictive Housing - Limitations | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 1467 | Criminal Law - Fourth Degree Sexual Offense - Out-of-State Convictions | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2026 |
| HB 1005 | Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting (Survivor Reporting Reform Act) | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2026 |
| HB 83 | Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 23, 2026 |
| HB 765 | Criminal Law - Counterfeiting and Possession of Counterfeit Lease of Real Property - Penalty | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 23, 2026 |
| HB 412 | Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 23, 2026 |
| HB 688 | Intercepted Communications - Penalty | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2026 |
| HB 310 | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Individuals With Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2026 |
| HB 1058 | Youth Delinquency Prevention Fund - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2026 |
| HB 324 | Family Law - Child Support - Assignment of Rights | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 18, 2026 |
| HB 312 | Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Redeposit of Accumulated Contributions - Alterations | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2026 |
| HB 403 | Public Information Act - Divorce Records | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 12, 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 444 | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement Agreements - Prohibition | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1299 | Real Property - Residential Sales - Communications During Appraisal Process | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2026 |
| HB 1575 | Correctional Services and Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| HB 424 | Continuing Care in a Retirement Community Providers - Governing Bodies - Membership | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| HB 704 | Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 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 920 | Real Property - New Home Sales - Entry of Final Sale Price in Multiple Listing Service | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 9, 2026 |
| HB 935 | Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 890 | Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations ("Know Before They Knock" Family Right to Notice Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 541 | Public Schools - Restocking Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement | 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 626 | Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements (Exonerated 5 Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| HB 551 | Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia and Controlled Paraphernalia Prohibitions - Repeal | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| HB 507 | Qualifying Nonprofit Organizations - Incarcerated Individual Training and Reentry Grant Fund - Extension | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| HB 465 | Civil Actions - Immunity - Disclosure of Allegations of Sexually Assaultive Behavior (Stop Silencing Survivors Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2026 |
| HB 675 | Public Safety - Rape Kit Testing - Tracking Program and Grant Fund | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 500 | Procurement Reform Act of 2025 | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 39 | Public Health - Repeal of Prohibition on Transfer of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Carlton R. Smith Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 334 | Workgroup on Newborn Nurse Home Visiting Services - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 1222 | Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement (Maryland Values Act) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| HB 930 | Public Health Abortion Grant Program - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 929 | Family Law - Permanent Protective Orders - Consent | 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 506 | Chesapeake Bay Legacy Act | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 428 | Medical Debt - Complaints for Money Judgment and Real Property Liens | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 236 | Peace Orders and Criminal Harassment - Intentional Visual Surveillance | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 1473 | State Government - Equal Access to Public Services for Individuals With Limited English Proficiency and Individuals With Disabilities | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 497 | Residential Child Care Programs - Transportation Companies - Regulation (Preventing Abduction in Youth Transport Act of 2025) | 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 786 | Appellate Court of Maryland - Sessions at Educational Institutions | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 492 | Frederick County - County Employees and Volunteers - Criminal History Records Check | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 442 | Criminal Procedure - Victims and Witnesses - Out of Court Statement of Child to Forensic Interviewer | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 438 | Civil Actions - Tortious Injury to or Death of Pet - Compensatory Damages (Buddy's Law) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 437 | Criminal Law - Visual Surveillance With Prurient Intent - Modifications | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 293 | Criminal Procedure - Child Victims - Testimony in Child Abuse Cases | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 241 | Marriage - Confidential Communication | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 1123 | Correctional Services - Geriatric and Medical Parole | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 1085 | Housing Authorities - Tax-Exempt Status - Modifications | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| HB 502 | Office of Disability Employment Advancement and Policy and Maryland as a Model Employer Initiative - Established | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 8, 2025 |
| HB 676 | Boating Accidents - Duty to Stop at the Scene, Render Assistance, and Provide Information - Penalties | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 503 | Housing Development Act | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 5 | Criminal Law - Child Sexual Abuse Material - Artificial Intelligence Software | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2025 |
| HB 1151 | Residential Real Property Sales – Appraisals | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 610 | Criminal Procedure - Expungement - No Finding and Case Terminated Without Finding | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 17, 2025 |
| HB 386 | Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 17, 2025 |
| HB 130 | Intercepted Communications - Statute of Limitations and Penalty | 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 110 | Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 17, 2025 |
| HB 1055 | Commission on Nondiscrimination - Establishment | 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 1254 | Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 1287 | Criminal Law - Firearm Crimes - Convertible Pistols | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| HJ 4 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - The American Dream | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 1346 | Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting the Admissibility of Creative Expression (PACE Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 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 1150 | Criminal Law - Personal Identifying Information and Images of Individuals - Dissemination | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 1059 | Health - Maryland Helping Everyone Afford Life-Saving Treatments and Health Care (HEALTH) Fund and Income Tax Checkoff | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 26, 2025 |
| HB 810 | Public Safety - Lethality Assessment Protocol | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2025 |
| HB 803 | Criminal Law - Revenge Porn - Computer-Generated Visual Representation | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| HB 1081 | Criminal Law - Masked Intimidation - Prohibition (Unmask Hate Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| HB 1050 | Family Law - Protective Orders - Surrender of Firearms | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 17, 2025 |
| HB 607 | Maryland Higher Education Commission - PAREA Grant Program - Established | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 13, 2025 |
| HB 985 | Police Discipline - Administrative Charging Committees - Additional Charging Committee | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 687 | Public Safety - Law Enforcement - Quotas (Community-Oriented Policing Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 499 | Criminal Records - Expungement and Maryland Judiciary Case Search (Expungement Reform Act of 2025) | 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 1431 | State and Local Agencies - Enforcement of Federal Immigration Law - Restrictions on Access to Information (Maryland Data Privacy Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 1107 | Juvenile Law - Confinement and Restrictive Housing - Limitations | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| HB 657 | Public Utilities - Alternatives to Construction of New Transmission Lines | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 651 | Public Service Commission - Membership - Alterations | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| HB 948 | City of Frederick, Montgomery County, and Prince George's County - Noise Abatement Monitoring Systems - Authorization and Extension | 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 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 629 | Civil Actions - Immunity - Disclosure of Allegations of Sexually Assaultive Behavior (Stop Silencing Survivors Act) | 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 556 | Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2025 |
| HB 456 | Civil Actions - Child Nonsexual Abuse and Neglect - Damages and Statute of Limitations | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2025 |
| HB 417 | Public Health - Commission on Universal Health Care | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 21, 2025 |
| HB 441 | Minors Convicted as Adults - Sentencing - Transfer to Juvenile Court | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 17, 2025 |
| HB 364 | Criminal Law - Child Pornography - Prohibitions and Penalties | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 17, 2025 |
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