You need to start working on your bill months before you introduce it.

I’m currently in the drafting stage.

Bills that failed last session need to be revised.

Under House Bill 499, if a property owner violates the consumer protection law, any monetary penalty would be deposited in a fund for rental and housing assistance.

Last session, House Bill 18 created a right of access to legal counsel in certain eviction cases.

I’m modifying HB 499 to reflect that.

Before Gov. Hogan nixed the Red Line, I passed a bill mandating a study of the impact of the Red Line on adjacent communities.

The infrastructure and budget reconciliation bills in Congress could revive an East-West transit line.

Last night, the City met with the neighbors of Druid Hill Park to discuss how to make the streets adjacent to the park more neighborhood friendly.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-ci-baltimore-druid-hill-traffic-plan-20211008-3x2mhtt3ojbg3ecgkihkhhcnie-story.html

I’ve asked that a similar study be required for the Edmondson Avenue corridor and other areas in my bill for next session.

Will Roe v. Wade survive?

With a restrictive Mississippi law before the Supreme Court this fall, Roe is in danger.

As you likely know, Maryland voters approved on referendum a law that wrote the Roe protections into our law.

That statute should be unaffected by the Supreme Court’s decision.

Nonetheless, access to reproductive health care, regardless of income, needs to be addressed.

I’m working with several colleagues on a bill draft.