Maryland Sen. Chris West (R)

MD - Judicial Proceedings (Senate)

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Member

MD - No. 4 - Baltimore County (Senate)

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Vice Chair

MD - Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission

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Senate Member

MD - Marijuana Legalization Workgroup

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Senate Member

MD - Juvenile Justice Reform Council

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Senate Member

MD - SB675 Baltimore County - Foreclosure Proceedings - Affidavit That Property Is Vacant or Unfit for Human Habitation

MD - SB369 Workgroup to Study Maryland's Emerging Digital Economy

MD - SB426 Baltimore County - Hunting - Nongame Birds and Mammals

MD - SB570 Real Property - Notice of Easements, Covenants, Restrictions, and Conditions - Recordation

MD - SB507 Health Savings Accounts – Establishment and Application of Trust Law

MD - SB888 Corporations and Associations - Limited Liability Companies and Partnerships - Series - Conversion

MD - SB304 Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission - Certifying Providers

MD - SB245 Health Occupations - Social Workers - Scope of Practice, Supervision, and Application Decision Appeal Process

MD - SB468 Criminal Procedure - Appeals - Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

MD - SB151 Estates and Trusts - Closed Estates - Subsequent Discovery of Check

MD - SB209 Criminal Law - Unruly Social Gatherings - Civil Penalties

MD - SB671 Bay Restoration Fund - Allocation of Fees, Authorized Uses, and County Authority to Incur Indebtedness

MD - SB58 Expansion of Commercial Gaming - Referendum - Sports Wagering

MD - SB218 Crimes Involving Controlled Dangerous Substances - Penalties - Methamphetamine

MD - SB469 Corporations and Associations - Corporations and Real Estate Investment Trusts - Miscellaneous

MD - SB340 Baltimore County - Nuisance Actions - Community Association Standing

MD - SB150 Estates and Trusts - Estate Recoveries - Presentation of Claims Against Medicaid Recipients

MD - SB149 Orphans' Courts - Appeals - Procedures

MD - SB153 Criminal Law - Abuse or Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult - Causing Severe Emotional Distress

MD - SB170 Real Property - Ground Leases - Past Due Ground Rent

MD - SB174 State Board of Dental Examiners - Practice of Dentistry - Revisions

MD - SB293 Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Amendments to Declarations and Governing Documents

MD - SB592 State-Funded Construction and Major Renovation Projects - Solar Panels - Requirement

MD - SB187 Civil Actions - Health Care Malpractice Claims (Life Care Act)

MD - SB11 Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages - Board of License Commissioners - Qualifications

MD - SB22 Election Law - Polling Places at Continuing Care Retirement Communities

MD - SB427 Baltimore County - Hunting - Deer Management Permits

MD - SB887 Electric Generation - Transition From Fossil Fuels - Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rate and Transition Account

MD - SB372 Election Law - Correctional Facilities - Voter Registration and Voting

MD - SB152 Estates and Trusts - Rule Against Perpetuities

MD - SB235 Criminal Law - Attempt to Commit Second-Degree Murder - Penalty

MD - SB133 Education - High School Students - Graduation and Attendance Credit for Vocational Training

MD - SB528 Public Health - Disposition of Remains - Authorizing Agent

MD - SB368 Courts - Prohibited Indemnity and Defense Liability Agreements

MD - SB38 Election Law - Campaign Finance Violations - Injunctive Relief

MD - SB591 Criminal Procedure - Petition to Modify or Reduce Sentence (Maryland Second Look Act)

MD - SB255 Correctional Services - Pregnant Incarcerated Individuals - Substance Abuse Assessment and Treatment

MD - SB175 Condominiums - Responsibility for Property Insurance Deductibles

MD - SB154 Real Property - Recordation of Deeds - Assignments of Rents and Assignments of Leases for Security Purposes

MD - SB169 Health Occupations - Violations of the Maryland Dentistry Act - Penalties and Cease and Desist Orders

MD - SB889 Adjudicatory Hearings - Attorney Security Passes for Attorneys in Good Standing

MD - SB67 Public Information Act – Applications for Inspection – Responses and Time Limits

MD - SB886 Maryland Trust Act - Liability of Trustee - Report and Release by Interested Party

MD - SB4 Expansion of Commercial Gaming - Sports and Event Wagering Referendum and Minority Business Enterprise Disparity Study

MD - SB88 Abandoned Property in Possession of a Museum

MD - SB101 Courts - Court Dog and Child Witness Program - Established

MD - SB156 Handgun Qualification License - Training Requirement - Exemption

MD - SB161 Crimes - Hate Crimes - Use of an Item or a Symbol to Threaten or Intimidate

MD - SB188 Public Health - Misbranded Food - Meat Products

MD - SB197 Correctional Facilities - Individuals Subject to Immigration Detainer - Homeland Security Notification

MD - SB206 Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2020)

MD - SB207 Unaccompanied Minors in Need of Shelter and Supportive Services

MD - SB210 Protective Orders - Relief Eligibility - Rape and Sexual Offenses

MD - SB211 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income

MD - SB212 Criminal Law – Assault in the First Degree – Strangulation

MD - SB230 Criminal Law - Sexual Crimes - Repeal of Spousal Defense

MD - SB231 Sexual Solicitation of a Minor - Solicitation Through Parent, Guardian, or Custodian - Prohibition and Penalties

MD - SB234 Vehicle Laws - Suspension of Driver's License or Registration - Unpaid Citations or Judgments

MD - SB248 Juvenile Law - Jurisdiction - Attempted Carjacking and Attempted Armed Carjacking

MD - SB249 Courts - Documentary Evidence - Protective Order

MD - SB259 Criminal Law - Crime of Violence - Definition

MD - SB265 Clean and Renewable Energy Standard (CARES)

MD - SB266 Redistricting Reform Act of 2020 – Constitutional Amendment

MD - SB267 AP Opportunities Act of 2020

MD - SB268 Victim's Rights - Restitution

MD - SB269 Income Tax Subtraction Modification – Correctional Officers, Law Enforcement Officers, and Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services Personnel (Hometown Heroes Act)

MD - SB270 Economic Development - Maryland Technology Infrastructure Program

MD - SB271 Crimes - Victim and Witness Intimidation - Penalties and Procedures

MD - SB272 State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy - Annual Report - Crimes of Violence (The Judicial Transparency Act of 2020)

MD - SB273 Crimes - Firearms - Penalties and Procedures (Violent Firearms Offender Act of 2020)

MD - SB274 State Government - Protection of Information - Revisions (Maryland Data Privacy Act)

MD - SB275 Education - Community and Local Accountability for Struggling Schools (CLASS) Act of 2020 - Innovation Schools

MD - SB276 Building Opportunity Act of 2020

MD - SB277 Clean Cars Act of 2020 - Extension, Funding, and Reporting

MD - SB278 Retirement Tax Reduction Act of 2020

MD - SB279 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Military Retirement Income

MD - SB280 Occupational and Professional Licensing - Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses - Revisions to Reciprocity Requirements

MD - SB281 Renewable Energy Development and Siting (REDS) – Evaluations and Tax and Fee Exemptions

MD - SB282 Maryland National Guard - Tuition Assistance Program - Modifications

MD - SB283 Ethics and Accountability in Government Act

MD - SB284 Redistricting Reform Act of 2020

MD - SB294 Higher Education - Annual Revenues of For-Profit Institutions - Limitation on Enrollment (Veterans' Education Protection Act)

MD - SB309 Drugged Driving - Oral Fluid Tests - Pilot Program

MD - SB326 State Libraries - Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped and State Library Board - Alterations

MD - SB327 Public Safety - Handgun Qualification License - Training Exemption

MD - SB331 Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax and Associated Mandated Devices - Prohibition

MD - SB332 Correctional Facilities - Individual Subject to Immigration Detainer - Homeland Security Notification

MD - SB333 Criminal Procedure - Charging Procedures and Documents - Citation

MD - SB335 Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Harassment and Destruction of Property

MD - SB347 Public Safety - Certification of Police Officers

MD - SB363 State Government - Open Meetings - Requirements and Application of Open Meetings Act (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act)

MD - SB367 State Department of Education - Guidelines on Trauma-Informed Approach

MD - SB393 Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals - Renaming

MD - SB398 Maryland Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Incentive Program

MD - SB400 State Employment - Wage History and Wage Range

MD - SB401 Places of Public Accommodation and Public Buildings - Single-Occupancy Public Restrooms - Availability (The Accessible to All Act)

MD - SB403 Labor and Employment – Maryland Wage and Hour Law – Agricultural Stands, Retail Farms, and Farmers’ Markets

MD - SB404 Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Verification

MD - SB406 Criminal Procedure - Sexual Assault Evidence Kits - Privacy, Reimbursement, and Notification

MD - SB410 Electronic Smoking Devices - Flavor Prohibition

MD - SB413 Income Tax Credit – Individuals Working in STEM Fields – Student Loan Payments

MD - SB417 Property Tax - Credit for Disabled Veterans

MD - SB433 Legislative Department - Eligibility to Serve as Senators and Delegates - Place of Abode

MD - SB451 Secretary of State - Duties - International Friendship Agreements

MD - SB459 Public Schools - School Resource Officers - Firearms Required

MD - SB460 State Government – Environmental and Natural Resources Ombudsman – Establishment (Environmental Accountability and Transparency Act)

MD - SB465 Maryland E–Nnovation Initiative Program and Admissions and Amusement Tax Distributions – Extensions and Alterations

MD - SB466 Public Libraries - State Library Resource Center - Funding

MD - SB479 Public Safety - Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Citations in Lieu of Arrest

MD - SB486 Income Tax - Itemized Deductions

MD - SB487 Military Service Credit - Eligibility

MD - SB497 Drugged Driving - Controlled Dangerous Substance Testing - Authorized Police Officers

MD - SB498 Drunk and Drugged Driving - Testing - Warrants

MD - SB506 Firearms - Handgun Permit - Preliminary Approval

MD - SB511 Task Force on Oral Health in Maryland

MD - SB518 Higher Education – Council on the Fair Treatment of Student Athletes (Jordan McNair Safe and Fair Play Act)

MD - SB523 Income Tax – Pass–Through Entities and Corporations

MD - SB524 Building Lifelong Library Learners Act

MD - SB531 Discrimination – Definition of Race – Hair Texture and Hairstyles

MD - SB541 Mental Health - Involuntary Admissions - Procedures

MD - SB550 Constitutional Amendment - Civil Jury Trials

MD - SB551 Courts - Civil Jury Trials - Amount in Controversy

MD - SB560 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources

MD - SB565 Police Officers – Mental Health – Employee Assistance Programs

MD - SB585 Family Law - Children in Out-of-Home Placements - Mandatory Concurrent Planning

MD - SB586 Foster Parents, Preadoptive Parents, and Caregivers – Request to Intervene

MD - SB595 Family Law – Protective Order – Rescission

MD - SB606 Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Basis (2nd Lieutenant Richard Collins, III's Law)

MD - SB608 Community Colleges - State Funding - Revision

MD - SB625 Business Regulation – Retail Pet Stores – Modifications (No More Puppy– and Kitten–Mills Act of 2020)

MD - SB630 Grant Applications and Reporting - Uniform Forms and Requirements

MD - SB632 Health Facilities - Hospitals - Disclosure of Outpatient Facility Fees (Facility Fee Right-to-Know Act)

MD - SB633 Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Training Requirements - Hate Crimes

MD - SB642 Home– and Community–Based Waiver Services – Study and Task Force

MD - SB670 Department of Aging - Assisted Living Program Subsidies - Determinations

MD - SB672 Criminal Law - Theft of a Handgun

MD - SB691 Criminal Law - Felony Second Degree Assault - Sports Official

MD - SB701 End-of-Life Option Act (Richard E. Israel and Roger "Pip" Moyer Act)

MD - SB703 Circuit Court Judges - Selection and Tenure

MD - SB705 Maryland Transit Administration – Disabled Reduced Fare Program – Opioid Treatment Program Patients

MD - SB720 Regulations Affecting Small Businesses - Certification of Comparable Local Regulation

MD - SB726 Education - School Physical Examinations - Physician Assistant

MD - SB756 General Provisions - Public General Law - Preemption of Local Laws

MD - SB797 Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined or Whose Conviction or Adjudication Is Reversed

MD - SB817 Correctional Services - Parole - Life Imprisonment

MD - SB872 Health Insurance - Consumer Protections

MD - SB878 Worcester County - Special Event Zones - Prohibitions

MD - SB885 Motor Vehicle Administration – Voluntary Developmental Disability Self–Disclosure Cards – Design and Issuance

MD - SB898 Vehicle Laws - Rental Vehicles - Driver's License Verification and Records

MD - SB949 Family Law – Authorization for a Minor to Marry

MD - SB954 Property Tax - Solar Energy Systems

MD - SB955 Federal Clean Water Act - Authority of State

MD - SB967 Legislative and Congressional Districts – Criteria and Open Hearing Process (Fair Maps Act)

MD - SB977 Maryland Health Benefit Exchange - Funding for Small Business Insurance Subsidies and Outreach

MD - SB978 Historic Revitalization Tax Credit - Transferability, Funding, and Extension (Historic Revitalization Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2020)

MD - SB989 Criminal Law - Hate Crimes - Penalty (Educate Against Hate Act)

MD - SB1006 Child Support - Suspension of Payments and Arrears for Incarcerated Obligors - Modifications

MD - SB1052 Criminal Procedure - Registered Sex Offenders - Entry Onto School Property

MD - SB1059 Criminal Procedure - Restitution - Trauma-Informed Restorative Justice

MD - SB1078 Public Safety - Emergency Powers of the Governor - Violent Crime Crisis

MD - SJ1 2026 FIFA World Cup - Protection of Human Rights