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Maryland Sen. Obie Patterson

26th district

Email Address: obie.patterson@senate.state.md.us

Phone: (410) 841-3092

Fax: (410) 841-3410

Office Address:
201 James Senate Office Building
11 Bladen Street
Annapolis, MD 21401

Born, Lancaster, South Carolina, March 7, 1938; Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, North Carolina, B.S. Biology, 1965; University of Florida, M.A. Public Administration, 1971; Member, County Council, Prince George's County, representing District 8, 2010-2018; Former research biologist, management analyst, equal employment opportunity specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Three children; three grandchildren.

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MD - Gaming Oversight

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MD - SB1014 Assembly Areas - State-Funded Construction or Renovation - Assisted Listening System Requirement

MD - SB564 Cosmetologist - Licensing Examination - Requirements

MD - SB565 Health Occupations - Practice of Optometry - Therapeutically Certified Optometrists

MD - SB807 State Real Estate Commission - Real Estate Brokerage Relationships, Continuing Education, and Disclosures

MD - SB806 Vehicle Laws - Dealers - Dealer Processing and Freight Charges

MD - SB1016 Education - Voluntary Ethical Special Education Advocate Certificate Program

MD - SB563 Zoning - Special Exceptions - Construction or Operation of Landfills

MD - SB562 Prince George's County - Video Lottery Terminals - Distribution of Local Impact Grants

MD - SB808 Joint Committee on Gaming Oversight – Local Government Use of Casino Revenue and Problem Gambling Fund – Report

MD - SB1015 Prince George's County - New Homes - Correction of Drainage Defects PG 408-19

MD - SB99 Public Safety – Buildings Used for Agritourism

MD - SB105 Maryland Veterans Service Animal Program - Therapy Horses

MD - SB121 Inmates - Life Imprisonment - Parole Reform

MD - SB138 Stalking – Violation of Conditions of Release

MD - SB139 Criminal Law - Threat of Mass Violence

MD - SB151 Criminal Law - Crimes Involving Computers - Ransomware

MD - SB191 Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined or Whose Conviction or Adjudication Is Reversed

MD - SB192 Estates and Trusts - Elective Share of Surviving Spouse

MD - SB193 State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Retiree Participation in the State Prescription Drug Benefit Plan

MD - SB203 Natural Resources - No Net Loss of Forest - Definition

MD - SB221 Workgroup on Establishing an Independent School Board for the Juvenile Services Education System

MD - SB233 Motor Vehicle Insurance - Discrimination in Underwriting and Rating - Use of Occupation or Education Level

MD - SB234 Natural Resources - State and Local Forest Conservation Funds

MD - SB235 Motor Vehicle Insurance - Use of Credit History in Rating Policies

MD - SB262 Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Calculation and Refundability

MD - SB263 Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Eligibility and Refundability

MD - SB280 Labor and Employment – Payment of Wages – Minimum Wage (Fight for Fifteen)

MD - SB285 Environment – Expanded Polystyrene Food Service Products – Prohibitions

MD - SB300 Prevailing Wage Rates - Public Work Contracts - Suits by Employees

MD - SB312 Life Insurance - Prohibition on Discrimination - Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug

MD - SB326 State Lottery - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Fraternal Organizations ("Slots" for Homeless Veterans Act)

MD - SB330 Public Buildings – Diaper–Changing Facilities

MD - SB339 Public Safety - 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System (Carl Henn's Law)

MD - SB341 Criminal Procedure - Charging Procedures and Documents - Citation

MD - SB356 Health – Maternal Mortality Review Program – Recommendations and Reporting Requirement

MD - SB364 Election Law - Election Day Page Program - Establishment

MD - SB375 Service Contracts - Work Verification Clause

MD - SB379 Real Property - Maryland Condominium Act - Powers of Council of Unit Owners

MD - SB380 Real Property - Maryland Condominium Act - Implied Warranties From Developers

MD - SB391 Civilian Federal Employees – Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Federal Government Shutdown Employee Assistance Loan Fund (Federal Shutdown Paycheck Protection Act)

MD - SB397 General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Freedom of the Press Day

MD - SB400 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Private Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Education - Regulation (Private Nonprofit Institution of Higher Education Protection Act of 2019)

MD - SB406 Prenatal and Infant Care Coordination – Grant Funding and Task Force

MD - SB416 Education - Curriculum - Holocaust and Genocide Unit (Lessons of the Holocaust and Genocide Act)

MD - SB419 Correctional Services - Prerelease Unit for Women - Requirement to Operate

MD - SB421 Video Lottery Terminals - Minority Business Participation Goals - Enforcement and Reporting

MD - SB423 Task Force to Study the Impact of Student Cell Phone Use in the Classroom

MD - SB430 Maryland Health Care Commission - Authorized Prescribers - Reporting of Financial Gratuities or Incentives

MD - SB431 Task Force on Oral Health in Maryland

MD - SB432 Higher Education - Cyber Warrior Diversity Program - Revisions

MD - SB442 Toll Roads, Highways, and Bridges - County Government Consent Requirement - Expansion

MD - SB447 Health Occupations - Requirements for the Practice of Optometry - Miscellaneous Revisions

MD - SB448 Oysters - Tributary-Scale Sanctuaries - Protection and Restoration

MD - SB472 General Provisions – Commemorative Months – Caribbean Heritage Month

MD - SB473 Hate Crimes - Civil Remedy

MD - SB485 Maryland Collection Agency Licensing Act - Definitions and Legislative Intent

MD - SB500 Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment

MD - SB512 Government Shutdowns - Employees - Protections

MD - SB513 State Board of Public Accountancy - Firm Permits - Attest Services

MD - SB516 Clean Energy Jobs

MD - SB522 Virginia I. Jones Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Council - Revisions

MD - SB537 Higher Education - Tuition Rates - Exemptions

MD - SB541 Education - Personnel Matters - Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention

MD - SB546 Agriculture - Nutrient Management - Monitoring and Enforcement

MD - SB548 Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Eligible Sources

MD - SB549 Income Tax Credit - Agency Shop Fees and Union Dues

MD - SB556 State Government - Legislative and Executive Branches - Workplace Bullying

MD - SB600 Health – Sickle Cell Disease – Steering Committee and Services

MD - SB614 Health Care Facilities - Blood Pressure Screening

MD - SB650 Income Tax - Credit for Long-Term Care Premiums

MD - SB678 State Government - Notarial Acts and Notaries Public

MD - SB691 Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2019)

MD - SB719 University System of Maryland - Board of Regents - Transparency and Oversight

MD - SB729 Technical Study on Changes in Forest Cover and Tree Canopy in Maryland

MD - SB737 Public Safety – Rifles and Shotguns – Sales, Rentals, Transfers, and Loans

MD - SB809 Correctional Facilities - Restrictive Housing - Pregnant Inmates

MD - SB845 Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project - Requirements and Funding

MD - SB853 Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission - Police Officer Certification - Eligibility (Freedom to Serve Act)

MD - SB868 Health Insurance – Consumer Protections and Maryland Health Insurance Coverage Protection Commission

MD - SB869 Maryland No-Fault Birth Injury Fund

MD - SB870 Income Tax - Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit - Alterations

MD - SB879 Primary and Secondary Education - Black History Month - Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass

MD - SB882 Criminal Law – Firearms – Computer–Aided Fabrication and Serial Number (3–D Printed Firearms and Ghost Guns)

MD - SB946 State Prescription Drug Benefits - Retiree Benefits - Revisions

MD - SB982 Commission to Study Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Funding

MD - SB989 Public Schools - Fundamentals of Construction - Elective Course

MD - SB1024 Criminal Law - Crimes Related to Licensed Gaming - Penalties

MD - SB1030 The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future

MD - SB1046 Office of Personnel Services and Benefits - Study of Diversity of Employees in State Agencies

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