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.Delegate Talmadge Branch >> Issues/Record


"Continuous Leadership and Commitment"

Delegate Talmadge Branch represents the 45th legislative district in the Maryland House of Delegates. He has been in office since 1995 and is currently the House majority whip. Delegate Branch is a former chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland and a co-founder of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland's foundation.  Currently, Delegate Branch is the Chair of the Join committee on Welfare Reform and a member of the Appropriations committee, Special Joint committee on Pensions, Joint Audit Committee, Rules and Executive Nominations committee and the Spending Affordability committee.  Delegate Branch also serves on the Transportation and the Environment subcommittee as well as the Capital Budge and Oversight committee on Pensions.

I am very interested in the issues that concern us all.
You can contact me at my offices or fill out the form below.
  • Crime
  • Baltimore City Schools
  • Energy Costs and Conservation
  • Budget and Finance


Bills sponsored or co-sponsored: by Del. Branch in the 2008 Session

2008 Regular Session sponsor information current as of February 5, 2008
http://mlis.state.md.us/2008RS/sponsors/branch.htm


(Additional Bills and Information is available on http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/sponsors/branch.htm )

  • voted for the 2007 Darfur Protection Act - Divestiture from the Republic of Sudan (HB 1336)
  • voted for the Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007 (HB 131)
  • voted for the  Higher Education - Tuition Affordability Act of 2007 (HB 134)
  • voted for the Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007 (HB 731)

HB 1336

Status as of April 10, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 40

Became Law - Governor Signed

Sponsored By

Delegates Branch, Anderson, Benson, Burns, Cane, Davis, Gaines, Glenn, Griffith, Harrison, Holmes, Howard, Jones, Kirk, Levi, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Rice, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, and Walker

Entitled

2007 Darfur Protection Act - Divestiture from the Republic of Sudan

Committee
Assignments

House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 131

Status as of April 24, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 112

Became Law - Governor Signed

Sponsored By

Delegate Bobo and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch, V. Clagett, Feldman, Frush, Gaines, Haynes, Heller, Lawton, Lee, Malone, McIntosh, Niemann, Taylor, F. Turner, Ali, Anderson, Barkley, Barnes, Barve, Beidle, Benson, Branch, Bronrott, Cane, Cardin, Davis, Gilchrist, Glenn, Gutierrez, Guzzone, Hammen, Harrison, Healey, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Jones, Kaiser, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Levi, Love, Manno, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Ramirez, Rice, Rosenberg, Ross, Schuh, Schuler, Simmons, Stein, Stukes, Tarrant, Valderrama, Waldstreicher, and Walker

Entitled

Maryland Clean Cars Act of 2007

Committee
Assignments

House: Environmental Matters
Senate: Judicial Proceedings

HB 134

Status as of May 8, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 294

Became Law - Governor Signed

Sponsored By

The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Busch, Conway, Barkley, Barnes, Bohanan, Branch, Cardin, Frush, Griffith, Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Howard, James, Jones, Kaiser, N. King, Proctor, Ramirez, Ross, and F. Turner

Entitled

Higher Education - Tuition Affordability Act of 2007

Committee
Assignments

House: Appropriations
Senate: Budget and Taxation

HB 713

Status as of May 17, 2007: Became Law - Chapter 496

Became Law - Governor Signed

Sponsored By

The Speaker (By Request - Administration and Attorney General) and Delegates James, Riley, Rosenberg, Ali, Anderson, Aumann, Barkley, Barnes, Bartlett, Barve, Bates, Beidle, Beitzel, Benson, Bohanan, Boteler, Branch, Bromwell, Bronrott, Burns, Cane, Cardin, Carter, G. Clagett, V. Clagett, Conway, Costa, Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Doory, Dumais, Eckardt, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Frush, Gaines, George, Gilchrist, Glassman, Glenn, Griffith, Guzzone, Haddaway, Hammen, Haynes, Healey, Hecht, Heller, Hixson, Holmes, Howard, Hucker, Jameson, Jennings, Jones, Kach, Kelly, J. King, N. King, Kipke, Kirk, Kramer, Krysiak, Kullen, Lafferty, Lawton, Lee, Levi, Levy, Love, Malone, Manno, Mathias, McComas, McHale, McIntosh, McKee, Miller, Mizeur, Montgomery, Morhaim, Murphy, Myers, Nathan-Pulliam, Niemann, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Pendergrass, Proctor, Rice, Ross, Rudolph, Schuh, Schuler, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stein, Stifler, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Vaughn, Waldstreicher, Walker, Weir, and Wood

Entitled

Maryland Gang Prosecution Act of 2007

Committee
Assignments

House: Judiciary
Senate: Judicial Proceedings





   

TALMADGE BRANCH - 6 Bladen Street, Room 151, Annapolis, Maryland 21401
e-mail: talmadge.branch@house.state.md.us, (410) 841-3398
fax: (410)-841-3550
District Office - Belair Road Baltimore, MD 21213 - 1228 - (410) 563-4709 fax: (410) 563-4708