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Joanne Benson
MD Senate District 24
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| MD Senate District 24 current
Maryland |
Democratic | Jan 12, 2011 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MD Senate District 24
Maryland |
Democratic | Jan 9, 1991 | Jan 11, 2011 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,105 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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HB 231
Higher Education - Guaranteed Access Grant Program - Applicability
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HB 231 HB 232 HB 269 HB 720 HB 1075 HB 1192 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b0878d74-a76a-4e18-9ab6-ed1453083da4 | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b0878d74-a76a-4e18-9ab6-ed1453083da4 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 586
County Boards of Library Trustees - Membership - Student Member
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll af59379d-3f1a-42e5-85d4-12603704ffad | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/af59379d-3f1a-42e5-85d4-12603704ffad CC0-1.0 |
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SB 808
Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Requirements
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 94f9b5d8-716c-4580-8ccf-3c6ca65a1851 | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/94f9b5d8-716c-4580-8ccf-3c6ca65a1851 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 250
Environment - Appropriation or Use of Water and Dam Safety - Enforcement
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7ebe9233-141f-4c45-ba7e-2889d687cc17 | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7ebe9233-141f-4c45-ba7e-2889d687cc17 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1513
Calvert County - Public Facilities Bonds
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 08d1d0bb-0854-47b6-8815-b790d0b2c534 | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/08d1d0bb-0854-47b6-8815-b790d0b2c534 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 644
Sales and Use Tax - Certificates Indicating Multiple Points of Use - Alterations
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b789418a-9521-4c2e-876f-726999104272 | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b789418a-9521-4c2e-876f-726999104272 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 115
Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of…
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 51c6bc1f-cbf9-4712-83cd-7ba3795805c1 | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/51c6bc1f-cbf9-4712-83cd-7ba3795805c1 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 255
Natural Resources - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program - Alterations
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 833ff754-ff2a-4d32-9107-be71b6647135 | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/833ff754-ff2a-4d32-9107-be71b6647135 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 57
Public Schools - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9e728b2d-6437-4c37-b647-1af1687ae19f | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9e728b2d-6437-4c37-b647-1af1687ae19f CC0-1.0 |
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HB 327
Education - Board of Community College Trustees for Baltimore County - Membership
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Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 178ea163-8e7a-40c2-9a11-8f9419e7ad9b | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/178ea163-8e7a-40c2-9a11-8f9419e7ad9b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 440
Income Tax - Theatrical Production Tax Credit - Alterations and Sunset Extension
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Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bb829617-62d8-4cd6-b368-e15abf3c859c | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bb829617-62d8-4cd6-b368-e15abf3c859c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 154
Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education…
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Floor Amendment Ready /793028/1 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 60027b7e-f643-412f-a3d7-67fa87cae7d8 | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/60027b7e-f643-412f-a3d7-67fa87cae7d8 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 571
Nonprofit Housing Corporations - Taxes and Special Assessments Exemptions - Alterations
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Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. (Amend) | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll bf3e5e1a-bf69-44b9-b9d6-9118dc0ff359 | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bf3e5e1a-bf69-44b9-b9d6-9118dc0ff359 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 96
Baltimore County School Board Nominating Commission - Membership - Alterations
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e24bb8bf-b556-4259-932e-26fb37055bfc | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e24bb8bf-b556-4259-932e-26fb37055bfc CC0-1.0 |
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HB 340
School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact
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HB 340 HB 623 HB 856 HB 957 HB 1052 HB 1428 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9d1cb459-828d-4be7-ac8f-01e257d334a6 | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9d1cb459-828d-4be7-ac8f-01e257d334a6 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 246
Health Services Cost Review Commission - Term of Office of Members
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 05d3e787-43c5-41eb-8a11-65f2864921c0 | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/05d3e787-43c5-41eb-8a11-65f2864921c0 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 867
Economic Development - Maryland Aerospace and Technology Commission - Alterations
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e5fdaee3-3265-4c38-8ccd-4801ddfc3381 | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e5fdaee3-3265-4c38-8ccd-4801ddfc3381 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 227
Maryland Environmental Service - Authorizations and Requirements - Alterations
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HB 227 HB 395 HB 404 HB 452 HB 533 HB 848 HB 947 HB 1071 HB 1137 HB 1400 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll da159bd2-64ec-48c4-bd10-39d460f09f40 | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/da159bd2-64ec-48c4-bd10-39d460f09f40 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 782
Telecommunications Infrastructure - Protections
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6f8c880a-613a-468d-84bc-56f7cd64754b | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6f8c880a-613a-468d-84bc-56f7cd64754b CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1578
State Procurement - Procurement Preferences - Reauthorization and Revisions
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c05a2255-843e-4932-879d-a76955332492 | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c05a2255-843e-4932-879d-a76955332492 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1221
Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental…
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ff1a3822-28b7-4ce0-bf78-39dbd0d80caf | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ff1a3822-28b7-4ce0-bf78-39dbd0d80caf CC0-1.0 |
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HB 661
General Provisions - Commemorative Months - Muslim American Heritage and Jewish American Heritage…
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Floor Amendment McKay /993227/1 | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 26e4f583-e365-4cc3-b0da-7542e81c5bde | Mar 18, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/26e4f583-e365-4cc3-b0da-7542e81c5bde CC0-1.0 |
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HB 608
Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Employees - Compensation
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c64bbcc4-4989-4d92-946a-547938fe0e7a | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c64bbcc4-4989-4d92-946a-547938fe0e7a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 789
Motor Vehicle Administration - Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Repairs - Study
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f511ec06-40a0-43bd-884a-f11597ce6252 | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f511ec06-40a0-43bd-884a-f11597ce6252 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1540
University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center - Funding - Repeal of Termination Date
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll fa7c53f0-507e-4547-8be9-bd4128bacb1f | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fa7c53f0-507e-4547-8be9-bd4128bacb1f CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (15 as lead sponsor)
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SB 860
MD · —
Department of Aging – Aging Resilience Fund – Establishment
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SB 7
MD · —
Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date
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SB 143
MD · —
Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act)
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SB 103
MD · —
Public Middle, High, and Charter Schools - Start Time for Instruction
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SB 928
MD · —
County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)
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SB 988
MD · —
Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations
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SB 382
MD · —
Retire in Maryland Tax Relief Act
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SB 179
MD · —
Transportation - Study on Speed Limits - Interstate 495 and Connected Highways
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SB 962
MD · —
January 6th Insurrectionists - Prohibition on Service in Certain Government Roles
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SB 402
MD · —
Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care Practitioners
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