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Katie Hester
MD Senate District 9
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Topics in their record
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Technology & Privacy 20Government Operations & Budget 17Environment & Energy 13Economy & Taxes 11Education 8Civil Rights & Liberties 6Healthcare 6Social Services & Welfare 4Transportation & Infrastructure 4Veterans Affairs 4Defense & Military 3Agriculture 2Criminal Justice & Policing 2Elections & Voting 2Labor & Employment 2Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1Banking & Finance 1Foreign Policy & Trade 1Housing 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| MD Senate District 9 current
Maryland |
Democratic | Jan 9, 2019 | — | 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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SB 851
Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Rural Legacy Program
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 39765da0-7400-4cf3-a855-974639a8f5bf | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/39765da0-7400-4cf3-a855-974639a8f5bf CC0-1.0 |
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SB 847
Wicomico County - Property Tax Credit - Salisbury Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll e08dae8e-26f5-4812-ab9e-2497b6a259a4 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e08dae8e-26f5-4812-ab9e-2497b6a259a4 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 828
State Finance - Delinquent Federal Funds (Federal Obligations Enforcement Act)
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Floor Amendment Ready /103520/1 | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3bb5f540-b546-4d81-acde-d3d970aa9cf7 | Mar 2, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3bb5f540-b546-4d81-acde-d3d970aa9cf7 CC0-1.0 |
| Floor Amendment Ready /603425/1 | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3e973252-7946-43ca-ae8b-27b0fd5cca04 | Mar 2, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3e973252-7946-43ca-ae8b-27b0fd5cca04 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 284
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2026
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0dc36be1-015e-4770-aad9-3a6f70754fd9 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0dc36be1-015e-4770-aad9-3a6f70754fd9 CC0-1.0 |
| Floor Amendment Ready /173221/1 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b7df451d-dae9-4f9f-93a2-c7b0be495e35 | Mar 1, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b7df451d-dae9-4f9f-93a2-c7b0be495e35 CC0-1.0 | |
| Floor Amendment McKay /223926/1 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 22fcf7b6-c30f-48ad-9d3c-1fd8593c7eb1 | Mar 1, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/22fcf7b6-c30f-48ad-9d3c-1fd8593c7eb1 CC0-1.0 | |
| Floor Amendment Folden /173121/1 | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0b1470b4-b569-4e3d-9534-d1da4e9a822a | Mar 1, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0b1470b4-b569-4e3d-9534-d1da4e9a822a CC0-1.0 | |
| Floor Amendment Hershey /673521/1 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5a08f289-687c-4c7a-a372-6320ba07d50d | Mar 1, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5a08f289-687c-4c7a-a372-6320ba07d50d CC0-1.0 | |
| Floor Amendment McKay /703923/1 | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll aa002e7e-ab58-452a-a04e-3c0c7d93893d | Mar 1, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aa002e7e-ab58-452a-a04e-3c0c7d93893d CC0-1.0 | |
| Floor Amendment Gallion /963023/1 | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll ba424106-0bd4-44d5-88ec-02dac19c687f | Mar 1, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ba424106-0bd4-44d5-88ec-02dac19c687f CC0-1.0 | |
| Floor Amendment Corderman /303528/1 | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4ba485f1-0dc8-4e16-8493-d21c02169834 | Mar 1, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4ba485f1-0dc8-4e16-8493-d21c02169834 CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 893
Business Regulation - Rounding Cash Transactions - Authorization
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On Third Reading (Emerg) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2f6ce753-fe43-403c-9c18-e56426987447 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2f6ce753-fe43-403c-9c18-e56426987447 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 833
Queen Anne's County - Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees - Expansion
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 510619de-d7d8-4ea7-b813-09d86e26a940 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/510619de-d7d8-4ea7-b813-09d86e26a940 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 313
Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Employees - Compensation
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6b094130-507c-4e48-99be-d2ad327da6ab | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6b094130-507c-4e48-99be-d2ad327da6ab CC0-1.0 |
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SB 282
Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2027)
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 17a5414b-a458-436a-9ec9-f4652490c0d3 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/17a5414b-a458-436a-9ec9-f4652490c0d3 CC0-1.0 |
| Floor Amendment Corderman /133129/1 | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1e23cad7-c6b7-4d1c-acde-55ec51b028bd | Mar 1, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1e23cad7-c6b7-4d1c-acde-55ec51b028bd CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 312
Constitutional Officers - Salaries
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 049db90a-de63-493f-b287-f8527e6874da | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/049db90a-de63-493f-b287-f8527e6874da CC0-1.0 |
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SB 231
Horse Racing - Prohibited Acts - Slaughter of Racehorses for Commercial Purposes
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 85929f6e-dc4a-4c40-853e-fafc1418d7f4 | Mar 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/85929f6e-dc4a-4c40-853e-fafc1418d7f4 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 606
Maryland E-ZPass Commuter Fairness and Transparency Act of 2026
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2cba7d47-163a-4c2d-a710-af330ce53130 | Feb 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2cba7d47-163a-4c2d-a710-af330ce53130 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 431
Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists…
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 869a1a98-d595-44e3-9f30-b816619d7f08 | Feb 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/869a1a98-d595-44e3-9f30-b816619d7f08 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 160
Public Safety - Licensed Firearms Dealers - Notification Regarding Compromising Events
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f5e92bb9-9e25-4546-839d-e5da2dfe6cbc | Feb 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f5e92bb9-9e25-4546-839d-e5da2dfe6cbc CC0-1.0 |
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SB 16
Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d7a29482-1da6-4fea-af91-fb5c9295f320 | Feb 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d7a29482-1da6-4fea-af91-fb5c9295f320 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 482
Criminal Law - Interference With Critical Infrastructure or a Public Safety Answering Point
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 61ff20b5-85f6-441a-bf73-62a8dc858a1b | Feb 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/61ff20b5-85f6-441a-bf73-62a8dc858a1b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 114
3-1-1 Systems - Expansion Program and Oversight Board - Establishment
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1ee67402-0ddb-4e66-b1ce-f1a1b3ea50c1 | Feb 28, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1ee67402-0ddb-4e66-b1ce-f1a1b3ea50c1 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (55 as lead sponsor)
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SB 992
MD · —
Public Utilities - Large Load Customers - Registration and Demand Response Program
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SB 720
MD · —
Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act)
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SB 707
MD · —
Mental Health Law - Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others - Definition (Right to Treatment)
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SB 719
MD · —
Sewage Sludge - Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances - Regulation
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SB 697
MD · —
Election Law - Actions to Influence an Election - Social Media Platform Algorithms and Bots Purchased by Foreign Nationals
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SB 300
MD · —
Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment
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SB 299
MD · —
County Boards of Education - Therapy Dogs - Policy for Handling and Use in Schools
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SB 579
MD · —
Counties - No-Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer and Retired Volunteer Firefighters
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SB 563
MD · —
Health Facilities - Confidentiality of Medical Records - Crisis Pregnancy Clinics
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SB 827
MD · —
Consumer Protection and Product Liability - Chatbots
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