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Katie Hester
MD Senate District 9
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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 497
Property Tax - City of Hagerstown and the Hagerstown Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility, Inc. -…
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll cac8bfc8-6a0d-414b-8812-93fbc72ee188 | Feb 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cac8bfc8-6a0d-414b-8812-93fbc72ee188 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 13
Alcoholic Beverages - License Fee Refund Requirements - Alterations
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 6d652ffa-d5e6-4d7e-be13-fe6229253d8b | Feb 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6d652ffa-d5e6-4d7e-be13-fe6229253d8b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 447
Child Abuse and Neglect – Disclosure of Reports and Records
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On Third Reading | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 47358c3d-e752-4316-b7fd-d91df359a9f1 | Feb 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/47358c3d-e752-4316-b7fd-d91df359a9f1 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 30
Baltimore County - Property Tax Credit - Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 34
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d83f7f43-8de1-4502-8abb-7e693d1aad7b | Feb 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d83f7f43-8de1-4502-8abb-7e693d1aad7b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 76
Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class C (Veterans' Organization) Licenses - Membership
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2bcb6111-6cad-41e8-933a-3d192146e873 | Feb 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2bcb6111-6cad-41e8-933a-3d192146e873 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 197
Land Use - Comprehensive and General Plans - Alteration of Elements
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 79ebe74a-4d47-400c-b40f-583ff81557ad | Feb 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/79ebe74a-4d47-400c-b40f-583ff81557ad CC0-1.0 |
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SB 360
Criminal Law - Emergency Response Animal - Prohibited Actions Against
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b03cd460-455a-4897-a9ae-6812ecfefc20 | Feb 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b03cd460-455a-4897-a9ae-6812ecfefc20 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 18
State Board of Social Work Examiners - Provisional License to Practice Social Work - Established
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On Third Reading (Emerg) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0cff64cd-cc76-4dee-b202-fa83ff027c19 | Feb 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0cff64cd-cc76-4dee-b202-fa83ff027c19 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 72
Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages - Sale for Off-Premises Consumption
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SB 72 SB 398 SB 399 SB 400 SB 414 SB 442 SB 684 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9a4fbfd3-cedf-40dc-9761-1d4c48403506 | Feb 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9a4fbfd3-cedf-40dc-9761-1d4c48403506 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 357
St. Mary's County - Gaming by Qualified Organization - Permit Required
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2008e928-9c7c-4ab7-af47-ea8587dcfed3 | Feb 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2008e928-9c7c-4ab7-af47-ea8587dcfed3 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 323
Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction, Detention, and Confinement (Youth Charging Reform Act)
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Floor Amendment Folden /943023/1 | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1dd1e673-dec7-4b0b-bbc9-0675bc62fa26 | Feb 21, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1dd1e673-dec7-4b0b-bbc9-0675bc62fa26 CC0-1.0 |
| Floor Amendment Ready /963320/1 | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 87439b58-6ca0-42c7-b1b1-cecef7244df5 | Feb 21, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/87439b58-6ca0-42c7-b1b1-cecef7244df5 CC0-1.0 | |
| Floor Amendment Ready /793920/1 | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 98a88d49-d9e1-42f4-9de0-98e407e5116b | Feb 21, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/98a88d49-d9e1-42f4-9de0-98e407e5116b CC0-1.0 | |
| Floor Amendment Folden /983221/1 | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll dcd46062-bb5b-46fd-b876-4fa335796825 | Feb 21, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/dcd46062-bb5b-46fd-b876-4fa335796825 CC0-1.0 | |
| Motion To Special Order by Senator Folden | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1e3ff0b3-ac70-4d43-96eb-98580051703b | Feb 21, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1e3ff0b3-ac70-4d43-96eb-98580051703b CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 338
State Retirement and Pension System - Transfers Between Systems - Workgroup - Extension
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f0cf8899-507b-4210-8526-fc65b819e325 | Feb 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f0cf8899-507b-4210-8526-fc65b819e325 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 724
State Retirement and Pension System - Cost-of-Living Adjustments - Clarification
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On Third Reading (Emerg) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 54ff375c-41ee-489b-9a96-c7341e1aa432 | Feb 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/54ff375c-41ee-489b-9a96-c7341e1aa432 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 614
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Dorchester County
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a40733cc-5340-44ed-b2c8-82956be085b1 | Feb 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a40733cc-5340-44ed-b2c8-82956be085b1 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 448
Carroll County - Public Facilities Bond
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9336aadc-0f4b-4d4b-acba-33c40922297a | Feb 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9336aadc-0f4b-4d4b-acba-33c40922297a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 453
Horse Racing - Laurel Park - Arabian Breed Racing Authorization
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On Third Reading (Emerg) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bd2b9202-e3fc-4513-8b7f-b7fbf986a121 | Feb 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bd2b9202-e3fc-4513-8b7f-b7fbf986a121 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 184
Office of the Attorney General - Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit - Reporting…
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 76f5a0c7-5e3a-4119-99d7-2668b1206197 | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/76f5a0c7-5e3a-4119-99d7-2668b1206197 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 200
State Government - Council for Open Data - Membership and Responsibilities
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 3025dd16-17f4-4966-899c-66f29ae3a3a2 | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3025dd16-17f4-4966-899c-66f29ae3a3a2 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 256
State Board of Professional Landscape Architects - Revisions
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 658794bd-9653-4cef-9621-21db93f1a302 | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/658794bd-9653-4cef-9621-21db93f1a302 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 113
Human Services - Department of Aging and Commission on Aging (Longevity Ready Maryland Act)
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1728b943-d995-4c38-9236-ca48e73ec047 | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1728b943-d995-4c38-9236-ca48e73ec047 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 444
Certificate of Need - Intermediate Health Care Facilities
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 79546874-07d0-4f2c-bd10-673f9fc32a2a | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/79546874-07d0-4f2c-bd10-673f9fc32a2a 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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