R
Ron Watson
MD Senate District 23
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Topics in their record
Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags
Government Operations & Budget 16Education 14Economy & Taxes 10Environment & Energy 9Civil Rights & Liberties 8Technology & Privacy 8Criminal Justice & Policing 5Housing 5Banking & Finance 4Defense & Military 3Elections & Voting 3Labor & Employment 3Veterans Affairs 3Social Services & Welfare 2Transportation & Infrastructure 2Agriculture 1Gun Policy 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD Senate District 23 current
Maryland |
Democratic | Aug 31, 2021 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MD Senate District 23
Maryland |
Democratic | Jan 9, 2019 | Aug 31, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MD House District 23B
Maryland |
Democratic | — | Aug 31, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (2,567 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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SB 949
Election Law - Absentee Ballots - State and Federal Requirements
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On Third Reading (Emerg) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 68f231af-464d-4bdc-aab7-eea042c6f563 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/68f231af-464d-4bdc-aab7-eea042c6f563 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 769
State Board of Social Work Examiners - Provisional License to Practice Social Work - Established
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Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 14c5def0-47db-486c-92c6-db771b2c7b3f | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/14c5def0-47db-486c-92c6-db771b2c7b3f CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1530
Higher Education - Undocumented Students - Out-of-State Tuition Exemption Eligibility
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Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0282340b-65c2-43d6-bb7e-8f03bc7c5c4d | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0282340b-65c2-43d6-bb7e-8f03bc7c5c4d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1474
Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages Licenses - Transfers and Conversions
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll bee42a0f-033c-4607-bbbb-f7d7cb66561c | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bee42a0f-033c-4607-bbbb-f7d7cb66561c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 456
Howard County - Alcoholic Beverages - Gift Basket Permit Ho. Co. 2-26
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On Third Reading | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 94177475-b7d3-42f1-8092-bc53fc38205c | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/94177475-b7d3-42f1-8092-bc53fc38205c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 274
Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations and Discriminatory Effect
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On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 0cf0d0c9-6880-47bc-9f41-d66a30400c87 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0cf0d0c9-6880-47bc-9f41-d66a30400c87 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 825
Public Safety - Critical Infrastructure Protection
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 6789ac64-f0fa-417d-a3f1-c26c1dfcfbad | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6789ac64-f0fa-417d-a3f1-c26c1dfcfbad CC0-1.0 |
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SB 198
Prince George's Community College - Aerospace and Aviation Systems Technology Programs -…
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 59d112e8-02ef-4d04-b1c5-42f27e234e57 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/59d112e8-02ef-4d04-b1c5-42f27e234e57 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 378
Public Libraries - Young Readers Matching Grant Program, Funding, and Services
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On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4e3c126a-40df-4c73-9626-681ac4b60a31 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4e3c126a-40df-4c73-9626-681ac4b60a31 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 466
Income Tax - Credit for Physician Preceptors in Areas With Health Care Workforce Shortages -…
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FLA Del. Grammer /463226/1 | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll e67f5818-e78b-438d-8105-2cd2a7163e46 | Mar 25, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e67f5818-e78b-438d-8105-2cd2a7163e46 CC0-1.0 |
| On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll c35d0d8e-6099-4af6-8faf-e32a41a3f93b | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c35d0d8e-6099-4af6-8faf-e32a41a3f93b CC0-1.0 | |
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SB 818
State Center - Development - Contract, Plan Requirements, and Advisory Group
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll d1095bd1-879f-407c-a032-c2be37dd5a8a | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d1095bd1-879f-407c-a032-c2be37dd5a8a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 507
Public Schools - Individuals With Disabilities - Accessibility and Emergency Planning
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll ab0f99d7-e396-4e85-9f23-b6fb8558347b | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ab0f99d7-e396-4e85-9f23-b6fb8558347b CC0-1.0 |
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SB 535
County Boards of Library Trustees - Membership - Student Member
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On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 54efd616-44d6-44e4-9cd9-0a22c313a056 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/54efd616-44d6-44e4-9cd9-0a22c313a056 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 48
Education - Public School Construction - Alterations
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4734fc49-e600-495e-bda7-d7cb9f7e275d | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4734fc49-e600-495e-bda7-d7cb9f7e275d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 402
Residential Child Care Programs - Education of Children and Training of Child and Youth Care…
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On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll f88f996b-f843-4a23-bbad-87b8c9fa0395 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f88f996b-f843-4a23-bbad-87b8c9fa0395 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 168
Study to Evaluate Blockchain-Based Real Property Lease and Title Recordation and Verification
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On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll f40e92bb-8d8b-4f26-a779-9bebde3df418 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f40e92bb-8d8b-4f26-a779-9bebde3df418 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1470
Medical Assistance Programs - Drug Dispensing - Cost-of-Dispensing Survey
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On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 6850bafc-6e2c-4da3-ae2e-f3aab0425e87 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6850bafc-6e2c-4da3-ae2e-f3aab0425e87 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 8
Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 696c7e26-4c05-44a1-943e-6520d360ae9e | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/696c7e26-4c05-44a1-943e-6520d360ae9e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 546
Primary and Secondary Education - Educator Professional Development - Course on Well-Being and…
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On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 532a3fa8-5d06-4b60-ba69-23bb3e2404d2 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/532a3fa8-5d06-4b60-ba69-23bb3e2404d2 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 936
Montgomery County Public Schools - Jane E. Lawton Local Food Procurement MC 7-26
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On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 589feece-1fa6-4ece-96f6-c8b78e081614 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/589feece-1fa6-4ece-96f6-c8b78e081614 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 469
Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund - Affordability Program and Industry Automobile Insurance…
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On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 598f460d-ce0a-41c0-8316-e48bc0b0fe39 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/598f460d-ce0a-41c0-8316-e48bc0b0fe39 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1353
Homeless Individuals - Fee and Examination Exemptions
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 64a5c5f8-1254-42cf-889c-9e1f42e59f0a | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/64a5c5f8-1254-42cf-889c-9e1f42e59f0a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 769
University System of Maryland - Academic Facilities Bonding Authority
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 2372fbd2-36ac-4f69-a7fb-d6e91b57118d | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2372fbd2-36ac-4f69-a7fb-d6e91b57118d CC0-1.0 |
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SB 491
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Military Service Credit Eligibility - Helicopter Pilots
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll a7cf43cd-824e-42b5-ae47-6194205d9d2b | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a7cf43cd-824e-42b5-ae47-6194205d9d2b CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (51 as lead sponsor)
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SB 761
MD · —
Expansion of Commercial Gaming - Internet Gaming Referendum
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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 198
MD · —
Prince George's Community College - Aerospace and Aviation Systems Technology Programs - Feasibility Study
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SB 323
MD · —
Juvenile Court - Jurisdiction, Detention, and Confinement (Youth Charging Reform Act)
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SB 858
MD · —
Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment
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SB 935
MD · —
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Donations to Food Banks and Other Charitable Entities
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SB 884
MD · —
Internet Poker Authorization and Regulation Act of 2026
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SB 376
MD · —
Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology Task Force - Establishment
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SB 154
MD · —
Commercial Law - Uniform Commercial Code - Controllable Electronic Records
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SB 597
MD · —
Higher Education - Maryland Artificial Intelligence Partnership
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