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 670
Election Law - Authority at Polling Places, Early Voting Centers, and Counting Centers - Revisions
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d8b8339b-fcc9-4adc-9309-6cc47dd5a069 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d8b8339b-fcc9-4adc-9309-6cc47dd5a069 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 729
Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program - Expansion
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7af2090a-5583-4b9c-9a25-41bc8dbcb8f7 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7af2090a-5583-4b9c-9a25-41bc8dbcb8f7 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 410
Public Libraries - State Library Resource Center - Funding
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 9a086954-63f7-4b61-8963-10eba866ed83 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9a086954-63f7-4b61-8963-10eba866ed83 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 881
Financial Institutions and Activities - Licensing Requirements and Regulation of Commercial…
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5f2f8e3d-ae1c-4ef4-83ff-46408688cef9 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5f2f8e3d-ae1c-4ef4-83ff-46408688cef9 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 947
Natural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program - Alterations
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On Third Reading (Emerg) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll b2a0cfb0-baa6-43c7-a78f-4798229b7839 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b2a0cfb0-baa6-43c7-a78f-4798229b7839 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 635
Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll da9ace0b-4ec7-4688-9d35-8940da308b3a | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/da9ace0b-4ec7-4688-9d35-8940da308b3a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1108
Labor and Employment - Greenhouse Workers - Collective Bargaining and Heat Protection
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll f62b78e6-2f7e-4b3a-942c-c4b086e1d53c | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f62b78e6-2f7e-4b3a-942c-c4b086e1d53c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 709
Education - Purple Star Schools Program and Purple Star Colleges Program
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ad674483-4074-48e1-bd42-e1103dabf540 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ad674483-4074-48e1-bd42-e1103dabf540 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1180
State Board of Architects - Grounds for Discipline and Anonymous Complaints
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 346ffafa-241a-48d4-83ba-3a7b213b0b59 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/346ffafa-241a-48d4-83ba-3a7b213b0b59 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 631
Corporations and Associations - Revisions
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 05697090-3e96-4026-8255-091254cab992 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/05697090-3e96-4026-8255-091254cab992 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 310
Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing - Individuals With Developmental or Intellectual…
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll bbf187b3-a051-48eb-8786-2e044e13579a | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bbf187b3-a051-48eb-8786-2e044e13579a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1530
Higher Education - Undocumented Students - Out-of-State Tuition Exemption Eligibility
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 2e06bef6-0ccb-4e46-823b-2f4e60063c11 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2e06bef6-0ccb-4e46-823b-2f4e60063c11 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 250
Estates - Maryland Uniform Simultaneous Death Act
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d53d5a98-cb22-431a-9d34-6ae63c6b896c | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d53d5a98-cb22-431a-9d34-6ae63c6b896c CC0-1.0 |
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SB 558
Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund -…
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 0cc506fa-de99-47e8-93bd-9233fa03e0f0 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0cc506fa-de99-47e8-93bd-9233fa03e0f0 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 671
Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman - Mandatory Appropriation
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll d82afb4d-fe2b-48c8-a237-53dea3ec7036 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d82afb4d-fe2b-48c8-a237-53dea3ec7036 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1357
Consumer Protection - Menstrual Hygiene Products - Labeling Requirements
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll b41cb66f-dc78-4e7f-917b-0ceff44ec0ac | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b41cb66f-dc78-4e7f-917b-0ceff44ec0ac CC0-1.0 |
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SB 753
Fiduciary Institutions - Exploitation of Seniors and Vulnerable Adults - Protections and Required…
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 03abf005-cbf0-42f0-bd14-dbee040bd269 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/03abf005-cbf0-42f0-bd14-dbee040bd269 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1083
Montgomery County Board of Elections - Membership MC 6-26
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 32765f05-271f-4440-a54d-6b42feda71ff | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/32765f05-271f-4440-a54d-6b42feda71ff CC0-1.0 |
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SB 766
Taxes - Whistleblower Reward Program - Alterations
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 30081cc3-9892-4b37-bdb4-e7a0586b30c2 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/30081cc3-9892-4b37-bdb4-e7a0586b30c2 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 168
Housing and Community Development - Affordable Housing - Educator Workforce Housing and Municipal…
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 0eb3c1a1-13cc-4767-93ca-d45ec0388725 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0eb3c1a1-13cc-4767-93ca-d45ec0388725 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 691
Real Property - Termination of Residential Real Estate Contracts - Contingency Clauses
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 439f6cce-1af7-4981-8d6f-b8e527f895e8 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/439f6cce-1af7-4981-8d6f-b8e527f895e8 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 435
Places of Public Accommodation - Open Movie Captioning
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 7cfac650-a945-4dc4-a17a-ba991b15f062 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7cfac650-a945-4dc4-a17a-ba991b15f062 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 768
Department of Human Services - Benefits for Children in Custody - Alterations
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 73c3d6bf-dfd8-440c-a9e4-9c3f1aa0c722 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/73c3d6bf-dfd8-440c-a9e4-9c3f1aa0c722 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 986
Nurse Licensure - Educational Requirements - Enforcement
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 1c5210bd-9d69-428f-bcee-806b680f166a | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1c5210bd-9d69-428f-bcee-806b680f166a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 486
Higher Education - Maryland Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program - Eligible Institutions
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ba507cae-e89f-4218-b9e5-251d90d11ee2 | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ba507cae-e89f-4218-b9e5-251d90d11ee2 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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