R
Ron Watson
MD Senate District 23
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Topics in their record
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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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HB 321
Environment - Synthetic Turf Industry and Disposal Study - Deadline Extension
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll e4148d45-273c-4caf-93ae-608facace668 | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e4148d45-273c-4caf-93ae-608facace668 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1068
Health Insurance - Special Enrollment Period for Newly Hired Employees of Small Businesses
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 86f7c88b-fadc-4492-93b6-06657c31dcb0 | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/86f7c88b-fadc-4492-93b6-06657c31dcb0 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 161
Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 7557af23-7fc1-44b2-ab07-872f729a52e9 | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7557af23-7fc1-44b2-ab07-872f729a52e9 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 492
Health Occupations - Massage Therapy - Advertising
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b37ff2f7-e368-47f0-8984-52fc2ff5adfa | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b37ff2f7-e368-47f0-8984-52fc2ff5adfa CC0-1.0 |
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SB 553
Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland - Reestablishment
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll d34d492a-b997-4f3f-abf0-efbff1bfd953 | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d34d492a-b997-4f3f-abf0-efbff1bfd953 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 266
Department of Information Technology – Information Technology Investment Fund – Uses
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 13e9a8cd-9e92-4550-b867-e91785ca4ebd | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/13e9a8cd-9e92-4550-b867-e91785ca4ebd CC0-1.0 |
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SB 415
Business Regulation - Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law - Alterations (Franchise…
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c45cdd95-fdd9-4baa-b5fc-ae97a78738d4 | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c45cdd95-fdd9-4baa-b5fc-ae97a78738d4 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 437
Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation…
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FLA Del. Chisholm /623325/1 | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll c8ad3242-c6ac-4385-90aa-35f12b70ea10 | Feb 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c8ad3242-c6ac-4385-90aa-35f12b70ea10 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1096
Property Tax Credits - Notice Through Property Tax Bill
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 1ddd70c5-a84c-4a56-a222-e76b72ad707a | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1ddd70c5-a84c-4a56-a222-e76b72ad707a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 520
State Board of Physicians - Naturopathic Doctors - Scope of Practice, Renewals, and Professional…
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On Third Reading | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll e0610a5f-774a-47a0-97cf-02d6eaa3db27 | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e0610a5f-774a-47a0-97cf-02d6eaa3db27 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1364
Public Health - Mammograms - Arterial Calcification Notice
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll a14b6547-de21-4f72-84c0-628785fbedb7 | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a14b6547-de21-4f72-84c0-628785fbedb7 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 306
Vehicle Laws - Manufacturers and Dealers - Prices Listed on Dealer Websites (Jack Fitzgerald Price…
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Motion to Special Order | Nay | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5679afb2-992c-4dc0-9da2-da3287fb8611 | Feb 27, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5679afb2-992c-4dc0-9da2-da3287fb8611 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 720
Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship…
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 785f071a-06a9-460e-b320-e16746580bb2 | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/785f071a-06a9-460e-b320-e16746580bb2 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1169
Howard County - Highways - Speed Limits Ho. Co. 8-26
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 9d0ee405-44fd-49c2-814e-05ebf2a33538 | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9d0ee405-44fd-49c2-814e-05ebf2a33538 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 819
Judicial In Rem Tax Foreclosure - Notice Requirements
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1dbebc6e-e03f-48f4-a03c-8659a6c2a6f6 | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1dbebc6e-e03f-48f4-a03c-8659a6c2a6f6 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 561
Maryland Child Care Credential Program - Extension of Funding
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 86fb1b31-d09f-46fd-9c76-1c10615faa38 | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/86fb1b31-d09f-46fd-9c76-1c10615faa38 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 741
Financial Institutions and Activities - Virtual Currency Kiosks - Alterations
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8327876e-8bcd-4fc4-bd25-056b1e2763a6 | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8327876e-8bcd-4fc4-bd25-056b1e2763a6 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 875
Public Safety - Distribution of Literature to Purchasers of Firearms and Ammunition
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll cb5e7eec-b5bb-4821-97a5-ad2e583d33ce | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cb5e7eec-b5bb-4821-97a5-ad2e583d33ce CC0-1.0 |
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HB 234
Public Safety - Police Employees and Deputy State Fire Marshals - Repeal of Pay Rate Restriction on…
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 075f88c3-3907-4f9f-b350-3fd3f25e73cd | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/075f88c3-3907-4f9f-b350-3fd3f25e73cd CC0-1.0 |
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HB 849
Child Care Scholarship Program - Freeze in Enrollment - Exceptions and Waitlist
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 96326b91-b8cf-4fb8-bee0-84f224614dc2 | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/96326b91-b8cf-4fb8-bee0-84f224614dc2 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1263
Public Health - Workgroup on Postoperative Cosmetic Care
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 2e24f250-64e5-4937-aee1-18612d12092b | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2e24f250-64e5-4937-aee1-18612d12092b CC0-1.0 |
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HB 804
Department of Aging - Aging Resilience Fund - Establishment
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 910d0e5d-d812-48b4-95af-80cf6fc3c05d | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/910d0e5d-d812-48b4-95af-80cf6fc3c05d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 753
Tax Sales - Homeowner Protections - Revisions
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On Third Reading | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 8ccf248e-11cd-45ea-8b70-b1ba56ffdd17 | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8ccf248e-11cd-45ea-8b70-b1ba56ffdd17 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 359
Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 8ba56104-7824-4a33-9aad-bc7f80927cd9 | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8ba56104-7824-4a33-9aad-bc7f80927cd9 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 629
Information Technology - State and Higher Education E-Mail - Requirements
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll b06d94f2-11c0-435a-b38b-67befd59c188 | Feb 27, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b06d94f2-11c0-435a-b38b-67befd59c188 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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