S
Sheila Ruth
MD House District 44B
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Government Operations & Budget 33Environment & Energy 22Criminal Justice & Policing 19Civil Rights & Liberties 14Healthcare 14Labor & Employment 14Social Services & Welfare 14Education 13Economy & Taxes 11Elections & Voting 10Housing 10Transportation & Infrastructure 8Agriculture 7Other 5Technology & Privacy 5Immigration 4Defense & Military 1Foreign Policy & Trade 1Gun Policy 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| MD House District 44B current
Maryland |
Democratic | Jan 31, 2020 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,462 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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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 466
Income Tax - Credit for Physician Preceptors in Areas With Health Care Workforce Shortages -…
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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 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 |
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SB 262
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers - Alteration
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 9e64aaaf-8f60-43f1-ba6a-81d43ae1f26e | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9e64aaaf-8f60-43f1-ba6a-81d43ae1f26e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 532
Higher Education Institutions - Over-the-Counter Contraception - Access and Reporting
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll fcc462aa-2fd9-4f6a-8f63-0795a9cf4b30 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fcc462aa-2fd9-4f6a-8f63-0795a9cf4b30 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 814
Residential Property - Service Agreement - Defunct Service Providers
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4cec8d5e-2572-4cf8-a6b0-965aee78f92a | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4cec8d5e-2572-4cf8-a6b0-965aee78f92a CC0-1.0 |
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SB 359
Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement
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On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 93313584-d823-4a89-975e-f10a3837f2bc | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/93313584-d823-4a89-975e-f10a3837f2bc CC0-1.0 |
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HB 427
Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances - Extension and Membership
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On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 749eac7d-a93f-4863-a8fc-bd888b391f0e | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/749eac7d-a93f-4863-a8fc-bd888b391f0e CC0-1.0 |
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SB 292
County Boards of Education - Student Transportation - Sunset Repeal and Study
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On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll ba4d15da-41b8-4179-b0b2-f1315d74ec59 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ba4d15da-41b8-4179-b0b2-f1315d74ec59 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1139
State Retirement and Pension System - Administration and Clarification
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On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5cef9200-887a-4a8f-a336-70100c676185 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5cef9200-887a-4a8f-a336-70100c676185 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 524
Juvenile Records - Access by Baltimore City Mayor's Office
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll ea351453-1ba4-449b-93aa-5833fbeb01e0 | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ea351453-1ba4-449b-93aa-5833fbeb01e0 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 694
Income Tax - Addition Modification for Federal Tax-Exempt Income - Study
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4c355d56-6b8c-4109-9914-ed62fe2fa42c | Mar 24, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4c355d56-6b8c-4109-9914-ed62fe2fa42c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1230
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Procurement - Alterations PG/MC 102-26
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On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 691d0044-7119-4446-a2b9-e56d11b0a2ee | Mar 24, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/691d0044-7119-4446-a2b9-e56d11b0a2ee CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (112 as lead sponsor)
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HB 1253
MD · —
Gas Companies - Infrastructure Investments - Cost Recovery and Customer Notification (Break STRIDE Act)
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HB 1338
MD · —
Motor Vehicles - Driver's Licenses - Eligibility
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HB 1283
MD · —
Maryland Transportation Authority - Video Tolls - Collection
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HB 53
MD · —
Criminal Law – Nondomesticated Animal Prohibitions – Alterations
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HB 963
MD · —
Registers of Wills - Appointment of Personal Representatives
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HB 971
MD · —
Maryland Medical Advisory Committee - Duties and Workgroup to Study the Adoption of a Fee-for-Service Model for All Medicaid Services
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HB 1016
MD · —
Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses - Licensed Architects - Employer Workforce Relocation and Out-of-State Employers
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HB 1017
MD · —
Correctional Services - Private Detention Facilities - Zoning Requirement
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HB 912
MD · —
Local Government - Trap-Neuter-Return Policies for Community Cats - Requirements and Restrictions (Ash's Law)
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HB 564
MD · —
Pet Cremation and Burial Services - Requirements (Pet Cremation and Burial Services Consumer Protection Act)
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