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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HB 1192
State Board of Sign Language Interpreters - Membership and Licensing
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 432696dd-6b79-4493-99be-1d3981e42501 | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/432696dd-6b79-4493-99be-1d3981e42501 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1623
Special Taxing Districts - Village of Drummond - Authority and Organization MC 20-26
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll f258459f-bba8-45f7-8334-66a0033b72d9 | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f258459f-bba8-45f7-8334-66a0033b72d9 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1513
Calvert County - Public Facilities Bonds
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 11aaa904-5146-461c-a8d6-2e9190fa4a23 | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/11aaa904-5146-461c-a8d6-2e9190fa4a23 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 957
Cybersecurity - Standards and Compliance - Alterations
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 0934d132-37b6-4f8c-83af-657c7dc7a620 | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0934d132-37b6-4f8c-83af-657c7dc7a620 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 734
Property Tax - Agricultural Use Assessment - Community Solar Energy Generating Systems
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll a0d4a207-d58c-4c9e-877c-b86e58f018e1 | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a0d4a207-d58c-4c9e-877c-b86e58f018e1 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 563
Criminal Law - Emergency Response Animal - Prohibited Actions Against
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 9d667591-892c-4a8b-951e-b26f8a0d248d | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9d667591-892c-4a8b-951e-b26f8a0d248d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1191
Secondhand Precious Metal Object Dealers - Temporary Event-Based Dealer Limited License -…
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 002827b8-a158-438f-80ef-1410ad3eba2c | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/002827b8-a158-438f-80ef-1410ad3eba2c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 682
Anne Arundel County – Alcoholic Beverages – Golf Course License and Sports Activity Venue Licenses
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll d5efa439-a8ea-467f-876e-d9f2365a7823 | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d5efa439-a8ea-467f-876e-d9f2365a7823 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1241
Labor and Employment - Bereavement Leave and Leave for Family Illness - Qualifying Relationships…
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 3880b5d0-b361-47ed-8110-3c1611b32c25 | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3880b5d0-b361-47ed-8110-3c1611b32c25 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 894
Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act)
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 2afe9778-327c-4562-acf5-b5ccc5646bbd | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2afe9778-327c-4562-acf5-b5ccc5646bbd CC0-1.0 |
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HB 864
Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization…
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll e3e41e0f-0733-4e44-b013-f79e047fe1c6 | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e3e41e0f-0733-4e44-b013-f79e047fe1c6 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 754
Wicomico County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class B (Golf Course) License - Hours of Sale
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 6ac608ff-e715-447b-8e6c-98060fed5525 | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6ac608ff-e715-447b-8e6c-98060fed5525 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1132
Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Resale Contracts - Notice Requirements (Keeping…
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll ddaa559b-7b09-47cd-b540-f0c27370ad7f | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ddaa559b-7b09-47cd-b540-f0c27370ad7f CC0-1.0 |
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HB 765
Criminal Law - Counterfeiting and Possession of Counterfeit Lease of Real Property - Penalty
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll c1172cf1-00dc-475b-81b0-810495132588 | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c1172cf1-00dc-475b-81b0-810495132588 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 789
Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System - Military Service Credit Eligibility - Helicopter Pilots
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 1e9c4dd2-bd65-4c45-b9a8-e740e0002856 | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1e9c4dd2-bd65-4c45-b9a8-e740e0002856 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 11
Anne Arundel County - Sheriff - Appointment of Majors
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 8d99561d-40a8-4d3e-afe4-07fa8dc38649 | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8d99561d-40a8-4d3e-afe4-07fa8dc38649 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 744
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Dorchester County
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll c284b93c-e8fd-4e1c-8784-0240b1055662 | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c284b93c-e8fd-4e1c-8784-0240b1055662 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1578
State Procurement - Procurement Preferences - Reauthorization and Revisions
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 40c391b9-0c83-4095-bfa9-2ac5f0cf87e4 | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/40c391b9-0c83-4095-bfa9-2ac5f0cf87e4 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1109
Public Health Reform Act
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 98a87607-4e1f-42cd-ab8f-9c1f64aee664 | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/98a87607-4e1f-42cd-ab8f-9c1f64aee664 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 608
Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Employees - Compensation
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 85019559-11e1-4ebb-989a-8e9843fed5fb | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/85019559-11e1-4ebb-989a-8e9843fed5fb CC0-1.0 |
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HB 934
Washington County Salary Study Commission - Membership - Alterations
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 03434ff8-5e43-4df1-9d53-e8de433579ed | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/03434ff8-5e43-4df1-9d53-e8de433579ed CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1102
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Allegany County
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll d8a8cee1-c40e-4705-ba84-211a735f5d7d | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d8a8cee1-c40e-4705-ba84-211a735f5d7d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 945
Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Notification of Investigations and Establishment of…
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5a878b49-fe9c-4201-a837-be5218f091db | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5a878b49-fe9c-4201-a837-be5218f091db CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1221
Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental…
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 6edcd693-a142-4dea-b56d-d7ce3e7bb5d2 | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6edcd693-a142-4dea-b56d-d7ce3e7bb5d2 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1165
State Procurement - Apprenticeship Program Accountability and Completion
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On Third Reading | Yea | lower · stage not recorded · roll 42efbfde-6bad-4bb8-8d5d-0eba12c7e272 | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/42efbfde-6bad-4bb8-8d5d-0eba12c7e272 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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