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Bill Folden
MD Senate District 4
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Criminal Justice & Policing 22Economy & Taxes 6Education 6Government Operations & Budget 6Technology & Privacy 6Civil Rights & Liberties 5Social Services & Welfare 5Gun Policy 4Environment & Energy 3Transportation & Infrastructure 3Elections & Voting 2Healthcare 2Housing 2Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1Labor & Employment 1Other 1Veterans Affairs 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD Senate District 4 current
Maryland |
Republican | Jan 11, 2023 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MD Senate District 4
Maryland |
Republican | Jan 14, 2015 | Jan 8, 2019 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| MD House District 3B
Maryland |
Republican | — | Jan 8, 2019 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (1,105 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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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 (Amend) | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4eb0f5a9-989e-4045-a938-2175211407ff | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4eb0f5a9-989e-4045-a938-2175211407ff CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1422
State Procurement and Personnel - Liquidated Damages Documentation Requirements and State Fiscal…
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On Third Reading (Amend) | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll cc945e7b-aa36-4b11-90f8-cfda7c42840d | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cc945e7b-aa36-4b11-90f8-cfda7c42840d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1324
Baltimore City - Natural Resources - Archery Hunting Safety Zones
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On Third Reading (Amend) | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll aa5c0286-6976-449a-a900-05589396994c | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/aa5c0286-6976-449a-a900-05589396994c CC0-1.0 |
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HB 161
Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions
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On Third Reading | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 786726fd-29b0-4297-8d9f-c9221eefa86f | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/786726fd-29b0-4297-8d9f-c9221eefa86f CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1155
Calvert County - Procurement - Long-Term Contracts for Infrastructure and Asset Management
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On Third Reading | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 4dc90bfb-cc6a-4fa8-957a-ea9e0b3da908 | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4dc90bfb-cc6a-4fa8-957a-ea9e0b3da908 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 919
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA)…
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On Third Reading | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 32c00021-27d9-47c5-8b29-b0a58a16781b | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/32c00021-27d9-47c5-8b29-b0a58a16781b CC0-1.0 |
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HB 809
Walter Sondheim Jr. Public Service Internship Scholarship Program - Funding
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On Third Reading (Amend) | Not voting | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7119a17a-a57c-43e1-ac44-41aa61a5def8 | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7119a17a-a57c-43e1-ac44-41aa61a5def8 CC0-1.0 |
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SB 213
State Procurement - Transparency and Procedures
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c0d657d7-88bd-4458-b02c-a896bca67b8a | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c0d657d7-88bd-4458-b02c-a896bca67b8a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 20
Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Related Event Promoter's Permit
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HB 20 HB 348 HB 664 HB 754 HB 914 HB 1101 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 621619e0-9e61-49df-a22b-30442550893a | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/621619e0-9e61-49df-a22b-30442550893a CC0-1.0 |
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HB 193
State Procurement - Transparency and Procedures
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On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll cdf1fa42-5374-40b2-9f98-f04e200a74fe | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cdf1fa42-5374-40b2-9f98-f04e200a74fe CC0-1.0 |
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HB 238
Maryland Heritage Area Authority and Heritage Areas - Alterations
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HB 238 HB 259 HB 553 HB 804 HB 851 HB 1094 HB 1186 HB 1280 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll f4d5e7ea-46fe-48f2-9c35-0ffe73f585f7 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f4d5e7ea-46fe-48f2-9c35-0ffe73f585f7 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 121
Baltimore County - Alcoholic Beverages - Sale for Off-Premises Consumption
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HB 121 HB 519 HB 522 HB 682 HB 727 HB 874 HB 991 HB 1203 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1974d3ff-ccae-4f17-baeb-e32e4741f26b | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1974d3ff-ccae-4f17-baeb-e32e4741f26b CC0-1.0 |
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HB 717
Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With Professional Baseball and Football Teams
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On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 2d8e589a-a980-4bec-b6d2-82677533a3ae | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2d8e589a-a980-4bec-b6d2-82677533a3ae CC0-1.0 |
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HB 242
Unemployment Insurance - Confidentiality of Information
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HB 242 HB 273 HB 275 HB 277 HB 280 HB 393 HB 445 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 5c764e07-684d-455c-87a8-e7b5b64744f9 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5c764e07-684d-455c-87a8-e7b5b64744f9 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1156
Calvert County - Length of Service Award Program - Benefits
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On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 7f436970-004a-4d58-a90e-516d4e4cf717 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7f436970-004a-4d58-a90e-516d4e4cf717 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 7
State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists…
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HB 7 HB 42 HB 274 HB 322 HB 347 HB 377 HB 380 HB 422 HB 442 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll cf8e3486-097b-40ab-849e-96decaf04aaa | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cf8e3486-097b-40ab-849e-96decaf04aaa CC0-1.0 |
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HB 498
Certificate of Need - Intermediate Health Care Facilities
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HB 498 HB 529 HB 619 HB 747 HB 838 HB 878 HB 975 HB 1002 HB 1389 HB 1420 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll a991ac54-bb88-4126-9efb-80a14593f2fc | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a991ac54-bb88-4126-9efb-80a14593f2fc CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1532
Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 578cd0ff-fd41-4e8e-87d3-02dc9e319b8e | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/578cd0ff-fd41-4e8e-87d3-02dc9e319b8e CC0-1.0 |
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HB 261
State Procurement - Competitive Proof of Concept Procurement
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On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 73abc167-fd10-4cc0-83dc-62245f194ab2 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/73abc167-fd10-4cc0-83dc-62245f194ab2 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 364
State Veterans' Cemeteries - Interment
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HB 364 HB 388 HB 413 HB 461 HB 470 HB 487 HB 1008 HB 1049 HB 1355 | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c15b1753-dbb5-4a05-80a4-34d38587bdfd | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c15b1753-dbb5-4a05-80a4-34d38587bdfd CC0-1.0 |
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SB 841
Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll c9664192-a686-4599-9a4a-f2c22078be92 | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c9664192-a686-4599-9a4a-f2c22078be92 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 | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 30bb5bd9-6173-467c-8721-84eb60f9f245 | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/30bb5bd9-6173-467c-8721-84eb60f9f245 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 660
Public Libraries - State Library Resource Center - Funding
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On Third Reading | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll ed3d511a-b565-40bd-bdaa-b4c5b3e29116 | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ed3d511a-b565-40bd-bdaa-b4c5b3e29116 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 998
Baltimore City – Alcoholic Beverages – 46th Alcoholic Beverages District
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On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1eee777c-ea11-44d3-b499-9f6513f19ee2 | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1eee777c-ea11-44d3-b499-9f6513f19ee2 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1165
State Procurement - Apprenticeship Program Accountability and Completion
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On Third Reading | Nay | upper · stage not recorded · roll 1e0e02f4-7c1f-4870-bd46-307b2ca56821 | Mar 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1e0e02f4-7c1f-4870-bd46-307b2ca56821 CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (46 as lead sponsor)
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SB 745
MD · —
Police Training - Autism and Dementia (LEAD Act of 2026)
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SB 1006
MD · —
Maryland State Flag Protection Act
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SB 992
MD · —
Public Utilities - Large Load Customers - Registration and Demand Response Program
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SB 776
MD · —
Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - Establishment
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SB 661
MD · —
Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence
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SB 81
MD · —
Criminal Law - School Resource Officers - Prohibition on Sexual Activity with Students
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SB 678
MD · —
Criminal Procedure - Forensic Genetic Genealogical DNA Analysis and Search - Affidavit for Judicial Authorization
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SB 718
MD · —
Frederick County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class L Permit
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SB 717
MD · —
Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexual Assault Offenses - Test Kit Submission Requirements
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SB 716
MD · —
Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Charging Documents - Law Enforcement Officers
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