R Maryland Senate · District 36 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Steve Hershey

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Session

Total votes

9,990

all sessions

Attendance

95%

449 missed

Lower than 77% of chamber peers

With party

98%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

1%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

8,340

voted in favor

Nay

1,190

voted against

Absent

449

missed votes

Total cast

9,990

across all sessions

Crossed party

129

votes against own party

This page

9,990

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 575

Public Schools - Student Attendance - Excused or Discretionary Absences for Civic Engagement

Absent

Passed

44–1

Mar 26, 2026

HB 1532

Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act

Nay

Passed

34–13

Mar 26, 2026

HB 852

Higher Education - Scholarships for Correctional Officers

Yea

Passed

48–0

Mar 26, 2026

HB 1305

State Child Welfare System - Reporting

Yea

Passed

48–0

Mar 26, 2026

SB 189

Municipalities - Open Drainage Inlets - Inventory and Improvements (Mason's Law)

Yea

Passed

49–0

Mar 26, 2026

SB 720

Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act)

Yea

Passed

47–0

Mar 26, 2026

HB 1554

Sales and Use Tax - Electricity for Agriculture Purposes - Study and Report

Yea

Passed

49–0

Mar 26, 2026

SB 625

Carbon Dioxide Capture, Removal, and Sequestration Projects - Regulations and Standards for Biochar and Wood Vault Technologies Against party

Nay

Passed

45–4

Mar 26, 2026

HB 1346

State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Expedited Document Processing and Fees

Yea

Passed

48–0

Mar 26, 2026

HB 776

Juvenile Law - Child in Need of Supervision - Mandatory Petition (NyKayla Strawder Memorial Act)

Yea

Passed

48–0

Mar 26, 2026