D Maryland Senate · District 9 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Katie Hester

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Session

Total votes

8,584

all sessions

Attendance

96%

301 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

98%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

1%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

7,979

voted in favor

Nay

304

voted against

Absent

301

missed votes

Total cast

8,584

across all sessions

Crossed party

164

votes against own party

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8,584

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 858

Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment

Yea

Passed

42–0

Mar 7, 2026

SB 475

Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting Artists' Creative Expression (PACE Act)

Yea

Passed

33–10

Mar 7, 2026

SB 777

Labor and Employment - Workforce Development - Hospital Employee Retraining and Placement Program and Workforce Development and Local Workforce Development Boards (Local Workforce Solutions Investment Act)

Yea

Passed

42–0

Mar 7, 2026

SB 165

Environment - On-Site Wastewater Systems - Implementation Dates

Absent

Failed

13–28

Mar 7, 2026

SB 626

Sex Designation on Certificates of Birth, Licenses, and Identification Cards and Birth Information Histories (Birth Certificate Modernization Act)

Yea

Passed

24–16

Mar 7, 2026

SB 340

Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman - Mandatory Appropriation

Yea

Passed

42–0

Mar 7, 2026

SB 496

Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization

Yea

Passed

43–0

Mar 7, 2026

SB 839

Medical Assistance Programs - Drug Dispensing - Cost-of-Dispensing Survey

Yea

Passed

42–0

Mar 7, 2026

SB 715

Washington County - Juveniles - Truancy Reduction Pilot Program

Yea

Passed

41–1

Mar 7, 2026

SB 620

Criminal Law - Wearing, Carrying, or Transporting a Handgun - Prior Convictions

Yea

Passed

42–0

Mar 7, 2026