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Katie Hester 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB300

Introduced
1/21/26  
Refer
1/21/26  
Report Pass
3/2/26  
Engrossed
3/5/26  
Refer
3/6/26  
Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB299

Introduced
1/21/26  
County Boards of Education - Therapy Dogs - Policy for Handling and Use in Schools
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB828

Introduced
2/6/26  
Refer
2/6/26  
Report Pass
3/13/26  
Engrossed
3/19/26  
Refer
3/20/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Enrolled
4/13/26  
Chaptered
4/28/26  
State Finance - Delinquent Federal Funds (Federal Obligations Enforcement Act)
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB827

Introduced
2/6/26  
Consumer Protection and Product Liability - Chatbots
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB720

Introduced
2/6/26  
Refer
2/6/26  
Report Pass
3/18/26  
Engrossed
3/20/26  
Refer
3/21/26  
Report Pass
4/11/26  
Education - Artificial Intelligence - Guidelines, Professional Development, and Collaborative (Artificial Intelligence Ready Schools Act)
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB825

Introduced
2/6/26  
Refer
2/6/26  
Report Pass
3/20/26  
Engrossed
3/23/26  
Refer
3/23/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Public Safety - Critical Infrastructure Protection

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB891

Introduced
2/6/26  
Refer
2/6/26  
Report Pass
4/8/26  
Engrossed
4/8/26  
Refer
4/9/26  
Refer
4/9/26  
Report Pass
4/13/26  
Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Behavioral Health Conditions
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB892

Introduced
2/6/26  
Refer
2/6/26  
Report Pass
3/19/26  
Engrossed
3/20/26  
Refer
3/21/26  
Report Pass
4/3/26  
Health Occupations, Public Health, and Insurance - Menopause - Provider Training Coverage Requirements, Policy Initiatives, and Access to Care
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB850

Introduced
2/6/26  
Electric and Gas Companies - Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Demand Response Programs - Alterations (Utility Affordability and Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026)
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB928

Introduced
2/6/26  
Refer
2/6/26  
Report Pass
3/19/26  
Engrossed
3/20/26  
County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act)
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB841

Introduced
2/6/26  
Refer
2/6/26  
Report Pass
4/2/26  
Engrossed
4/6/26  
Refer
4/6/26  
Refer
4/9/26  
Utility RELIEF (Reducing Energy Load Inflation for Everyday Families) Act
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB787

Introduced
2/6/26  
Maryland Economic Development Corporation - Major Information Technology Development Projects - Project Management
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB840

Introduced
2/6/26  
Maryland Stadium Authority - Electricity Generating Facilities - Site Planning
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB509

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
3/19/26  
Engrossed
3/20/26  
Refer
3/21/26  
Report Pass
4/7/26  
Higher Education - Workforce Pell Grant Program - Implementation
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Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB473

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/2/26  
Report Pass
3/9/26  
Engrossed
3/12/26  
Refer
3/13/26  
Report Pass
4/3/26  
Enrolled
4/8/26  
Chaptered
4/28/26  
Public Utilities - For-Hire Drivers and Transportation Network Operators - Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Training and Liability