Delegate Edith J. Patterson
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11
Bills sponsored
this session · 134 all-time
79
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 382 all-time
7
Enacted into law
this session · 48 all-time
13667
Recorded votes
99%
Vote participation
voted in 99% of 13667 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026rs session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
99.8%
based on 1336 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0.2%
based on 1336 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
99%
based on 1336 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
134 billsCurrent session 11 bills
- HB1587 Gaming - Operation of Electronic Instant Bingo Machines and Report by State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency Signed
- HB0721 Uniformed Services Spouses Act Signed
- HB0720 Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date Signed
- HB0623 Education - Purple Star Schools Program and Purple Star Colleges Program Signed
- HB0479 Southern Maryland Early College Teacher Pathway Program Workgroup - Establishment Introduced
- HB0478 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Classroom Supplies Purchased by Teachers - Alteration Signed
- HB0474 Vehicle Laws - Dangerous Accumulations of Snow and Ice - Removal From Exposed Vehicle Surfaces (Clear Before You Drive Act) Signed
- HB0458 General Provisions - Commemorative Months - Water Safety Month Introduced
- HB0178 Public Health - Sickle Cell Disease - Specialized Clinics and Scholarship Program for Medical Residents Introduced
- HB0102 Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures Signed
- HB0060 Sickle Cell Disease - Institutions of Higher Education - Policies, Procedures, and Educational Campaigns (Kaitlyn's Law) Introduced
Historical 123 bills
- HB 1482 State Retirement and Pension System - Divestment From Russia Vetoed
- HB 1468 Income Tax - Retirement Income Subtraction Modifications and Senior Credit Signed
- HB 282 Sales and Use Tax - Diapers and Other Baby Products - Exemption Signed
- HB 775 Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund - Establishment Signed
- HB 1472 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Volunteer Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services Died
- HB 1442 Criminal Procedure – Expungement of Records – Modifications Died
- HB 578 Public Health - Medications to Treat an Opioid Use Disorder - Preferred and Nonpreferred Medications Signed
- HB 850 Schools, Prekindergarten Programs, and County Boards of Education - Discrimination Signed
- HB 364 Sales and Use Tax - Medical Devices - Exemption Signed
- HB 325 State Procurement - Payment Practices Signed
- HB 352 Education - American Studies and Social Equity Standards Advisory Board - Academic Standards and Model Policy Died
- HB 1402 Health Care Practitioners – Sexual Abuse – Reporting and Statute of Limitations Died
- HB 1192 Maryland Health Care Commission - Studies of Issues Affecting Individuals With Sickle Cell Disease Died
- HB 1257 State Lottery - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Fraternal Organizations (ITLMs for Homeless Veterans Act) Died
- HB 1377 Childhood Exposure to Violence - Health and Social Impacts - Public Awareness Campaign Workgroup Failed
- HB 1185 Public Health – Sickle Cell Disease – Referral for Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Died
- HB 1260 Military Service Credit - Eligibility Failed
- HB 1251 Department of Veterans Affairs - Burial in State Veterans' Cemeteries - Spouses and Dependents Died
- HB 1380 General Provisions - LGBTQ Veterans - Honorable Discharge (Restoration of Honor Act) Signed
- HB 663 State Government – Notarial Acts – Fees and Use of Communication Technology Signed
- HB 277 Public Schools - Purple Star Schools Program - Establishment Signed
- HB 548 General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Montford Point Marines Commemoration Day Died
- HB 698 Labor and Employment - State Minimum Wage Rate - Increase Died
- HB 745 Election Law - Postelection Tabulation Audits - Risk-Limiting Audits Died
- HB 608 Housing and Community Development - Shelter and Transitional Housing Facilities Grant Program - Mandated Funding Died
Co-sponsored
382 billsCurrent session 79 bills
- HJ0009 Condemning Violence and Violations of Law - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gaza, and Sudan Introduced
- HJ0007 Anti-Nuclear Proliferation Resolution (Back from the Brink Act) Introduced
- HJ0003 Elementary and Secondary Education - Curriculum - Importance of Diversity Introduced
- HB1611 Property Tax - Credit for Dwelling House of Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses - Income Eligibility Signed
- HB1522 Traffic Control Signal Monitoring and Speed Monitoring Systems - Exemptions From Liability - Vehicle Rental Companies Introduced
- HB1492 Collective Bargaining - Public Employees - Revocation of Certification and School and Library Employees' Right to Strike Introduced
- HB1397 School Construction - Gross Area Baseline Calculation - Aquatic Facilities Introduced
- HB1341 Immigration Enforcement - Expanding Sensitive Locations, Notification, and Guidance (Maryland Values Act of 2026) Introduced
- HB1321 Child Care Scholarship Program - Application Process and Copays - Alterations Signed
- HB1310 Public High Schools - Student Transcripts - Traumatic Loss Notation Introduced
- HB1309 Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment Introduced
- HB1306 Assisted Outpatient Treatment - Surrender or Seizure of Firearms Introduced
- HB1300 African American Heritage Preservation Program and Maryland Commission for Women - Renaming and Alterations Signed
- HB1290 Child in Need of Assistance - Proceedings - Child's Right to be Present Introduced
- HB1274 Education - Posthumous Diploma Awards - Established (Eric's Law) Introduced
- HB1182 Public and Nonpublic Schools - Student Elopement - Locative Devices Introduced
- HB1143 Public Health - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner - Perinatal Autopsies (Lung Float Test Ban) Introduced
- HB1131 Public Health - Pregnancy Loss - Prohibited Actions (Pregnancy Outcome Protection Act) Introduced
- HB1096 Property Tax Credits - Notice Through Property Tax Bill Signed
- HB1058 Youth Delinquency Prevention Fund - Establishment Introduced
- HB1056 General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Purple Lights Night Introduced
- HB1037 Public Service Commission - Broadband and Voice Over Internet Protocol Service - Study Introduced
- HB1029 Real Property - Termination of Residential Real Estate Contracts - Contingency Clauses Introduced
- HB1014 Mental Health Law - Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others - Definition (Right to Treatment) Introduced
- HB1000 Public Schools - School Mapping Data - Radius of School Grounds Introduced
Historical 303 bills
- HB 1226 Community Career Centers for 21st-Century Jobs Died
- HB 139 Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Site Program Died
- HB 983 Public Safety - Investigation of an Officer-Involved Death (Law Enforcement Trust and Transparency Act) Died
- HB 886 Income Tax - Angel Investor Tax Credit Program Died
- HB 977 Criminal Procedure - Expungement - Expansion Died
- HB 706 Election Law - Absentee Ballot Requests, Delivery, and Marking Died
- HB 441 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Volunteer Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services Members Died
- HB 1201 Task Force on Educational Outcomes of Pregnant and Parenting Students in High School and GED Programs Died
- HB 913 Correctional Facilities and Police Officers – Procedures – Immigration Status Died
- HB 916 Maryland National Guard - Tuition Assistance Program - Modifications Died
- HB 567 Education - Public and Nonpublic High Schools - Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Instruction Died
- HB 690 Education - Students With Reading Difficulties - Screenings and Interventions Died
- HB 714 Community Colleges - Supplemental Services and Supports for Students With Disabilities Grant Program Died
- HB 1417 Public Safety - Task Force on Missing Persons Died
- HB 779 Higher Education - Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Funding Died
- HB 98 State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Retiree Participation in the State Prescription Drug Benefit Plan Died
- HB 644 Commission on 380 Years of African American History in Maryland Died
- HB 1197 Task Force on Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder Died
- HB 967 Maryland Department of Health - Residential Service Agencies - Regulation Requirements Died
- HB 1203 Cosmetologist - Licensing Examination - Requirements Died
- HB 341 Labor and Employment – Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program – Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2019) Died
- HB 1158 Clean Energy Jobs Died
- HB 131 Criminal Law and Procedure - Animal Abuse Registry Died
- HB 1087 Public Health - Healthy Maryland Program - Establishment Died
- HB 661 Employment Discrimination - Definition of Employer Died
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| On Third Reading (Emerg) | Yea | pass | August 04, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Const) | Yea | pass | August 04, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Miller /863422/1 Ruled Out of Order Decision of the Chair | Yea | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Schmidt /413029/1 Ruled out of order Decision of the Chair | Yea | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Nawrocki /963724/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Long, R. /703123/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Szeliga /633228/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Pippy /823729/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Griffith /563421/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Arikan /933322/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Morgan, M. /283424/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Grammer /423321/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Buckel /403926/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| Committee Amendments | Yea | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Arikan /623323/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Kipke /163923/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Morgan, M. /423426/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Long, R. /183623/1 | Nay | fail | August 03, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Buckel /133323/1 Ruled out of order Decision of the Chair | Yea | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| Motion to Suspend Rules from 1st to 2nd Rdg (Const) | Yea | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| Motion to Suspend Rules from 1st to 2nd Rdg (Emerg) | Yea | pass | August 03, 2026 |
| On Third Reading | Yea | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) | Yea | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp) | Yea | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Fisher /833327/1 | Nay | fail | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| Previous Question | Yea | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Nay | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Fisher /533723/1 | Nay | fail | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg) | Yea | pass | April 02, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Hornberger /693728/1 | Nay | fail | April 02, 2026 |
| On Third Reading | Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp) | Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) | Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg) | Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg) | Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Const) | Not Voting | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | April 01, 2026 |
| On Third Reading | Yea | pass | March 31, 2026 |
| On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) | Yea | pass | March 31, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 31, 2026 |
| On Third Reading and Final Passage (CCR Adp) | Yea | pass | March 31, 2026 |
| FLA Del. Mangione /993923/1 | Not Voting | fail | March 31, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 30, 2026 |