Delegate Karen Simpson
Born
1967
Contact
Email · karen.simpson@house.maryland.gov
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9
Bills sponsored
this session · 9 all-time
38
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 38 all-time
2
Enacted into law
this session · 2 all-time
2148
Recorded votes
98%
Vote participation
voted in 98% of 2148 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026rs session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
100%
based on 1323 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0%
based on 1323 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
98%
based on 1323 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
9 billsCurrent session 9 bills
- HB0768 Department of Human Services - Benefits for Children in Custody - Alterations Introduced
- HB0688 Intercepted Communications - Penalty Introduced
- HB0551 Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia and Controlled Paraphernalia Prohibitions - Repeal Introduced
- HB0497 Family Law - Temporary and Final Protective Orders - Duration Signed
- HB0412 Child Support - Suspension of Driver's Licenses Introduced
- HB0403 Public Information Act - Divorce Records Introduced
- HB0329 Criminal Law - School Resource Officers - Prohibition on Sexual Activity with Students Signed
- HB0324 Family Law - Child Support - Assignment of Rights Introduced
- HB0312 Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Redeposit of Accumulated Contributions - Alterations Introduced
Co-sponsored
38 billsCurrent session 38 bills
- HB1575 Correctional Services and Public Safety - Immigration Enforcement - Prohibitions (Community Trust Act) Introduced
- HB1492 Collective Bargaining - Public Employees - Revocation of Certification and School and Library Employees' Right to Strike Introduced
- HB1468 Hospitals - Patients in Active Labor - Safe Discharge Labor Plans Introduced
- HB1467 Criminal Law - Fourth Degree Sexual Offense - Out-of-State Convictions Introduced
- HB1353 Homeless Individuals - Fee and Examination Exemptions Introduced
- HB1326 Child Abuse and Neglect - Disclosure of Reports and Records Signed
- HB1311 Higher Education – Student Financial Assistance for Incarcerated Individuals – Alterations Introduced
- HB1300 African American Heritage Preservation Program and Maryland Commission for Women - Renaming and Alterations Signed
- HB1299 Real Property - Residential Sales - Communications During Appraisal Process Introduced
- HB1058 Youth Delinquency Prevention Fund - Establishment Introduced
- HB1005 Child Abuse and Neglect - Reporting (Survivor Reporting Reform Act) Introduced
- HB0980 Family Law and Human Services - Guardianship Assistance Program and State Foster Youth Ombudsman - Establishment (Kanaiyah's Law) Signed
- HB0972 Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund - Establishment ( Charles J. Otto Agricultural Education Promise Act) Signed
- HB0935 Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals Introduced
- HB0921 Juvenile Law - Confinement and Restrictive Housing - Limitations Introduced
- HB0920 Real Property - New Home Sales - Entry of Final Sale Price in Multiple Listing Service Introduced
- HB0897 Electricity Transmission and Distribution, Energy Storage, and Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund (Lower Bills and Local Power Act of 2026) Introduced
- HB0895 Food Retailers and Third-Party Delivery Service Providers - Dynamic Pricing and Personal Data (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act) Signed
- HB0894 Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) Signed
- HB0890 Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations ("Know Before They Knock" Family Right to Notice Act) Introduced
- HB0765 Criminal Law - Counterfeiting and Possession of Counterfeit Lease of Real Property - Penalty Introduced
- HB0704 Community Eligibility Provision Expansion Program - Establishment Introduced
- HB0687 Criminal Procedure - Evidence - Protecting Artists' Creative Expression (PACE Act) Introduced
- HB0634 Police Training - Autism and Dementia (LEAD Act of 2026) Signed
- HB0626 Custodial Interrogation of Minors - Admissibility of Statements (Exonerated 5 Act) Introduced
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) | Yea | 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) | 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 | 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 | Nay | fail | March 31, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 30, 2026 |