Senator Malcolm Augustine
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1969
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18
Bills sponsored
this session · 207 all-time
37
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 94 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
5805
Recorded votes
99%
Vote participation
voted in 99% of 5805 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026rs session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
99.9%
based on 1186 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0.1%
based on 1186 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
99.8%
based on 1186 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
207 billsCurrent session 18 bills
- SB0774 Health Insurance - Plan Benefits and Coverage - Annual Reporting (Transparency, Reporting, Understanding, Timeliness, and Honesty (TRUTH) in Mental Health Coverage Act) Introduced
- SB0773 Health Occupations - Pharmacists - Vaccination Orders Signed
- SB0738 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Required Coverage - Mobile Crisis and Crisis Stabilization Introduced
- SB0655 Electronic Device Producer Responsibility Program - Established Introduced
- SB0654 State Police Retirement System - Mandatory Retirement Age - Alteration Signed
- SB0553 Commission to Advance Lithium-Ion Battery Safety in Maryland - Reestablishment Signed
- SB0428 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Collaborative Care Model - Cost Sharing Prohibition Signed
- SB0412 Maryland Department of Health - Forensic Review Boards and Community Forensic Aftercare Program Signed
- SB0411 Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026) Signed
- SB0370 State Acupuncture Board - Revisions Signed
- SB0325 Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act) Signed
- SB0324 Higher Education - Public Senior Higher Education Institutions - Direct Admission Program and Study Signed
- SB0281 Metro Funding Modification Act of 2026 Introduced
- SB0280 Natural Resources - State Parks - Terminology Signed
- SB0241 Election Law - Individuals Released From State Correctional Facilities - Automatic Restoration of Voter Registration Signed
- SB0238 School Psychologist Interstate Licensure Compact Signed
- SB0186 State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Examination Requirements and Time Period for Inactive Status Signed
- SB0001 Public Safety - Law Enforcement Officers - Face Coverings and Identification Signed
Historical 189 bills
- SB 541 Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act) Signed
- SB 531 Maryland Health Care Commission - Assisted Living Programs - Study Signed
- SB 994 Public Health - Mental Health Advance Directives - Awareness and Statewide Database Died
- SB 720 State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Renaming, Licensure of Assisted Living Managers, and Penalties Signed
- SB 804 Continuing Care at Home - Certificate of Need - Exemption Signed
- SB 460 Health - Insurance Coverage Information Died
- SB 1013 Transportation - Magnetic Levitation Transportation Systems - Rapid Rail Local Development Councils Died
- SB 27 Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia - Council and Coordination of Services (Dementia Services Act of 2022) Signed
- SB 917 Health Care Facilities - Health Services Cost Review Commission - User Fee Assessment Signed
- SB 103 State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech–Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists – Revisions Signed
- SB 1005 State Retirement and Pension System - Divestment From Russia Signed
- SB 636 Maryland Department of Health - Waiver Programs - Waitlist and Registry Reduction (End the Wait Act) Signed
- SB 283 Department of Human Services - Electric Universal Service Program - Eligibility Died
- SB 591 Maryland Health Care Commission - Patient Safety Center - Designation and Fund Signed
- SJ 11 Solidarity With the Government and People of Ukraine Signed
- SB 292 Environment - Packaging Materials - Producer Responsibility Died
- SB 282 Workgroup on Screening Related to Adverse Childhood Experiences Died
- SB 353 Health Insurance - Prescription Insulin Drugs - Limits on Copayment and Coinsurance (Insulin Cost Reduction Act) Vetoed
- SB 28 Home- and Community-Based Services Waiver - Participation and Applications Signed
- SB 776 Correctional Services – Pregnancy and Postpartum Support (Prevention of Forced Infant Separation Act) Died
- SB 682 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Gender-Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act of 2022) Died
- SB 696 Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment for Nurses and Nursing Support Staff - Program Establishment and Funding Signed
- SB 726 Transportation – Highway User Revenues – Revenue and Distribution Died
- SB 514 Transportation - Investment Program - MARC Rail Service (Maryland Regional Rail Transformation Act) Signed
- SB 637 Health and Health Insurance - Behavioral Health Services - Expansion (Behavioral Health System Modernization Act) Died
Co-sponsored
94 billsCurrent session 37 bills
- SJ0003 Apology and Acknowledgement of the State's Responsibility in Racial Terror Lynchings Introduced
- SB0988 Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations Introduced
- SB0962 January 6th Insurrectionists - Prohibition on Service in Certain Government Roles Introduced
- SB0928 County Boards of Education - Student Electronic Communication Device Use Policy - Establishment (Maryland Phone-Free Schools Act) Introduced
- SB0927 Baltimore City - Alcoholic Beverages - Related Event Promoter's Permit Signed
- SB0860 Department of Aging – Aging Resilience Fund – Establishment Signed
- SB0858 Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment Signed
- SB0828 State Finance - Delinquent Federal Funds (Federal Obligations Enforcement Act) Signed
- SB0765 Property Taxes - Tax Sales, Legacy Protection Program, and Tax Credits Signed
- SB0764 Education - Minimum Wage for Education Support Professionals - Report on Estimated Cost Introduced
- SB0762 Horse Racing - Racetrack Facility Renewal Account Grants - Alterations Signed
- SB0752 Commission to Review and Assess Racial Disparities in the State Criminal Justice System - Establishment Introduced
- SB0668 Children's Cabinet Fund - Renaming and Funding for Grants to Local Management Boards Signed
- SB0638 Natural Resources - Maryland Heritage Areas Authority - Funding and Grants Signed
- SB0558 Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established Signed
- SB0459 Procurement - Advertising - Maryland News Organizations (Local News for Maryland Communities Act of 2026) Introduced
- SB0419 Health Occupations - State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners - Revisions Signed
- SB0410 Public Libraries - State Library Resource Center - Funding Signed
- SB0403 Sales and Use Tax - Elementary or Secondary School Book Fairs - Exemption Signed
- SB0389 Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) Introduced
- SB0388 Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act Signed
- SB0387 Food Retailers and Third-Party Food Delivery Service Providers - Dynamic Pricing and Personal Data (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act) Introduced
- SB0386 Electricity Transmission and Distribution, Energy Storage, and Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund (Lower Bills and Local Power Act of 2026) Introduced
- SB0385 Public Health - Recommendations for Immunizations, Screenings, and Preventive Services - Pharmacist Administration and Required Health Insurance Coverage (The Vax Act) Signed
- SB0378 Public Libraries - Young Readers Matching Grant Program, Funding, and Services Signed
Historical 57 bills
- SB 193 State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Retiree Participation in the State Prescription Drug Benefit Plan Died
- SB 419 Correctional Services - Prerelease Unit for Women - Requirement to Operate Died
- SB 556 State Government - Legislative and Executive Branches - Workplace Bullying Died
- SB 506 Maryland Department of Health - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services - Needs Assessment Study Died
- SB 397 General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Freedom of the Press Day Died
- SB 614 Health Care Facilities - Blood Pressure Screening Died
- SB 329 Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law - Awards of Certain Fees and Costs and Prohibition Against Retaliation Died
- SB 691 Criminal Procedure - Motion to Vacate Judgment - Human Trafficking (True Freedom Act of 2019) Died
- SB 817 Correctional Facilities and Police Officers - Procedures - Immigration Status Died
- SB 441 Public Safety - Access to Firearms - Storage Requirements Died
- SB 562 Prince George's County - Video Lottery Terminals - Distribution of Local Impact Grants Died
- SB 121 Inmates - Life Imprisonment - Parole Reform Died
- SB 1046 Office of Personnel Services and Benefits - Study of Diversity of Employees in State Agencies Died
- SB 882 Criminal Law – Firearms – Computer–Aided Fabrication and Serial Number (3–D Printed Firearms and Ghost Guns) Died
- SB 357 Property Tax Exemption - Disabled Veterans Died
- SB 410 Health Insurance - Coverage for Insulin - Prohibition on Deductible, Copayment, and Coinsurance Died
- SB 326 State Lottery - Instant Ticket Lottery Machines - Fraternal Organizations ("Slots" for Homeless Veterans Act) Died
- SB 482 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Managed Care Organizations - Behavioral Health Services Died
- SB 191 Compensation to Individual Erroneously Convicted, Sentenced, and Confined or Whose Conviction or Adjudication Is Reversed Died
- SB 378 Tobacco Products and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems - Minimum Age and Civil Fines Died
- SB 1000 Public Safety - Handgun Permit Review Board - Repeal Vetoed
- SB 537 Higher Education - Tuition Rates - Exemptions Vetoed
- SB 400 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Private Nonprofit Institutions of Higher Education - Regulation (Private Nonprofit Institution of Higher Education Protection Act of 2019) Vetoed
- SB 396 Higher Education - Legal Representation Fund for Title IX Proceedings - Established Died
- SB 328 Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses Died
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floor Amendment Salling /763427/1 | Nay | fail | August 04, 2026 |
| Motion to limit debate | Yea | pass | August 04, 2026 |
| Suspended Rule 24 to allow two readings of a bill in the same day | Yea | pass | August 04, 2026 |
| Floor Amendment Hershey /213220/1 | Nay | fail | August 04, 2026 |
| Floor Amendment Ready /393120/1 | Nay | fail | August 04, 2026 |
| Floor Amendment Gallion /473622/1 | Nay | fail | August 04, 2026 |
| Floor Amendment West /943226/1 | Nay | fail | August 04, 2026 |
| Floor Amendment Simonaire /713626/1 | Nay | fail | August 04, 2026 |
| Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. | Yea | pass | August 04, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg) | Yea | pass | August 04, 2026 |
| On Third Reading | Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
| Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. | Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
| Motion to limit debate | Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
| HB 503 HB 591 HB 668 | Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
| Floor Amendment Love /5937221/1448 | Nay | fail | March 27, 2026 |
| Motion to Limit Debate | Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
| Del. Palakovich Carr, Feldmark, Roberson | Yea | pass | March 27, 2026 |
| Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. | Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
| On Third Reading | Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
| Motion to limit debate | Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg) | Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
| Conference Committee Report - Adoption | Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg/Amend) | Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 26, 2026 |
| Favorable with 3 amendments /513122/1 | Nay | fail | March 26, 2026 |
| On Third Reading | Yea | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg) | Yea | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. | Yea | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 593 HB 634 HB 750 HB 752 HB 904 HB 996 | Yea | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| Motion To Special Order by Senator Ready | Nay | fail | March 25, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Const/Amend) | Yea | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 65 HB 282 HB 596 HB 677 HB 732 HB 855 HB 951 | Yea | pass | March 25, 2026 |
| Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. | Yea | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| On Third Reading | Yea | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. (Emerg/Amend) | Yea | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg/Amend) | Yea | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Amend) | Yea | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| On Third Reading (Emerg/Amend) | Yea | pass | March 24, 2026 |
| Floor Amendment McKay /353624/1 | Nay | fail | March 23, 2026 |
| Floor Amendment Carozza /953323/1 | Nay | fail | March 23, 2026 |