Senator Shaneka Henson
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1983
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21
Bills sponsored
this session · 114 all-time
18
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 18 all-time
13
Enacted into law
this session · 37 all-time
5467
Recorded votes
96%
Vote participation
voted in 96% of 5467 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026rs session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
99%
based on 1135 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
1%
based on 1135 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
95.5%
based on 1135 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
114 billsCurrent session 21 bills
- SB0989 Child Exploitation Material - Civil and Criminal Actions (Safe Kids Act) Introduced
- SB0942 Assisted Outpatient Treatment - Surrender or Seizure of Firearms Introduced
- SB0941 Safe and Healthy Homes for All Act Signed
- SB0940 Environment - Water Quality Testing - Secondary Maximum Contaminant Levels Action Plan Signed
- SB0939 Bankruptcy Proceedings - Exemptions From Execution - Residential Real Property Signed
- SB0938 Community Development - Affordable Multifamily Rental Housing Stabilization Program - Establishment Introduced
- SB0937 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) Signed
- SB0729 Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program - Expansion Signed
- SB0657 Maryland Higher Education Commission - Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) Grant Program - Established Signed
- SB0656 Public Health - Cosmetic Products - Enforcement and Penalties for Prohibited Ingredients (Crown and Care Act - Protecting Communities from Harmful Hair Chemicals) Signed
- SB0651 Real Property – Transfer–on–Death Deed – Establishment Signed
- SB0650 Family Law - Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations ("Know Before They Knock" Family Right to Notice Act) Introduced
- SB0487 Motor Vehicles - Speed Monitoring Systems - Safety Corridors (Vulnerable Road User Protection Act of 2026) Signed
- SB0360 Criminal Law - Emergency Response Animal - Prohibited Actions Against Signed
- SB0359 Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement Signed
- SB0298 Department of General Services - Maryland Capitol Police - Statewide Jurisdiction Signed
- SB0269 Courts and Judicial Proceedings - Evidence - Rebuttable Presumption of Medical Bills Introduced
- SB0268 Correctional Services – Restrictive Housing – Individuals With Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities Introduced
- SB0138 Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Domestic Violence as a Mitigating Factor (Providing Alternatives Through Healing for Justice-Involved Individuals (PATH) Act) Introduced
- SB0130 Environment - Water - Individual Submeters Signed
- SB0107 Criminal Law – Distribution of Students’ Personal Information – Prohibition Introduced
Historical 93 bills
- HB 718 Anne Arundel County - Local Development Council - Delegate Appointments Signed
- HB 775 Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund - Establishment Signed
- HB 404 Vehicle Laws - Speed Limits - Establishment Died
- HB 405 Maryland Energy Administration - Mechanical Insulation Installation Grant Program Died
- HB 364 Sales and Use Tax - Medical Devices - Exemption Signed
- HB 393 State Airports - Commercial Activity - Rental Vehicles and Peer-to-Peer Car Sharing Failed
- HB 376 Outdoor Preschool License Pilot Program - Establishment Died
- HB 1403 Maryland Department of Health - Waiver Programs - Waitlist and Registry Reduction (End the Wait Act) Vetoed
- HB 1397 Health Insurance - Prescription Insulin Drugs - Limits on Copayment and Coinsurance (Insulin Cost Reduction Act) Signed
- HB 1192 Maryland Health Care Commission - Studies of Issues Affecting Individuals With Sickle Cell Disease Died
- HB 1235 Youth Sports Safety Advisory Commission Died
- HB 1293 Driver's Licenses - Suspension For Child Support Arrearages - Exception Died
- HB 1170 Public Health - Sickle Cell Disease - Testing at a Community-Based Health Fair 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 1160 Mental Health Law - Reform of Laws and Delivery of Service Failed
- HB 872 Public Institutions of Higher Education - Student Withdrawal Policy - Reimbursement of Tuition and Fees (The Cameron Carden Act of 2022) Died
- HB 521 Landlord and Tenant - Repossession for Failure to Pay Rent - Shielding of Court Records Signed
- HB 1097 Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity Signed
- HB 610 Public Health - Commission on Universal Health Care Died
- HB 1048 Commission on African American History and Culture - Alterations (Senator Verda Welcome Act) Signed
- HB 982 Health Occupations - Faith-Based Counseling - Exemption Failed
- HB 277 Public Schools - Purple Star Schools Program - Establishment Signed
- HB 274 Vehicle Laws – Manufacturers and Dealers – Prices Listed on Dealer Website Failed
- HB 981 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Personal Care Aides - Reimbursement and Required Wage Died
Co-sponsored
18 billsCurrent session 18 bills
- SB0962 January 6th Insurrectionists - Prohibition on Service in Certain Government Roles Introduced
- SB0858 Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment Signed
- SB0828 State Finance - Delinquent Federal Funds (Federal Obligations Enforcement Act) Signed
- SB0776 Commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children - Establishment Signed
- SB0745 Police Training - Autism and Dementia (LEAD Act of 2026) Signed
- SB0661 Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Intercepted Communications - Admissibility of Evidence Introduced
- SB0531 Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior - Request for Verbal Acknowledgement (Verbal Waiver Transparency Act) Signed
- SB0516 Law Enforcement - Protective Body Armor - Requirements and Reporting Signed
- SB0464 Commission to Examine the Expungement Laws of Maryland Introduced
- SB0433 Family Law - Temporary and Final Protective Orders - Duration Introduced
- SB0335 Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting Signed
- SB0300 Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment Introduced
- SB0296 Juveniles - Detention and Confinement - Limitations on Juvenile Contact With Incarcerated Adults Introduced
- SB0109 Anne Arundel County - Residential Property Tax Payment Deferrals - Eligibility Signed
- SB0076 Anne Arundel County - Alcoholic Beverages - Class C (Veterans' Organization) Licenses - Membership Signed
- SB0053 Maryland Port Administration - Acquisition of Land in Anne Arundel County - Notice of Public Hearing Signed
- SB0008 Criminal Law - Identity Fraud - Artificial Intelligence and Deepfake Representations Signed
- SB0007 Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date Signed
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 | Yea | 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 | Not Voting | fail | March 23, 2026 |
| Floor Amendment Carozza /953323/1 | Not Voting | fail | March 23, 2026 |