Senator Shelly Hettleman
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1964
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22
Bills sponsored
this session · 308 all-time
53
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 420 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
8416
Recorded votes
99%
Vote participation
voted in 99% of 8416 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026rs session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
99.6%
based on 1186 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0.4%
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)
308 billsCurrent session 22 bills
- SB0988 Judicial Facilities - Stops, Detentions, and Arrests - Limitations Introduced
- SB0859 State Procurement and Personnel - Liquidated Damages Documentation Requirements and State Fiscal Leadership Capacity Signed
- SB0858 Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment Signed
- SB0805 Income Tax - Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit - Alterations Signed
- SB0649 Electric Vehicle Fuel Sold at Retail - Equipment Requirements, Units of Measure, and Fees Signed
- SB0648 Local School Systems - Educator Screening - Educator Identification Clearinghouse (School Personnel Vetting and Hiring Transparency Act) Signed
- SB0531 Criminal Procedure - Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior - Request for Verbal Acknowledgement (Verbal Waiver Transparency Act) Signed
- SB0530 Aging-in-Place Programs - Grants - Multigenerational Third Places (Village Multigenerational Third Places Act) Signed
- SB0495 Health - Newborn Screening Program - Gaucher Disease Introduced
- SB0473 Public Utilities - For-Hire Drivers and Transportation Network Operators - Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Training and Liability Signed
- SB0472 Baltimore County Code of Public Local Laws - 2025 Edition - Legalization Signed
- SB0369 Nonprofit Housing Corporations - Tax and Enforcement of Judgment Exemptions - Alterations Introduced
- SB0340 Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman - Mandatory Appropriation Signed
- SB0308 General Provisions - Commemorative Months - Muslim American Heritage and Jewish American Heritage Months Introduced
- SB0307 Public Schools - Restocking Menstrual Hygiene Products - Requirement Introduced
- SB0306 Education - Board of Community College Trustees for Baltimore County - Membership Signed
- SB0305 Qualifying Nonprofit Organizations - Incarcerated Individual Training and Reentry Grant Fund - Extension Signed
- SB0253 Baltimore County Public Library - Collective Bargaining - Supervisory Employees Signed
- SB0116 Board of Public Works – Contract Review – Climate and Sustainability Information Introduced
- SB0092 Electric Company Contracts, Capacity Market Models, and Regional Transmission Organizations - Studies Introduced
- SB0059 Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026) Introduced
- SB0020 Family and Law Enforcement Protection Act Introduced
Historical 286 bills
- SB 541 Natural Resources - Maryland Park Service and State Parks - Alterations (Great Maryland Outdoors Act) Signed
- SB 881 Task Force to Study the Practice Known as "Swatting" Signed
- SB 951 Education – Student Athletes – Uniform Modifications for Modesty (Inclusive Athletic Attire Act) Signed
- SB 626 Maryland Loan Assistance Repayment Program for Physicians and Physician Assistants - Alterations Signed
- SB 979 Prohibition of Dredging on Man-O-War Shoals Died
- SB 890 Abortion Care Access Act Died
- SB 1005 State Retirement and Pension System - Divestment From Russia Signed
- SB 511 Human Services – Secretary of Aging – Qualifications Died
- SB 744 Housing and Community Development - Affordable Housing - Excess Real Property Signed
- SB 512 Office of the Attorney General – Correctional Ombudsman Died
- SB 5 General Provisions - Commemorative Days - Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day Signed
- SJ 11 Solidarity With the Government and People of Ukraine Signed
- SB 381 Natural Resources - Wildlife Trafficking Prevention Signed
- SB 279 Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund - Alteration Signed
- SB 819 Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services - Executive Director - Appointment Vetoed
- SB 475 Maryland Transit Administration Police - Collective Bargaining - Supervisors and Sergeants Died
- SB 790 Criminal Law – Executive or Legislative Proceedings – Obstruction Died
- SB 624 Assisted Living Programs - Assisted Living Referrers - Requirements and Prohibitions Died
- SB 682 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Gender-Affirming Treatment (Trans Health Equity Act of 2022) Died
- SB 662 Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund - Funding Signed
- SB 726 Transportation – Highway User Revenues – Revenue and Distribution Died
- SB 563 Real Property - Actions to Repossess - Judgment for Tenants and Proof of Rental Licensure Vetoed
- SB 625 Transportation of Persons With Disabilities - Transportation Network Companies - Employee Requirements and Study Died
- SB 548 Local Health Officers - Removal - Process Vetoed
- SB 588 Capital Projects - High Performance and Green Buildings Died
Co-sponsored
420 billsCurrent session 53 bills
- SB0992 Public Utilities - Large Load Customers - Registration and Demand Response Program Introduced
- SB0962 January 6th Insurrectionists - Prohibition on Service in Certain Government Roles Introduced
- SB0919 Homeowners Associations - Reserve Funding, Meeting Notices, Voting, and Records Introduced
- SB0892 Health Occupations, Public Health, and Insurance - Menopause - Provider Training Coverage Requirements, Policy Initiatives, and Access to Care Signed
- SB0891 Health, Health Insurance, and Health Occupations - Perinatal Behavioral Health Conditions 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
- SB0749 Residential Retail Customer and Retail Electricity Suppliers - Definition and Alterations Introduced
- SB0741 Financial Institutions and Activities - Virtual Currency Kiosks - Alterations Signed
- 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
- SB0616 Business Regulation - Data Broker Registry Introduced
- SB0607 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Public Safety Retirement Income - Amount Signed
- SB0599 On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program - Established Signed
- SB0587 Maryland Patient Safety Center Fund - Funding Signed
- SB0563 Health Facilities - Confidentiality of Medical Records - Crisis Pregnancy Clinics Introduced
- 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
- SB0440 Income Tax - Theatrical Production Tax Credit - Alterations and Sunset Extension Signed
- SB0433 Family Law - Temporary and Final Protective Orders - Duration Introduced
- SB0411 Hospitals - Clinical Staffing Committees and Plans - Establishment (Safe Staffing Act of 2026) Signed
- SB0410 Public Libraries - State Library Resource Center - Funding Signed
- SB0407 Criminal Law - Sexual Offense by a Person in a Position of Authority Introduced
Historical 367 bills
- HB 90 Public Safety - Smoke Detection System Violation - Civil Offense Died
- HB 133 Public Schools - Provision of Feminine Hygiene Products Died
- HB 139 Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Site Program Died
- HB 328 Institutions of Higher Education - Financial Aid Reductions - Notice Died
- HB 886 Income Tax - Angel Investor Tax Credit Program Died
- HB 1217 Pharmacists - Aids for the Cessation of Tobacco Product Use - Prescribing and Dispensing Died
- HB 1131 Baltimore County - Maryland Stadium Authority - Public School Construction Died
- HB 303 Interstate Compact on Washington Area Professional Football Team Franchise Facility Incentives Died
- HB 695 Transportation Climate Accountability Act of 2019 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 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 855 Family Law - Marriage - Age Requirements Died
- HB 766 Education - Community Colleges - Collective Bargaining Died
- HB 632 Constitutional Amendment - Cannabis - Use, Possession, Cultivation, and Sale Died
- HB 98 State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program - Retiree Participation in the State Prescription Drug Benefit Plan Died
- HB 696 Maryland Health Care Commission - Authorized Prescribers - Reporting of Financial Gratuities or Incentives Died
- HB 634 Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range Died
- HB 612 Public Safety - Regulated Firearms - Colt AR-15 Sporter H-BAR Rifle Died
- HB 693 Public Safety - Correctional Facilities - Mental Disorder Screening Died
- HB 523 Public Schools - Use of Lead Ammunition in School Programs - Prohibition Died
- HB 585 Earned Income Tax Credit - Individuals Without Qualifying Children - Calculation and Refundability Died
- HB 548 Collective Bargaining - Student Athletes Died
- HB 561 Criminal Law - Abuse or Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult - Psychological Abuse 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 | Yea | 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 |