Maryland · Current officeholder
Steve Hershey
Republican Maryland Senate, District 36
Record last updated:
Sponsored legislation
70 bills in the current data (70 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 2102 | Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission (Fair Districts for Maryland Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | August 3, 2026 |
| SB 496 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 31, 2026 |
| SB 858 | Department of Budget and Management - Audit and Finance Compliance Unit - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| SB 833 | Queen Anne's County - Authorized Uses of Revenues From Development Impact Fees - Expansion | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| SB 806 | Health Occupations - Criminal History Records Checks | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| SB 606 | Maryland E-ZPass Commuter Fairness and Transparency Act of 2026 | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| SB 581 | Department of Information Technology - Statewide Information Technology Master Plan - Reporting | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2026 |
| SB 707 | Mental Health Law - Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others - Definition (Right to Treatment) | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| SB 579 | Counties - No-Cost Preventive Cancer Screenings for Volunteer and Retired Volunteer Firefighters | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| SB 443 | Local Boards of Elections - Board Counsel - Qualifications | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| SB 438 | Commercial Law - Self-Service Storage Facilities - Alterations | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| SB 371 | Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Animal Feeding Operations | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| SB 907 | Public Health - Female Genital Mutilation | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 14, 2026 |
| SB 7 | Higher Education - Douglas J. J. Peters Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship - Repeal of Termination Date | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 14, 2026 |
| SB 90 | Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - Hypertension | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 300 | Economic Development - Rural Readiness Program and Rural Maryland Capacity Building Fund - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 8, 2026 |
| SB 270 | Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 25, 2026 |
| SB 1008 | Alcohol and Cannabis - Cannabinoid Beverages Off-Premises Sales Permit - Establishment | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2026 |
| SB 1006 | Maryland State Flag Protection Act | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 9, 2026 |
| SB 991 | Public Information Act - Inspectors General - Access of Public Records | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2026 |
| SB 834 | Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs, Services, and Plans - Moratorium | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 16, 2026 |
| SB 896 | Vehicle Laws - Registration Fees - Alterations | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| SB 832 | Nonprofit Hospitals - Community Benefits | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2026 |
| SB 903 | Education - Engagement Policies and School Compact (Maryland Public Education Parental Partnership Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| SB 875 | Oysters - Rotational Harvest - Pilot Program | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| SB 755 | Natural Resources - Striped Bass Recreational Seasons and Fisheries Regulations | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| SB 706 | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Alterations | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| SB 567 | Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2026 |
| SB 454 | Public Schools - School Resource Officers - Firearms Required | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 9, 2026 |
| SB 373 | Environment - Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative - Withdrawal (Restoring Energy Freedom Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 9, 2026 |
| SB 374 | Transportation - Rental Cars - Excise Tax Exemption | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 358 | Queen Anne's County - Circuit Court Judgeships | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2026 |
| SB 106 | Vehicle Laws - Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Repeal | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| SB 104 | Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Legislative and Congressional Redistricting and Apportionment Commission (Fair Districts for Maryland Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| SB 705 | Department of Information Technology - Major Information Technology Development Projects - Oversight | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 25, 2025 |
| SB 981 | Hospitals - Financial Assistance and Collection of Debts - Policies | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| SB 773 | Health Benefit Plans - Calculation of Cost-Sharing Contribution - Requirements | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| SB 547 | Commission to Study Health Insurance Pooling - Establishment | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| SB 376 | Maryland Department of Health and Office of Health Care Quality - Nursing Home Inspections - Reporting | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 20, 2025 |
| SB 73 | Chesapeake Conservation Corps Program - Renaming | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| SB 372 | Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2025 | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 13, 2025 |
| SB 844 | Maryland Self-Service Storage Act - Sale of Personal Property in Satisfaction of Lien - Notice Requirements | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| SB 774 | Property Tax - Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreements - Broadband Service Providers | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| SB 561 | Corporations and Associations - Electric Cooperatives - Nonescheat Capital Credits | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2025 |
| SB 843 | School Construction - Local Cost-Share - Alterations | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 878 | Oil and Natural Gas - Hydraulic Fracturing - Authorization | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| SB 1034 | State Budget - Budget Bill - Executive and Legislative Powers | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 20, 2025 |
| SB 791 | Public Schools - Career Ladder - Teacher Classroom Teaching Time | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| SB 783 | Public Schools – Student Fights – School Investigation and Discipline | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| SB 482 | Public Middle and High Schools - Student Discipline (Right to Teach Act of 2025) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| SB 1020 | Environment - Advanced Clean Cars II Program - Application and Enforcement | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 14, 2025 |
| SB 562 | State Designations - State Cocktail - Original Maryland Orange Crush | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| SB 644 | Public Schools - School Resource Officers - Firearms Required | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 10, 2025 |
| SB 557 | Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax and Associated Mandated Devices - Prohibition (Transportation Freedom Act of 2025) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 7, 2025 |
| SB 876 | Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2025 |
| SB 531 | Juvenile Law - Custodial Interrogation (Juvenile Justice Restoration Act of 2025) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2025 |
| SB 675 | Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| SB 483 | Public Utilities - Alternatives to Construction of New Transmission Lines | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| SB 478 | Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Stations - Local Approval | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| SB 959 | Environment - Wetlands - Landward Boundaries | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 877 | Queen Anne's County - Circuit Court Judgeships | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 838 | Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Signature Requirements and Verification | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 837 | Oyster Restoration - Use of Federal Funds - Prohibition | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 735 | Real Time for Violent Crime Act (Geri's Law) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 479 | Building Energy Performance Standards - Public Safety, Emergency, and Public Utility Buildings - Exclusion | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2025 |
| SB 661 | Real Property - Condemnation - Compensation for Farm and Agricultural Property (Protect Maryland Farm Lands Act) | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2025 |
| SB 637 | State and Private Wetlands - Nonwater-Dependent Project - Definition | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2025 |
| SB 538 | Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2025 |
| SB 355 | Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Delay of Implementation | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2025 |
| SB 336 | Gun Theft Felony Act of 2025 | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2025 |